I guess I misinterpreted what you were saying. You are right though with the easy punishment because it was a real robbery lol
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FT35
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Hojo didn't play a big part in the robbery if I remember it correctly. It was really spearheaded by Holcombe and Lee while Watkins was just tagging along.
They really had no choice but to kick him off the team.
I wouldn't mind seeing the staff give him another chance. The problem is that he's really only getting FCS interest right now which tells you why he wants to come back to Illinois. I'd also rather see us use that scholarship on a HS OL as opposed to a JUCO OL. We are already projected to have 28 Juniors on the roster this fall so adding Watkins doesn't help with class balance.
They really had no choice but to kick him off the team.
I wouldn't mind seeing the staff give him another chance. The problem is that he's really only getting FCS interest right now which tells you why he wants to come back to Illinois. I'd also rather see us use that scholarship on a HS OL as opposed to a JUCO OL. We are already projected to have 28 Juniors on the roster this fall so adding Watkins doesn't help with class balance.
FT35
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2020 Trinity Catholic OL Jalen St. John picked up offers from Auburn and Minnesota yesterday:
https://247sports.com/Player/Jalen-St-John-46046981/
Cory really needs to land him.
https://247sports.com/Player/Jalen-St-John-46046981/
Cory really needs to land him.
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Ya I forgot about who was all involved in that situation and his name didn't ring a bell to me on twitter. His tweet just made me curious on who he was.
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He was definitely pro Illini last year on twitter. Let's hope he hasn't changed his mind
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Basically the coaching staff visiting East St. Louis today
Is Lovie taking the pic???
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Somebody with more intelligence would have to answer that question. I'm saying he just went down there, allocating his time somewhere else
FT35
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My guess is that Lovie is in Champaign right now possibly interviewing assistants.
Also absent from this picture are Miles Smith and Robert Wright which means that they are probably no longer assistants.
I wonder if the hires are done and they just need to be announced? I was honestly expecting to hear something today or tomorrow.
Thought I saw a tweet out there that Lovie Smith was at O'fallon, IL high school.
Found it:
Found it:
FT35
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You're right. There goes that theory.
They are hitting the St. Louis area hard today.
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Another class move and well thought out visit. After all the rumors of Estes being involved with JT decision and no real transparency this just continues to solidify a much needed relationship for future stud recruits.
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Looks like the staff then went to Cardinal Ritter afterwards. Must be making the rounds
FSU was in STL too visiting Shammond:
I don't like that
Feels like Mrs. Cooper cheated on us making FSU all that good food lol.
Hopefully we are still keeping press on Cooper until signing day. Don’t want FSU to have a hint of outworking us this last month
They seemed to have got leftovers? Just a wild guess.
Hasn’t he signed with us?
Committed, not signed.
illinipioneer
- Richmond, VA
That tweet isn't showing up anymore?? Was it from Shammond's account or FSU?
Interesting to note that her tweet appears to have been deleted.
Was from Shammond's mothers account. It has since been deleted.....staff doesn't feel threatened much by FSU or at least they don't appear to be at the moment.
Joel Goodson
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Comes with the territory. FSU failed to flip Randolph. Hopefully, they'll fail to flip Cooper too. Am not so naive to think they have no shot, but I feel pretty darn good about where we stand.
FT35
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Anytime a player takes a visit it's worrisome. I mean, Verdis Brown almost committed to Missouri late in the recruiting process. You never know what these schools are going to tell these kids on these visits.
That being said, FSU already has 3LBs committed in this class and is going to have 10+ recruits on campus when Shammond visits. I'd be more worried if he was visiting Oklahoma as it's clear to an outsider like myself that that's where he'd prefer to be. They don't have a scholarship for him at this time, however.
If Shammond really wants early playing time then this is the place to get it.
That being said, FSU already has 3LBs committed in this class and is going to have 10+ recruits on campus when Shammond visits. I'd be more worried if he was visiting Oklahoma as it's clear to an outsider like myself that that's where he'd prefer to be. They don't have a scholarship for him at this time, however.
If Shammond really wants early playing time then this is the place to get it.
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
With this perpetual need at LB, I'm surprised the staff only has two offers out on 2020 LBs. One of those offers is a pipe dream: 3rd overall recruit in the country in an area that Illinois has not excelled (CA). The other is right in the staff's target area: Antonio Doyle, LB from Lutheran North in STL. He's on a similar rank as Cooper and already has quite a few good offers (Texas A&M, Nebraska, Kentucky, Mizzou). Would be a great recruiting win. But again, why only two offers? I know it's early, but it's already one of the positions with the least amount of offers.
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