College Basketball 2011-2012

[illiniguy]

yeah, how's that working out for you.

We were ranked the number 6 program all time by the Saragin ratings. So good.

They ranked Iowa #10 so I wouldn't put a whole lot of stock in that.

Yeah they really loved the Big Ten.

[abuck1220]

will one of you insane illini fans please lay out your criteria?

[illiniguy]

I think Louisville has been to 3 elite 8's since 2007.

 

K? I wouldn't call Butler a better program than Indiana.

But Stevens didn't leave. It has to be.....

[Bruno7481]

I think Louisville has been to 3 elite 8's since 2007.

 

K? I wouldn't call Butler a better program than Indiana.

 

It just popped in my head.

 

I think Illinois is an attractive job, but Louisville is better historically and currently, better support, facilities, hall of fame coach, and located in a state that goes nuts over basketball.

 

I don't LIKE Louisville at all, but I think it is a more attractive job than Illinois.

[illiniguy]

will one of you insane illini fans please lay out your criteria?

Lol, now you don't get the criteria for being a better job?

[jersey cubs fan]

I don't understand what's going on here but it seems to me that illiniguy is grasping at straws

[SouthSideRyan]

yeah, how's that working out for you.

We were ranked the number 6 program all time by the Saragin ratings. So good.

 

so when you hired your most recent coach, you got the sixth best coach in the nation, right?

 

Kentucky was the 75th best program in the country in 2007.

[abuck1220]

will one of you insane illini fans please lay out your criteria?

Lol, now you don't get the criteria for being a better job?

 

no, i don't get your criteria for what makes a better job.

[abuck1220]

yeah, how's that working out for you.

We were ranked the number 6 program all time by the Saragin ratings. So good.

 

so when you hired your most recent coach, you got the sixth best coach in the nation, right?

 

Kentucky was the 75th best program in the country in 2007.

 

let's hear your criteria for what makes a good job too, while we're at it.

[illiniguy]

I don't understand what's going on here but it seems to me that illiniguy is grasping at straws

How? I think its a top 15 program. Even if all of the teams on abucks list were better than us. That still puts us at 15. I mean sure his list is awful, he didn't include Indiana in it, but even using it we are right at 15.

[illiniguy]

will one of you insane illini fans please lay out your criteria?

Lol, now you don't get the criteria for being a better job?

 

no, i don't get your criteria for what makes a better job.

Recruiting base, conference stability, revenue earned, crowd support, and then history.

[abuck1220]

WHAT IS YOUR CRITERIA, LOONEY TUNES

[SouthSideRyan]

yeah, how's that working out for you.

We were ranked the number 6 program all time by the Saragin ratings. So good.

 

so when you hired your most recent coach, you got the sixth best coach in the nation, right?

 

Kentucky was the 75th best program in the country in 2007.

 

let's hear your criteria for what makes a good job too, while we're at it.

 

Recruiting base, History, Fan support.

 

In that order.

Edited March 30, 2012 by SouthSideRyan

[illiniguy]

WHAT IS YOUR CRITERIA, LOONEY TUNES

Look up smart guy.

[jersey cubs fan]

I don't understand what's going on here but it seems to me that illiniguy is grasping at straws

How? I think its a top 15 program. Even if all of the teams on abucks list were better than us. That still puts us at 15. I mean sure his list is awful, he didn't include Indiana in it, but even using it we are right at 15.

 

Clearly the job isn't that great otherwise they wouldn't have crapped the bed on the coaching search, but you keep changing conversations between historical rankings, current ratings and how good the job is.

[abuck1220]

I don't understand what's going on here but it seems to me that illiniguy is grasping at straws

How? I think its a top 15 program. Even if all of the teams on abucks list were better than us. That still puts us at 15. I mean sure his list is awful, he didn't include Indiana in it, but even using it we are right at 15.

 

FINE, i'll add indiana to my list. happy?

[SouthSideRyan]

 

Recruiting base, History, Fan support.

 

In that order.

 

Oof, forgot revenue. Put that first.

[illiniguy]

I don't understand what's going on here but it seems to me that illiniguy is grasping at straws

How? I think its a top 15 program. Even if all of the teams on abucks list were better than us. That still puts us at 15. I mean sure his list is awful, he didn't include Indiana in it, but even using it we are right at 15.

 

Clearly the job isn't that great otherwise they wouldn't have crapped the bed on the coaching search, but you keep changing conversations between historical rankings, current ratings and how good the job is.

I'm not trying to bring up the past, but he asked how it was working out. As in in the past. I can't really say going forward. I would assume well. Thus I had to reference the past to answer his question.

[abuck1220]

I don't understand what's going on here but it seems to me that illiniguy is grasping at straws

How? I think its a top 15 program. Even if all of the teams on abucks list were better than us. That still puts us at 15. I mean sure his list is awful, he didn't include Indiana in it, but even using it we are right at 15.

 

Clearly the job isn't that great otherwise they wouldn't have crapped the bed on the coaching search, but you keep changing conversations between historical rankings, current ratings and how good the job is.

 

THANK YOU

[illiniguy]

I don't understand what's going on here but it seems to me that illiniguy is grasping at straws

How? I think its a top 15 program. Even if all of the teams on abucks list were better than us. That still puts us at 15. I mean sure his list is awful, he didn't include Indiana in it, but even using it we are right at 15.

 

FINE, i'll add indiana to my list. happy?

No, I think by leaving Indiana off you really showed your college basketball knowledge.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I will concede that Illinois was easily in the top 15 programs looking for a new coach.

[SouthSideRyan]

North Carolina was the 842nd best program in the country in 2000.

[illiniguy]

I don't understand what's going on here but it seems to me that illiniguy is grasping at straws

How? I think its a top 15 program. Even if all of the teams on abucks list were better than us. That still puts us at 15. I mean sure his list is awful, he didn't include Indiana in it, but even using it we are right at 15.

 

Clearly the job isn't that great otherwise they wouldn't have crapped the bed on the coaching search, but you keep changing conversations between historical rankings, current ratings and how good the job is.

By getting our third choice? Did Gunether crap the bed when he got Self? Because he wasn't his first choice. We still got a young coach that was in demand and would have been in more demand in one year.

[illiniguy]

I will concede that Illinois was easily in the top 15 programs looking for a new coach.

Lol, thank you.

[bukie]

I don't understand what's going on here but it seems to me that illiniguy is grasping at straws

How? I think its a top 15 program. Even if all of the teams on abucks list were better than us. That still puts us at 15. I mean sure his list is awful, he didn't include Indiana in it, but even using it we are right at 15.

 

Clearly the job isn't that great otherwise they wouldn't have crapped the bed on the coaching search, but you keep changing conversations between historical rankings, current ratings and how good the job is.

Everyone keeps saying they crapped the bed on the coaching search, but that's just not true. I don't think there are more than a couple of jobs that Smart/Stevens would have taken if they became available. Illinois made top-10-quality offers to them, and they preferred to stay where they were.

 

I mean, sure, maybe Stevens would jump to IU, and Smart would take a Duke/UNC offer, but their choice was more about being comfortable and able to stay competitive where they were than a comparative slight on the Illinois program.