Since I will be spending the next 3 years in Champaign, that time will be much more exciting if Illinois can land Shaka Smart... he out coached Crean badly and honestly, his defensive philosophy would be a real problem for most elite Big 10 programs (Michigan State, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio State, etc.)
Get it done... overpay him, do whatever you got to do, this guy scored a perfect score on his SAT and seems to step up his coaching in big games. Something Illinois has been missing for a while.
Players love him and he'll be able to recruit the hell out of college basketball's biggest and best recruiting market - Chicago.