Probably unlikely, but would be interesting if we matched up in a bowl game
As an Illini living in Austin that would be great. If we won I’d probably burn the whole city down
Probably unlikely, but would be interesting if we matched up in a bowl game
As an Illini living in Austin that would be great. If we won I’d probably burn the whole city down
After the Taggart firing, FSU has started to see some recruiting attrition, including Jaylan Knighton, a 4-star all purpose RB from the same high school as Jakari Norwood and Daniel Barker. Not sure if we're in on him at all, but Barker tweeted a response to Knighton's de-commit tweet.
https://247sports.com/Player/Jaylan-Knighton-46046875/
Doesn't matter, Illinois is nowhere near as good to turn away a top-100 talent because they have a full depth chart at that position. You absolutely take a commitment from a recruit like that and figure out the situation later.
Not at RB you don’t. If you build a talented, deep, cohesive OL you can throw anyone back there and produce. Wisconsin does it every. single. year. Jonathan Taylor, 3* recruit. Melvin Gordon, low .89 4* recruit. James White, 3* recruit. Montee Ball, 3* recruit. Not a single one of those kids had a ranking in the composite .90s. And I can keep going.
You go get yourself kids who aren’t solely dependent on other positions to create their personal value and then figure out your RB room later.
3/4 of those guys are NFL caliber players, I think it's safe to say they just aren't any random 3 star running back. They just developed and scouted them well compared to rankings.
I believe he is either the father or uncle of Marcus Washington, a highly rated wide receiver out of the St.. Louis area who eventually chose Texas. We wanted Marcus badly, but it was really a pipe dream as i don't think we were ever serious contenders. Nunu was very involved with Marcus' recruiting (at least from a social media standpoint) and liked to engage with our fanbase, more often than not to tell us our program wasn't quite ready for a talent like his nephew/ son....... Am i remembering that correctly?Who the heck in NuNu Washington and why does anyone care about his opinion? I Googled him and the only thing that comes up is his Twitter. Seems like someone not worth any attention.
Sounds right. One missing detail is he played at Trinity CatholicI believe he is either the father or uncle of Marcus Washington, a highly rated wide receiver out of the St.. Louis area who eventually chose Texas. We wanted Marcus badly, but it was really a pipe dream as i don't think we were ever serious contenders. Nunu was very involved with Marcus' recruiting (at least from a social media standpoint) and liked to engage with our fanbase, more often than not to tell us our program wasn't quite ready for a talent like his nephew/ son....... Am i remembering that correctly?
I believe he is either the father or uncle of Marcus Washington, a highly rated wide receiver out of the St.. Louis area who eventually chose Texas. We wanted Marcus badly, but it was really a pipe dream as i don't think we were ever serious contenders. Nunu was very involved with Marcus' recruiting (at least from a social media standpoint) and liked to engage with our fanbase, more often than not to tell us our program wasn't quite ready for a talent like his nephew/ son....... Am i remembering that correctly?
Nunu is Marcus's father (100%)I believe he is either the father or uncle of Marcus Washington, a highly rated wide receiver out of the St.. Louis area who eventually chose Texas. We wanted Marcus badly, but it was really a pipe dream as i don't think we were ever serious contenders. Nunu was very involved with Marcus' recruiting (at least from a social media standpoint) and liked to engage with our fanbase, more often than not to tell us our program wasn't quite ready for a talent like his nephew/ son....... Am i remembering that correctly?
I never heard for sure on this but was he one of the "voices in his ear" that talked Bryce into decommitting?Nunu has been one of the biggest detractors of our program in the St. Louis area. He has been in the ear of the players that chose not to come here. His son, mookie, Bryce, and others. Nunu believed Illinois would always be a doormat, and he was public about al of this. I don’t fault him for doing what he thought was best for his community. But i would also love to have a better record than Texas.
I never heard for sure on this but was he one of the "voices in his ear" that talked Bryce into decommitting?
I hope he feels like a gem for that. I am rooting for Bryce, not sure he is going to make it back to UofI levelFrom what I heard, Nunu was in the ear of Childress (which is part of the reason it went down the way it did). You can still see him talking up childress on twitter.
3/4 of those guys are NFL caliber players, I think it's safe to say they just aren't any random 3 star running back. They just developed and scouted them well compared to rankings.
No, they were 3* star kids and correctly evaluated as such which is one reason why many Wisconsin RBs have fallen flat at the pro level. They are coached and developed well but this has nothing to with unearthing hidden talent. Simply put, Wisconsin churns out OL like a well oiled machine and if you have a talented, cohesive OL, you can put almost anyone back there and produce year after year after year. It's the most dependent position in football.
Reggie Corbin was a 3* composite .82 ranked kid that we didn't even plan on playing much until injuries crept up, look at him now. You never take a RB at the expense of another position and then figure out the details later. You take the other positions and figure out the RB later.
Never say never (but I hear what you're saying).
For the most part I agree with this. If you have a great offensive line, your QB will be more protected and have more time to throw, WRs more time to get open, and your running back should not have to make any real decisions until he gets to the second level.No, they were 3* star kids and correctly evaluated as such which is one reason why many Wisconsin RBs have fallen flat at the pro level. They are coached and developed well but this has nothing to with unearthing hidden talent. Simply put, Wisconsin churns out OL like a well oiled machine and if you have a talented, cohesive OL, you can put almost anyone back there and produce year after year after year. It's the most dependent position in football.
Reggie Corbin was a 3* composite .82 ranked kid that we didn't even plan on playing much until injuries crept up, look at him now. You never take a RB at the expense of another position and then figure out the details later. You take the other positions and figure out the RB later.
All of a sudden you wish we had more scholarships to play with. Three weeks ago it was a blessing that the new coach wouldn't have to scramble to fill a large class.
For the most part I agree with this. If you have a great offensive line, your QB will be more protected and have more time to throw, WRs more time to get open, and your running back should not have to make any real decisions until he gets to the second level.
Yes there is the outliers as well. I would take a top end talent over any average Oline prospect of course but I don't think we are talking about that.
If you want a good example of how disregarding your offensive line plays out, look at Florida State the last few years. They still have very talented skill position players outside of QB. But their line is atrocious! (Did I actually spell that right on the first try?)
The scholarship numbers are important, and I'm not going to argue that point. My point is more layered. You take the top-100 talent and figure out the next step. Whether that is moving one of the scholarship RBs to another position where their talents can be used. Robert was interested in putting Fedanzo at LB. Can Norwood be moved to a slot WR or defensive back? Is Sims any good? Can we utilize Cumby's speed at another position? Would a combination of grabbing a top-100 RB and moving Fedanzo to LB be a better combination than grabbing two top-1000 recruits? And if we could stop using Wisconsin offensive line as an example for something that applies at Illinois, we would be better off. Their situation is such an outlier. This is the equivalent of the basketball board bringing up Giorgi B. every time the staff is looking at a recruit ranked in the stratosphere on Rivals + 247.
I say this all knowing it's a moot point and the recruit is likely going to Ohio State and we'll be cursing his name in three years.