What has to be killing you guys, is that Illinois fans will barely care if we lose. I mean yeah, losing to Iowa is a fate worse than death (though not as bad as losing to IU), but there are positive consequences to losing today (possibly no postseason, meaning the new coach can get in earlier) Is it a foregone conclusion that Parker isn't coming to Illinois? Seems like all U of I fans can't wait to get rid of Weber, but firing him would seem to greatly reduce the chances of getting Parker. Why if we retained Howard would it hurt our chances with Parker? Weber is a terrible recruiter. He whiffed on the entire '08 class FFS. He couldn't give away scholarships until JH showed up. I think all this is is an excuse for the Parkers to go elsewhere. I don't think he was ever coming here. The Parkers genuinely liked Weber, and as I said upthread, I'm convinced he would've came if they were good this year. The new coach has to not only establish a quick bond, but also get the team playing like they should in a hurry They might like him a lot, but they also really like Romar. He's not going there either. He's going to Duke.