What on earth is this AI slop of an article? How long does it take for a human to sit down and write something publishable?Interesting write up about Lopati’s Fichigan flip…
Michigan's Whittingham Hijacks Illinois' No. 9 QB Just 90 Days After He Called The Illini 'Family' - Football Analysis
On January 17, Kamden Lopati stood on Illinois’ campus and told reporters that “Coach B…footballanalysis1.com
Illinois Football Recruiting Thread
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
I think we all saw this coming.....
illinidarrin
- from parts unknown
this is just another reason why i don't get that excited about recruiting anymore.
I think we need to learn the lesson that these early commit guys just aren’t going to stay with us. This is what, the 3rd QB prospect that we’ve identified before anyone else that has decommitted/strung us along?
I don’t think we are in a position to spend big $$ on an incoming frosh that likely won’t play for a couple of years. Seems like the majority of starting P4 QBs are transfers anyways.
Best of luck to him. There’s nothing to say we couldn’t be an option in the portal in a couple of years.
Best of luck to him. There’s nothing to say we couldn’t be an option in the portal in a couple of years.
Chuck Nuggets
Dip your nuggets in my staff source sauce.
Don't count any chicken until they put pen to paper.
Then, immediately become pessimistic again and wait until you actually see them on the field wearing your favorite team's uniform. Then, at halftime of the first game, let your guard down.
Then, immediately become pessimistic again and wait until you actually see them on the field wearing your favorite team's uniform. Then, at halftime of the first game, let your guard down.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
As this system matures I feel confident these choices are only going to get harder and more distinct.
And at Illinois, we know which way the marginal dollar is going to go.
With the money we have we can’t commit several million for a prep qb. It sucks but I get it. If we are spending 20 million on our roster we can’t have 2-3 million tied up with a freshman qb on the bench.
MoCoMdIllini
- Montgomery County, Maryland
He'll be a 5 star guy by the weekend.
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- Batavia
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
who could've seen it coming?
i wondered how long it would take for that jump.
I've posted this before, so this isn't sour grapes after losing someone, but for a program of our stature, high school quarterback recruiting honestly does not matter that much.
Our own high school recruits have thrown exactly one pass in the Bielema era that actually impacted the outcome of a game.
Our own high school recruits have thrown exactly one pass in the Bielema era that actually impacted the outcome of a game.
We sure he would've started over Boyd?
Money trumps familyInteresting write up about Lopati’s Fichigan flip…
Michigan's Whittingham Hijacks Illinois' No. 9 QB Just 90 Days After He Called The Illini 'Family' - Football Analysis
On January 17, Kamden Lopati stood on Illinois’ campus and told reporters that “Coach B…
how many 17 year old kids are going to turn down life changing money like that. The problem is we aren’t able to make a competitive offer.
Oh, I agree 100%. Just don’t use the “family” aspect. Just don’t say anything publicly and be real…..show me the money and I’ll play for your program.
"The only program that gained nothing and lost everything built its retention strategy around a single word: family." OuchInteresting write up about Lopati’s Fichigan flip…
Michigan's Whittingham Hijacks Illinois' No. 9 QB Just 90 Days After He Called The Illini 'Family' - Football Analysis
On January 17, Kamden Lopati stood on Illinois’ campus and told reporters that “Coach B…
Why does it have to go to one or the other? No other major schools (Or schools that identify themselves as much) has those types of problems.
?? There are very, very few schools that have deep enough pockets to spend top of market $$$ on both sports and see that return on investment.
Frankly, it's much easier to spend big $$$ on basketball and see it directly translate to winning. There's also only 15 roster spots (with maybe 8-9 guys actually getting NIL money) in comparison to what, 80 football spots?
Illinois is and always has been a basketball school. It's less of an investment financially for a school like us to win a championship in basketball vs football.
Fine article but missing the key point IMO,$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Muck FichiganInteresting write up about Lopati’s Fichigan flip…
Michigan's Whittingham Hijacks Illinois' No. 9 QB Just 90 Days After He Called The Illini 'Family' - Football Analysis
On January 17, Kamden Lopati stood on Illinois’ campus and told reporters that “Coach B…