How about this scenerio...

[HawkeyeWeb]

Hire Gillespie as head coach and have him entice Forbes to join him again as assistant/recuiting coordinator. Gillespie gets the second chance he desires and Forbes gets to his home state...possibly to succeed Gillespie when he leaves for another job.

 

[SpecialKHawk]

No chance on Gillespie. Answer this question .... how does the public sentiment about student-athletes who are arrested for public intox or possession of alcohol go over at U of I, the media and this State lately ?

Now you are going to bring in a guy with a drinking problem and multiple DUI's ?

This guy is also known to be extremely prickly in terms of his personality and blew off almost every major UK booster club event.

Really ???? Can we put this one to bed even if he's the best recruiter and coach in the nation.