Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
Even worse than that.....Indiana might have a better coach.
Oh Doc. You could only dream of having Tom Crean at Illinois.
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| Author: | bigfan [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Groce your new ILL INI coach? |
My sources telling me the deal is done for Groce to be the next ILL INI Coach! And Simeon Coach Robert Smith has been contacted to be an asst coach. but what do I know? |
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| Author: | Terry's Peeps [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Groce your new ILL INI coach? |
Will it be spun as "He was the only one offered the job"? |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:50 pm ] |
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85-56 record. 34-30 in conference. |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:50 pm ] |
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Terry's Peeps wrote: Will it be spun as "He was the only one offered the job"? Of course. This was the guy from the get go. They were so in love with him they talked in depth to Smart and Stevens just to make sure this was the right guy. |
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| Author: | bigfan [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Groce your new ILL INI coach? |
what if my guy is wrong? |
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| Author: | Terry's Peeps [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:54 pm ] |
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bigfan wrote: what if my guy is wrong? I assumed you were infallible in matters of sports and sports-media. Kinda like the Pope. Minus the silent consent of child sexual assault. |
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| Author: | Rod [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Groce your new ILL INI coach? |
RFDC wrote: Terry's Peeps wrote: Will it be spun as "He was the only one offered the job"? Of course. This was the guy from the get go. They were so in love with him they talked in depth to Smart and Stevens just to make sure this was the right guy. I think it's pretty obvious they tried to get a deal done with Smart. I wouldn't be so sure about Stevens. |
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| Author: | bigfan [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:57 pm ] |
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Terry's Peeps wrote: bigfan wrote: what if my guy is wrong? I assumed you were infallible in matters of sports and sports-media. Kinda like the Pope. Minus the silent consent of child sexual assault. Well, it's one of my guys who I know is well connected there. I think I have broke more stories than Larry has? |
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| Author: | reents [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:57 pm ] |
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If Frank Martin can go to South Carolina, and Illinois is above South Carolina, they should have got a better coach. If Michigan beats Ohio, this guy isn't even brought up. |
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| Author: | bigfan [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:02 pm ] |
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Aloomni money in SC... |
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| Author: | Rod [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:04 pm ] |
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reents wrote: If Frank Martin can go to South Carolina, and Illinois is above South Carolina, they should have got a better coach. If Michigan beats Ohio, this guy isn't even brought up. And if Ohio beats North Carolina he's the hottest coach in the country. |
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| Author: | conns7901 [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Groce your new ILL INI coach? |
bigfan wrote: My sources telling me the deal is done for Groce to be the next ILL INI Coach! And Simeon Coach Robert Smith has been contacted to be an asst coach. but what do I know? The Smith as an assistant has been a rumor for a while. |
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| Author: | bigfan [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:25 pm ] |
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conns7901 wrote: bigfan wrote: My sources telling me the deal is done for Groce to be the next ILL INI Coach! And Simeon Coach Robert Smith has been contacted to be an asst coach. but what do I know? The Smith as an assistant has been a rumor for a while. Yes, but more of a stretch, Groce has been a string rumor, but Smith is not confirmed. Groce alleged to be a done deal. |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:29 pm ] |
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Smith won't come as an assistant, certainly not for Groce. |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:30 pm ] |
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So when all this shakes out it is likely that Southern Illinois has a better coach than Illinois |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:32 pm ] |
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Even worse than that.....Indiana might have a better coach. |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:33 pm ] |
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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: Even worse than that.....Indiana might have a better coach. Oh Doc. You could only dream of having Tom Crean at Illinois.
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:38 pm ] |
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I do miss the pun potential. |
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| Author: | Scorehead [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:22 pm ] |
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There are a few CSFMB members who make more that Groces annual $250K salary. He can make 10 times that at Illinois. This was their #1 guy from the beginning!!! |
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| Author: | conns7901 [ Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:01 am ] |
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Quote: Joe Henricksen @joehoopsreport
After talking all day to prominent prep hoops people in Chicago, I already feel bad for soon-to-be Illini coach John Groce. Wow! |
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| Author: | Rod [ Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:24 am ] |
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conns7901 wrote: Quote: Joe Henricksen @joehoopsreport After talking all day to prominent prep hoops people in Chicago, I already feel bad for soon-to-be Illini coach John Groce. Wow! That was probably going to be the case no matter who was hired. The Public League coaches managed to blame poor old Ray Meyer because Teddy Grubbs was batshit crazy. We're talking about a very fickle bunch. I don't think it's good policy to make hiring decisions based on their thoughts. If it were, you should just grab one of the Irvin boys. |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:42 am ] |
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I've never understood the whole public league coaches thing. I would have laughed if my coach tried to give me college advice back in high school. If I were a player I'd just assume every word of advice from these coaches was financially influenced invalidating anything they had to say. "So coach, you think I should go to Kentucky? Well they fucked up by giving you money that should have gone to me." It would be fun to have a little IRS sting for unreported income on these guys. |
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| Author: | Rod [ Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:54 am ] |
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good dolphin wrote: I've never understood the whole public league coaches thing. I would have laughed if my coach tried to give me college advice back in high school. If I were a player I'd just assume every word of advice from these coaches was financially influenced invalidating anything they had to say. "So coach, you think I should go to Kentucky? Well they fucked up by giving you money that should have gone to me." It would be fun to have a little IRS sting for unreported income on these guys. But you're hitting the general mentality of college athletes. They don't seem to mind making millions for Big State U, while the coach gets millions himself and they get a few credits toward a valuable degree in sports marketing or kinesiology. |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:41 pm ] |
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Groce to be introduced at 3pm today. yeah. |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:43 pm ] |
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Whoa! Check that. No press conference today. YEAH! |
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| Author: | SHARK [ Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:49 pm ] |
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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: Whoa! Check that. No press conference today. YEAH! The plot thickens... |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:51 pm ] |
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Quote: Mark Tupper@MarkTupper In 15 minutes had calls from good sources saying unhappy trustee was squawking, hire done, then no hire yet. Crazy. #dechr This is a fucking circus. 
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| Author: | SHARK [ Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:51 pm ] |
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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: Quote: Mark Tupper@MarkTupper In 15 minutes had calls from good sources saying unhappy trustee was squawking, hire done, then no hire yet. Crazy. #dechr This is a fucking circus. +1 |
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| Author: | beni hanna [ Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:00 pm ] |
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If I am a kid either attending or about to attend Illinois on a basketball scholarship, I am looking into options anywhere else. We are fast approaching Michael McCaskey levels of bad. |
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| Author: | Scorehead [ Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:02 pm ] |
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beni hanna wrote: If I am a kid either attending or about to attend Illinois on a basketball scholarship, I am looking into options anywhere else. We are fast approaching Michael McCaskey levels of bad. Funny you said that. I was just going to post about how Illinois appears to be taking PR advice from the Bears. |
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