mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
There's a situation at Cincinnati or NIU?
Illinois Football Recruiting Thread
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There's a situation at Cincinnati or NIU?
Neither … Situation with the kid/family is what I was told …
Ideally he’d like to be a little closer to home …
Even with the portal closing I’m pretty sure he can transfer without a waiver. Obviously the circumstances are different but look at Retzlaff
highly doubt the NCAA can nor will stop him from transferring between now & 6/1/26 if he really wants to pursue it .
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
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Not ideal
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
2029 RB|Saint John Neumann High School Naples, FL
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
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Possible to revisted this post next November?
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
Absolutely, some of these are theoretical gambles. The emphasis on coaching over recruiting could bite the program at a time where folks could make an argument that recruiting is going to be paramount. The program went for it last year and is actively turning it over to a next era, ideally you would need more and more quality freshman talent to come in and help raise the floor of the program. Also, you can see that some P4 programs are starting to choose to bring in 30+ HS preps every year and letting those guys sort themselves out on who's worthy to keep and who's going to be pushed out. The thought is you can bring in in ~35 freshman and not play them but still have 65 other players that are expected to meaningfully contribute. Bielema is likely banking on (a) the secret sauce is him, and (b) the program's elevated status is going to make it easier to recruit than 2021-2023. If we see next year's recruiting go down a little bit (missing on Plan A guys, less average number of offers per commit, etc) then it was likely a mistake unless they bring in a big, impactful transfer class next winter.
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
The Lopati competition is a necessary evil. He's going up in rankings (could be a top-5 QB in 2027!), he's doing well in spring showcases, and his build means he's going to be an NFL prospect (most of the top-5 guys are speed guys who have more question marks on their NFL future).
Holding onto him will be a battle but its a good sign for his potential that programs like Michigan, Notre Dame, Florida, Tennessee, etc. are offering him and actively recruiting him.
Holding onto him will be a battle but its a good sign for his potential that programs like Michigan, Notre Dame, Florida, Tennessee, etc. are offering him and actively recruiting him.
Well here is the problem. Neither of us have any first hand knowledge of the people involved or the scheme Illinois will run next year. We aren't evaluators of talent and we haven't broken down video focusing on the key 25 - 30 match ups in every game next year. The Illinois staff on the otherhand has done all of that work already. Unfortunately so have next year's opponents And that is where the tranfer portal, historic recruiting and coaching changes come in.
Let's see how it works out.
look, kids at the high school want to be developed and play at the highest level possible, and at the
portal level want to be prepared for a NFL shot, many are moving up a class with something to prove.
ex-players and coaches who know how to prepare those kids are a premium. That's the sales speech.
If we don't have the same cash, then that's all we have. BB knows this and has shown he can get kids
to the league. lets talk about recruiting. we just had the best recruiting class and best two seasons in
10 years. trust the boss.
If it's all about money we will lose this kid
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
offered by OSU, UT, A&M, LSU, Michigan
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Insiders, how are you guys feeling about us hanging onto Lopati? Seems like Michigan is in a good spot to flip him.
so are we just done?? lol
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I am not an insider, but here's my take.
Kyle whittingham and staff did not get Lopati to commit to Utah when he lives a couple miles from the Utah campus. Same dude, different colors, I like Art in this one.
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