Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

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IlliniCardinal

Minneapolis
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.
All three are relatively young. This could be the beginning of a golden age for Illini athletics…
 
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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.

Also very good working with influential alums which is a premium skill for his position.
 
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pruman91

Paducah, Ky
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pruman91

Paducah, Ky
I mean I wouldn’t have posted it if I didn’t think he was committing here.
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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
I'm no kicker, but would there be any concern about tired leg during a game?
 
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