Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

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Brosky
I don’t think they will enroll early. Kids can start making NIL in hs. Trae Taylor is already making a ton of money. Him moving to Lincoln was a very smart business decision for him and I think you’ll see stuff like that happen.
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This is where agents become supremely important.
 
#152      
Brosky
Shack sure looks good to me, esp. since he's so young in the highlight films. Will he enter Illinois as a true freshman?
 
#156      
BlueFlag
genevaillini39w said:
What does everyone put the odds at Beatty or priestly ending up on the 2026 roster with the news that broke today?
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Melvin Priestly has a truly inspiring life story.

It's hard to make it in the NFL, but I wish him success.

I suppose blocking for Luke Altmyer again with the Detroit Lions could quite the experience for both of them.
 
#157      
genevaillini39w
the juiceman cometh said:
Maybe if they get cut? As it is they both have 3-year deals. If they don't get cut I can't imagine they'd just be able to break the contract to come back. Deadline to cut down to 53-man roster is Aug. 30.
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I know nothing of the legalese on all of this.

However, I would be shocked if there isn’t a major 2 deep injury early in camp and someone ends up an Illini that we don’t expect.
 
#161      
mhuml32
(a) A smaller group of players that are available now and teams would want to add (i.e. Josh Kreutz)
(b) Then a much bigger group during NFL camp cuts that are going to make things very awkward for classes, roster decisions, etc. (Beatty and Priestly types)


So many lingering questions - what's going to happen with the transfer portal windows with this change? What about players that were slated to start or get meaningful playing time who will be blocked by the new adds? How does this affect the "cap"? Who has meaningful money left, even with donors? What about roster size limits?
 
#162      
genevaillini39w
If there is a truly a salary cap put In place in the next week, with actual teeth in it with federal punishment….

Do we think some of the class of 2026 offers these top in state kids have gotten from other schools come down, and the money offer from Illinois comes up now that the rev share cap is higher, and these kids may be willing to flip To the Illini?

Not en masse, but maybe 1-2?
 
#163      
Mr. Tibbs
mhuml32 said:
(a) A smaller group of players that are available now and teams would want to add (i.e. Josh Kreutz)
(b) Then a much bigger group during NFL camp cuts that are going to make things very awkward for classes, roster decisions, etc. (Beatty and Priestly types)


So many lingering questions - what's going to happen with the transfer portal windows with this change? What about players that were slated to start or get meaningful playing time who will be blocked by the new adds? How does this affect the "cap"? Who has meaningful money left, even with donors? What about roster size limits?
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I just can’t see how this works out for players who have already moved on or for teams that have moved on
 
#164      
Bbuck21
mhuml32 said:
(a) A smaller group of players that are available now and teams would want to add (i.e. Josh Kreutz)
(b) Then a much bigger group during NFL camp cuts that are going to make things very awkward for classes, roster decisions, etc. (Beatty and Priestly types)


So many lingering questions - what's going to happen with the transfer portal windows with this change? What about players that were slated to start or get meaningful playing time who will be blocked by the new adds? How does this affect the "cap"? Who has meaningful money left, even with donors? What about roster size limits?
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All great questions. Especially the last 2. I just hope players don't get hurt somehow (losing spots, money, etc..). I think a lot of players wil return, same school or other, but just for the opportunity to play, I doubt there will be much money available. Maybe I'm naive.
 
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phats22
Joel Goodson said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2083990946325107010
https://twitter.com/x/status/2083990808110248005
https://twitter.com/x/status/2083994948752269682
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#169      
FI_890526
FI_890526 said:
It’s funny…Bielema confirmed in Chicago that they didn’t have any money to sign defensive linemen, directly contradicting outlets that reported that they had plenty of resources.
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I would add that while big donors at other programs helped to construct competitive rosters, Illinois’ big donor built a giant video board to run ads for his company on.
 
#170      
EmeraldCityIllini
FI_890526 said:
I would add that while big donors at other programs helped to construct competitive rosters, Illinois’ big donor built a giant video board to run ads for his company on.
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Disclaimer - I AM not throwing shade at a donor who put $100M into Illini athletics.

But, I do remember when the gift was announced, how quickly emphasis was placed on it being mostly stadium related and I was somewhat disappointed. And sadly (perhaps understandably), it's cooler when you get your name on something or can point to something that was built because of you.

That said, I don't go to many games because I live far away, so I admit i don't probably value the stadium upgrades nearly as much as many here do.
 
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EmeraldCityIllini
Mr. Tibbs said:
I’m confused

a guy gives millions to the Commerce College and then gives the Athletic Dept $100 million and people are saying it wasn’t enough or it was for the wrong things ???
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I took it to mean the preference would have been for the money, or more of it, to go to the roster instead of the stadium.
 
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