Rule No. 1 to coaching, especially at the University of Illinois: Never go full Beckman.
New Illinois head football coach Lovie Smith — wow, that still feels so weird to say — held a press conference Tuesday to introduce his new coaching staff, and...
LOVIEEEEE. OH NOOOOO. WHYYYYY...
— Teddy Greenstein (@TeddyGreenstein) March 29, 2016
Illinois hired Smith, the former head coach of the Chicago Bears, to further distance itself from the Tim Beckman era, which could accurately and succinctly be described as a dumpster fire. The last thing Lovie would want to do at one of his introductory pressers would be to emulate Beckman.