Defense has one of the biggest improvements in all categories in all of FBS except sacks by the D line where we actually had 4 fewer. So......let's fire LB coach, DB Coach and Defensive Coordinator....then why don't we not offer fifth years to 2 Senior LBs one of which saw significant playing time, then give our 2 year starting Mike LB the cold shoulder and cause him to leave. Now we have a redshirt soph with zero starts anchoring our defense. And while we are at it let's give the D coordinator job to the the who was coaching the fellas who went down in the only category on defense (sacks) .
Ok...that's fixed
Now offensively where we were worse in every category (98th overall) by a long shot, I think the solution is to make the QB coach our Off Coordinator and the former OC our head coach...seeing how they did such a bang up job and all.
yep.
Defense has one of the biggest improvements in all categories in all of FBS except sacks by the D line where we actually had 4 fewer. So......let's fire LB coach, DB Coach and Defensive Coordinator....then why don't we not offer fifth years to 2 Senior LBs one of which saw significant playing time, then give our 2 year starting Mike LB the cold shoulder and cause him to leave. Now we have a redshirt soph with zero starts anchoring our defense. And while we are at it let's give the D coordinator job to the the who was coaching the fellas who went down in the only category on defense (sacks) .
Ok...that's fixed
Now offensively where we were worse in every category (98th overall) by a long shot, I think the solution is to make the QB coach our Off Coordinator and the former OC our head coach...seeing how they did such a bang up job and all.
yep.
Beautifully put 5knotsDefense has one of the biggest improvements in all categories in all of FBS except sacks by the D line where we actually had 4 fewer. So......let's fire LB coach, DB Coach and Defensive Coordinator....then why don't we not offer fifth years to 2 Senior LBs one of which saw significant playing time, then give our 2 year starting Mike LB the cold shoulder and cause him to leave. Now we have a redshirt soph with zero starts anchoring our defense. And while we are at it let's give the D coordinator job to the the who was coaching the fellas who went down in the only category on defense (sacks) .
Ok...that's fixed
Now offensively where we were worse in every category (98th overall) by a long shot, I think the solution is to make the QB coach our Off Coordinator and the former OC our head coach...seeing how they did such a bang up job and all.
yep.
Defense has one of the biggest improvements in all categories in all of FBS except sacks by the D line where we actually had 4 fewer. So......let's fire LB coach, DB Coach and Defensive Coordinator....then why don't we not offer fifth years to 2 Senior LBs one of which saw significant playing time, then give our 2 year starting Mike LB the cold shoulder and cause him to leave. Now we have a redshirt soph with zero starts anchoring our defense. And while we are at it let's give the D coordinator job to the the who was coaching the fellas who went down in the only category on defense (sacks) .
Ok...that's fixed
Now offensively where we were worse in every category (98th overall) by a long shot, I think the solution is to make the QB coach our Off Coordinator and the former OC our head coach...seeing how they did such a bang up job and all.
yep.
Defense has one of the biggest improvements in all categories in all of FBS except sacks by the D line where we actually had 4 fewer. So......let's fire LB coach, DB Coach and Defensive Coordinator....then why don't we not offer fifth years to 2 Senior LBs one of which saw significant playing time, then give our 2 year starting Mike LB the cold shoulder and cause him to leave. Now we have a redshirt soph with zero starts anchoring our defense. And while we are at it let's give the D coordinator job to the the who was coaching the fellas who went down in the only category on defense (sacks) .
Ok...that's fixed
Now offensively where we were worse in every category (98th overall) by a long shot, I think the solution is to make the QB coach our Off Coordinator and the former OC our head coach...seeing how they did such a bang up job and all.
yep.
I think this is obviously phase 1 in Sergio McClain's evil scheme.
One thing I find interesting (as another poster pointed out) is that several of us were convinced the players would run through walls for ol Bill. I mean, I'll admit that I was fooled.
Yet, Tim Beckman, who was a buffoon, somehow got his players to fight from a 4-5 record, win 2 of their last 3 (with some good defense) and go bowling.
Then Bill Cubit, who is a respectable and well spoken gentleman, has his team primed for a bowl at 5-4 and they (the offense really...) crap themselves and go 0-3.
It took the season, but I think we all saw the real Bill Cubit and it keeps on showing.
Defense has one of the biggest improvements in all categories in all of FBS except sacks by the D line where we actually had 4 fewer. So......let's fire LB coach, DB Coach and Defensive Coordinator....then why don't we not offer fifth years to 2 Senior LBs one of which saw significant playing time, then give our 2 year starting Mike LB the cold shoulder and cause him to leave. Now we have a redshirt soph with zero starts anchoring our defense. And while we are at it let's give the D coordinator job to the the who was coaching the fellas who went down in the only category on defense (sacks) .
Ok...that's fixed
Now offensively where we were worse in every category (98th overall) by a long shot, I think the solution is to make the QB coach our Off Coordinator and the former OC our head coach...seeing how they did such a bang up job and all.
yep.
Defense has one of the biggest improvements in all categories in all of FBS except sacks by the D line where we actually had 4 fewer. So......let's fire LB coach, DB Coach and Defensive Coordinator....then why don't we not offer fifth years to 2 Senior LBs one of which saw significant playing time, then give our 2 year starting Mike LB the cold shoulder and cause him to leave. Now we have a redshirt soph with zero starts anchoring our defense. And while we are at it let's give the D coordinator job to the the who was coaching the fellas who went down in the only category on defense (sacks) .
Ok...that's fixed
Now offensively where we were worse in every category (98th overall) by a long shot, I think the solution is to make the QB coach our Off Coordinator and the former OC our head coach...seeing how they did such a bang up job and all.
yep.
Regardless of the improvement of the D, can you imagine what would have happened if they named Banks HC before the season? It probably really wouldn't have mattered too much either way, but the bashing of Cubit in favor of Banks can only be done with the benefit of hindsight.
Before this season, what other choice was there than Cubit?
Regardless of the improvement of the D, can you imagine what would have happened if they named Banks HC before the season? It probably really wouldn't have mattered too much either way, but the bashing of Cubit in favor of Banks can only be done with the benefit of hindsight.
Before this season, what other choice was there than Cubit?
Nobody questions the decision to keep Cubit as interim HC after Beckman was fired a week before the season. What makes absolutely zero sense is why Cubit was even considered for the full-time job after how poorly his offense performed last year. Illinois needed a change, but instead the administration was totally cool with just sitting there in its own stool.
The TJ Neal transfer hurts, but the rest of the players were depth at best and were looking at not playing barring injuries to younger/better players in front of them.
This opens up scholarships for recruits.