ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
The Big Ten West lives forever in our heartsHe wants a backup Punter … #1 on the list …
The Big Ten West lives forever in our heartsHe wants a backup Punter … #1 on the list …
The previous scholarship limit was 85. The new scholarship limit is the same as the new roster limit, 105. But, that’s a limit, not a requirement, meaning the team can award up to 105 scholarships. Question becomes, how many additional scholarships will the team decide to fund above last year’s 85.with a hard 105 roster limit, wont we have quite a few pwo's leaving the program ?
Do the officials wave the medical personal onto the field or can Kiffin have them run on after the whistle?
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Bret just can't stop winning! Welcome home Terry!Terry Hawthorne Named Director of Defensive Player Personnel
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Terry Hawthorne Named Director of Defensive Player Personnel - University of Illinois Athletics
Hawthorne was a two-time All-Big Ten honorable mention selection at Illinois.fightingillini.com
Yes. It's an arms race all across the sport.Are there 50 people on modern staffs? Crazy.
Do you (or anyone else) know how many people are on the UI staff, or the breakdown of actual coaches, recruiting people, and strength & conditioning on a typical B10/SEC type of staff? Heck, maybe we are pushing 50.Yes. It's an arms race all across the sport.
Being able to manage all those people effectively and utilize their skills all in one coherent direction is increasingly the core of a head coaches job.
BB is one of those guys who is just naturally, obsessively process-oriented. An ops guy in his heart, it's the right kind of personality for it.
Do you (or anyone else) know how many people are on the UI staff, or the breakdown of actual coaches, recruiting people, and strength & conditioning on a typical B10/SEC type of staff? Heck, maybe we are pushing 50.
Have to give consideration that he was hurt most of the yearWas going to say it hurts to lose a guy that was going to give 200+ snaps next season but I was surprised to look it up that Strain only played 75 snaps last year and was the lowest graded defender on the team in 2024.
Have to give consideration that he was hurt most of the year