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General Category => Fighting Illini Basketball Forum => Topic started by: SlatsGrobnik on March 02, 2020, 01:18:47 PM

Title: Underwood Extended
Post by: SlatsGrobnik on March 02, 2020, 01:18:47 PM: Three year extension, modest salary increases, retains all assistants through 2022 with nice raises.

https://247sports.com/college/illinois/Article/Illinois-basketball-coach-Brad-Underwood-contract-extension-Orlando-Antigua-Adam-Fletcher-Chin-Coleman-Stephen-Gentry-144504455/

I really wish we still had the old board to watch the reactions.
Title: Re: Underwood Extended
Post by: wonky73 on March 02, 2020, 01:27:26 PM: Slick Joshy sure does like giving away other peoples money.
Title: Re: Underwood Extended
Post by: ILLove1997 on March 02, 2020, 01:28:00 PM: I thought Antigua was in trouble, but good news, we need some freakin stability in this program, and I hope Underwood keeps the recruiting going well
Title: Re: Underwood Extended
Post by: ThePAMan on March 02, 2020, 02:05:55 PM: Quote from: wonky73 on March 02, 2020, 01:27:26 PM
Slick Joshy sure does like giving away other peoples money.

Not that I would have necessarily extended him now, but who else's money is any AD supposed to "give away?"
Title: Re: Underwood Extended
Post by: ThePAMan on March 02, 2020, 02:06:52 PM: Quote from: ILLove1997 on March 02, 2020, 01:28:00 PM
I thought Antigua was in trouble, but good news, we need some freakin stability in this program, and I hope Underwood keeps the recruiting going well

Where is BReal when you need him? Probably eating cheese and watching Packer highlights.
Title: Re: Underwood Extended
Post by: Miniditka on March 02, 2020, 04:09:34 PM: Quote from: ILLove1997 on March 02, 2020, 01:28:00 PM
I thought Antigua was in trouble, but good news, we need some freakin stability in this program, and I hope Underwood keeps the recruiting going well
Yeah, I was pretty much as happy to see Antigua got extended as Underwood. BU likes it here and I don’t think he was a big risk to jump. With all the rumors about Antigua, I thought he might be gone. Such a relief.
Title: Re: Underwood Extended
Post by: Lkdog on March 02, 2020, 05:54:27 PM: Good moves. Quite a turnaround this year, he has buy in, and recruiting going well.
A tourney appearance with a win or two and we will be on right track.
Title: Re: Underwood Extended
Post by: frankiew on March 02, 2020, 07:00:07 PM: Good move
Title: Re: Underwood Extended
Post by: illinicalvin on March 02, 2020, 07:47:23 PM: I don't really like the timing or the length of it, but modest increases probably aren't going to harm anything.
Title: Re: Underwood Extended
Post by: Custard on March 02, 2020, 09:28:33 PM: Quote from: illinicalvin on March 02, 2020, 07:47:23 PM
I don't really like the timing or the length of it, but modest increases probably aren't going to harm anything.

Kinda feel the same way. Like it was kind of out of nowhere and extremely aggressive.

On second thought pulling the trigger now that we’ve solidified an NCAA bid and recruiting is going well it probably makes sense.

If he hadn’t been extended and the team stumbles at the end of the season here or has a disappointing tourney showing it kind of muddies the water a little bit.
Title: Re: Underwood Extended
Post by: Miles Leonard on March 04, 2020, 10:57:37 AM: Let’s check in on Chicagofan’s reaction

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Title: Re: Underwood Extended
Post by: Miniditka on March 09, 2020, 03:07:15 PM: Can we get a show of hands for people who would take Dave Leitao over Underwood?
Title: Re: Underwood Extended
Post by: Custard on March 09, 2020, 09:20:48 PM: Quote from: Miniditka on March 09, 2020, 03:07:15 PM
Can we get a show of hands for people who would take Dave Leitao over Underwood?

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Title: Re: Underwood Extended
Post by: Judge Judy on March 09, 2020, 09:45:56 PM: How much more can you extend him? He’s already such a “BIG DICK GUY!”