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Josh Whitman: Open Letter

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Re: Josh Whitman: Open Letter
« Reply #30 on: March 12, 2021, 07:37:13 PM »
Quote from: Custard on March 12, 2021, 07:34:40 PM
Illinois’ new practice facility (planned and announced by Whitman and funded by Whitman’s efforts) is considered to be elite. Ranked 11 in the nation by 247 in 2020.

https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/college-football-recruiting-2020-facilities-Alabama-Clemson-Ohio-State-LSU-Texas-Georgia-Florida-142838731/#142838731_2

And are we back to blaming the fans for Illinois only being periodically good?

I blame the admin of the school. I blame the fans for basically accepting what has mostly been garbage for eons.
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Re: Josh Whitman: Open Letter
« Reply #31 on: March 12, 2021, 07:40:41 PM »
I don’t think Illinois fans have been complacent. The fans have voted with their wallets (not coming to watch bad teams) and the donors have ponied up to level the facility playing field. Have you seen the new Ubben practice facility that’s on the way?
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Re: Josh Whitman: Open Letter
« Reply #32 on: March 12, 2021, 07:42:33 PM »
Quote from: Custard on March 12, 2021, 07:40:41 PM
I don’t think Illinois fans have been complacent. The fans have voted with their wallets (not coming to watch bad teams) and the donors have ponied up to level the facility playing field. Have you seen the new Ubben practice facility that’s on the way?

I haven't. But it seems that when Illinois builds something nice, the big boys just build.something nicer and the catch up cycle starts again.
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Re: Josh Whitman: Open Letter
« Reply #33 on: March 12, 2021, 07:52:31 PM »
Quote from: Custard on March 12, 2021, 07:26:33 PM
Why is that? One put his own name on what happened and the others cited an anonymous source. Whitman clearly alluded to caveats in the letter he wrote. The caveats were touched upon very briefly by the journalists. I think that’s kind of important.
Because Whitman wrote a fairly long letter that left out facts that, if true, would have made him look really good, instead choosing to go balls-deep on pseudo-moral outrage.

It's a tell that he probably doesn't actually have the facts that make him look really good.
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Re: Josh Whitman: Open Letter
« Reply #34 on: March 12, 2021, 07:59:02 PM »
Not really true. We didn’t even really try until the SFC renovation. Guenther (somewhat understandably) flat out hated the modern era of collegiate sports and basically refused to participate in the facilities arms race. We were 20 years behind the curve when Thomas took over. The AH renovation is certainly a contentious topic, but I personally am glad they kept a perfectly usable landmark and made it into a modern facility.

By the time Ubben is done we will have very high level facilities everywhere but MS but we have a long long way to go before we can even fill it let alone need anything better or bigger.

I’m not looking to argue with you but you kinda seem resigned to Illinois forever being ECI U but that’s kind of denying reality at this juncture.
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Re: Josh Whitman: Open Letter
« Reply #35 on: March 12, 2021, 08:02:21 PM »
Quote from: illinicalvin on March 12, 2021, 07:52:31 PM
Because Whitman wrote a fairly long letter that left out facts that, if true, would have made him look really good, instead choosing to go balls-deep on pseudo-moral outrage.

It's a tell that he probably doesn't actually have the facts that make him look really good.

I get what you’re saying but I tend to believe that there were things he couldn’t disclose in the letter. IMO he tip toed around them more so out of procedural caution than a lack of facts.
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Re: Josh Whitman: Open Letter
« Reply #36 on: March 12, 2021, 10:29:21 PM »
Quote from: Custard on March 12, 2021, 08:02:21 PM
I tend to believe that there were things he couldn’t disclose in the letter.
Projection can be so self-affirming.
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Re: Josh Whitman: Open Letter
« Reply #37 on: March 12, 2021, 10:30:32 PM »
Quote from: fucking on March 12, 2021, 03:44:45 PM
Because you live on planet Loonball.

yeah sports news from the trib has been definitely known for its integrity lately
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Re: Josh Whitman: Open Letter
« Reply #38 on: March 12, 2021, 11:27:55 PM »
Quote from: fucking on March 12, 2021, 10:29:21 PM
Projection can be so self-affirming.

You’re the only one here that can formally ask the questions.  Give it a shot.
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Re: Josh Whitman: Open Letter
« Reply #39 on: March 12, 2021, 11:48:05 PM »
Quote from: Custard on March 12, 2021, 07:59:02 PM
Not really true. We didn’t even really try until the SFC renovation. Guenther (somewhat understandably) flat out hated the modern era of collegiate sports and basically refused to participate in the facilities arms race. We were 20 years behind the curve when Thomas took over. The AH renovation is certainly a contentious topic, but I personally am glad they kept a perfectly usable landmark and made it into a modern facility.

By the time Ubben is done we will have very high level facilities everywhere but MS but we have a long long way to go before we can even fill it let alone need anything better or bigger.

I’m not looking to argue with you but you kinda seem resigned to Illinois forever being ECI U but that’s kind of denying reality at this juncture.

Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it seems very appropriate right here. Would be glad to be proven wrong, but 40 years of history says otherwise.
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Re: Josh Whitman: Open Letter
« Reply #40 on: March 12, 2021, 11:48:51 PM »
It kinda looks like Whitman learned from history.
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Re: Josh Whitman: Open Letter
« Reply #41 on: March 13, 2021, 07:15:06 AM »
Quote from: Custard on March 12, 2021, 11:48:51 PM
It kinda looks like Whitman learned from history.

We shall see.
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Re: Josh Whitman: Open Letter
« Reply #42 on: March 14, 2021, 11:00:21 PM »
Underwood giving Division III Guenther Lite a ton of credit for the basketball turnaround. 
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Re: Josh Whitman: Open Letter
« Reply #43 on: March 14, 2021, 11:06:47 PM »
Same here.

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Re: Josh Whitman: Open Letter
« Reply #44 on: March 14, 2021, 11:39:21 PM »
One guy just captured the BTT title and the third one seed with a team almost every national analyst has picked to go to the title game.

The other guy was desperately trying to save his job after getting pummeled by a team in their practice jerseys that had just survived a life threatening airplane incident.

But other than that, very similar situations.
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