Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

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Jacob

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ChicagoChief said:
Seems like we should be happier about this? If he really is the #10 prospect in the state, those guys weren't even sniffing Illinois this year.
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We should be. He is an Illinois legacy in a position of need. He is exactly in the middle of the venn diagram of what should make this board happy
 
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BWBW

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I'm certainly happy about this. :chief:
 
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BWBW

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For the past few years, it seems that many players thought of Illinois as their nightmare school. :tape:

Perhaps Ryan will help turn this around. :illinois:
 
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Illinivek23

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Now I have to drive the 5 miles to watch him play next fall.

Welcome Ryan! Love your Illini passion!
 
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HDawgg2005

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This is exactly what most people on here have been asking for. A good in state kid, the kind of recruit we all know we need to get in order to build success.

Film looks good. He is a great pursuer of the ball, with very good lateral movement. I would like to see him use his hands more. He has a tendency to run off blocks. But looking at him as a JR, he is pretty darn good.
 
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Griffinator

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This is great news for sure. As noted, good in State talent, big, quick, and loves the Illini, and a DT to boot. I am kind of thinking that this Illini staff kind of gets it with the recruiting stuff as of late. It certainly doesn't hurt on this one that he is a DT that will fill a immediate need when he gets here due to graduations...that it looks like we will put a couple of guys in the NFL this year.....and that our Defensive Coordinator is an NFL guy. If I am a defensive player for 2017 I could listen to that kind of music all day long. Good for the Illini and good for Mr. O'Malley
 
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1970 John

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Seriously, having someone with the enthusiasm of O'Malley can make other in-state players look harder at Illinois. If he says "I-L-L-," others just might want to say "-I-N-I."
 
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Jacob

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I believe there are some good things brewing for this week.
 
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calibear

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Sorry Unimaroon I have not watched any tape on the 2017 kids . That may be a while.
 
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So will we have any players being asked out of NLOIs with the inevitable staff changeover? At least we only have 2 2017 commits that will possibly de-commit.
 
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Fillory

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Lake Camelot said:
Might as well cancel this thread and start over.
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Honestly, when you're landing a bunch of 2 and 3 star recruits, a lot of them just wanted to go to play in the B1G and that doesn't change with a coaching change. In fact, maybe now they'll get the opportunity to play for a B1G caliber coach.
 
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