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Thomas must have known -- like anyone following Illini sports -- this had the makings of a make-or-break year for the football and men’s basketball programs. If both teams did too much losing, he'd have to decide if it was time to fire their coaches. ...
Weber (Photo Credit: Getty Images, By: Jonathan Daniel) (WSCR) As the Illini basketball team continues to struggle, the fate of head coach Bruce Weber has come into question. Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas joined The McNeil and Spiegel Show and...
JACKSONVILLE, FL - JANUARY 01: Wide receiver Mike Thomas #80 of the Jacksonville Jaguars runs upfield with a pass against the Indianapolis Colts January 1, 2012 at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. View Photo »
As our search for a new head football coach moves forward, I have a strong sense of the type of coach we need to realize the potential of Illini football
He repeatedly has said he will evaluate each coach and his program when the season is completed and make a decision based on the body of work. Thomas made those same comments on Champaign radio station WDWS on Saturday as he was peppered with phone...
December in the wake of the scandal surround a former assistant coach and Meyer has convinced other players to rescind on commitments to schools like Michigan State and Notre Dame. On offense, Ohio State is expected to sign four-star linemen Taylor...
"I had a pretty good job where I just left," said Banks, who was defensive coordinator for the Bearcats, too. "We had a bunch of guys coming back. We'd just won a championship. I didn't have to leave. "But understanding (Beckman's) vision and Mike...
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Mike Thomas (L) is hit by Tennessee Titans defensive back Alterraun Verner during first half of their NFL football game at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee December 24, 2011. View Photo »
At every opportunity I have watched over this situation and I think Mike Thomas has done things very professionally and very honestly and with great integrity and it's much appreciated by the coaches
Now, if Oliver had simply stopped there, I’d still express disappointment with his characterization of the coaching search at Illinois and with his decision to publicly embarrass new Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas who hired Beckman. But, I also...
Then, at training camp, he worked with the third team players right up until the start of the season. He finally moved up to the first team after the Jets debacle (which I think we can all agree was probably a knee jerk reaction that shouldn’t have...
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Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Mike Thomas (L) is hit by Tennessee Titans defensive back Alterraun Verner during first half of their NFL football game at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee December 24, 2011.
View Photo »Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Mike Thomas (R) misses a pass under heavy coverage from San Diego Chargers cornerback Dante Hughes (R) during the second half of their NFL Monday night football game in Jacksonville, Florida, December 5, 2011.
View Photo »Wide receiver Mike Thomas of the Jacksonville Jaguars (L) is tackled by free safety Shiloh Keo (31) and cornerback Sherrick McManis (22) of the Houston Texans during the second half of their NFL football game in Jacksonville, Florida September 27, 2011.
View Photo »Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Mike Thomas (80) and running back Maurice Jones-Drew (32) walk off the field after a 14-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns in an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, in Cleveland.
View Photo »Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Mike Thomas (80) is tackled by Baltimore Ravens linebacker Albert McClellan after a reception during the first half of an NFL football game Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, in Jacksonville, Fla.
View Photo »Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Mike Thomas (80) makes a catch as he is tackled by New Orleans Saints cornerback Jabari Greer, left, during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, in Jacksonville, Fla.
View Photo »CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 25: Mike Thomas #80 of the Jacksonville Jaguars scores a touchdown against the Carolina Panthers during their game at Bank of America Stadium on September 25, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
View Photo »CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 25: Mike Thomas #80 of the Jacksonville Jaguars celebrates with teammates after a touchdown against the Carolina Panthers during their game at Bank of America Stadium on September 25, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
View Photo »Jacksonville Jaguars' Mike Thomas (80) dives into the end zone for a touchdown against the Carolina Panthers at the end of the second quarter of an NFL football game in the rain in Charlotte, N.C. , Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011.
View Photo »Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Mike Thomas (80), left, catches a pass for a first down in front of Tennessee Titans defensive back Michael Griffin (33) during the second half of an NFL football game in Jacksonville, Fla. , Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. The Jaguars won 16-14.
View Photo »Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Mike Thomas (80) pulls down a pass in front of Tennessee Titans linebacker Barrett Ruud (55) during the second half of an NFL football game in Jacksonville, Fla. , Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. Jacksonville defeated the Titans 16-14.
View Photo »Jacksonville Jaguars' Mike Thomas (80) hauls in a pass against the Buffalo Bills in the first quarter of an NFL preseason football game in Orchard Park, N.Y. , Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011.
View Photo »JACKSONVILLE, FL - JULY 26: Wide receiver Mike Thomas #80 of the Jacksonville Jaguars speaks to the media as he reports to the team's training center at EverBank Field on July 26, 2011 in Jacksonville, Florida.
View Photo »New York Jets linebacker Josh Mauga (53) can't get away from Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Mike Thomas after an interception during the third quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011, in East Rutherford, N.J.
View Photo »Atlanta Falcons' Brent Grimes (20) breaks up a pass intended for Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Mike Thomas during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Friday, Aug. 19, 2011, in Jacksonville, Fla.
View Photo »JACKSONVILLE, FL - CIRCA 2010: In this handout photo provided by the NFL, Mike Thomas of the Jacksonville Jaguars poses for his 2010 NFL headshot circa 2010 in Jacksonville, Florida.
View Photo »Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Mike Thomas (L) is hit by Tennessee Titans defensive back Alterraun Verner during first half of their NFL football game at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee December 24, 2011.
View Photo »As our search for a new head football coach moves forward, I have a strong sense of the type of coach we need to realize the potential of Illini football
At every opportunity I have watched over this situation and I think Mike Thomas has done things very professionally and very honestly and with great integrity and it's much appreciated by the coaches
My hope is that this concludes as soon as possible
I took Blaine out because he was getting killed out there. Guy Whimper was a turnstile, Marcedes Lewis was busy cashing his check and didn’t see the football land in his hands, Mike Thomas quit on routes and I’d rather have a $1 million quarterback get creamed instead of the $15 million guy. Live to fig...
As I told him this morning, if it was about Ron the person, he certainly would be worthy of a lifetime contract
To our current AD Mike Thomas and our president, I understand you have a job to do and sometimes that involves difficult decisions and I respect that
The last seven years we won roughly 32 percent of our Big Ten games
I am honored and thrilled to become a part of the University of Illinois family ... I am anxious to get started and look forward to meeting the coaches, staff and student-athletes. I would like to thank athletic director Mike Thomas for this tremendous opportunity. My wife, Jodi, and children, McKinley,...
To me, really, you have to have success within your own conference
I assessed the entire program and felt that it was time for a change in leadership
It’ll be good to get back home and hopefully get our crowd behind us
We did everything we needed to do to put ourselves in position to win ... We just came up a little short. ... He just missed me a little bit behind me. I'd never throw Blaine under the bus. We both could have done things better on that play. That's just part of us not executing the play.
It’s tough. I think it was laid out for us [to win] ... We drove all the way down the field. To me, it was an ideal storybook ending. It’s unfortunate to let it slip out of our hands like that. Very frustrating, man. You could see the ‘W.’ It’s right there for you to take. We couldn’t get it done.
I know they handed it to him one time when we were down there and they stuffed it up pretty good, so maybe that got them away from it a little bit
