Illinois fires Tim Beckman one week before season

buckeyes

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is why Tim Beckman was fired. <a href="http://t.co/tZV2lVEvPE">pic.twitter.com/tZV2lVEvPE</a></p>&mdash; Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) <a href="

https://twitter.com/BryanDFischer/status/637330040758272000

28, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Tortuga

Looks like he didn't see it coming:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">One Week!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OSKEE15?src=hash">#OSKEE15</a>; <a href="http://t.co/qbE58N5OfX">pic.twitter.com/qbE58N5OfX</a></p>&mdash; Tim Beckman (@coachbeckman) <a href="

https://twitter.com/coachbeckman/status/637317588285042688

28, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Jake T.

OC Bill Cubit named head coach. Was WMU HC for a while.

kane

If anyone here is close to the Illinois program, I wonder how much this will affect the team, like Jake said, Cubit has head coaching experience, but this close to the start of the season, I wonder what effect, if any, this has on the team

lakemonster

Beckman was an absolute trainwreck at Illinois. They are in better hands with Interim Coach Cubit as HC.

Ronbets

kane wrote: »

If anyone here is close to the Illinois program, I wonder how much this will affect the team, like Jake said, Cubit has head coaching experience, but this close to the start of the season, I wonder what effect, if any, this has on the team

Kane, I heard an interview on a CBS radio feed this afternoon from a guy that covers the Illini. He wasn't expecting much of a difference. Stressed that the team is sub par in talent with the rest of the league. A slight possiblity to be atleast bowl eligible.

TommyL

Couldn't have happened to a better guy. Good riddance. Plus, Illinois should be able to do better than him.