re: B1G Coaching Hot Seat?

- Illinois can win two of their next three and be eligible for a bowl game. If Beckman can somehow get them there without his starting quarterback, I think he is safe for another season.

- Kevin Wilson needs to be done at Indiana. He has shown he can put together a good offense, but the defense has not improved. That unit is continually the worst in the conference and one of the worst nationally.

- Brady Hoke, without Dave Brandon, is a dead man walking.

- No doubt Kyle Flood is starting to feel the pressure mounting. He will have to finish strong, but that seems dim after getting steamrolled by the only teams in the conference with a pulse.

- Pat Fitzgerald is an interesting situation. He's loved at Northwestern and it's his alma mater, but they have never taken that next step. It's difficult to do at a place like Northwestern, but at what point does the school go in another direction? Seems very weird to think about.

- Darrell Hazell is on the hot seat, no doubt, but has Purdue headed in the right direction. They won just one game last season and didn't win a game in the B1G. They were dead last in offense. They are now eighth in total offense and have three wins on the season.