Open Thread (12/15/2009)

Posted December 15th, 2009 at 07:22 AM by IlliniPundit
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009.

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On December 15th, 2009 at 08:22 PM, illinipunditposter said:

Ron Zook, the alleged great recutier, according to rivals.com has a recruiting class ranked 59th nationally and 8th in the Big Ten.

Replacing the 'k' in Zook's surname with a 'b' and rearranging the letters gives you 'bozo'

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On December 15th, 2009 at 08:47 PM, Jay (not verified) said:

Actually, Zook is a great recruiter. The problem is, he can't coach. Now that he has demonstrated that after five years, he has nothing left to sell. When he began, he could blame the team's record on Ron Turner's recruits. Now he is out of excuses. Also, look what he did to Arelius Been. He turned an All American into a 2nd or 3rd round draft choice. What blue-chip player would want to put his career in Zook's hands now?

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On December 15th, 2009 at 09:57 PM, IlliniPundit said:

I'd much rather give Zook another year, especially with the new coordinators, than allow Ron Guenther, one year from retirement, to hire another football coach.

RG kicked the can down the road.  Doing so risks much less, long term, than allowing the fabled "one man search committee" and "best AD in America" to saddle his successor with a new coach.

On December 15th, 2009 at 11:27 PM, pattsi said:

This situation along with Unit 4 are some of the best arguments against extending contracts an unnecessary amount of time, especially expensive contracts.  :-)

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