Illinois fires Bill Cubit
http://fightingillini.com/news/2016/3/5/cubit-dismissed-as-u-of-i-footb…
LOL.
Their new AD did this his first day on the job.
Their already-awful team will have spring practice delayed until they hire a coach per the release.
Illinois AD Josh Whitman fires head coach Bill Cubit on his first day on the job. Says stability was needed.
— Dan Murphy (@DanMurphyESPN) March 5, 2016
Damn - I wish this had happened about two weeks ago before I ran into this guy at the store wearing an orange and blue "Muck Fichigan" shirt. I asked him if he was an Illinois fan, and he said he was an alum, and then proceeded to make fun of Harbaugh (heh) and Michigan in general...oh the fun I could have had!
Of course he's an alum. Hard to build a fanbase when you suck at everything.
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But it was insane that they retained Bill Cubit in the first place. It's insane they didn't fire the old AD sooner, and either find an interim AD they could trust or hire a full time AD sooner so the head coach hire could be done on a better time table.
Honestly, hiring some NFL dude couldn't be worse than going back for another year of Cubit could it?
That's what Illinois is all about
It could be worse, because said NFL dude is gonna have a staff made up of of FCS guys, retreads, and/or deli meats
Retaining an interim coach you announce at the press conference that you know is shitty and not very good for another year before firing him?
Or firing him at earliest possible moment so you can hire someone you'll give 3-5 years to try to fix this crap?
I'd argue that Illinois AD is right in that his move is far more likely to acheive stability, even if he sounds crazy from a PR perspective.
that coach at this point. You essentially only have retreads and the recently dismissed coaches available currently.
there are plenty of competent coordinators or head coaches at lesser schools out there that would jump at the chance to make $2-3 million instead of their current salary.
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Yeah, no.
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"Says Stability was Needed"
Wow... who is this AD....a Dave Brandon disciple?
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Buying out Stitt? (But then I found out he's now Montana's coach. In 3 years I predict he'll be in the Big12)
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fires coach in March. Doesn't make any sense. Your pool of candidates is pretty damn small at this time and you're basically saying you'll find your long-term coach now. Good luck with that.
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what you're on about. That information wasn't available when I made the comment and my comment reflects the general bemusement concerning the move. If they do hire Lovie Smith then that's what they do and it would provide an explanation for the move. If it all works out for them, we'll see.
Lovie Smith being lined up. Suddenly, this doesn't look like a horrible move.
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Hopefully Harbaugh hires Cubit as a football analyst!
He had an incredible defense for years and pissed away opportunity after opportunity to win more because he insisted on being a blah offense that was run heavy. Multiple bad offensive coach hire after another. Come to think of it he is the perfect hire for Illinois.
They will be decent but that's all Illinois will ever be at best no matter what
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No true A-list candidate is going there. Better this than yet another one-year MAC wonder.
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We want stability!
*fires the coach*
have a chance with the Chicago inter city kids. I live in Chicago and we was pretty well respected for his time with the Bears. Always had good defenses....