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Weber should go back to SIU where he had some success and revive that once proud program....
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So...
Should we hope for Weber or Marshall?
I mean if Marshall leaves that directly affects us because their program more than likely goes down the drain for a few years again...
BUT if IL loses Weber, who knows where they turn...
Interesting news to say the least!Comment
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A writer for the Tulsa World blogs about this rumor-
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Random reports are still coming in on twitter....I just saw a new one 5 minutes ago.
This would be extremely ridiculous....and any Illinois fan that says they would be happy is a ****ing *****. Best recruiting class in history coming in next year and they want him to leave.
These guys posting "sources" have like 30 followers.Comment
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Coaches are getting smart and bolting before they are fired...unless you are really elite...people want change after 6 or 7 years.Comment
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If BW leaves could we keep Sammy???? That is the most important question here!Comment
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FWIK, there is no chance of that happenening even if BW leaves Illinois. Too many bridges burned.Originally posted by amckillip View PostComment
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Looks like a second coach leaving UIUC for a better job!
Bradley 72 - Illini 68 Final
???It??™s awful hard,??™??™ said Illini freshman guard D.J. Richardson, the former Central High School guard who played prep school ball a few miles from here and fought back tears outside the locker room. ???It??™s a hometown thing. It??™s bragging rights.??™Comment
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Weber is pretty secure at Illinois but in case you didn't notice....Painter just recently parlayed his flirting with Missouri into a BIG TIME raise and extension...Originally posted by srw View Post
Bruce Weber isn't stupid -- and I have to think that's exactly what he's doing as well......if there's a time to market yourself -- it's when you're winning and when they come calling....
Otherwise you can miss your window of opportunity....
Keno jumped at the right time, but Chris Lowery did not....
btw -- a year ago -- recall that Tim Jankovich's name was even being thrown out as possible head coach at BCS schools...
Jank missed his window, though and I guarantee nobody's gonna give Jank a call this year...
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honestly -- nobody really knows what will happen...but I will go on record and predict this...Originally posted by amckillip View Post
If Bruce Weber leaves and takes his entire coaching staff with him elsewhere, and if the NCAA nails every single D-I Program with severe penalties, even the death penalty -- such that the only remaining D-I program left in America is Bradley...and even half the better D-II programs fold..and even if the city of Peoria and fans roll out the red carpet begging for Sam to come back to Bradley ....duhhh..it won't happen.
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Good point..but Im not sure Guenther wouldnt like the idea of making a change, and not having to pay for itOriginally posted by tornado View PostComment
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Originally posted by tornado View Post
How secure is his job? Been hearing a lot of fans down there have been calling for a change. Besides the real question becomes are they going to force the revamping of the coaching staff. Heard the only one staying besides BS is JH. If that would be the case then would BW get out while the getting is good?
Of course IMO OK could be even tougher the IL as far as wanting a winnerComment
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in May of 2009 -- less than two years ago -- Weber secured a 50% pay raise to $1.5 million base plus additives - bringing his package to $2 mil...and was extended through the end of 2015!!!
That means in order for Illinois to try to buy out his contract, they would have to spend $6-8 million.....and it just won't happen now or even next year
There may be a vocal anti-Bruce Weber clan...but Weber also has very strong support among other powerful boosters.......Comment
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Weber is only secure because of his contract extension from when the better recruiting classes were beginning to commit. That momentum has fizzled. I doubt Weber would leave that much $$$ on the table, but there would be a lot of happy people if he did.
It would be an interesting fresh start for Weber if he bolted.1996 & 2019Comment
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Like coach ford says, we don't want anyone that doesn't want us..Originally posted by tornado View Posthonestly -- nobody really knows what will happen...but I will go on record and predict this...
If Bruce Weber leaves and takes his entire coaching staff with him elsewhere, and if the NCAA nails every single D-I Program with severe penalties, even the death penalty -- such that the only remaining D-I program left in America is Bradley...and even half the better D-II programs fold..and even if the city of Peoria and fans roll out the red carpet begging for Sam to come back to Bradley ....duhhh..it won't happen.Comment
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