His father was coach by Lovie at Tennessee in the mid-90s.
Amazing how many connections both Lovie and this staff have.
I have no idea if it will pay off in this instance but you can guarantee it will pay off in a number of them
His father was coach by Lovie at Tennessee in the mid-90s.
I am ignorant here being as someone who is more familiar with the basketball recruitment period. However, I am curious as to what the general timeline is for football recruiting?
Clearly Lovie is out making offers as we speak. When do kids generally start making decisions?
This was interesting to me too so I made a little graph for you of all Illinois commitments over the last 10 years (that eventually signed with us).
Most commitments are given following visits, and the prime visiting seasons as you can see are during the summer and after the high school season ends. Signing Day is Day 0 and is the first Wednesday in February, FYI.
This was interesting to me too so I made a little graph for you of all Illinois commitments over the last 10 years (that eventually signed with us).
Most commitments are given following visits, and the prime visiting seasons as you can see are during the summer and after the high school season ends. Signing Day is Day 0 and is the first Wednesday in February, FYI.
This was interesting to me too so I made a little graph for you of all Illinois commitments over the last 10 years (that eventually signed with us).
Most commitments are given following visits, and the prime visiting seasons as you can see are during the summer and after the high school season ends. Signing Day is Day 0 and is the first Wednesday in February, FYI.
Awesome - Thank you for pulling that together, Sir. What isn't awesome is having to wait a few months for any positive results. That's okay. I'll be patient.
Recruiting
The good news is that it’s been an NCAA Quiet Period since Signing Day. The first day after Signing Day (which was February 3rd) where coaches can have off-campus contact with recruits is April 15th. So the staff will have three weeks to set up a plan on how to attack the six week Evaluation Period that begins April 15.
http://illiniboard.com/2016/03/22/whats-next-2/
Lovie reaching out to prominent high school coaches in state
"When he sits down in somebody's living room, that's impressive to anyone who has grown up in Chicago," Holecek said. "You trust the man. He has tremendous respect as a mentor to players. It's all positive from my end."
http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/illini-sports/football/2016-03-23/holecek-you-trust-man.html
Ok, Kool-Aid guy first. I think we get several good commitments in April. Players will want to get on board early and secure their spot. I think kids will be start struck with Lovie and their parents will be star struck with Lovie and Nickerson.
Ok, now logical guy. I think we’ll see some good action on social media and get some interest from guys who normally wouldn’t consider Illinois. I think Illini gets some positive buzz in April.
The Kool Aid guy and the logical guy almost seem to be the same guy.
This has actually been good timing. Managed to get the staff in place and have enough time to develop a bit of a strategy. Didn't have to worry about other teams being out recruiting while we were worrying about trying to get a staff in place.
The sales of lasagna noodles are definitely down in Champaign and thats ok with me!
That word can no longer be spoken. No more L word!
Fixing my homemade Bratwurst Lasagna today for tonights basketball games.
It will be interesting to see what happens when they can actually recruit and how many of the cold guys turn warm. Going through it last night not many were there but I think this staff will turn a few people around. Can't wait till they can get out on the road
Fixing my homemade Bratwurst Lasagna today for tonights basketball games.
We can say the L word as long as it has bratwurst in front of it can't we?