Bielema Extended By Illinois - Will Be Around For Add’l 6 Years

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Not sure I agree with the thread title. Would bet money he is not the coach in May 2031
 



howeda7 said:
Why's that?
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Because there are like 7 coaches in all of FBS with 12+ years at their current school
Brett beilema already has 4
6 more puts him at 10

Just the way the world is it is more likely than not that any coach won’t go 10 years at one school these days.

Last time he was in the same system for 10 years it was 3rd-12th grade
 


Some guy said:
Because there are like 7 coaches in all of FBS with 12+ years at their current school
Brett beilema already has 4
6 more puts him at 10

Just the way the world is it is more likely than not that any coach won’t go 10 years at one school these days.

Last time he was in the same system for 10 years it was 3rd-12th grade
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Fair. In case of Random Coach A I'd agree.

But Bert is 55. He already flopped in a "bigger" job. So he's unlikely to move on to greener pastures. And Illinois has also had enough bad years that they're likely to fire him at this point unless it really turns hard.

So unless he retires before age 62 or Ozempic turns out to be lethal, I think he's likely to still be there.
 

howeda7 said:
Fair. In case of Random Coach A I'd agree.

But Bert is 55. He already flopped in a "bigger" job. So he's unlikely to move on to greener pastures. And Illinois has also had enough bad years that they're likely to fire him at this point unless it really turns hard.

So unless he retires before age 62 or Ozempic turns out to be lethal, I think he's likely to still be there.
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What if Iowa comes calling?
 

howeda7 said:
Fair. In case of Random Coach A I'd agree.

But Bert is 55. He already flopped in a "bigger" job. So he's unlikely to move on to greener pastures. And Illinois has also had enough bad years that they're likely to fire him at this point unless it really turns hard.

So unless he retires before age 62 or Ozempic turns out to be lethal, I think he's likely to still be there.
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He’s probably a candidate for the Iowa job
He probably is a candidate for some others as well:
He’s already shown to be a mover


I am sure some big ten coaches will be the same in 2031, but individually I am not sure any would surprise me leaving nor would I bet on them being there
 

I hope he doesn't go to Iowa and another conference snatches him up. Arkansas was a tough job.
 



GopherGold01 said:
I hope he doesn't go to Iowa and another conference snatches him up. Arkansas was a tough job.
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I don’t care if he goes to Iowa. He’s done a nice job at Illinois so far, but I still think he’s a bit overrated. If he can put together a sustainable product at Illinois he could win me over.
 

Big Ten suits him well. He's comfortable, and has Illinois trending somewhat upward. I would think there's not a lot of pressure on him there as long as his record is above average.
 


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