All three are relatively young. This could be the beginning of a golden age for Illini athletics…In terms of being thoughtful, strategic, and open to change as it pertains to players and NIL and that whole landscape, we could not possibly have a better trio than Whitman, Underwood and Bielema. They were all major conference revenue sport athletes in the modern-ish era, they get it, and have brought that to their professional lives.
Tom Izzo is an elite coach, but imagine being a Sparty fan and listening to him whine about the future we all know is arriving at our doorstep.
Jesus everyone relax. He got an offer. Schools give out offers to commuted kids all the time. Chill. We’re still recruiting kids that are committed elsewhere. And yes he is still commuted to Illinois
You mean Dick WHITMAN? Must be related.It also doesn't hurt that that voice sounds like Don Draper.
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I was in the pool! I was in the pool!we have the most insecure fanbase out there
I don't know if that drives him as much as he just recognizes that he's good at public-facing communications and that biases him in favor of seeing inserting his voice as the right card to play in situations where other AD's might not. And he IS really good at public-facing communications, and the fanbase DOES look at him as a representative of us long-suffering fans, I'm not saying he's wrong by any means.
Whitman's a good egg, and while he has the business guy background and skillset to do this anywhere, he truly does understand Illinois in a profound and unique way and it means everything to him to succeed here. He was the right guy at the right moment, we're lucky we found him and gave him the opportunity. I suspect he will be here for a long, long time.
It means he is going to live at home but still go to school at Illinois. I worry he will be late for games if the traffic is bad.Define "commuted"
That kick had plenty of leg to spare
Any "Boom" or Denzel GIFs coming???View attachment 20788..........................??............................anyone . anyone ????...............
Any "Boom" or Denzel GIFs coming???
I mean I wouldn’t have posted it if I didn’t think he was committing here.View attachment 20788..........................??............................anyone . anyone ????...............
There's a crystal ball for us on 247 that Werner submitted a few days ago with a confidence of "8." Should likely go our way!View attachment 20788..........................??............................anyone . anyone ????...............
OK ..............cool...................................no prob.....................my bad...................so so sorry......................OK ??........................I feel better when I open up this way.....I mean I wouldn’t have posted it if I didn’t think he was committing here.
Don't run out of battery first before you can commit, Saboor!
Nice to have a punter commit that can nail 50+ FGs.Seems like Declan could sneak into griffins uniform on Saturdays. Who would know?
would be awesome to have one guy punt and kick off / kick fg'sNice to have a punter commit that can nail 50+ FGs.
Was gonna say the same thing. Probably had distance for...60? At least?That kick had plenty of leg to spare
I'm no kicker, but would there be any concern about tired leg during a game?would be awesome to have one guy punt and kick off / kick fg's
I would think the NFL would pay a nifty premium to be able to save a roster spot open for a different position