I like Illinois' coach Ron Zook. I believe the reason he's such a good recruiter is he appears to be a genuine nice guy. I have wanted to see him succeed. The problem is I think he's a bad head coach. He did a mediocre job at Florida with outstanding talent, and the bottom line for me at Illinois was the progress QB Juice Williams made under Zook. Williams was the #11 rated QB out of high school. He had good years in his 3 years as a starter, then totally regressed as a senior. It may not be fair, but, I don't think that would have happened with a better coach leading the Illini. That team should not have been 3-9 last year. Period.
Now, this year, Zook has a fr. at QB, non-descript talent on the offense, and what I believe will be a mediocre defense. If Illinois loses badly to Missouri in the opener, the season could spiral out of control. Zook was a good special teams coach. After this season, I believe that's the role he will serve on another Div 1A team.
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