It has to be in the works. Pollard extended McDermott and was going go extend Chizik after lesser results.
Probably all about money...and respect. Rumor is Holder promised to give him a raise if he won, he did and there was no talk of more money. Probably felt slighted and $2.5 mil more is a big raise. Plus a lot more instate talentWow...that says a lot of Okie Lite. Is ILL even that much better or is this literally all about the benjamins?
It's insane how people seem to not understand how this works. Someone out there will pay Steve Prohm if we don't.
$3.5 million feels like a lot for a guy who had only moderate success (fifth-place in conference, zero postseason wins) with some pretty top-shelf talent left by the previous regime in Evans, Forte, and Carroll, and not much coming in on his first real recruiting class.
All the people wanting it to be incentive laden don't have a clue how the real world works. Coaches (and their agents) want guaranteed money, not a "well if you do well we'll double your base in incentives." Cripes, we're not hiring a damn sales consultant.
Not to make this political, but for every talking point against living wages, and allowing the market to determine salary expectations, here you go.
I am all for somebody getting themselves paid.
But "the market" is imperfect -- very likely better than anything else we can come up with to distribute resources, but it is not like nobody ever makes a mistake in a transaction.
My point -- I think UIUC might be overpaying here, if not rather severely.
That contract was what Illinois was willing to pay. The timing shows that this had been the coach they targeted when they decided to make the change.
Noticed where Prohm is a potential candidate at LSU. I have also heard that he said years ago that LSU was his "dream job". Jamie, lock him up now!!