Wouldn’t it be fun to be the fly on the wall overhearing attorney Dave Sholem’s efforts to cement the details of Bill Cubit’s two-year Illini football contract?
Recent history tells us the negotiations could be a tug-of-war.
In the near corner, flexing his muscles and pounding his gloves, you have the coach. He is moving from interim status to a $1.2 million deal for each of the next two years.
But Cubit’s previous pact as the Illini offensive coordinator was also a two-year deal, and it did not call for a full payout if he was fired after one season.