He's off to a good start.
And more importantly, he doesn't have to make us a power to be viewed as a HUGE improvement over the crap we've dealt with the last several years.
Folks in Chicago pissed as hell with the Lovie Smith Hire
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He's off to a good start.
And more importantly, he doesn't have to make us a power to be viewed as a HUGE improvement over the crap we've dealt with the last several years.
Agree with the 3-4 year rebuild...KF had to do the same thing. Btw Lovie just hired a new OC (Garrick McGee) way from Louisville. Louisville just signed two 4 star WR's and a 4 star QB in 2016. I can hardly remember the last time we signed one 4 star WR.
The few times I have seen LS interviewed, he sure seemed like a very nice and humble guy. I agree with the premise that he will be a big improvement over the recent past.
He gets the right assts, he's going to upset a few teams by the second or third year. If he keeps a few highly rates guys from other B1G powers, I am thinking this benefits Iowa.
He gets the right assts, he's going to upset a few teams by the second or third year. If he keeps a few highly rates guys from other B1G powers, I am thinking this benefits Iowa.
I don't see how this benefits Iowa. Lovie may not build Illinois into the next national power but he will turn out a quality team that will turn into a difficult win for Iowa. He'll turn out decent teams that won't beat themselves and he'll be a good representative for the school. Those two things will give him the time he needs to build that program. The West just got a whole lot deeper.
Quotes from 4 star WR Isaiah Robertson Chicagoland recruit " I mean I was actually super surprised. I was with Houston Griffith when it happened and he told me and I couldn't believe it. It's definitely a huge positive for Illinois". " Whenever you have a coach with a high profile like Lovie Smith, it always makes the school that much more intriguing". Robertson has offers from Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and others.
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He might be just saying this, but he told Whitman he wanted this to be his last job and that he needed to be reassured that Illinois would actually invest enough to make it possible for him to capitalize on some of the resources we have.
Don't understand what the University of Illinois has to do with Chicago and closing schools???
I agree, as a true Hawk fan Lovie and his staff do have a little more merit than KF and the Iowa staff. In a few yrs I think we will be singing a different tune.
I remember the Illinois freshman RB fumbling in the 4th to seal the win for the Hawks Illinois not that bad of team and with Lovie and NFL staff they will be better. I am worried!!!!
I agree recruits already taking notice with Lovie and Hardy Nickerson and Luke Butkus and Mcgee dam those are some good coaches from the NFL that's where the top recruits want to end up.
Apparently, the rest of the states public finances are in such disarray (I wonder why?), that the general public doesn't really care whether DIA is self funding or not. 21M for a FB coach just doesn't make sense. Get your states finances in order, and it won't be near as big of a deal.
Iowa doesn't have the epic financial problems that the State of Illinois does. So, the visceral response in Illinois is probably much stronger......despite the truth about finding.
Seems like the CPL schools produce more basketball talent/ recruiting prospects than football recruits where the Chicago burbs are just the opposite in that regard. Takes more money (revenue costs) for a football program than a basketball program.
