Illinois Coaching Shakeup

22 posts / 0 new
Login or register to post comments
Last post
December 11th, 2009 at 4:20 PM
#1
NHWolverine
NHWolverine's picture
Joined: 07/14/2009
MGoPoints: 36
Illinois Coaching Shakeup

Looks like they're going to be in the hunt for a lot of new coaches on the O side of the ball (at least). Here are the first round of names:

Mike Schultz (Offensive Coordinator)
Kurt Beathard (Quarterbacks)
Jim Pry (Receivers)
Mike Woodford (Special Teams)

Adam Rittenberg reported this at ESPN. Check out Hail to the Orange for the Illini blogosphere's take.

EDIT 12/14: Sorry to bump this old thread but replacements are being named.

Paul Petrino, most recently the offensive coordinator at Arkansas, takes the same job in Champaign. Petrino served as offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Louisville from 2003-06 before following his older brother Bobby to the Atlanta Falcons and then to Arkansas. Though the move from Arkansas to Illinois might seem a bit odd, Paul Petrino now will get to call his own plays (Bobby handled the Razorbacks' play-calling duties).

Greg Nord, who spent the past 15 years on Louisville's coaching staff, heads to Illinois to coach tight ends. And Jeff Brohm, the former Louisville offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach who most recently held the same titles at Florida Atlantic, will coach QBs for Illinois, according to colleague Bruce Feldman.

"Well, I think I made my position clear there."
- L.C.

Top
Tags:

Comment viewing options

Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes.
December 11th, 2009 at 4:21 PM | They're keeping Zook?! (Score:1)
UMxWolverines
UMxWolverines's picture
Joined: 03/01/2009
MGoPoints: 5246

They're keeping Zook?!

"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"

December 11th, 2009 at 4:25 PM | How many years are left on (Score:1)
saveferris
saveferris's picture
Joined: 07/02/2009
MGoPoints: 3089

How many years are left on his contract? He got a big extension after he took the Illini to the Rose Bowl in 2007, didn't he? Illinois' pockets probably aren't as deep as Notre Dames so you patch up where you can.

 

"...what do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?"

"Fix the cigarette lighter."

December 11th, 2009 at 4:29 PM | Zook (Score:1)
NHWolverine
NHWolverine's picture
Joined: 07/14/2009
MGoPoints: 36

He got an extension before the season started through the 2013 season (Jan, 2014).

"Well, I think I made my position clear there."
- L.C.

December 11th, 2009 at 4:28 PM | How to get rich while not (Score:1)
UMxWolverines
UMxWolverines's picture
Joined: 03/01/2009
MGoPoints: 5246

How to get rich while not succeeding as a football coach: become a football coach, have at least one good season, get huge contract extension, slack off for the rest. (Charlie and Zook accomplished this quite well)

"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"

December 11th, 2009 at 6:30 PM | Hugs and kisses, Romeo (Score:1)
Undefeated drea...
Undefeated dream season of 1992's picture
Joined: 09/17/2008
MGoPoints: 1439

Hugs and kisses,

Romeo Crennel.

Wanting something to be true does not make it true.

December 11th, 2009 at 4:26 PM | Zook (Score:1)
Simi Maquoketa
Joined: 12/03/2009
MGoPoints: 2

I don't know much about Illinois, but the fact that he's 2-0 vs RR had to help him keep the job. Maybe a job-saving victory this past season over UM?

I do not like math

December 11th, 2009 at 4:29 PM | Coach Rod (Score:1)
JPQ
Joined: 10/03/2009
MGoPoints: 64

has won 3 conference games thus far and has won 8 games in two years. I don't think the AD interpreted these wins as "job-saving."

December 11th, 2009 at 7:28 PM | Except that Illinois somehow (Score:1)
jmblue
Joined: 11/07/2008
MGoPoints: 28969

Except that Illinois somehow believes that we have a big rivalry going with them.

December 11th, 2009 at 4:38 PM | Zooker (Score:1)
Birdman
Joined: 07/01/2008
MGoPoints: 58

Illinois- (Offensive Coaches & Juice ) + Zook = Only Good things

December 11th, 2009 at 4:44 PM | Somewhere in the distance, (Score:1)
The Actual El Guapo
The Actual El Guapo's picture
Joined: 08/29/2008
MGoPoints: 44

the plaintive wail of a distressed kinkajou is heard.

Poor Mr. Buckets.

December 11th, 2009 at 5:30 PM | WTF is your avatar?! (Score:1)
dakotapalm
dakotapalm's picture
Joined: 07/15/2008
MGoPoints: 1879

WTF is your avatar?!

December 11th, 2009 at 4:47 PM | I think they need to keep (Score:1)
bcsblue
bcsblue's picture
Joined: 11/14/2008
MGoPoints: 457

I think they need to keep shaking.

December 11th, 2009 at 4:50 PM | zook can come to michigan and (Score:1)
these wolverines
these wolverines's picture
Joined: 11/17/2009
MGoPoints: 98

zook can come to michigan and help recruit.

December 11th, 2009 at 5:10 PM | Actually that wouldnt be half (Score:1)
cargo
Joined: 06/30/2008
MGoPoints: 1062

Actually that wouldnt be half bad bring him in as an offensive coordinator.

December 11th, 2009 at 6:29 PM | Except Ron Zook has never (Score:1)
Jarred
Joined: 01/12/2009
MGoPoints: 1094

Except Ron Zook has never been an offensive coach at any level.

December 11th, 2009 at 5:13 PM | A new OC (Score:1)
Jim Harbaugh Sc...
Jim Harbaugh Scramble's picture
Joined: 06/30/2008
MGoPoints: 435

is not a surprise - I think ILL will be going to a pro-style offense with Charest next season.

That is good news in my book, the UM D always seems to get burned by spread teams.

http://twitter.com/#!/JHScramble

December 11th, 2009 at 5:26 PM | Eh... (Score:1)
aaamichfan
aaamichfan's picture
Joined: 10/23/2009
MGoPoints: 14217

Now that "Juice" and Benn are gone, I am not too worried about beating Illinois regardless of offense style.

December 11th, 2009 at 5:32 PM | typo (Score:1)
TrppWlbrnID
TrppWlbrnID's picture
Joined: 10/29/2009
MGoPoints: 7890

i think you meant to type "the UM D always seems to get burned by teams."

you are welcome

2013 resolution - make it onto the 2014 favorite MGoPosters post, not ironically
December 11th, 2009 at 5:36 PM | Zooked again... (Score:1)
Tater
Tater's picture
Joined: 08/13/2008
MGoPoints: 10377

Zook certainly wouldn't blame his team's peformance on himself, so the assistants were the most conveneint scapegoat.

The way Illinois played against UM shows that Zook is a major part of the problem. If they played that hard the rest of the season, they would be going to a bowl right now. That falls squarely on the shoulders of the head coach, not the assistants. Zook has proved repeatedly that his teams won't play for him on a consistent basis.

 

 

 

December 11th, 2009 at 7:24 PM | Nice to see (Score:1)
Mfan1974
Joined: 06/11/2009
MGoPoints: 488

an Ohio boy keep his job, I'll bet they get worse next and maybe even loooooooose to M.

December 14th, 2009 at 4:53 PM | Update (Score:1)
NHWolverine
NHWolverine's picture
Joined: 07/14/2009
MGoPoints: 36

EDIT 12/14: Sorry to bump this old thread but replacements are being named.

Paul Petrino, most recently the offensive coordinator at Arkansas, takes the same job in Champaign. Petrino served as offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Louisville from 2003-06 before following his older brother Bobby to the Atlanta Falcons and then to Arkansas. Though the move from Arkansas to Illinois might seem a bit odd, Paul Petrino now will get to call his own plays (Bobby handled the Razorbacks' play-calling duties).

Greg Nord, who spent the past 15 years on Louisville's coaching staff, heads to Illinois to coach tight ends. And Jeff Brohm, the former Louisville offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach who most recently held the same titles at Florida Atlantic, will coach QBs for Illinois, according to colleague Bruce Feldman.

"Well, I think I made my position clear there."
- L.C.

Theme provided by Roopletheme; sidebars adapted from Chris Murphy.