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Tim Beckman (you're fired!)

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OHSportsFan said:
Did Illinois just stop caring about athletics?
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Mike80 said:
Their baseball team would say otherwise....
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Their men's tennis team did quite well this year; however, they were just ousted from the NCAA tourney by UNC Thursday.
 
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dragurd said:
Odd timing since it was news over the summer but I guess it has to do with their investigation's timing. Show's they are serious about this though to fire him right before the season
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Or they were going to fire him anyway and the investigation gave them a nice excuse to do so in a way that 1) doesn't disrupt their season too much (assuming they name a somewhat competent interim coach) and gives them a ton of extra time to look for a replacement and 2) leaves them not owing him anything off his contract.

Another interesting thought, obviously the guy was an incredibly bad head coach, but he had a pretty stellar reputation as a DC who was even rumored to be a top target for the staff being put together by Meyer before he took the Illinois job IIRC.

Most people expect Ash to move on sooner rather than later... could Beckman be a possibility to replace Ash now?

Or will he be untouchable after this investigation?
 
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