Underwood to Illinois?

[awd4cy]

Oklahoma State is probably going to be really bad next year. I assume Evans leaves now.

 

[CloneinWDSM]

Please hire Gottlieb

Please hire Gottlieb

Please hire Gottlieb

Please hire Gottlieb

 

[CycloneErik]

1 mil to 3.5 mil doesn't sound too lateral to me.

I could pretend that a 350% raise is a character issue, but it's just being smart.

 

[stormchaser2014]

Just spoke with an Oklahoma State official and was told Brad Underwood flew back with the team after the Michigan game Friday, landing at 8 pm CT. There was no indication he was leaving. School official was stunned and learned about his hiring at Illinois via twitter.

Andy Katz, ESPN Senior Writer

 

[Spam]

The only thing that could make this worse for Okie State...the NCAA discovers multiple serious violations by Underwood while at OSU...and OSU is punished!

 

[alarson]

Just spoke with an Oklahoma State official and was told Brad Underwood flew back with the team after the Michigan game Friday, landing at 8 pm CT. There was no indication he was leaving. School official was stunned and learned about his hiring at Illinois via twitter.

Andy Katz, ESPN Senior Writer

Ouch

 

[jkclone]

Just spoke with an Oklahoma State official and was told Brad Underwood flew back with the team after the Michigan game Friday, landing at 8 pm CT. There was no indication he was leaving. School official was stunned and learned about his hiring at Illinois via twitter.

Andy Katz, ESPN Senior Writer

WOW! **** move.

 

[baagoe]

Just spoke with an Oklahoma State official and was told Brad Underwood flew back with the team after the Michigan game Friday, landing at 8 pm CT. There was no indication he was leaving. School official was stunned and learned about his hiring at Illinois via twitter.

Andy Katz, ESPN Senior Writer

That's messed up.

 

[stormchaser2014]

Do some people just look at the basketball forum and not the homepage/most recent threads?

 

[Spam]

I could pretend that a 350% raise is a character issue, but it's just being smart.

You'd think though that a man of character would atleast talk to his current boss in this situation, and give the current employer a chance to upgrade the contract.

 

[BBHMagic]

Just spoke with an Oklahoma State official and was told Brad Underwood flew back with the team after the Michigan game Friday, landing at 8 pm CT. There was no indication he was leaving. School official was stunned and learned about his hiring at Illinois via twitter.

Andy Katz, ESPN Senior Writer

What a sleezeball. I'm not even an Okie State fan and that pisses me off.

 

[CycloneWanderer]

Good luck in Illinois! He's gonna need it.

 

[CloneinWDSM]

Sounds like the AD and him at a rocky relationship.

 

[IASTATE07]

I don't think it's crazy at all. I think he could probably do better than OSU if he wanted, but going to OSU would allow him to continue coaching against teams he is familiar with and continue to recruit Texas where he has done a great job of recruiting.

I didn't say it was crazy, but you didn't answer my question. Seems pretty rare that someone would leave a head coaching position for another one within the conference. Tubby Smith comes to mind 20 years ago leaving Georgia for a blue blood.

 

[CycloneErik]

You'd think though that a man of character would atleast talk to his current boss in this situation, and give the current employer a chance to upgrade the contract.

Maybe they talked previously?
I really don't see a moral obligation to talk to an employer about my discussions with another employer. That's just begging for trouble more than anything else.

It doesn't look great to a bunch of people, but it's probably the best way to handle it from a personal and professional standpoint.

 

[cyfamily]

Wow.....pretty low. Glad we have Coach Prohm....character counts!

 

[BigJCy]

 

[Cyched]

And...there it is.

 

[LLCoolCY]

1 mil to 3.5 mil doesn't sound too lateral to me.

We also don't know how his relationship with the AD or fanbase were going. Having been there only a year he probably didn't feel he was truly rooted there either.

Add in a watered down big 10. Illinois is a recruiting hot bed. Groce had the number 1 recruiting class coming in next year. We'll see if Underwood can keep them but there is potential there.

Really glad Jamie chose Prohm over Underwood 2 years ago. We'd have a chance to be blindsided just like OSU fans.

 

[Incyte]

I wanted Underwood over Prohm two years ago. That may have been a disaster.