Illinois Football Staff Thread
illinidarrin
- from parts unknown
yeah, i just saw it, but i dont think the other still has it?
Coaching Search deleted the tweet that said he was leaving for Illinois.
illinidarrin
- from parts unknown
They broke the news that he was staying, i dont see it anymore.
Coaching Search originally reported Spencer was joining Lovie. Then Football Scoop tweeted "contrary to a report," that report being Coaching Search's, that Spencer was staying in TB. Coaching Search then deleted the tweet saying Spencer was leaving.
The only thing Coaching Search tweeted about Spencer since deleting their original tweet is this.
https://twitter.com/coachingsearch/status/707636090698596352
Top 10 or 5 nationally is a tough nut to crack when your base is in the state of Illinois.
Think about it a little differently. Who is our competition? Who is in the way of where we want to go? It's the Big Ten West. Here are the Big Ten West's national recruiting rankings over the past several years, counting backwards:
Nebraska: 25th, 31st, 32nd, 17th, 25th
Wisconsin: 36th, 37th, 33rd, 57th, 56th
Iowa: 42nd, 59th, 62nd, 55th, 43rd
Minnesota: 50th, 52nd, 52nd, 61st, 72nd
Northwestern: 47th, 56th, 67th, 54th, 60th
Purdue: 73rd, 68th, 71st, 56th, 33rd
We were in the talent mix with these teams anyway. Under freakin Beckman. Now we have a better paid, better qualified staff than any of them. Start grabbing top 30 classes with a handful of four stars that are well-scouted good fits and good kids that will stay in the program, and the cream is going to rise here over time. Brick by brick.
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Epsilon
M tipping over
- Pdx
Bingo! Nail meet head. We weren't going to see forward motion until we had the commitment to be great again. Regardless of history or where we think we should be as a school or a program, that commitment has to be there, along with the budget to go after big name hires. I feel like we finally have that commitment to be great again, and are willing to back it up. This is an exciting time to be an Illini fan, my friends. I am very excited and may even pay for cable TV again.
illinidarrin
- from parts unknown
Actually, i think coaching search had it first and now it's gone. I know for a fact they had it and it's deleted. The only thing they have now, its not a done deal, still weighing options.
Right on. We just need Top 30ish classes on an annual basis to have the best roster in the West. That goal has never seemed so realistic.
KrushCow31
Former Krush Cow
- Chicago, IL
Looks like this one is as good as official.
Idk... I'm gonna need a little more proof than that. Coaching is fluid.
Feeling really good about the staff now. I would have ranked Mcgee and spencer as co-most exciting hires. I wish we could get spencer. But even without him I am happy. We should be able to recruit. I say two years and we are winning our division of the Big. Just need to get the players here.
Under Zook, for reference:
31st, 20th, 23rd, 35th.
We reprise that and I guarantee you we're going to be off to the races.
Pretty sure that's what I just said. Search originally reported he was joining Illinois staff.
Scoop said that wasn't true.
Search then tweeted that it's still up in the air.
Fun fact: Football Scoop and CoachingSearch.com are the product of two brothers who had a falling out and are no longer on speaking terms.
PaytonHighstep
- Downers Grove, IL
Yes and I believe we have a Head Coach who understands scores and clock management.
illinidarrin
- from parts unknown
No, they had it first that he was staying in Tampa Bay and now it's gone. Maybe they deleted it on accident, but it caught my eye that it is gone now.
I have a feeling Lovie will recruit better citizens and they will be able to stay around. Many of Zook's recruits were high risk/high reward with no backup plan.
illinidarrin
- from parts unknown
It's nice to see that Petrino has confirmed that Mcgee is coming here.
My head is spinning....... So is he comin or not?
illinidarrin
- from parts unknown
I dont know, that's why i was throwing it out there. Why did they delete it?
If coaches were equal, we just need top 30ish classes. But I think Lovie is a superior coach to all of those programs, I would probably argue that we don't even need top 50 classes with Lovie as a coach, we just need a year or so for players to acclimate to his system. I think Lovie is talented enough a coach that we will see a drastic turnaround (given our division) next year.