Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

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skyIdub
Indy Illini Fan said:
Never forget …

The best gets are the ones you’ve already got … 😎
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#680      
steelmen72
He's at Illinois State for a reason. If he came to Illinois he won't play, period. Hammock, NIU coach, said it best when they go to the Power 4 schools they don't play. The QB, Ethan from NIU, didn't play at Illinois and now he is in the portal.
 
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Timj83
X, difference making pass rusher, depth DL, impact lb n a depth lb would make things feel lot better.
 
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Illini in Italy
the juiceman cometh said:
The problem with this logic is that it assumes a replacement kicker would not make those kicks. OK, the USC game he makes a 41-yard kick to win the game. That's not a chip shot, but in college football it's probably about a 70% success rate on those. Olano went 7/8 on those this season, so an 87.5% success rate. So the difference between Olano and an average kicker is about 17.5%. So if that win is worth $200k, Olano's value in that game above an average kicker is maybe $35k. But also keep in mind, it's not like he won the game single handed. A lot of other players had to make plays to put him in a position to make that kick.

Against Tennessee, Olano had 3 FGs within 30 yards. Yes, he is probably more reliable on those than your average NCAA kicker, but even your average kicker should be making those. In fact, there were at least 4 Big Ten kickers who were more reliable on FGs in the 20-29 range than Olano (I'm only counting those with equal or more attempts, but there were also several others who were 100% on fewer attempts), and 2 that were more reliable in the 30-39 range (ditto).

Olano is a very good kicker, which is why he got the bag he got. But if you look around you can see that he is not some irreplaceable unicorn.
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College kickers are a) getting better, and b) even average kickers can kick 40-50 yarers with relative ease. According to sEcSPN, The rate for kicks from 40+ yards has climbed from ~55% (2004-2020) to over 60% since 2021, with 62.2% in 2024.
 
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#693      
ILLFAN67
See the ISU-Montana State national championship. The reason ISU lost plus the kicker just kicked to low.
 
#695      
ptgrd23
Ncaa should admit theyve lost and allow pay for play $nil contracts. That could be enforced. Otherwise they will keep losing in court. Probably should allow P4 to make football and basketball $nil collective bargaining agreement and just be happy to retain march madness $$. Otherwise they will lose that too.
 
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