Read several posts in the greatest fear thread that claimed Lovie Smith is a good coach. He may have been as an assistant, but his head coaching record is pretty mediocre.
His overall record in the NFL including playoff games is a luke-warm 92-90. With Illinois, a dismal 5-19. Overall as a head coach, he is 97-109. That is far from good, more like C-.
Not only looking at his record at Illinois, but also his recruiting and talent development, he falls short there also. He seems to have trouble competing with us in his home state. If you were an Illinois fan, I'm sure you wouldn't think that the state's flagship university should play recruiting second fiddle (and a distant one at that) to NU.
Overall, I'm thinking that this was NOT a good hire for Illinois, but it's OK s far as I'm concerned!
His overall record in the NFL including playoff games is a luke-warm 92-90. With Illinois, a dismal 5-19. Overall as a head coach, he is 97-109. That is far from good, more like C-.
Not only looking at his record at Illinois, but also his recruiting and talent development, he falls short there also. He seems to have trouble competing with us in his home state. If you were an Illinois fan, I'm sure you wouldn't think that the state's flagship university should play recruiting second fiddle (and a distant one at that) to NU.
Overall, I'm thinking that this was NOT a good hire for Illinois, but it's OK s far as I'm concerned!