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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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Will it be spun as "He was the only one offered the job"?

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85-56 record. 34-30 in conference.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

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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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

what if my guy is wrong?

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

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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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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Don't take it personally.

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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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

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.

Aloomni money in SC...

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

And if Ohio beats North Carolina he's the hottest coach in the country.

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Don't take it personally.

The Smith as an assistant has been a rumor for a while.

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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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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Smith won't come as an assistant, certainly not for Groce.

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You know me like that.

So when all this shakes out it is likely that Southern Illinois has a better coach than Illinois

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Even worse than that.....Indiana might have a better coach.

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You know me like that.

Oh Doc. You could only dream of having Tom Crean at Illinois.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

I do miss the pun potential.

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You know me like that.

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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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

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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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Don't take it personally.

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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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

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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Groce to be introduced at 3pm today.

yeah.

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You know me like that.

Whoa! Check that.

No press conference today.

YEAH!

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You know me like that.

The plot thickens...

This is a fucking circus.

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+1

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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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan