What would you do vs what Whitman will do

What would you do?

  • Fire no matter what happens, (short of a miracle run to the Final 4).

    Votes: 35 13.4%

  • Fire if less than a Sweet 16 run.

    Votes: 26 9.9%

  • Fire if less than a NCAA bid.

    Votes: 113 43.1%

  • Fire if losses to Rutgers and first round of BTT.

    Votes: 29 11.1%

  • Keep with one more win

    Votes: 29 11.1%

  • Keep no matter what

    Votes: 21 8.0%

  • Whitman will keep

    Votes: 118 45.0%

  • Whitman will fire

    Votes: 36 13.7%
  • Total voters
    262
#51      

Centennial Illini

C
Centennial Illini
Weak athletic directors will give in to fan bases.

Excluding interims, Wittman is the 8th athletic director in my years of following the Illini. Wittman is the strongest and its probably not even close.

Stoner was a much better promoter and snake oil salesman but weaker than Wittman as a director. Stoner was fun to have a beer with.

All the others were managers rather than directors. They managed to keep us in the black but weren't particularly "big" in their thinking and were very adverse to taking chances. Wittman doesn't suffer from that disease.

If Wittman lets JG go, it is because Wittman doesn't have confidence in the future. If he keeps him, it is because he sees something that he thinks deserves one more year or (and this is very possible) he is completely unimpressed with the available replacements out there. A lateral move with another 5 years of disappointment is the worst decision. By the way, there will be a lot more openings than NC State one week after the tournament.

Not one word that anybody on this board says, mine included, will have any
effect on him. We begged for a strong leader, we've got him.
 
#52      

Cheez

Cheez
Sun Prairie WI
Cheez
Centennial Illini said:
Weak athletic directors will give in to fan bases.

Excluding interims, Wittman is the 8th athletic director in my years of following the Illini. Wittman is the strongest and its probably not even close.

Stoner was a much better promoter and snake oil salesman but weaker than Wittman as a director. Stoner was fun to have a beer with.

All the others were managers rather than directors. They managed to keep us in the black but weren't particularly "big" in their thinking and were very adverse to taking chances. Wittman doesn't suffer from that disease.

If Wittman lets JG go, it is because Wittman doesn't have confidence in the future. If he keeps him, it is because he sees something that he thinks deserves one more year or (and this is very possible) he is completely unimpressed with the available replacements out there. A lateral move with another 5 years of disappointment is the worst decision. By the way, there will be a lot more openings than NC State one week after the tournament.

Not one word that anybody on this board says, mine included, will have any
effect on him. We begged for a strong leader, we've got him.
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great post.
 
#53      

MrOizo

MrOizo
Chicago
MrOizo
Centennial Illini said:
Weak athletic directors will give in to fan bases.

Excluding interims, Wittman is the 8th athletic director in my years of following the Illini. Wittman is the strongest and its probably not even close.

Stoner was a much better promoter and snake oil salesman but weaker than Wittman as a director. Stoner was fun to have a beer with.

All the others were managers rather than directors. They managed to keep us in the black but weren't particularly "big" in their thinking and were very adverse to taking chances. Wittman doesn't suffer from that disease.

If Wittman lets JG go, it is because Wittman doesn't have confidence in the future. If he keeps him, it is because he sees something that he thinks deserves one more year or (and this is very possible) he is completely unimpressed with the available replacements out there. A lateral move with another 5 years of disappointment is the worst decision. By the way, there will be a lot more openings than NC State one week after the tournament.

Not one word that anybody on this board says, mine included, will have any
effect on him. We begged for a strong leader, we've got him.
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Agree, excellent post and perspective. I sure hope JW is the strong leader he looks like and does what he believes to be best regardless of external pressures.