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Illinois and Weber have reasons to cheer

By Dick Vitale
ESPN.com

Friday, June 5, 2009

Congratulations to Illinois coach Bruce Weber, who recently received a major salary increase. The three-year extension keeps him in Champaign through the 2014-15 season. Weber's salary was increased by 50 percent! Wow, Bruce, come on, give me a loan baby! The Fighting Illini are now expecting big things, hoping to go to the promised land in the Big Ten. Last season Illinois won 24 games, a nice bounce back from the disappointment of the prior season. The Illini were runners-up in th ...

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