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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (Week of May 10th, 2021)

    Guerrier ain't happening. Ask yourself when's the last time Illinois beat Oregon for a recruit that had both as viable options going into decision day?
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    Coaching Carousel

    Yup April 22 they announced it. Doubt its him
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    Kofi Cockburn declares for the draft

    Objectively, don't see what Kofi has left to prove at college level. The way he gets abused leaves him vulnerable for injuries and makes it hard for him to develop his game. He could come back and work on defense, passing out of the post, and maybe even more a mid range game but he can work...
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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread (February-April 2021)

    The guys that popped in my mind were Delano Ware and Trevon Sidney as seniors who he might try to entice into returning.
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    The Illinois Coaching Staff Search

    Depends what benchmark is. It's easy to compare against Lovie staff and think 'A'! If we look at context of a P5 School I am going to go with a 'C+'. Lots of solid hires, but nothing that would qualify as a 'big splash' hire. The last two roles need to be a little heavier on the recruiting...
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    Dec 28 Games

    Is the B1G great or are there a lot of good, albeit flawed teams with comparable talent? Outside of Nebraska, Penn St it would appear the other 12 are capable of beating each other on any given night
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    The Illinois Coaching Staff Search

    Guessing this guy was pretty far down Bielema's OC Wish List... Yes the $$$ is there but at the end of the day getting a good OC (who likely has options) is gunna take more than $$$ - and Illinois doesn't exactly have a great history of coordinators coming out better than when they came in - and...
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    Transfers

    I hope Beason stays and can live up the big hype that he came in with --- but as of now he's down the list of players that would hurt team if they transferred... Hobbs/Adams returning for 5th years are much more critical to the near term success of the team. Weatherspoon is also a far...
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    The Illinois Coaching Staff Search

    Don't love this hire -- mostly because I don't think it bodes well for offensive staff (doubt Hiestand is happening)
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    Illini Football 2021

    Generally speaking we haven't had great LB Play at Illinois in quite some time - tend to get guys that lack athleticism but are great filling gaps and piling up tackles, but then get shredded when they have to cover passes or tackle superior athletes in space (Hansen, Harding, Monheim, Watson)...
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    Illini Football 2021

    Special Teams/Depth is probably Hansen's ticket. Former Illini Justin Hardee has build himself a nice NFL career (4 years running) on his special teams prowess for the Saints
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    Poll: Grade the Bielema hire

    I'd lean B-. Although probably too early to tell. Staffing would factor a ton into the grade. He's going to lose a bunch of games 2021 and 2022 - we'll see if he's still winning the press conference then.
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    The Illinois Coaching Staff Search

    When a program has been this bad for this long. Probably best to clear out everyone except maybe some of organizational folks like Knox, the Dir. of Ops and equipment guy, Chestnut.
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    Looking ahead to 2020

    Really need to see the lights go on for some seniors on defense like we saw with Harding, Green and our DTs this year. most importantly a senior leap from Gay would be huge. Eifler has the all the tools but man he is out of position so frequently it’s maddening. Hobbs had some solid stretches...
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    Redbox Bowl Pregame: Illinois vs Cal, Monday, December 30th, 3:00pm CT, FOX

    I think Cumby, Chase Brown and Randolph have all played in four games so those are only four that if you play them it burns their RS. Every other Frosh who plays will not change their Redshirt status.