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2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD

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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #195 on: April 06, 2023, 08:27:08 AM »
Quote from: Tempo34 on April 06, 2023, 08:23:44 AM
Depends on how much heat he’s feeling. He could decide to bail before he’s pushed out. But if it hasn’t happened by now, don’t see it happening until this time next year at the earliest.

Perfect example is Shaka Smart. He knew his days were numbered and took the step down.
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"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly recalled to The Times. Kelly said he would usually quash the conversation by saying "nothing (Hitler) did, you could argue, was good," but that Trump would occasionally bring up the topic again.
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #196 on: April 06, 2023, 08:59:36 AM »
Quote from: Tempo34 on April 06, 2023, 08:27:08 AM
Perfect example is Shaka Smart. He knew his days were numbered and took the step down.

I could be remembering wrong, but it feels like Shaka's firing was more imminent at Texas than Brad's currently.

I don't see Brad taking a step down voluntarily at this stage. 
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #197 on: April 06, 2023, 09:26:08 AM »
Quote from: Jobu on April 06, 2023, 08:59:36 AM
I could be remembering wrong, but it feels like Shaka's firing was more imminent at Texas than Brad's currently.

I don't see Brad taking a step down voluntarily at this stage.

How the fck Illinois boosters gave him the 7th highest salary in country out of 358 schools is mind boggling.
He is definitely at a crossroads in next two years. If we miss the tourney both years he is definitely gone.
If he makes it one of years and he takes his annual shit in NCAA's he could be gone on his own to graze in a lower level job in the Big Sky or WAC
where they probably will enjoy his antics.

Makes it both years and makes a S16 or EE the DimWhit will make boosters give him a $10 million contract.
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #198 on: April 06, 2023, 09:30:35 AM »
Quote from: Lkdog on April 06, 2023, 09:26:08 AM
How the fck Illinois boosters gave him the 7th highest salary in country out of 358 schools is mind boggling.
He is definitely at a crossroads in next two years. If we miss the tourney both years he is definitely gone.
If he makes it one of years and he takes his annual shit in NCAA's he could be gone on his own to graze in a lower level job in the Big Sky or WAC
where they probably will enjoy his antics.

Makes it both years and makes a S16 or EE the DimWhit will make boosters give him a $10 million contract.

My guess is they finally got a coach worth something, so they decided to finally start ponying up. When did he hit 7 mil? Was it around the time we were a 1 seed?
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #199 on: April 06, 2023, 09:35:25 AM »
Quote from: Tempo34 on April 06, 2023, 09:30:35 AM
My guess is they finally got a coach worth something, so they decided to finally start ponying up. When did he hit 7 mil? Was it around the time we were a 1 seed?

This list has him at 8th making $4.6MM.

https://frontofficesports.com/highest-paid-mens-college-basketball-coaches/

Beard only making $3.25MM now after beating up his girlfriend.

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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #200 on: April 06, 2023, 10:09:23 AM »
Yeah. I was trying to multitask there. He’s not making 7 mil. My oversight.
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #201 on: April 06, 2023, 10:10:19 AM »
Guess i got confused with “7th highest”
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"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly recalled to The Times. Kelly said he would usually quash the conversation by saying "nothing (Hitler) did, you could argue, was good," but that Trump would occasionally bring up the topic again.
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #202 on: April 06, 2023, 11:01:06 AM »
Lol
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #203 on: April 06, 2023, 02:33:19 PM »
Quote from: Tempo34 on April 06, 2023, 10:10:19 AM
Guess i got confused with “7th highest”

Hell, he likely may have perks and other shit which add up well beyond the salary.

All power to him. Hope he can get back on trajectory we were on.
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #204 on: April 06, 2023, 02:51:13 PM »
I miss the Weber and Groce days.

Hopefully you guys can acknowledge that it's kind of funny to say with disdain "if Underwood meets the expectations I set for him our AD (DimWhit) will probably give him a raise and extension".
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #205 on: April 06, 2023, 02:56:41 PM »
Quote from: Tempo34 on April 06, 2023, 08:27:08 AM
Perfect example is Shaka Smart. He knew his days were numbered and took the step down.

Shaka was considered a clear upgrade that we badly wanted post-Weber, and then was mediocre as hell at Texas.  He was getting about post-Dee Weber level results there.

He's a good example of the risk of moving on from someone - even the guys you're totally sure on and want badly are crapshoots.
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #206 on: April 06, 2023, 03:04:36 PM »
Quote from: spark mandrill on April 06, 2023, 02:51:13 PM
I miss the Weber and Groce days.

Hopefully you guys can acknowledge that it's kind of funny to say with disdain "if Underwood meets the expectations I set for him our AD (DimWhit) will probably give him a raise and extension".

You are his number one fan, for sure.

My expectations are a guy who doesn't act completely unhinged, becomes a much better game coach, and builds a culture that players buy into most nights with 40 minutes of effort. Would be nice to make a S16 again in our lifetime.
Maybe you are happy with less.

I do not think my expectations are unrealistic. Yes, he is overpaid IMO for what he has done.
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #207 on: April 06, 2023, 03:10:20 PM »
Quote from: Lkdog on April 06, 2023, 03:04:36 PM
You are his number one fan, for sure.

My expectations are a guy who doesn't act completely unhinged, becomes a much better game coach, and builds a culture that players buy into most nights with 40 minutes of effort. Would be nice to make a S16 again in our lifetime.
Maybe you are happy with less.

I do not think my expectations are unrealistic. Yes, he is overpaid IMO for what he has done.

Nope, you've just completely lost any sense of objectivity here.  You obviously don't like the guy.  I've stated a number of times that I don't have particularly strong feelings about Underwood, other than that he took over a totally irrelevant program and has made us nationally relevant and a consistent tournament team - and I think it's silly to be so negative about a guy who's done that.  If we go back to being a totally irrelevant program who maybe makes the tournament every other year, I'll be on board with moving on from him.  That has not happened.  Would you be happier right now with Underwood if he hadn't hit the portal hard last year and we were just bad/rebuilding this season and not close to the tournament?  That wouldn't have been preferable to me personally, but maybe you view it differently.

You state that your expectations are to make the Sweet 16.  You also mock our AD (DimWhit) for the possibility of a raise and extension if Underwood both meets that expectation, and even wins and goes a round further.  I thought you'd at least see how silly that is, how clear it is that the guy can't win with you - you're already, pre-emptively moving the goalposts because there's a chance he'd maybe meet your expectations.  I was wrong, you're too far down the hUlKa!1! rabbit hole.  My mistake.
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #208 on: April 06, 2023, 03:28:52 PM »
Quote from: spark mandrill on April 06, 2023, 03:10:20 PM
Nope, you've just completely lost any sense of objectivity here.  You obviously don't like the guy.  I've stated a number of times that I don't have particularly strong feelings about Underwood, other than that he took over a totally irrelevant program and has made us nationally relevant and a consistent tournament team - and I think it's silly to be so negative about a guy who's done that.  If we go back to being a totally irrelevant program who maybe makes the tournament every other year, I'll be on board with moving on from him.  That has not happened.

You state that your expectations are to make the Sweet 16.  You also mock our AD (DimWhit) for the possibility of a raise and extension if Underwood both meets that expectation, and even wins and goes a round further.  I thought you'd at least see how silly that is, how clear it is that the guy can't win with you - you're already, pre-emptively moving the goalposts because there's a chance he'd maybe meet your expectations.  I was wrong, you're too far down the hUlKa!1! rabbit hole.  My mistake.

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