Shaka Smart turns down Illinois

[GOMU85]

Lets hope they don't come after Buzz!!

http://espn.go.com/chicago/ncb/story/_/id/7718478/vcu-coach-shaka-smart-reportedly-turns-illinois

[Skatastrophy]

Lets hope they don't come after Buzz!!

http://espn.go.com/chicago/ncb/story/_/id/7718478/vcu-coach-shaka-smart-reportedly-turns-illinois

I hope they do come after Buzz.

It's a lot like being married.  Even if you're not on the market it'll always put a smile on your face that there are willing buyers out there

[Warriors 79]

I am going to keep replying to any story that has relevance to the game Thursday and other issues like this in order to try to drive every other goof ball thread on the you know what down the page as far as possible....at least until I order lunch

[MUlegends]

Listening to B&B on the Score in Chicago and they mentioned that there is interest in the Ill. job from a white coach from one of the nation's top 10 teams that is "unhappy" with his AD. Sorry to quote "sources" but I found it a little interesting.

[MU B2002]

I think it's Coach K.

[GOMU85]

Listening to B&B on the Score in Chicago and they mentioned that there is interest in the Ill. job from a white coach from one of the nation's top 10 teams that is "unhappy" with his AD. Sorry to quote "sources" but I found it a little interesting.

I hope its not Buzz...it sounds like it is..

[RJax55]

I think it's Coach K.

No, it's Bo Ryan.

[MU B2002]

No, it's Bo Ryan.

Top 10 coach. 

[Bocephys]

Listening to B&B on the Score in Chicago and they mentioned that there is interest in the Ill. job from a white coach from one of the nation's top 10 teams that is "unhappy" with his AD. Sorry to quote "sources" but I found it a little interesting.

Since we were 11th in the most recent poll and only in the Sweet 16 as of yet, it can't be about Buzz.  Now if they had said this after our upcoming win over Florida...

[GOMU85]

Top 10 coach. 

LOL Bo Ryan isn't a top 10 coach

[Ellenson Guerrero]

B&B are rambling idiots. If Buzz wouldn't leave for OK then he certainly wouldn't leave for U of I, no matter what he thinks about Larry Williams.

[warriorchick]

Top 10 coach. 

We are 11th.   

[MU B2002]

We are 11th.   

Exactly

[GO_MU02]

Maybe they were thinking that Bill Self wanted to go back to Champaign.   

[Goose]

The Score talked about Buzz a ton yesterday. They definitely get a kick out of Buzz and could not get enough of his sound bites. I do not blame them for stoking the fire on Buzz story. They were talking about Drew leaving Baylor for IL as a possibility and I hope that does not happen. Of all possibilities I would hate to see Baylor job open up the most.

[MerrittsMustache]

Bill Self?  

Could it be Scott Drew? He has midwestern roots. Admittedly, I have no idea about his relationship with Baylor's AD, but wasn't Baylor involved in some of the hold-ups in conference realignment?

[Lennys Tap]

B&B are rambling idiots. If Buzz wouldn't leave for OK then he certainly wouldn't leave for U of I, no matter what he thinks about Larry Williams.

Last spring, Buzz wouldn't have left for Oklahoma, Illinois or anywhere else. The people he was working for are gone. I hope he's still happy but there are sure a ton of rumors out there - again, I hope they're totally unfounded.

[buckchuckler]

B&B are rambling idiots. If Buzz wouldn't leave for OK then he certainly wouldn't leave for U of I, no matter what he thinks about Larry Williams.

+1000000000000.  B&B are complete morons.

[madtownwarrior]

Someone on IL board said Sean Miller (not top 10 ranked but a big-time school)...


somebody also posted "Buzz has said(according to David Kaplan of WGN) that he would accept the Illini job if offered.

Then again....all of it may be BS."

[jficke13]

Someone on IL board said Sean Miller (not top 10 ranked but a big-time school)...


somebody also posted "Buzz has said(according to David Kaplan of WGN) that he would accept the Illini job if offered.

Then again....all of it may be BS."

I just don't believe he would say that to anyone except *maybe* to his wife. I call B.S. on David Kaplan of WGN

[MarquetteFan94]

This stuff is so ridiculous.

Can we not just enjoy the week leading up to a frickin Sweet 16 game?!

[MerrittsMustache]

Someone on IL board said Sean Miller (not top 10 ranked but a big-time school)...


somebody also posted "Buzz has said(according to David Kaplan of WGN) that he would accept the Illini job if offered.

Then again....all of it may be BS."

Kaplan is perhaps best known in Chicago sports circles as being someone who guesses what will happen and then brags about it on the rare occasion he gets it right.

[LAZER]

I can't imagine being upset with the AD would make Buzz want to look for new jobs and pick up his family and move.  Unless that relationship is really, really ugly.

[Windyplayer]

Someone on IL board said Sean Miller (not top 10 ranked but a big-time school)...


somebody also posted "Buzz has said(according to David Kaplan of WGN) that he would accept the Illini job if offered.

Then again....all of it may be BS."

Double hearsay. Fun.

[cheebs09]

Wasn't half the Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M media reporting the same thing last year? I remember how the media was reporting Buzz was telling people he would take certain jobs, and then when they showed interest, Buzz always stayed with Marquette.