illinois state

[InWuWeTrust]

when will jank learn to schedule some decent competition in the non-conference? totally not ready for the valley. looks like hes going from "padding the wins to move up to a better school" to fighting to keep his job.

[newshock1234]

he'll prolly get 1 more year, but if he has another year like this year, they will prolly get rid of him.

[Aargh]

I think he's got a few years. Valley teams can't afford to fire coaches, so they have to wait until there's nothing left on the contract to get rid of a coach.

That has a negative impact on recruiting.

[Shocker85]

I think he's got a few years. Valley teams can't afford to fire coaches, so they have to wait until there's nothing left on the contract to get rid of a coach.

That has a negative impact on recruiting.

The question is, "Can they afford to NOT fire him?" That program has some decent tradition and with enrollment ~20,800 they should be able to afford it.

Jank is embarrassing their program.

--85.

[Speed]

After WSU's victory, Marshall described the win something close to a 20 pt win on the road against a well-coached team.

[WstateU]

After WSU's victory, Marshall described the win something close to a 20 pt win on the road against a well-coached team.

What would you expect him to say? "I feel great, we just completed a 20 pt win over a poorly coached team."

[ShockTalk]

I think he's got one more year. He's got an odd roster right now. It's a young team, ....yet it isn't. The 3 players who see the most PT are sophmores averaging over 23 mpg each and accounting for 3 of the top 4 scorers. On the other hand, he'll lose 4 seniors of which only 1 is a top scorer, but all see significant minutes averaging 19 mpg a piece. He also has no juniors. So, yes they are young with quality, but also losing a lot of experience and possibly leadership.

If their play doesn't improve, they may have only 3 wins remaining. With last year's underperformance, that should put him on a very short rope.

[vbird53]

I think he's got one more year. He's got an odd roster right now. It's a young team, ....yet it isn't. The 3 players who see the most PT are sophmores averaging over 23 mpg each and accounting for 3 of the top 4 scorers. On the other hand, he'll lose 4 seniors of which only 1 is a top scorer, but all see significant minutes averaging 19 mpg a piece. He also has no juniors. So, yes they are young with quality, but also losing a lot of experience and possibly leadership.

If their play doesn't improve, they may have only 3 wins remaining. With last year's underperformance, that should put him on a very short rope.

I'm with you.

My thoughts are that Barry Hinson got fired for less at SWOMO.

[wusphlash]

Hired by Dr. Sheahon Zenger in 2007 probably due to Kansas State connections. Takes over Porter Moser's recruits and underachieves. 2011, Dr. Zenger gone to Kansas. Not looking good.

[shoxlax]

Another question:

Does Les get a pass this year due to his team's injuries or is he gone?

[wusphlash]

Another question:

Does Les get a pass this year due to his team's injuries or is he gone?

I think he gets a pass because of the injuries and his legacy of being a fan favorite as a player. The state of Illinois is 3-18 in the Valley.