Bill Cubit fired at Illinois

[scarletred]

First day on the job new Illinois AD fires the Head Football Coach.

 

[Husk10]

Saw a report that he did it within 30 minutes of arriving.

UI has pushed spring ball back to 3/11.

Players found out via Twitter.

Also fired the OC.

Crazy.

 

[planored]

New sherif in town, wow

 

[dinglefritz]

Saw a report that he did it within 30 minutes of arriving.

UI has pushed spring ball back to 3/11.

Players found out via Twitter.

Also fired the OC.

Crazy.

Wow.

 

[scarletred]

Realize he was an interim Head Coach but it doesn't give enough time for the new Head Coach to make up a staff plus put in spring drills...

How did we lose to this dumpster fire again last year.

 

[Truehuskerfan]

I know he didn't exactly impress in his one year, but this is not really a good time to be looking for a new coach. The new AD better be confident he can get somebody better.

 

[rrthusker]

Whitman is an alum and guess he may already have an idea where this is headed.

 

[scarletred]

Whitman is an alum and guess he may already have an idea where this is headed.

I quess you wouldn't fire the Head Football Coach the the first day on the job if you already know which direction you want to go.
It shouldn't take long to announce the New Head Coach then... We should hear something next week.

 

[litespeedhuskerfan]

When I read the headline, I honestly thought this was a basketball post. No idea who he was.

 

[newAD]

Whitman is an alum and guess he may already have an idea where this is headed.

He better, or his a$$ will be next. Not that I care, but wow.

 

[otismotis08]

5-7 just not good enough at Illinois

 

[Harry Caray]

Pelini to Illinois?

 

[anon_umk0ifu6vj6zi]

Pelini to Illinois?

I don't see how he has not taken any of these jobs. He is candidate 1a and in high demand.

 

[NebChicago]

Local Trib commenter said Whitman might have a relationship with Lane Kiffin. No idea if it has any teeth

 

[MITCH492]

Local Trib commenter said Whitman might have a relationship with Lane Kiffin. No idea if it has any teeth

Well that should liven up the B1G even more.

 

[phoenix4nu]

Local Trib commenter said Whitman might have a relationship with Lane Kiffin. No idea if it has any teeth

Well that would explain why Kiffin is getting divorced. .

 

[Nebraska Fan]

IMO Cubit did something way outside acceptable to be fired on the first day.

 

[Truehuskerfan]

IMO Cubit did something way outside acceptable to be fired on the first day.

I seriously doubt it. I think you're reading this wrong. It's seems highly improbable that the new AD walked in and had every intention of keeping Cubit and then suddenly Cubit did something that caused him to get fired. It seems clear the new AD had it in his mind to get rid of Cubit when he came in and he had already got Lovie Smith as his replacement. In other words, it wasn't anything Cubit did-it's what he already had(or in reality hadn't) done, and that is win enough.

 

[kaz36]

Pelini to Illinois?

I know it was a joke, but I had seen and heard people seriously suggest this. They fired their prior coach for abusing players. Do these people really think that they would hire a nut job like Pelini who could go Woody Hayes at any moment? Bobots are a funny breed.