UofI football is a joke!!!! Although, firing Beckman is probably very good for the team!!

I wonder what that means for all of the recruits.

This is my surprised face

(08-28-2015 01:50 PM)huskiehog64 Wrote:  UofI football is a joke!!!! Although, firing Beckman is probably very good for the team!!

The UI board I frequent is absolutely ecstatic. I don't know that outsiders understand how much the fanbase disliked Beckman. Today is a good day.

My sense is that Cubit gets the job for continuity.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/stor...ing-illini

(08-28-2015 01:51 PM)UIHuskie Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 01:50 PM)huskiehog64 Wrote:  UofI football is a joke!!!! Although, firing Beckman is probably very good for the team!!

The UI board I frequent is absolutely ecstatic. I don't know that outsiders understand how much the fanbase disliked Beckman.

I think we do because we all understood how bad of a football coach he was there, especially me because I live down there.

Does U of I need a head coxswain? What body of water is in Champaign in which to row the boat?

(08-28-2015 01:39 PM)DogTracks Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 01:34 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  

Quote:During a preliminary briefing from the external reviewers, Thomas said he learned of efforts to deter injury reporting and influence medical decisions that pressured players to avoid or postpone medical treatment and continue playing despite injuries. He also said in some instances student-athletes were treated inappropriately with respect to whether they could remain on scholarship during the spring semester of their senior year if they weren't on the team.

How bad might they have been if they hadn't done this?

Here's one career that deserves to be over. Who'd want that near a football team.

people will line up, everyone wants a few million even for failing.

(08-28-2015 01:41 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  The Illini have had some ridiculous revenue sport hires and a remarkable run of revenue sport mediocrity, but their overall athletic prowess is still pretty strong buoyed by baseball and Olympic sports.

For what that's worth.......

but isn't that worth like -7 million/year?

(08-28-2015 01:51 PM)UIHuskie Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 01:50 PM)huskiehog64 Wrote:  UofI football is a joke!!!! Although, firing Beckman is probably very good for the team!!

The UI board I frequent is absolutely ecstatic. I don't know that outsiders understand how much the fanbase disliked Beckman. Today is a good day.

I don't think UI is considered a tough job. Then again Minnesota is too and Kill has them in the hunt for the west title.

(08-28-2015 01:51 PM)UIHuskie Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 01:50 PM)huskiehog64 Wrote:  UofI football is a joke!!!! Although, firing Beckman is probably very good for the team!!

The UI board I frequent is absolutely ecstatic. I don't know that outsiders understand how much the fanbase disliked Beckman. Today is a good day.

I don't think they realize how hard the NCAA could be coming down on them for these allegations either lol.

(08-28-2015 01:56 PM)GCD70 Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 01:51 PM)UIHuskie Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 01:50 PM)huskiehog64 Wrote:  UofI football is a joke!!!! Although, firing Beckman is probably very good for the team!!

The UI board I frequent is absolutely ecstatic. I don't know that outsiders understand how much the fanbase disliked Beckman. Today is a good day.

I don't think UI is considered a tough job. Then again Minnesota is too and Kill has them in the hunt for the west title.

Kill has Minnesota back where they traditionally belong, as a competitive Big Ten team that will never quite be good enough to compete for the conference title. Arguably, they've had a more competitive program historically than Illinois has.

It wouldn't surprise me if Fleck got them back to the level they were at during the Ron Zook era, but I would be very surprised if they went any higher than that.

To have this happen will have lead to some type of penalties for
the program as well

Wow! This had to happen, but right now... lol

(08-28-2015 01:58 PM)BarsemaBone2 Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 01:56 PM)GCD70 Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 01:51 PM)UIHuskie Wrote:  

(08-28-2015 01:50 PM)huskiehog64 Wrote:  UofI football is a joke!!!! Although, firing Beckman is probably very good for the team!!

The UI board I frequent is absolutely ecstatic. I don't know that outsiders understand how much the fanbase disliked Beckman. Today is a good day.

I don't think UI is considered a tough job. Then again Minnesota is too and Kill has them in the hunt for the west title.

Kill has Minnesota back where they traditionally belong, as a competitive Big Ten team that will never quite be good enough to compete for the conference title. Arguably, they've had a more competitive program historically than Illinois has.

It wouldn't surprise me if Fleck got them back to the level they were at during the Ron Zook era, but I would be very surprised if they went any higher than that.

Who's going to pick the next HC after this season, certainly not this AD. They can't wait until near the end of the season, fire the AD, do an AD search then hire a new HC. It won't be PJ. I remember when Bill Self left for KU, UI was stunned that Coach K of Duke was not interested.

(08-28-2015 02:03 PM)GCD70 Wrote:  Who's going to pick the next HC after this season, certainly not this AD. They can't wait until near the end of the season, fire the AD, do an AD search then hire a new HC. It won't be PJ. I remember when Bill Self left for KU, UI was stunned that Coach K of Duke was not interested.

No, you don't, because that's 100% false.

We all know Fleck has a losing record as a HC, right?

In all honesty, at the moment, Fleck might be only the 4th or 5th best coach in the MAC. Carey and Campbell are certainly better coaches than he is, and you could argue that guys like Babers and Lembo are ahead of him as well.

Illinois needs what Minnesota has in Kill, someone who can return the program to being competitive, even if they're not challenging for Big Ten titles every year. It's why I've always thought Pete Lembo would make more sense as a hire than Fleck.

(08-28-2015 02:05 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  We all know Fleck has a losing record as a HC, right?

Let the Illinois fans overlook that in their glee that Beckman is gone.

Bet the AD wishes he would've fired him after the season

Will be interesting to see if they go the safe route and hire someone like Greg Schiano for stability or go balls to the wall with an up and comer (PJ, Babers etc). I still think they'll avoid the MAC just because of the past. Gotta keep those donors happy