If Jon Gruden is your bombshell guy — the “answer” for Illinois football — he was last seen fronting for Hooters and hasn’t coached since 2008.
Besides, just to start negotiations, it would take $4 million or $5 million for many, many years ... and he wouldn’t be interested anyway. So cross him off.
But the idea of a costly bombshell hire has merit after watching the fourth-quarter disintegration of the Illini football team on Saturday. Long term, this job has the look of Europe after WWII.
If Bill Cubit isn’t the man — more information is on the way — where do you start?