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Amazing.....
They have Nick Saban on their radar.
Fixed that for you
Will we be in line for any of their recruits ?
Will we be in line for any of their recruits ?
Can you say P.J. Fleck, Brock Spack, Rod Carey.You cant make this sh1t up. Wow
A good hire might help them but, honestly, who would go?
You cant make this sh1t up. Wow
A good hire might help them but, honestly, who would go?
Can you say P.J. Fleck, Brock Spack, Rod Carey.
The sequence of events is regrettable but I don't blame the new AD for making a change right away if he didn't feel Cubit was the right guy. I don't believe he is the right guy either and keeping him a year to make sure would have just made the rebuild that much harder. The mistake was made when the administration hesitated and didn't fire Beckman and the old AD right away last summer. I feel bad for a guy like McGarigle who just went over there from Western Michigan.
Will we be in line for any of their recruits ?
Unless Fleck is the replacement for Cubit. In that case, Timmy is in the right spot.
It is the right move for U of I. Cubit is a lightweight and they can do much better. I think this AD will improve things a ton down there.
I am not joking when I say they should consider Mike Singletary.
* NFL Hall of Fame. College Football hall of Fame. Baylor Hall of Fame. Big 12 (what is left of it) Hall of Fame.
* NFL Experience. That counts with the recruits.
* He is an ordained minister, That counts with recruits moms and dads.
Tell me this strory wont work on mom and dad -
http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100413aaa.html
The intensity that caught Teaff's eyes right away was on display for the world to see in his phenomenal 12-year NFL career with the Chicago Bears, where Singletary's trademark was the focused, wide-eyed looks that he gave before every play.
Introducing her husband at the 1998 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions, Kim Singletary said, "If I were to ask you to describe Mike Singletary, No. 50 for the Chicago Bears, no doubt you would mention the arms extended with fingers pointing, hollering signals before the ball is snapped; or feet in constant motion, anticipating the running back's next move. But most likely you remember the eyes, wide with intensity in anticipation of the quarterback's call, often before he even called the play."
But at Baylor, other than the mind-boggling tackle stats, Singletary's claim to fame was singlehandedly breaking Baylor's equipment budget by cracking 16 helmets in four years. Football team managers made a point of keeping four or five extra helmets on hand, just in case.
"The first time my helmet broke was when I hit (running back) Dennis Gentry in practice," Singletary said. "He came up the middle, and I tried to rock him. When my helmet broke, people began yelling, `Your helmet's cracked!' I was just glad it wasn't my head. And then on the next play, I I hit Gentry again and my helmet split again. . . . To get a good hit, I thought you needed to run through someone and get your facemask right in the middle of their chest and drive them back."
* Before coaching he was a professional motivational speaker. That rah rah might get old with the pros but it works on the kids.
* So he screwed up as a HC in the NFL. So did Saban and Spurrier and Holtz.
* Every single (well okay ninety five percent) HS coach in Illinois grew up watching Samurai Mike destroy the opposition while with the Bears. They would love to have him over to talk football and they will send their best players his way.
* He has learned from his mistakes as a HC.
I am telling you that is who they should hire. But they are dumb and they won't.
Cubit is a pretty highly respected coach who had a great run at WMU.
What *should* Illinois be? Have they ever had sustained success? Illinois should be Kansas, which, effectively, it is.Not good enough for what Illinois should be as a job. Hiring Beckman was a joke. Prolonging the problem by continuing with Cubit - a waste of years. New football focused AD needs his guy in there asap.
Hiring Beckman was a joke.
Illinois should be Kansas, which, effectively, it is.
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What *should* Illinois be? Have they ever had sustained success? Illinois should be Kansas, which, effectively, it is.
That's my assumption. The new AD has already spoken with the candidate and has at least a verbal agreement in place. P.J.?This new AD must have someone lined up to replace Cubit immediately. Either that or he is a complete imbecile.
I tend to agree. I'm sure it's a budget or fiscal year or trustee approval thing, but it's silly that the job couldn't start January when the AD could have a reasonable chance to make a good hire.That's a possibility. While I give the new AD credit for being decisive with this move, the communication and timing leaves a lot to be desired if it is true that the players found out about this on Twitter. This should have been communicated to them by the AD before the press release was made public.
That's my assumption. The new AD has already spoken with the candidate and has at least a verbal agreement in place. P.J.?
I can say them all. They are short and easy to pronounce. Can you say Worcestershire, isthmus or onomatopoeia?
Fitzgerald is not cut out to be a head coach. Great player, good person, effective motivational speaker but not a head coach.