Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

[Grandpa]

TE coach Jared Elliott was a great hire, Cade Newman's a super wellspoken young man

Erudite?

 

[IlliniUnited]

Olano was very good and definitely won us a couple games but that’s 1 player. To say we lost some great players is meaning we lost several great players

Won a couple of games is a bit of a stretch. It was not like he was hitting a 60 yarder at the horn. Luke and the offense got him into some comfortable distances and he did his job.

 

[therealmiket86]

Won a couple of games is a bit of a stretch. It was not like he was hitting a 60 yarder at the horn. Luke and the offense got him into some comfortable distances and he did his job.

Yes but how many walk off field goals did he have last year? That is not easy for a college kicker. That’s exactly why he got paid a ton. The thing that hurts his nfl future is leg strength

 

[genevaillini39w]

When a donor like Gies gives $100M, why does the program think that money is better spent on the stadium and not on NIL?

The roster doesn’t say GIES on it.

 

[therealmiket86]

When a donor like Gies gives $100M, why does the program think that money is better spent on the stadium and not on NIL?

The donation was for the stadium.

 

[IlliniUnited]

Yes but how many walk off field goals did he have last year? That is not easy for a college kicker. That’s exactly why he got paid a ton. The thing that hurts his nfl future is leg strength

He made a great kick to beat USC. The bowl game was a chip shot.

 

[therealmiket86]

He made a great kick to beat USC. The bowl game was a chip shot.

Go back and look at the last 2 years. He played a big role in a lot of wins. With our style of play having a clutch kicker is huge. With bb we haven’t blown out many teams

 

[From the cheap seats]

Go back and look at the last 2 years. He played a big role in a lot of wins. With our style of play having a clutch kicker is huge. With bb we haven’t blown out many teams

Yep. Some of the better teams in the country have been done in by lack of a consistent FG kicker. It’s why Texas A&M paid so much. That said, I trust our staff to continue to fill that position with a kicker they can trust.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Yep. Some of the better teams in the country have been done in by lack of a consistent FG kicker. It’s why Texas A&M paid so much. That said, I trust our staff to continue to fill that position with a kicker they can trust.

TAMU has taken 3 players from us: Olano, McCollum, and top 100 recruit Victor Singleton when he was committed here.

If it continues in that manner, won't be long until they're atop our SEC hate list (not that they could care less).

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Won a couple of games is a bit of a stretch. It was not like he was hitting a 60 yarder at the horn. Luke and the offense got him into some comfortable distances and he did his job.

He made a great kick to beat USC. The bowl game was a chip shot.

I remember Cal's team two years ago -- Mendoza's final year there.

Fairly certain their kicker cost them 3 or 4 games, with missed "chip shots" just like that.

With as many close games we play, a guy as dependable as Olano is a treasure. It just sucks to lose that over cash.

 

[and 69 others]

He made a great kick to beat USC. The bowl game was a chip shot.

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

I remember Cal's team two years ago -- Mendoza's final year there.

Fairly certain their kicker cost them 3 or 4 games, with missed "chip shots" just like that.

With as many close games we play, a guy as dependable as Olano is a treasure. It just sucks to lose that over cash.

I agree Olano did a great job for us
I wish we could have him this year and maybe even one more next year

But I’m not worried at all about our FG kicking game going forward .
maybe I should be ?

He did what was best for him . Chasing a huge payday can’t be held against him

 

[PleaseMakeABowlGame]

I agree Olano did a great job for us
I wish we could have him this year and maybe even one more next year

But I’m not worried at all about our FG kicking game going forward .
maybe I should be ?

He did what was best for him . Chasing a huge payday can’t be held against him

I think worry is reasonable. None of the kickers on our roster, have previously held FG kicking job elsewhere full time.

There's just lots of unknown there. Right in line with the defense.

 

[pvaughn8]

I agree Olano did a great job for us
I wish we could have him this year and maybe even one more next year

But I’m not worried at all about our FG kicking game going forward .
maybe I should be ?

He did what was best for him . Chasing a huge payday can’t be held against him

We play a ton of close games so a good field kicker is a must. We replaced Olano with the former backup who barely got any chances when he was last with us. Last year for Washington he attempted 0 FG.

 

[Dkayak]

We play a ton of close games so a good field kicker is a must. We replaced Olano with the former backup who barely got any chances when he was last with us. Last year for Washington he attempted 0 FG.

FG kicking is much easier to practice than other positions, so real game experience with 22 on the field matters less.