Great quote:
Thanks to Coach K for encouraging him, not discouraging him, to take the NU job.
Wow, a lot of ink on something that doesn't reveal much (if any) new information. I've heard almost all those quotes before.
Still, if it gets even just a small number of Chicagoland residents interested in the Cats, it's totally worth it.
Funny that one of the featured photos is of Tino with the ball.
Could this be the second coolest magazine cover in NU sports history behind "The Real Deal"?
Could this be the second coolest magazine cover in NU sports history behind "The Real Deal"?
I'd argue that Chicago Magazine (now Tribune Media - owned, I believe) would not dedicate similar space to any other college sports coach in the area/state. For those of us who have read Chicago magazine since John Fink was editor back in the 80's, it's hard to imagine any of the state teams getting this coverage or the local private school teams. (I'm easily disproven with an example that contradicts this)
I don't have an example to hand, but I doubt the magazine would just ignore, say, DePaul if a charismatic young coach with an interesting story arrived and brought them back to Final Four level. But I agree that I can't see them doing something like this for any team outside of the city or close suburbs.
Are you saying just this magazine? Because I don't think any NU fan who lived through March 2005 would deny that Chicago embraces a winning Illini basketball team just fine...