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Illinois assistants are unhappy about their contract buyouts/severance, and some of them were talking about not coaching in the bowl game.

SI.com

"Interim Bowl" no laughing matter for Illinois coaches and players
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Illinois' situation is particularly clunky. Defensive coordinator Vic Koenning has already accepted the same job at North Carolina, but is serving as interim head coach for Illinois' bowl game. Offensive coordinator Paul Petrinio already left for Arkansas. New Illini head coach Tim Beckman has been attending practices and holding individual meetings with players and is in San Francisco for the bowl. And an ongoing dispute with the school over the terms of their contracts had several assistants contemplating a mutiny before Saturday's game.

"It's awkward," said Smith. "We've still worked, we still have a game plan, we're going to go out and execute it, but the human side of it is extremely frustrating."
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Illinois assistants say they were assured a two-year rollover contract when Zook and former athletic director Ron Guenther hired them; however, when their termination letters arrived a few weeks ago, many were surprised to learn they'd only be paid through Feb. 28. Knowingly or unknowingly, many signed finalized contracts in the summer of 2010 that shortened the school's commitment to them in exchange for other concessions.

Gilbert wasn't one of them, but he's angry too, claiming administrators keep pushing off his request to discuss his buyout should he take another job. Several assistants have hired lawyers.

On Wednesday, Gilbert said he and the three other remaining offensive assistants -- Smith, Brohm and Chip Long -- might boycott the game if the school didn't "step up and play in the next 48 hours."

"We all have opportunities to go elsewhere," Gilbert said. "So, if they want the bowl game to be coached, they better decide they want to treat us the right way."

Told of their threat, Illinois AD Mike Thomas said: "That's news to me." Thomas, who inherited the contracts when he arrived from Cincinnati in August, said administrators have held "several discussions" with the coaches but plan to wait until after the bowl to continue them. "I've been through a number of coaching changes, and I've never been in a situation where there's perceived to be a gray area where there really isn't," Thomas said. "We have a contract that's pretty clear, and we intend to honor that contract. We assume they'll honor it as well."
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Upon hearing that Tenuta might be hired as the Illini DC...






Nominate | Report Posted: Yesterday 7:02 PM
RE: Dan O'Brien reporting John Tenuta as DC

Another great hire by Beckman. Get your BCS plans ready soon (I'm dead serious).
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He's dead serious, you guys. :lol:






Nominate | Report Posted: Yesterday 8:09 PM
RE: Dan O'Brien reporting John Tenuta as DC

I'm not completely sure what that means but its not a slip...more like a bold prediction haha. Oh and Jimmy you just may. Beatty and Gonzales are going to get more studs to help Scheelhaase VERY soon (Already have a few...I'm telling you watch out for Whitlow, Millines, LaCosse and Davis). Like I said get your tickets ready.
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Get your tickets ready, you guys. This time, he's dead serious.




Nominate | Report Posted: Yesterday 8:46 PM
RE: Looks like Billy Gonzalez is the guy

He definitely will Kathy...he's the one who got Reuben Randle, etc. and also got the studs at Florida (Including Percy Harvin...Beatty was his coach BTW). Gonzales will definitely bring the studs, and fast IMO. People better get their RB tickets lined up.
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Guys, get your Rose Bowl tickets ready. Just watch.




Nominate | Report Posted: Yesterday 10:10 PM
RE: Herbstreit

I was referring to this in the other post. Its a part of of the whole ESPN SEC suckfest. What's really funny is that they try to present themselves as unbiased...ESPN is becoming more and more unwatchable because of that bias and I'm still upset due to them being THE reason there's a freaking rematch for the SEC. As for Herbstreit, he's just a sellout to me. I'm actually happy that Michigan is back, OSU/MSU/Wisconsin are getting stronger, etc. (Of course the Illini too...they're about to rise in a big way). Its time to put this SEC foolishness to rest.
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The Illini are about to rise in a big way, you guys. Guys, this time for real.

Good to see that having approximately 0.5% of his predictions come true has humbled him. He's like the cleveland browns of college football prognosticators. :banger:
 
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darbypitcher22;2078325; said:
We'll see. With Scheelhaase in that offense, Illinois could be markedly better very quickly, that is assuming they can stop anybody
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There's some unintentional comedy right there. Read back into the spring/summer 2008 (ThaKid101's posts) and you'll get it. :lol:
 
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In contrast to Tha Kid.. Beckman is not getting any love in the papers or on the radio here. Even most Alumni are luke-warm on him. The biggest complaints now can't fill out his staff..etc. recruiting in the Big 10 is not the Mac. Most writers say Beckman will be out after his contract is up.
 
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Onebuckfan;2082216; said:
In contrast to Tha Kid.. Beckman is not getting any love in the papers or on the radio here. Even most Alumni are luke-warm on him. The biggest complaints now can't fill out his staff..etc. recruiting in the Big 10 is not the Mac. Most writers say Beckman will be out after his contract is up.
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Most writers are idiots.


Beckman may or may not survive more than a couple of years but it's far too soon to tell. He's not an obvious clusterfuck hire like Weiss & RickRollRod.
 
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Muck;2082219; said:
Most writers are idiots.


Beckman may or may not survive more than a couple of years but it's far too soon to tell. He's not an obvious cluster[censored] hire like Weiss & RickRollRod.
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Personally, I liked the Weis hire in ND. Seemed to work out pretty well as I remember it. Do you remember it otherwise?
 
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Muck;2082219; said:
Most writers are idiots.


Beckman may or may not survive more than a couple of years but it's far too soon to tell. He's not an obvious clusterfuck hire like Weiss & RickRollRod.
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If Beckman turns out like Weis and Rich-Rod I will be ecstatic as I am a Buckeye living in Illini Nation. Illini Fans around here care more about Basketball anyway..they know they can't really compete in football
 
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