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Um what? Why? Put that in a musuem case in the ballpark.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 09:05 AM) Well reports of Babers to UCF really were premature. Scott Frost is the new HC at Central Florida. I wonder if Babers and Fleck both turned down Illinois through back-channels? Fleck contacted Illinois himself to inquire about the job. He is desperate for it. I don't know about Babers. The person in charge of the hire, using her quotes here, "still learning" about the process. The Interim AD, the only one who might know anything about the process, had no say in this at all. They still have not started searching for a permanent AD which is just incompetence of epic proportions. The whole thing is just a disaster.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 08:28 AM) Central Florida just went 0-12. Not the time to pick them up. They did win 31 games the previous three seasons. Big 12 not only needs a championship game, but they need some revenue streams to keep up with the other 4 conferences. Teams will line up to join a big conference so it should be a lot more complicated then just, we'll that team had the most wins this year.

More very real quotes from Illinois on hiring Cubit. Oh my god, just stop talking.

At what point do you dump reigns? They're trying everything to get him over. It's just not working.

In case you were wondering if Illinois football situation could become a bigger dumpster fire, the answer is of course yes! Here's our moron chancellor admitting Cubit is an interim coach: "We hire a permanent AD, and that permanent AD makes decisions about coaches." God, at least pretend he's the actual coach so you don't bury this program farther than you already have. Also she hasn't bothered starting looking for the AD yet, in case you were wondering.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 30, 2015 -> 04:49 PM) I think any conference should like a texas team. They provide reach into a huge recruiting market and add a lot of money. Yes but the Big 12 already has 4 Texas schools. Theres no real recruiting or market expansion there. Those schools typically don't want more in state schools to be added to their conference. And in 2015, when the $$$$ is in tv market expansion, whether it's your own networks or not, I'd be surprised if they wanted them. Central Florida makes the most sense to me. Largest school in the country and good for the reasons you listed.

Why would Big 12 want another Texas team?

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Nov 30, 2015 -> 06:59 AM) The Cubit contract is 100% ideal for Illinois. This is an awful time to need to hire a coach. Now they can re-evaluate. Heck, with only 76 bowl eligible teams, the Illini might play in December (which would be awful) Their own AD doesn't think it's ideal. It's awful. This is a lot better time to hire a coach than next year.

Wouldn't starting on the DL be less of a risk, since it makes the player much easier to hide?

It doesn't make any sense, except for punting recruiting for the second year in a row by refusing to get rid of an interim coach and making the next coach's job impossible.

"Obviousy, it’s not ideal, but for now, I don’t think it will put a dagger in the heart of the program" That's a real quote on Illinois' AD hiring Cubit. I wish I was making that up.

Illinois extended cubit. LOL 2YEARS

QUOTE (raBBit @ Nov 26, 2015 -> 03:11 AM) Zenryan you are the guy in this thread. You should keep this thread active so I can get your opinion on the Saturday nights I can't watch (most of them). Honestly, I hate when people rip on the UFC. I have to work or drink almost every Saturday night and the fact that they fight on Saturday's is the only reason I am not a "huge" fan. Good news for you is that UFC starts at 5 am this saturday!

He was a minor league free agent. Don't know what happened.

Cubs got Rex Brothers, the other bullpen piece Rockies dfa'd. I know he had his fans on this site.

Marios in Blue Island is the GOAT

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Nov 25, 2015 -> 10:45 AM) Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien 10m10 minutes ago Look beyond Alex Avila's stats. He's more than that. It's a crafty David Ross-type signing. Hahn calls him a "well-respected leader." There was nothing crafty about signing David Ross.

Awesome signing for that price.

I doubt they'd put in Notre dame over Oklahoma. OU will have the better wins regardless of how they look. I get they use the eye test, but that's mostly been vs bad teams, and really only to punish teams so far

Feel like we should have matched that

I mentioned him when the Rockies DFA'd him. Think he's going to be good outside Coors. Great pick-up. Rockies got rid of a lot of talent off their 40 man.

This Manziel story is the worst story of the year. The video is not bad in the least bit. Who cares? I've seen just about every Chicago athlete out and in way worse shape than Manziel is in that video. I need to start taking videos to sell to tmz.

Don't think you'll have to worry about that

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 24, 2015 -> 08:23 AM) How about Sammy Watkins being ruled down inbounds when nobody touched him. Somebody thought it was a college game? Nobody on the Bills got mad either though. That was awful.