Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

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Iamgroot
It sucks to lose another offensive linemen but losing crisler might actually save the line a couple of penalties a game.im not trying to single him out to much.but he definitely created alot of false starts on the line this year which would put our offense in a bad position it seemed like he'd try to get a early jump to get a advantage but got called for it frequently over the season.i hope my crisler good luck in his career going forward thanks for your contributions to our beloved illini.moving on let's hopefully get a starter or 2 on the line or at least get some good quality back ups we definitely need more help on the o line
 
#206      
BZuppke
SescIllini said:
You are talking about your feelings, you can control this by turning away from college foitball.

But people's feelings shouldn't impact football players collecting on what they produce at a great risk to their health. Football is a making a ton of money. instead of schools, NCAA, coaches, corporations keeping all the money they are now rightfully paying the players perceived market value.
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Missing my point: The unregulated nature of this thing and the one way street it currently is are the problems. Sharing some revenue with the players in an age of big money makes sense within reason. Allowing schools to through unregulated millions is a disaster.

As to the one way street - where’s the athlete’s commitment? If a school is building a team and paying you, there should be a commitment for a period of time. Schools should not have to re-recruit their starters every year.

And finally we have a traditional Rose Bowl match up as a coincidence this year. The playoff is all about money. There are not 12 championship caliber teams.

And I agree with some other comments here. No players were getting millions under the table.
 
#207      
mhuml32
I'll say it, losing Crisler is a net positive. Also, the roster is flush with interior pieces, the OL line coach and surrounding staff just need to figure out the right combo. Then again, if JC Davis can come back you are looking at all five OL starters returning.
 
#208      
mhuml32
Is Tomiwa Durojaiye still going to happen or is he or the staff pumping the brakes? I don't view him as a difference maker but he would be a fun higher-risk/higher-reward option as a pass rusher.
 
#209      
therealmiket86
mhuml32 said:
Is Tomiwa Durojaiye still going to happen or is he or the staff pumping the brakes? I don't view him as a difference maker but he would be a fun higher-risk/higher-reward option as a pass rusher.
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I can see him as a guy competing with Bray for snaps. He only played 30 snaps last year so he is a boom or bust player.
 
#210      
mhuml32
Lost Snaps to 2024 Transfer Portal: 2,366
Moore: 265
Schmitt: 0
Dennis: 0
Love: 371
Mc-Cantos: 100
Smith: 0
Battle: 104
Ford: 0
Nicholson: 796
Tobe: 370
McConnell: 198
Jenkins: 0
Badie: 4
Leys: 0
Pugh: 0
Okla: 0
Anderson: 0
Davis: 8
Barlev: 106
Miller: 43
Lorenzo: 0


Lost Snaps to 2025 Transfer Portal (so far): 1,137
Crisler: 507
Robertson: 96
Boyer: 242
Hill: 0
Leary: 16
Wilcher: 111
Duley: 0
Guinn: 0
Whitenack: 59
Wigenton: 41
Swanson: 0
Sledge: 16
Canada: 49
 
#213      
Mr. Tibbs
mhuml32 said:
I'll say it, losing Crisler is a net positive. Also, the roster is flush with interior pieces, the OL line coach and surrounding staff just need to figure out the right combo. Then again, if JC Davis can come back you are looking at all five OL starters returning.
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from all i have read and witnessed , Crisler moving on to a non B1G team is a positive thing. There were many games over the past 3 years we needed him . Now ? not as much
 
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Mr. Tibbs
Simeon Rice said:
I do wonder if he'd have bigger impact (and quicker path) at OG
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maybe

but don’t you think the staff would counsel him into trying that ?

isn’t it in the teams best interest to get players into positions on the team that help everyone ?
wouldn’t he be crazy to not follow that advice ?
 
#222      
NashvILLe05
blackdog said:
I noticed Crisler looked pretty disgruntled on the sideline at times and having to be consoled by team mates. I don't think he was happy to have his reps cut and it wasn't going to get any better for him.
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Yeah, it’s tough for the young man, but he had every opportunity (449 snaps) with a PFF of 49.6.
 
#223      
mhuml32
Iamgroot said:
www.on3.com

Matt Rhule points to tampering when discussing Dante Dowdell's Nebraska departure

Did Kentucky tamper to land Dante Dowdell? Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule seems to think so.
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Don't know where else to put this
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(1) Tampering isn't a thing anymore. It's not Mark Stoops calling and making a direct offer. There are intermediaries, so there's nothing to investigate.

(2) Coaches always have to dance around this by using "tampering" or "unethical behavior" or whatever words you want because this is how the coaching carousel works. The coach's agent reaches out and says their client would be interested in their opening and they are looking for a hypothetical $$$ and years. Rhule left Temple and signed a contract with Baylor less than 36 hours after Temple's final regular season game that had $30+ million in guarantees. That happened because Rhule (and his agent) did the exact same thing he's chastising the players for practicing.
 
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