Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

Chilliniwek · Dec 1, 2012, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Juice

I don't get this. They already have Matt Alviti

On the surface it may seem strange, but if you look at it from the kid's pov, he gets a chance to play in the Big Ten, gets a great, free and prestigious education and maybe he thinks he can beat Alviti out for a starting job. It's great to be a teenager with all the confidence in the world.

I don't know either player at all, but I do remember at that age I thought I was better than a lot of guys who were deemed better than me. And sometimes I was right.

Finally, Northwestern has shown that it doesn't mind playing more than one QB in the same game.

Seems like a pretty good move to me, long view.

calibear · Dec 1, 2012, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by afsocker

MSU, Mizzou, and Ole Miss.

Well according to rivals the list was Illinois, Mizzo, Mic st.
So some one is wrong or yours was intentional misdirect.

illiniffpd · Dec 1, 2012, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Groundhogday

So the Colter comparison is somewhat accurate?

That's a good comparison but I think he has more upside. I have seen him play a couple of games this year and he is a raw talent. He will need to bulk up and work on his accuracy but he has 4.3 speed, a big arm, and good pocket presence. This was his first year starting at the varsity level. I still think his best bet to make the nfl will be as a WR but we will see how much he improves at QB in the next 4-5 years

GilThorpe · Dec 2, 2012, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by calibear

Well according to rivals the list was Illinois, Mizzo, Mic st.
So some one is wrong or yours was intentional misdirect.

I thought it was Treadwell who had Ole Miss on his list.

HsvIllini · Dec 2, 2012, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by GilThorpe

I thought it was Treadwell who had Ole Miss on his list.

According to ESPN, Ole Miss is indeed in Augusta's top 3:

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncfr...augustas-top-3

quhawks12 · Dec 2, 2012, 08:18 AM

Ok. Augusta's top 3 are 1.Mizzou 2. MSU 3. Ole Miss. Illinois is 4th. But he is still taking his official visit in January.

This per the ESPN article.

WesterveltVictoryCigar · Dec 2, 2012, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by quhawks12

Ok. Augusta's top 3 are 1.Mizzou 2. MSU 3. Ole Miss. Illinois is 4th. But he is still taking his official visit in January.

This per the ESPN article.

The Rivals article has a quote from Josh saying he's eliminated Mississippi. Guess it's a matter of which one you want to believe.

quhawks12 · Dec 2, 2012, 08:24 AM

Depending on numbers I wonder if we don't take a 2nd QB in this class? I think close to signing day we may end up offering Todd Porter after his solid senior year.

Again, just my speculation based on if the numbers allow it.

quhawks12 · Dec 2, 2012, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by WesterveltVictoryCigar

The Rivals article has a quote from Josh saying he's eliminated Mississippi. Guess it's a matter of which one you want to believe.

Well this is interesting because he speaks very highly of Mississippi in the ESPN article.

HsvIllini · Dec 2, 2012, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by quhawks12

Well this is interesting because he speaks very highly of Mississippi in the ESPN article.

Confusing to say the least. The ESPN article is older than the Rivals one, so maybe something changed?

FT35 · Dec 2, 2012, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by GilThorpe

I thought it was Treadwell who had Ole Miss on his list.

Josh visited Ole Miss last weekend. That's probably what caused them to jump ahead of the Illini.

quhawks12 · Dec 2, 2012, 09:23 AM

In the process of a back and forth with Rivals JUCO guy to get an update in the visits. I'll let you guys know what I find out.

FT35 · Dec 2, 2012, 10:02 AM

This article states that Josh is now up to 320 lbs

http://www.sj-r.com/prep-basketball-...ria-Central-52

Juice · Dec 2, 2012, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by quhawks12

In the process of a back and forth with Rivals JUCO guy to get an update in the visits. I'll let you guys know what I find out.

BTW been wanting to ask, who are some rivals JUCO guys who would be good follows?

FT35 · Dec 2, 2012, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by quhawks12

In the process of a back and forth with Rivals JUCO guy to get an update in the visits. I'll let you guys know what I find out.

I've noticed that some of the guys visited on 11/30, while some visited on 12/1. Are official visits one day events?

Juice · Dec 2, 2012, 10:08 AM

Cajuste commits!!!!!

Juice · Dec 2, 2012, 10:08 AM

Also safety Eric Finney??

mdonsbach · Dec 2, 2012, 10:12 AM

Good News? Bad News?

quhawks12 · Dec 2, 2012, 10:16 AM

YES!!!!!!!!! CAJUSTE IS ON BOARD!!!!

quhawks12 · Dec 2, 2012, 10:16 AM

DB Finney as well!!!

FT35 · Dec 2, 2012, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Juice

Cajuste commits!!!!!

That is great news! He's someone who will obviously be on the depth chart from day one, and may be starting by the SIU game

quhawks12 · Dec 2, 2012, 10:17 AM

Juice beat me to it. Just got an IM from a Cali JUCO guy

Dan · Dec 2, 2012, 10:17 AM

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Two JUCO recruits, DL Abens Cajuste and ATH Eric Finney, have committed to #Illinois. More coming soon...

http://twitter.com/FletcherPage

ILLiniJoe32390 · Dec 2, 2012, 10:17 AM

Wowwww. Huge news. Must of sold them both on immediate playing time!! Cajuste is a HUGE pick up.

Juice · Dec 2, 2012, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by quhawks12

DB Finney as well!!!

Gotta question broseph. With Petty and now Finney at safety (maybe Finney will be DB I don't know), does this mean they are looking to move Hull back to WR?

Dec 2, 2012, 10:08 AM	#6242
Juice Posts: 1,540	Also safety Eric Finney?? Last edited by Juice; Dec 2, 2012 at 10:12 AM.

Dec 2, 2012, 10:12 AM	#6243
mdonsbach Location: Bethalto, IL Posts: 1,260	Good News? Bad News? __________________ Twitter

Dec 2, 2012, 08:18 AM	#6231
quhawks12 Location: Hamilton County, IN Posts: 3,360	Ok. Augusta's top 3 are 1.Mizzou 2. MSU 3. Ole Miss. Illinois is 4th. But he is still taking his official visit in January. This per the ESPN article.

Dec 2, 2012, 08:24 AM	#6233
quhawks12 Location: Hamilton County, IN Posts: 3,360	Depending on numbers I wonder if we don't take a 2nd QB in this class? I think close to signing day we may end up offering Todd Porter after his solid senior year. Again, just my speculation based on if the numbers allow it.

Dec 2, 2012, 09:23 AM	#6237
quhawks12 Location: Hamilton County, IN Posts: 3,360	In the process of a back and forth with Rivals JUCO guy to get an update in the visits. I'll let you guys know what I find out.

Dec 2, 2012, 10:02 AM	#6238
FT35 Posts: 126	This article states that Josh is now up to 320 lbs http://www.sj-r.com/prep-basketball-...ria-Central-52

Dec 2, 2012, 10:08 AM	#6241
Juice Posts: 1,540	Cajuste commits!!!!!

Dec 2, 2012, 10:16 AM	#6244
quhawks12 Location: Hamilton County, IN Posts: 3,360	YES!!!!!!!!! CAJUSTE IS ON BOARD!!!!

Dec 2, 2012, 10:16 AM	#6245
quhawks12 Location: Hamilton County, IN Posts: 3,360	DB Finney as well!!!

Dec 2, 2012, 10:17 AM	#6247
quhawks12 Location: Hamilton County, IN Posts: 3,360	Juice beat me to it. Just got an IM from a Cali JUCO guy

Dec 2, 2012, 10:17 AM	#6249
ILLiniJoe32390 Posts: 244	Wowwww. Huge news. Must of sold them both on immediate playing time!! Cajuste is a HUGE pick up.