FIRED: Illinois football coach Tim Beckman. #HeGone!

[ChiTownLion]

Tim Beckman has been let go
By Zach Barnett on August 28, 2015
FootballScoop has learned that Illinois has fired head coach Tim Beckman.

Beckman posted a 12-25 mark in three seasons at the school, peaking with a 6-7 2014 campaign that ended in a Heart of Dallas Bowl loss to Louisiana Tech.

More to come.

Stay tuned to The Scoop for the latest in all coaching news. http://footballscoop.com/news/tim-beckman-has-been-let-go/

 

[mn78psu83]

Tim Beckman has been let go
By Zach Barnett on August 28, 2015
FootballScoop has learned that Illinois has fired head coach Tim Beckman.

Beckman posted a 12-25 mark in three seasons at the school, peaking with a 6-7 2014 campaign that ended in a Heart of Dallas Bowl loss to Louisiana Tech.

More to come.

Stay tuned to The Scoop for the latest in all coaching news. http://footballscoop.com/news/tim-beckman-has-been-let-go/

View embedded media

Bummer! That guy was a horrible coach. Keep him in the conference somewhere.

 

[Obliviax]

Love it...having a GREAT day.

 

[gogolion]

There must be more to the story. Who would fire their coach a week before the season starts? Must be something juicy.

 

[LeatherHelmets]

I wanted this clown to stay there. But it was a matter of time. The timing is the amazing thing here. There's got to be something more than on the field results going on here.

 

[Obliviax]

Evil James Franklin posted this pick:

 

[Obliviax]

There must be more to the story. Who would fire their coach a week before the season starts? Must be something juicy.

Some players accused him of abusive, and even racist, activities....must have been substantiated. (speculation)

 

[Obliviax]

BTN just posted this:

BREAKING: Illinois has fired Tim Beckman, citing preliminary results of an external review into allegations involving the program

 

[mn78psu83]

BTN just posted this:

BREAKING: Illinois has fired Tim Beckman, citing preliminary results of an external review into allegations involving the program

Sub headline: Conference Opponents Mourn the Loss of Such a Sh*! Coach

 

[ChiTownLion]

Despite their "internal investigation" clearing the school of any wrong-doing, looks like Tim Beckman was fired due to findings of ABUSE OF STUDENT ATHLETES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

Where is Bob. We should ALL. BE. OUTRAGED.

 

[CDLionFL]

Good riddance. Maybe if he worried more about his demeanor and handling stuff on his home turf rather than trying to poach players from another school, he'd have been in better shape.

 

[Grant Green]

Weird. He seemed like such an ethical guy.

 

[SteveMacPSU]

Damn! If he could have sold Michael Mauti on that program who knows where he'd be! We love you Timmy!

 

[PSU Mike]

Heezadik.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Evil James Franklin posted this pick:

Bill's 'just got off the phone with the Texans so go F yourself' look.....

 

[PennStateNate]

He isn't going to get a penny of the money left on his contract.. this will get nasty.

 

[OldTiredLion]

 

[novaclassof90]

Karma is a bitch. Took over 3 years but he got what he deserved.

 

[PSU1991]

BEST.NEWS.EVER.

 

[fairgambit]

 

[Obliviax]

I just looked at his Wiki...despite being a Tressel disciple, he scored a 14 on his SAT. 14? Seiously?

 

[Hartzie]

I just looked at his Wiki...despite being a Tressel disciple, he scored a 14 on his SAT. 14? Seiously?

How did you do in spelling class??

 

[Obliviax]

How did you do in spelling class??

No to goode.

 

[HazletonLion]

Should the coaches visit their campus ?

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Damn! If he could have sold Michael Mauti on that program who knows where he'd be! We love you Timmy!

 

[WestSideLion]

The evidence must have been overwhelming against him for ILL to take such drastic action now.

 

[mn78psu83]

Weird. He seemed like such an ethical guy.

As clean and honest as Wes Montgomery's octaves.

 

[BBrown]

Tim Beckman has been let go
By Zach Barnett on August 28, 2015
FootballScoop has learned that Illinois has fired head coach Tim Beckman.

Beckman posted a 12-25 mark in three seasons at the school, peaking with a 6-7 2014 campaign that ended in a Heart of Dallas Bowl loss to Louisiana Tech.

More to come.

Stay tuned to The Scoop for the latest in all coaching news. http://footballscoop.com/news/tim-beckman-has-been-let-go/

View embedded media

Holy Cow!!
In a way its too bad because he was such a horrible coach and I really wanted to punish him again this year.

 

[BBrown]

I wanted this clown to stay there. But it was a matter of time. The timing is the amazing thing here. There's got to be something more than on the field results going on here.

More than a few players ( I thought they were past players but maybe not) had some pretty bad stories about the way they were treated.
I knew the water was hot but I had no idea that it was freakin lava.

 

[bjf1984]

Beckman is an idiot (literally) and a douchebag.....but the AD at Illinois signed him to a 5 year $9 million deal.

That's $3 million more than our idiot douchebag is getting:

So....the next guy out the door should be the AD who decided to spend $9 million of the Illini's money on the idiot douchebag.

 

[Zenophile]

Tim Beckman has been let go
By Zach Barnett on August 28, 2015
FootballScoop has learned that Illinois has fired head coach Tim Beckman.

Beckman posted a 12-25 mark in three seasons at the school, peaking with a 6-7 2014 campaign that ended in a Heart of Dallas Bowl loss to Louisiana Tech.

More to come.

Stay tuned to The Scoop for the latest in all coaching news. http://footballscoop.com/news/tim-beckman-has-been-let-go/

View embedded media

 

[PennStateNate]

Did someone just say Illinois will contact Bill O'Brien? LMAO!!!!

 

[Zenophile]

This is priceless.

 

[Nitwit]

 

[bxle]

So .............

Will players be allowed to transfer without sitting out? Will the B1G pile on?

I'm thinking chances on either < .000000000000000000000000000000001%

 

[Jerademan74]

Tim Beckman has been let go
By Zach Barnett on August 28, 2015
FootballScoop has learned that Illinois has fired head coach Tim Beckman.

Beckman posted a 12-25 mark in three seasons at the school, peaking with a 6-7 2014 campaign that ended in a Heart of Dallas Bowl loss to Louisiana Tech.

More to come.

Stay tuned to The Scoop for the latest in all coaching news. http://footballscoop.com/news/tim-beckman-has-been-let-go/

View embedded media

Let's hope he now camps out at Penn State to look for a job! I'd hire him in a heartbeat to wash our players asses after taking a loosey goosey

 

[LionJim]

So .............

Will players be allowed to transfer without sitting out? Will the B1G pile on?

I'm thinking chances on either < .000000000000000000000000000000001%

As BBrown has implied, I think it's a fair guess that more than a few Illini players are singing and dancing as I type.

 

[Obliviax]

Beckman is an idiot (literally) and a douchebag.....but the AD at Illinois signed him to a 5 year $9 million deal.

That's $3 million more than our idiot douchebag is getting:

So....the next guy out the door should be the AD who decided to spend $9 million of the Illini's money on the idiot douchebag.

well, Ill is going to say that they fired him for cause, which will void his contract. Beckman will sue and they'll settle for something. But given the evidence against Beckman, he won't have much force. Ill won't want the bad PR, but if beckman wants to work again, he'll also want this to get buried and fast.

 

[LionJim]

well, Ill is going to say that they fired him for cause, which will void his contract.

Well the timing would certainly indicate as much.

 

[bjf1984]

well, Ill is going to say that they fired him for cause, which will void his contract. Beckman will sue and they'll settle for something. But given the evidence against Beckman, he won't have much force. Ill won't want the bad PR, but if beckman wants to work again, he'll also want this to get buried and fast.

FWIW - I think that deal was signed in 2011....so TB has already collected (if my memory is correct) about $7 million (if I'm off by a year, then I guess its about $5 million)

Either way....one damn nice pile of wampum for a few years of "fail".
Based on the track record of the last ICA poobah who fouled up as badly - maybe Tim can expect to hired on to his next gig at $4 million per year



Knowing how that racket works....it's probably a good bet that he at least ends up with a $500,000 per year gig as a coordinator somewhere.
While the costs to support ICA go up, and up, and up...........