illini80
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Well, crap.
Illinois Football Recruiting Thread
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Hurts because the staff put a lot of time/energy into his recruitment. Time to focus their attention on Big Moses.
BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
- Phoenix, AZ
Yeah... That one hurts. Really wanted that dude.
South Farms
- near Ogden & Rt 83
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They sure as hell did....whatevs dude. Have fun in Minnesota. Only thing we can do is move forward and make all these kids regret their decisions. He might have a quicker road to playing at Min honestly. I expect our Dline to be pretty stacked.
Ouch. Edgy Tim was on Werner this morning and said Bargy is the real deal - likely to blow up this summer on the camp circuit.
If someone likes flecks pitch and is inspired by him, they pr Ha oh would not like being at Illinois and it’s probably better if they go to Minnesota, in my eyes Fleck and Lovie are pretty different temperamentally. A pick for Minnesota, in my eyes is a suggestion that they aren’t a personality fit with Illinois.
Also, I’m guessing that staff pushes for a commitment soon to lessen the negative media press. I hope I’m right.
ivwilsoniv
- Aurora, IL
Three of the top eight Illinois 2019 recruits are committed to Minnesota. Need to spin the narrative back in the right direction ASAP as possible.
Totally confused why IL kids would want to spend their college years in Minny! I have no idea what they are selling these guys, but somehow it's working
Who's next to fall for "row the boat" Randolph, Brock, Broeker, Price...ivwilsoniv
- Aurora, IL
As soon as possible as possible?
Haha, it's a Michael Scott quote from The Office. I was trying to convey my sarcasm.
I have always thought that Illinois recruits wouldn’t come until they saw winning. I am ok losing Illinois recruits as long as we are closing somewhere. Right now, I’m not as concerned.
Illiini
- In the land of the Nittany Lion
I suspect Fleck has been selling recent performance vs Illinois. Heck, he beat pathetic Illinois when he was coaching a MAC team. Not in exactly those words, perhaps, but that’s likely the message. And Bargy et al. swallowed it. We just offered “promises.”
But I will be coming back for the Minny game this fall. Looking for a rodent rout.
But I will be coming back for the Minny game this fall. Looking for a rodent rout.
My thoughts exactly and the staff probably realized this which is why we r recruiting like 3 others at the position and minny can offer pt that he won’t get yr 1 wit h us
I dare say I want Illinois to beat Minnesota even more than I want them to beat Northwestern. And that is saying A LOT when you live here in the Chicago suburbs
Think u got a REAL chance of seeing that happen this year
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
mattcoldagelli
- The Transfer Portal
He was also an Illinois kid that didn't go to Illinois, which is probably a particularly impactful card to play.
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I think it really sucks losing him, but this IL State class, and last years as well, is not very good. So losing out on IL kids at this point isn't a big knock. Its looking like we are going to get the Phillips trifecta at least. We are going to have to start winning to bring the majority of the top in state talent to C-U. No doubt about it.
No doubt it would be better to have him than not. But I think we will be fine without him. Plus, he didn't want what the program was offering, I'd rather have Texas, Missouri, and Florida players that want to be at Illinois than Illinois players that don't
mattcoldagelli
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I'm saying he can truthfully say "I was a HS stud in Illinois and you sure didn't see me playing in Champaign"
That's really all that's needed. The fact that he went to NIU doesn't really matter.
mattcoldagelli
- The Transfer Portal
I think kids wouldn't think twice about it.
Normally some of the smartest takes on this board. I don’t see this one at all though. I passed on Illinois so why don’t you too hardly leads directly to....of course Minnnesota then. Fleck is a good recruiter and his ability to recruit against Illinois is just as easy as any other coaches in my opinion. Want to play in a bowl game? Why go there?
Agree completely on this one
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