Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

mhuml32 · Aug 3, 2012, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by midastouch11

If you watch highlights of Jeremy Tabuyo he is exactly the kind of receiver that Beckman needs in his offense. An extremely quick athlete that gets in and out of his breaks quickly and accelerates 0-60. He is currently committed to Texas A&M, which means we probably have a good relationship or wouldn't have started a fruitless pursuit with a wide receiver that lives 10 hours away by plane.

I wouldn't mind being the coach making house visits

quhawks12 · Aug 3, 2012, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BigStan97

anyone up for giving us a projected 2 or 3 man depth chart???

No way...not yet. Way too early.

RHITIllini · Aug 3, 2012, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by midastouch11

If you watch highlights of Jeremy Tabuyo he is exactly the kind of receiver that Beckman needs in his offense. An extremely quick athlete that gets in and out of his breaks quickly and accelerates 0-60. He is currently committed to Texas A&M, which means we probably have a good relationship or wouldn't have started a fruitless pursuit with a wide receiver that lives 10 hours away by plane.

Not to mention TAMU has 5 WR commits already. LaQuivonte Gonzales, Kyrion Parker, and Derrick Griffin are the 3 big dogs of those 5... maybe Tabuyo would be willing to listen to a pitch where he's more likely to get more significant PT.

GilThorpe · Aug 3, 2012, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by RHITIllini

Plain and simple, we need true WR.. we can get by with converted WR, but we need guys who are true WR

by who's definition the players? or his high school coach? or his college coach ?

I really dont think it matters all that much , as long as a guy can run fast and catch the ball. Yea sure, its real nice to have at least one guy per class that can run like the Willie Gault and/or catch the rock like Fred Belintikoff. But in a spread offense, I think you can still get 350 yards in the air with our current cadre of WR's.

That said, I would love to get the Brown kid who is thinking of leaving PSU

RHITIllini · Aug 3, 2012, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by GilThorpe

by who's definition the players? or his high school coach? or his college coach ?

I really dont think it matters all that much , as long as a guy can run fast and catch the ball. Yea sure, its real nice to have at least one guy per class that can run like the Willie Gault and/or catch the rock like Fred Belintikoff. But in a spread offense, I think you can still get 350 yards in the air with our current cadre of WR's.

That said, I would love to get the Brown kid who is thinking of leaving PSU

I'm not really 100% sure what your point is...

What I'm getting at is that you don't recruit a bunch of corners and move them to WR and have a ton of sustained success unless they're all freak athletes. You have to get some guys who are naturally WR.

BluesBro · Aug 3, 2012, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by quhawks12

The good news brought me back. Nice pick up today!

Good news relative to the commitment or someone else being banned? :rolleyes:

quhawks12 · Aug 3, 2012, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BluesBro

Good news relative to the commitment or someone else being banned? :rolleyes:

Commitment. The person banned really had no influence on me in anyway. I did as illinidarrin asked and just ignored. Sometimes you just need a breather.

quhawks12 · Aug 3, 2012, 02:21 PM

Would you guys be interested in some sort of scholarship grid like we have on the basketball side? Obviously it'd be a link to googledocs or something but I've seen some decent examples on other sites.

Juice · Aug 3, 2012, 02:23 PM

Yes!!

TEYPAY · Aug 3, 2012, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by quhawks12

Would you guys be interested in some sort of scholarship grid like we have on the basketball side? Obviously it'd be a link to googledocs or something but I've seen some decent examples on other sites.

Very. Maybe instead of doing it just by #'s (only 13 scholarships in basketball), do it by position or grouped positions (all DB's, etc.)?

quhawks12 · Aug 3, 2012, 02:32 PM

Possible schollie grid I thought this example (the one on the bottom) was short and to the point. Gave everyone an idea who's where etc.

256ILLINI · Aug 3, 2012, 03:41 PM

I've been really bored this summer...

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...QM1A2Nmc#gid=0

I'd recommend downloading it as an excel file to get a better layout

256ILLINI · Aug 3, 2012, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 256ILLINI

I've been really bored this summer...

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...QM1A2Nmc#gid=0

I'd recommend downloading it as an excel file to get a better layout

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...0WlB3eGc#gid=0

This one is updated.

Click "file" and then "download as excel".

This way you can sort the roster by position or year

Illini125 · Aug 3, 2012, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 256ILLINI

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...0WlB3eGc#gid=0

This one is updated.

Click "file" and then "download as excel".

This way you can sort the roster by position or year

It's telling me I "need permission to access this item"

256ILLINI · Aug 3, 2012, 10:57 PM

Try it now

calibear · Aug 4, 2012, 01:45 AM

Pretty sure Hardee mentioned for wo Church slot and running back so not strictly a reciever. Frankly liked Hardee beter as rec on his tape.
Day seems better suited as a safety or reciever . Dawson actually looks very good in coverage and his tackling is a little scary bad angles I think on purpose as he tackle from the side or behind avoids big collisions.

AHSIllini32 · Aug 4, 2012, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by calibear

Pretty sure Hardee mentioned for wo Church slot and running back so not strictly a reciever. Frankly liked Hardee beter as rec on his tape.
Day seems better suited as a safety or reciever . Dawson actually looks very good in coverage and his tackling is a little scary bad angles I think on purpose as he tackle from the side or behind avoids big collisions.

Not trying to be a d*ck or anythign but is there anyway you can use complete sentences when you post? It seems like you have good knowledge so I'd love to keep reading your posts. Just a suggestion!

calibear · Aug 4, 2012, 01:41 PM

Illini32 I will try to do better. I would go back and try to clean up the last post but frankly having a problem trying to figure out how to go back to edit.

Ander1345 · Aug 4, 2012, 03:42 PM

After 15 mins you can't edit a post I think.

TexasIllini · Aug 4, 2012, 04:17 PM

I really like the addition of Darwyn Kelly. He has an impressive offer list, and we seem to be having a lot of success with Washington DC players (Davis, Benn, Wilson).

This is commitment also put Illinois back into the Rivals top 25 classes at #24.

256ILLINI · Aug 4, 2012, 06:37 PM

Joe Schad ‏@schadjoe
Penn State Sr WR Justin Brown has told Oklahoma coaches he will transfer there. Plans to arrive Monday.

NS2toAJ8 · Aug 4, 2012, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 256ILLINI

Joe Schad ‏@schadjoe
Penn State Sr WR Justin Brown has told Oklahoma coaches he will transfer there. Plans to arrive Monday.

That's still huge news. Their leading receiver is now gone.

dansaint · Aug 4, 2012, 06:42 PM

he beat me in NCAA 13! Caught a last second touchdown. Can I now appeal that decision? lol

RyanK · Aug 4, 2012, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by NS2toAJ8

That's still huge news. Their leading receiver is now gone.

Yep. That offense will be terrible

Kramer116 · Aug 4, 2012, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by RyanK

Yep. That offense will be terrible

Great news.

I hope they are absolutely terrible.

Aug 3, 2012, 02:21 PM	#4033
quhawks12 Location: Hamilton County, IN Posts: 3,357	Would you guys be interested in some sort of scholarship grid like we have on the basketball side? Obviously it'd be a link to googledocs or something but I've seen some decent examples on other sites.

Aug 3, 2012, 02:32 PM	#4036
quhawks12 Location: Hamilton County, IN Posts: 3,357	Possible schollie grid I thought this example (the one on the bottom) was short and to the point. Gave everyone an idea who's where etc.

Aug 3, 2012, 03:41 PM	#4037
256ILLINI Banned Posts: 453	I've been really bored this summer... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...QM1A2Nmc#gid=0 I'd recommend downloading it as an excel file to get a better layout

Aug 3, 2012, 10:57 PM	#4040
256ILLINI Banned Posts: 453	Try it now

Aug 4, 2012, 01:45 AM	#4041
calibear Posts: 428	Pretty sure Hardee mentioned for wo Church slot and running back so not strictly a reciever. Frankly liked Hardee beter as rec on his tape. Day seems better suited as a safety or reciever . Dawson actually looks very good in coverage and his tackling is a little scary bad angles I think on purpose as he tackle from the side or behind avoids big collisions.

Aug 4, 2012, 01:41 PM	#4043
calibear Posts: 428	Illini32 I will try to do better. I would go back and try to clean up the last post but frankly having a problem trying to figure out how to go back to edit.

Aug 4, 2012, 03:42 PM	#4044
Ander1345 Posts: 290	After 15 mins you can't edit a post I think.

Aug 4, 2012, 04:17 PM	#4045
TexasIllini Posts: 239	I really like the addition of Darwyn Kelly. He has an impressive offer list, and we seem to be having a lot of success with Washington DC players (Davis, Benn, Wilson). This is commitment also put Illinois back into the Rivals top 25 classes at #24.

Aug 4, 2012, 06:37 PM	#4046
256ILLINI Banned Posts: 453	Joe Schad ‏@schadjoe Penn State Sr WR Justin Brown has told Oklahoma coaches he will transfer there. Plans to arrive Monday.

Aug 4, 2012, 06:42 PM	#4048
dansaint Location: Middletown, IL Posts: 851	he beat me in NCAA 13! Caught a last second touchdown. Can I now appeal that decision? lol

Aug 3, 2012, 02:23 PM	#4034
Juice Posts: 1,540	Yes!!