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Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini
He took Illinois to the final 4 his first year and was eventually fired because he sucked.
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He's not the best coach in college basketball for sure. Frankly, I don't give a hill of beans about that. I'm specifically talking about the AD at KSU. He's doing a fantastic job in a place that historically has been very difficult to win at in most sports. It's not even just the winning they're doing across the board, it's the $$ he's bringing in as well. Their donations have skyrocketed and attendance in almost all of their sports are going up.
Even if Weber tanks, Currie still got a coach in there that GOT THEM A TITLE in basketball, something they haven't had since 1977. There is no way to spin that except in a positive light IMO. So regardless of what people's opinion is about Weber, it doesn't change the fact that Currie found the right guy to replace Martin because that guy won a share of the title, something none of their other AD's the last 30 years could find a way to do. It's not like Currie is going to let him stay there long enough to cripple the program if things go south.