seems timely
stuck with your worst case: the middle option of irrelevance. It was, basically, 5 more years of Weber and how boring is that guy still?

EDIT: optimistic with calling Groce middle... he was actually somehow a bit worse than Weber

HOPKE!

well that aged well

coaching searches are such fun. so much optimism at the start. I'm ready for IUs to get going.

I think I'm pretty happy with this hire.

came out of nowhere, but seems like he's a helluva coach. no idea how he recruits or how he'll recruit this area

The OSU message boards are super upset. I view that favorably

Was hopeful for a minority to end that whole storyline. However, really like this hire. Fast paced efficient O... love the entertainment value. Plus, I've always thought the way to consistently win was up-tempo athleticism as good 3 star, low 4 star players are all over Illinois - just look at Weber and Groce's recruiting "success" compared to Ws and Ls. Not saying Nat'l Title like crazy intro presser, but I can see getting back to Henson/Kruger/Self 25 years of being quite good aqnd a break or two away every handful of years. If it doesn't work, it will at least be losing differently. Much prefer losing with points compared to Weber and Groce's micromanagement races to 60.