Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

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SescIllini

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Joel Goodson said:
that's what Sooner fans are saying about us
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I'm trying to wrap my head around this one. Instate player who can play in a premier conference for flagship school who has been sending DBs to the NFL for the last 3 years. Also a coach who will play freshmen. Unless something behind the scenes like he felt he wasn't prioritized by the staff and more early playing time at Kansas. Some kids also just want to go away and in today's day and age he can always transfer in year 2 with playing experience in year 1 to a higher rated program. Also there are national rating agencies and Coach BB/staff rating, did the staff identify lower rated players who they felt stronger about.
 
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Joel Goodson

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SescIllini said:
I'm trying to wrap my head around this one. Instate player who can play in a premier conference for flagship school who has been sending DBs to the NFL for the last 3 years. Also a coach who will play freshmen. Unless something behind the scenes like he felt he wasn't prioritized by the staff and more early playing time at Kansas. Some kids also just want to go away and in today's day and age he can always transfer in year 2 with playing experience in year 1 to a higher rated program. Also there are national rating agencies and Coach BB/staff rating, did the staff identify lower rated players who they felt stronger about.
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who knows? obviously, we're not the only ones who have vey charismatic ACs/recruiters. maybe Alexander's lead really clicked (a la Buh & Easton). I'm not thrilled that he's going elsewhere, but this is massively better than a conference foe. probly has a clearer path to early playing time.
 
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Fighter of the Nightman

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Joel Goodson said:
that's what Sooner fans are saying about us
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Fair, but I would think eventually (soon??) that Big Ten and SEC financial superiority would start to become more evident on the recruiting trail in these types of situations. For example, Illinois and Kansas are both schools that have traditionally sucked at football and are seen as more of "basketball schools." They both had surprisingly good seasons last year with new coaches, and there is positive buzz around the programs for the first time in quite a while. The difference is that Illini football will have Big Ten money flooding in every year and KU will have Big XII money. I know money is not quite everything, but I would think Big Ten and SEC coaches are trying to advertise that the gap will just keep growing and it will manifest in the form of Big Ten and SEC teams continuing to pull ahead with things like facilities and NIL. I mean, would "Illinois" in the Big XII have an absolutely amazing, nationally recognized football practice facility right now?? No, lol.
 
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GForce

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mhuml32 said:
What a get. Big in-state add. If Jamison was the lead, this is a complete reversal to last year’s d-line frustration.
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The positive spotlight on the law firm has to be helping, which hopefully means even more d-line recruit success next year after those 2 get drafted and spotlighted (spotlit?) even more.
 
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ptgrd23

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Facilities are nice but it comes down to winning, player development, putting people into NFL, and NIL.

I have no idea how much NIL to top football recruit gets but if everything else is close I have to believe NIL could close the deal.

Of course that raises the question of do you really want players who are only motivated by NIL$.

However the B10 and SEC dollars will make it hard for others schools to compete on NIL.
 
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