Camp Rantoul - Practice #4

Dan · Aug 9, 2012, 07:44 AM

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First day together as team! Really excited to work with while unit. A lot of great reps the past 3 days! Go Illini!

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Rantoul2012 XXIV: Mailbag Day

Today is my final day at Camp Rantoul (*tears*). It's also Mailbag Day. Email your questions to Robert@alioneye.com.

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Dan · Aug 9, 2012, 09:56 AM

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#Illini wrapping up the first full squad practice in Rantoul. #NewEra #ONE http://instagr.am/p/OHPJKHQylq/

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Dan · Aug 9, 2012, 10:51 AM

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#17 Tommy Davis de-striping his helmet and posting it. He is now totally a part of #Illinination. http://pic.twitter.com/oQThSU7e

Ernest Thomas is his #Illini big brother who helped him get there!

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Dan · Aug 9, 2012, 11:05 AM

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#illini WR Darius Millines was back to full contact today after wearing green limited-contact jersey yesterday.

Tommy Davis was first #illini newcomer to get newcomer stripe taken off practice helmet. One newcomer a day will lose stripe, Beckman said.

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Dan · Aug 9, 2012, 11:13 AM

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Rantoul2012 XXV: Coach Beckman On Rantoul - http://tinyurl.com/97j2l8f - #Illini #FB

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Camp Rantoul: Day 4 update

All of the newcomers, freshmen and transfers alike, wear a stripe on their helmet. Starting today, following each practice, one of the players is going to lose his stripe, Which is a good thing. This morning, it was Northern Illinois transfer Tommy Davis who got to take the stripe off of his helmet and put it on a dry-erase board. He signed his name next to it, signaling the end of newcomerism. And he was given a T-shirt that reads "Invest." "Tommy worked hard and he's done a lot of great things for us," Illinois coach Tim Beckman said. "We talked about it as a staff and he got 10 votes." The newcomers each are assigned a big brother. For Davis, it was fellow safety Earnest Thomas, who went in front of the team with his protege. "We all embraced him," Thomas said. "I had a plan that I was going to make sure he was the first one. We got that done."

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Photos: Camp Rantoul Day 4

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illinidmd · Aug 9, 2012, 11:21 AM

Is it me, or does it seem like the Illini Football team getting more instruction from their coaches in the TB era?

Just watching clips from practice, I see more attention to the details of winning football.

Some ask if this will be a "down year" for Illini football, I see a lot of improvement. I can see 7-8 wins before a bowl game.

Go

!

Dan · Aug 9, 2012, 11:29 AM

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#illini sr DT Glenn Foster has added about 20 pounds and switched from #47 to #91. Tim Banks said he can be as good as he wants to be.

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CaptainHindsight · Aug 9, 2012, 12:10 PM

gotta love the illiniHQ staff putting the wrong names in the captions of their pictures.

Dan · Aug 9, 2012, 01:10 PM

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Post-practice audio: #illini defensive coordinator Tim Banks and junior DT Akeem Spence http://tayandj.podbean.com

No surprise, but the NFL scouts at Illini practice this morning were focused on the o- and d-lines (Pocic, Thornton, Spence, Buchanan)

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Camp Rantoul note: Beckman showed #illini a highlight tape and used 3 minutes of Ray Eliot's "Proper State of Mind'' speech.

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Juice · Aug 9, 2012, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainHindsight

gotta love the illiniHQ staff putting the wrong names in the captions of their pictures.

Haha, I noticed that... It's pretty bad.

Dan · Aug 9, 2012, 01:48 PM

Dan · Aug 9, 2012, 01:51 PM

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Rantoul2012 XXVI: BeardTalk - http://tinyurl.com/8mfstjo - #Illini #FB

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AHSIllini32 · Aug 9, 2012, 02:02 PM

That newcomer/big brother thing is a pretty cool idea...more competition/accountability being stressed.

CaptainHindsight · Aug 9, 2012, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by AHSIllini32

That newcomer/big brother thing is a pretty cool idea...more competition/accountability being stressed.

it sounds a little FRATTY to me. pledge/pledge dad. you could almost say that stripe they wear is HAZING. like wearing your pledge pin.

07Illini · Aug 9, 2012, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainHindsight

it sounds a little FRATTY to me. pledge/pledge dad. you could almost say that stripe they wear is HAZING. like wearing your pledge pin.

Is this sarcasm?

CaptainHindsight · Aug 9, 2012, 02:37 PM

yes. it is

Clemens · Aug 9, 2012, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainHindsight

it sounds a little FRATTY to me. pledge/pledge dad. you could almost say that stripe they wear is HAZING. like wearing your pledge pin.

couldn't resist

Dan · Aug 9, 2012, 03:03 PM

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LB Jonathan Brown working tackling. Excited to see what he and the Orange Krush can do this fall. Go #Illini !!! http://yfrog.us/1x70556286ixletobsuwplqiulyaoz

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Ransom Stoddard · Aug 9, 2012, 03:09 PM

Has Beckman appropriated the label "Orange Krush" for our defense?

AHSIllini32 · Aug 9, 2012, 03:12 PM

Good God Brown just exploded into that guy...dude's an animal.

Droidillini · Aug 9, 2012, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by AHSIllini32

Good God Brown just exploded into that guy...dude's an animal.

Illini Inn Mug Club Prez · Aug 9, 2012, 04:45 PM

Did anyone see the TaJarvis Fuller injury that was referenced in the Beckman interview? Did it look bad?

CARPET · Aug 9, 2012, 06:21 PM

Defense looks solid this year very close to last years.

Offense will open things up with the weapons they have and surprise a lot of teams, my fear is that turnovers will plague this team.

What about special teams? Is there ever any news on how this critical unit is progressing?

Dan · Aug 9, 2012, 09:52 PM

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Rantoul2012 XXVII: Coach Beatty After Practice This Morning - http://tinyurl.com/8z9xuzu - #Illini #FB

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cmore · Aug 9, 2012, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by AHSIllini32

Good God Brown just exploded into that guy...dude's an animal.

So much wrong with that statement

Aug 9, 2012, 11:21 AM	#6
illinidmd Posts: 5	TB coaching era Is it me, or does it seem like the Illini Football team getting more instruction from their coaches in the TB era? Just watching clips from practice, I see more attention to the details of winning football. Some ask if this will be a "down year" for Illini football, I see a lot of improvement. I can see 7-8 wins before a bowl game. Go !

Aug 9, 2012, 12:10 PM	#8
CaptainHindsight Location: Champaign Posts: 299	gotta love the illiniHQ staff putting the wrong names in the captions of their pictures.

Aug 9, 2012, 01:48 PM	#11
Dan Admin Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 25,908

Aug 9, 2012, 02:02 PM	#13
AHSIllini32 Posts: 6,993	That newcomer/big brother thing is a pretty cool idea...more competition/accountability being stressed.

Aug 9, 2012, 02:37 PM	#16
CaptainHindsight Location: Champaign Posts: 299	yes. it is

Aug 9, 2012, 03:09 PM	#19
Ransom Stoddard Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 1,103	Has Beckman appropriated the label "Orange Krush" for our defense?

Aug 9, 2012, 03:12 PM	#20
AHSIllini32 Posts: 6,993	Good God Brown just exploded into that guy...dude's an animal.

Aug 9, 2012, 04:45 PM	#22
Illini Inn Mug Club Prez Location: Chicago Posts: 113	Did anyone see the TaJarvis Fuller injury that was referenced in the Beckman interview? Did it look bad?

Aug 9, 2012, 06:21 PM	#23
CARPET Posts: 460	Defense looks solid this year very close to last years. Offense will open things up with the weapons they have and surprise a lot of teams, my fear is that turnovers will plague this team. What about special teams? Is there ever any news on how this critical unit is progressing?