[Husker] Weber out at Illinois

Fri Mar 9 13:45:11 CST 2012

If you read what Doc said after yesterday's game - he firmly believes he is going nowhere.  He says he turned down 3 offers and was signed to an extension.  After reading what he said - I would be surprised if he was fired, but he did leave the door open as a chance - because of how this season really went bad.  

Steve Kauf 
A Husker fan deep in SEC Country - Northwest Louisiana 

Not the Victory but the Action 
Not the Goal but the Game 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Cornelius <sscornelius at gmail.com>
To: Husker List <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Fri, Mar 9, 2012 12:54 pm
Subject: Re: [Husker] Weber out at Illinois

I look at the Nebraska BB job as a stepping-stone type of position where we
an attract a top assistant or a head coach at a mid-major school. I have
o problem with that type of coach looking to come to Lincoln, build a
uality, competitive program and then leave after 3-5 years for another
ead coaching position at a "top BB school." It's much different from the
B position where we want someone who will come in, maintain a high quality
rogram and stay as long as he (and the administration...and the fans)
ants.
[Someone asked me off-list what my definition of "basketball success" would
e. I want the program to be competitive in the Big 10, advance to the
emi-finals or finals of the Big 10 tournament on a regular basis (winning
t every so often), make the NCAA tournament on a regular basis and advance
o the Sweet Sixteen every so often. I'm not expecting Nebraska to become a
ational basketball power -- although I would not object to it. I simply
ant us to be competitive and hold our own with anyone.]
Hopefully the head BB coaching position at Nebraska will become a
ought-after position in a few years.
--
teve Cornelius

n Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Shawn Sherlock <shawnsherlock at sbcglobal.net
 wrote:
> The "they" is Illinios.  They are a program that have achieved a certain
 level of success over the years that not only includes just consistantly
 making it to the NCAA tourny, five Final Four apperances, and reaching the
 championship game as recently as 2005.  The next level they are looking is
 completely different than the next level we are looking for.  Their
 coaching search needs to be handled much more similarly to how the
 blue-bloods find a coach (UNC, KU, Duke, etc).  Based on their past and
 proximaty to some very furtile recuirting areas, Illinios should not be a
 stepping stone job.  But since they like to hire as if they are (Weber from
 SIU, Self from Tulsa) they are going get some real winners that move on to
 the blue-bloods and some that are just better at smaller schools.

 We are looking looking for someone that can get us to what should be an
 easier next level, which is regular tournament appearances.

 At this point of where the program is, personally I think we need a
 recruiter that can kind of coach as opposed to a coach that can kind of
 recruit.  It would have been nice to see what Doc could have done had he
 been able to land a top flight recruiter as an assistant coach.

 Just my thoughts, but basketball is a sport that a program can be turned
 around pretty quick considering (a) how one or two players can actually
 change a team, (b) that freshman are much more seasoned now and can
 actually contribute day one, and (c) the number of overall quaility players
 available combined with scholarship limits of 13 (at 5 new scholarships a
 year per team would spread the top 150 players over 30 different schools).
 Get a recruiter to land just one or two solid recruits each year and the
 program will automatically become more competetive.
   ------------------------------
 *From:* Matt <matthew.a.phillips at gmail.com>
 *To:* Shawn Sherlock <shawnsherlock at sbcglobal.net>
 *Cc:* Steve Cornelius <sscornelius at gmail.com>; Husker List <
 husker at tssi.com>
 *Sent:* Fri, March 9, 2012 9:47:14 AM
 *Subject:* Re: [Husker] Weber out at Illinois

 Shawn - on your last point, does your  'They' refer to Illinois or
 Nebraska?

 I would fall out of my chair if we got that Smart dude... did you guys see
 that video clip of him running some sort of 'effort' drill with his team
 last year. It was fantastic!

 ~ sent via mobile phone ~
 On Mar 9, 2012 9:35 AM, "Shawn Sherlock" <shawnsherlock at sbcglobal.net>
 wrote:

> They are going to be very tough to compete with for a coach if were both
> going after an up and comer.   Considering they actually have a somewhat
> passionate BB fan base already and the success that Bill Self had there
> with the teams he put together (probably would have won the NCAA Tourny the
> year he left).
>
> They really should be going after bigger name guys to get where they want
> to go. Poach a successful coach from a lower BCS school rather than one
> from the smaller schools.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 9, 2012, at 8:53 AM, Steve Cornelius <sscornelius at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Illinois basketball coach Bruce Weber has reportedly been let go. A
> press
> > conference will be held later today.
> >
> > The only reason I bring this up is that the Chicago media has
> speculated on
> > several replacements and some of these candidates have also been rumored
> > for the Nebraska position should Doc Sadler be let go. One of the
> > "candidates" on both "lists" is VCU coach Shaka Smart.
> >
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