Guenther: No change at top
Illinois athletic director Ron Guenther just held a brief press conference at halftime. Here's what he had to say:
"The question that has come up and continues to come up is and continues to come up: Is there a change in Champaign? The reason the BTN (Big Ten Network) got it is because Glen Mason and I are going to have dinner next week. I said, 'Let's put one thing to rest. There will be some changes, but there won't be a change on the top.' There's a great deal of frustration, obviously, with the program at the moment. That's all I've got to say."
Guenther said the program will continue to be evaluated.
"I think it was really unfair to start jumping, at the end of the fifth year, on the guy. That's what I wanted to put aside. We're going to sit down and evaluate certainly. But there is no decision at the top."
Seriously!!! Five years is not enough to recognize things are going nowhere! Good programs do not let coaches continue to bury their program. I never had an opinion on RG before even though I was not in favor of hiring Zook. Now, I agree with the masses on the message boards... Guenther needs to go too.
It was nice to see the boys did not quit. It is disappointing seeing good players never grow.
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