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  • Illinois HC fired

    Tim Beckman's firing Friday was a long time coming. His antics might've been entertaining to some, but he was simply an embarrassment to the program.


    Given that we have two recent transfers from Illinois, does this portend additional transfer arrivals in the near future?


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    Q for NDSU lurkers - does this question / situation also somehow constitute "butthurt"?

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    Re: Illinois HC fired

    very odd timing to fire a coach a week before the season starts.

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      Re: Illinois HC fired

      Also wondering if our transfers will have some corroborating stories on abuse & why they transferred?

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        Re: Illinois HC fired

        Does lead to some interesting questions.

        Especially for Bryce Douglas. I believe the story from Champaigne-Urbana was that he had a neck injury and couldn't get cleared to play. But then UNI cleared him.

        Sort of the opposite of the recent stories on Beckmann.

        Regardless...glad he's here and hope he's healthy.
        Winning is more fun than losing.

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          Re: Illinois HC fired

          Originally posted by Trapped in California View Post
          http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/...n-long-overdue

          Given that we have two recent transfers from Illinois, does this portend additional transfer arrivals in the near future?


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          Q for NDSU lurkers - does this question / situation also somehow constitute "butthurt"?
          Bill Cubit is a better coach, with a better track record, then the odd duck, Tim Beckman, who was fired on Friday at Illinois.

          Further, UNI has already started, so any benefit would be for the 2016 season.
          Big Ten, Big 12, MVC...just a good old sports fan!

          dateline: cid

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            Re: Illinois HC fired

            Beckman's hiring got some Illinois boosters all riled up. They thought they should've landed a bigger name. I wouldn't be suprised to learn that some of charges against him were exaggerated to speed his dismissal. Cubit is probably a dead man walking too, for the same reasons, unless he pulls a miracle and Illinois makes an OK bowl game.

            Since there's almost certainly going to be a coaching/staff change, this is something for UNI to watch. Illinois' had some bad teams, but there are some talented players on the roster. This could play out to UNI's benefit.

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