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[QUOTE="dinosaurbbq, post: 1252032, member: 1333"]
No, I'm not talking about Cubit.  That would be just absolutely horrible.  Illinois has fired/not renewed the contract of ST Coordinator Tim Salem.  Illinois ranked 46th nationally in Special Teams efficiency rating.

[url]http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/08/illini-axe-pair-of-assistant-coaches/[/url]

Syracuse?  Ranked 118 out of 128 despite having a very good punter and an adequate place kicker, which means its a failure in scheme on both coverage and returns.

[url]http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/teamratings/_/sort/stEfficiency/tab/efficiency[/url]

Special Teams make a huge, huge difference in starting field position and ultimately scoring and we were horrible at both last year.  It is as big of an improvement need as OLine and almost as big as QB play.  This guy can presumably fix that.  Tim Salem previously coached RB at Illinois and TE and even was OC at UCF.  At UCF he boasted one of the top 5 kick return units in the nation in 2011.  In 2010, UCF was #2 special teams unit in the country, 1st in KO returns, 12th in punt returns, and 3rd in kick return defense.

[url]http://www.ucfknights.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/salem_tim00.html[/url]

I'd find out why he's out at Illinois and if there are no red flags, I'd hire him in a second to coach ST and TE and move Acosta to WR.  Then I'd find myself a significant upgrade in experience and proven success on OL and let Adam go.
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