Mookie getting a couple 247 CBs for Miami.
So should Dan give us current posters like a gold border around our profile pic to signify our seats on the wagon?
“R-E-L-A-X”....-Aaron RodgersMookie getting a couple 247 CBs for Miami.
Mookie getting a couple 247 CBs for Miami.
I'm still holding hope we get a QB transfer
These very same guys originally had Mookie to Texas, then flipped to Illinois last month. Now flipping again? Whatever.From Wiltfong and Trieu, no less. Was really hoping when I searched this that it was local Miami experts.
Not really that notable, but Mookie's mom posted an encouragement/congratulations to him and used an Illinois image. Then he retweeted it.
Khalil Tate - Arizona. RSmith was his OC there.I have been an illini fan since birth.. will be a fan until death do us part.. I love this school.... I was actually recruited by coach zook and I have to say zook was a good man.. he took time to call the players he wanted multiple times a week....and he made you feel wanted.... when you are a younge wide eyed recruit with aspirations of playing college ball and Hope's and dreams of nfl playing time that makes all the difference in the world.. you want to feel wanted, needed.... that's exactly what I feel lovie is finally realizing.... such an exciting time to be a fan... I do need someone to answer one question I have been trying to find the QB " tate " everyone is hoping for who exactly is he and what school does he play for .... pleassse help me out
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...11F8AD3DCE8B67A5426611F8AD3DCE8B67A&FORM=VIREI have been an illini fan since birth.. will be a fan until death do us part.. I love this school.... I was actually recruited by coach zook and I have to say zook was a good man.. he took time to call the players he wanted multiple times a week....and he made you feel wanted.... when you are a younge wide eyed recruit with aspirations of playing college ball and Hope's and dreams of nfl playing time that makes all the difference in the world.. you want to feel wanted, needed.... that's exactly what I feel lovie is finally realizing.... such an exciting time to be a fan... I do need someone to answer one question I have been trying to find the QB " tate " everyone is hoping for who exactly is he and what school does he play for .... pleassse help me out
Both of these guys would be quality adds to the class.We got CBs for Jalen St. John and Willis Singleton.
Willis is a DT who we just offered this weekend.
Thank you I appreciate it what do you guys think the chances Are realistically? I mean do you think We will actually be able to convince tate to come to Illinois I watched this footage from the link that you guys sent me the kid is an athletic freak for sure I would love to see Him in Orange and blue Hopefully rod can pull this oneKhalil Tate - Arizona. RSmith was his OC there.
Thank you I appreciate it what do you guys think the chances Are realistically? I mean do you think We will actually be able to convince tate to come to Illinois I watched this footage from the link that you guys sent me the kid is an athletic freak for sure I would love to see Him in Orange and blue Hopefully rod can pull this one
Again, I concur with these odds. He will either transfer to Illinois or not. #binaryFirst off, Tate has to graduate. Supposedly, he's on track to graduate this summer.
Assuming he graduates, I'd put the odds of him transferring to us at 50-50. But don't ask me how I arrived at that number. #notaninsider
Agreed. If he graduates and decides to transfer, Illinois would be the odds on favorite of the destination due to all the factors you listed above. I would definitely put the odds higher than @Joel Goodson, despite my sarcastic comment above.If Tate were to graduate in the summer and transfer, going to UI would make the most sense. The biggest reasons, of course - He knows Smith, had big success with Smith, and he would adjust easier and not have to learn a whole new offense. And then, the fact that we now have a pretty solid group of receivers, great backs, and a strong line.
I love the trends in recruiting but Lovie has to prove this year that his defense can work at this level. if it cant, we've gone way too far down the rat hole to come back. I'm not sure that he has the athletes and natural football talent to do it. If it doesn't work, I'm also not sure we can hire a defensive coordinator next year and salvage what we've built. Man I hope I'm wrong.
Good news, you're wrong. Also good news, you get to see it work with your own eyes this fall. The athletes to make it work will be all over the field.I love the trends in recruiting but Lovie has to prove this year that his defense can work at this level. if it cant, we've gone way too far down the rat hole to come back. I'm not sure that he has the athletes and natural football talent to do it. If it doesn't work, I'm also not sure we can hire a defensive coordinator next year and salvage what we've built. Man I hope I'm wrong.
My view on this is pretty consistent, which is that 87.3% of the posters here don't post anymore, because combining both sports we've been the single worst Power Five school in the country over the last 11 years, and most people just aren't interested in that kind of drudgery and humiliation.
I'm optimistic we can break out of that next school year, in both sports really. But when we do (and *eventually* we will, one way or another), the change in the conversation is going to be defined not by all us longtime gluttons for punishment changing our tunes or admitting we were wrong or whatever, but by the flood of new voices as Illini Nation awakens from its hibernation.
I can't speak for Gritty, but I'll admit I wanted a change made after last season. The losses and complete lack of improvement were glaringly bad. I'm also never gonna stop cheering for my team. And I really hope it works with Lovie, now that he's been extended and everything. Speaking critically of a team is not the same as "hating." It's expressing concern, and most times it's very realistic and warranted.So, Gritty, during last football season you were prepared to fire Lovie. This appears to be you changing your tone and now thinking Lovie CAN be the guy. No?
I know your overarching theme was you wished IL success, just didn’t believe Lovie could be the leader to get them there...
So, Gritty, during last football season you were prepared to fire Lovie. This appears to be you changing your tone and now thinking Lovie CAN be the guy. No?
By the way, to the "roster we've been building towards" point: