Just took a quick scan of topics on one of the BC fan boards.  Virtually everything on this board was about football -- transfers, recruits, spring practice, next year's opponents, etc.  There was very little about the JC basketball drama.  It looks to me like BC is very much the TCU of the East Coast.  That is, it's a parochial school in a conference dominated by state schools and has a fan base that's much more interested in football than basketball.  Does JC really want that all over again? I thought that was what he was escaping from.  I know that he's an East Coast guy, but I didn't think he was as "geographically dependent" as TOS. (Yes, that's strange syntax, but I'm in a strange mode at the moment.) 

The AD who brought JC to TCU left to become the president of the Carolina Panthers after JC's first year.  He and the next AD did not see eye to eye.  Going into a situation he had not signed on for, JC asked for a raise and extension to be competitive in the Big 12.  When denied, JC knew the handwriting was on the wall.  Schaus called and JC left.  At BC, he is being recruited by the AD and promised support.  That and a much greater salary, being in a metropolitan area, and closer to his family makes BC much different from TCU

Just made a case in a different post about why BC is good job.

Illinois is a better job but I agree that BC is quite a bit different than TCU.  Of course, if Bates gets canned in a couple of years it might not be.