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    2026 NFL Draft Thread

    Phenomenal landing spot for Luke. Right now just Goff and Bridgewater at QB on roster. He has a path to catch on there.
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    2026 NFL Draft Thread

    Big congratulations to Gabe, JC, and Miles! May they all have tremendous success and long careers in the NFL. I'm incredibly disappointed Luke didn't get drafted. I still believe that he's a guy who can stick in the league for a long time based on his heart, his mind, and his leadership...
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    2026 NFL Draft Thread

    Congrats to JC Davis! And not trying to make it a thing, but hard not to read many of those weaknesses as things that could be improved with better coaching.
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    2026 NFL Draft Thread

    Bizarre Day 2 picks in my opinion. Seems like Jones, Roush, and Thomas were all reaches based on draft position, Thomas being by far the biggest one. Makes me wonder if the Bears got caught offguard by having the pick they wanted in that slot taken in front of them? The Jones pick makes sense...
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    2026 NFL Draft Thread

    Not expected and I don't think it will happen, but Jacas has been getting a lot of buzz. I still think he goes mid to late 2nd Round, but there's an outside chance a team is really sold on him and takes him late 1st.
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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

    What's the overall feeling on how the visits went? Good vibes?
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    It is until it isn't. I said this a couple seasons ago, but I think college sports is on a similar path to how the NHL was pre-salary cap in the 90s and early 00s, where salary inflation was a runaway train until it reached that critical point >$7mil/yr for star players that had the league on...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    There's no exaggeration. Let's do a thought exercise: Say one of our freshmen next year was guaranteed to shoot over 48% from 3 in medium high volume. You wouldn't consider that exceptional and take that in a heartbeat? A Jake Davis who shoots 48.2% instead of 40.6%? And what if Vaaks comes in...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Meanwhile Freshman Jamar Smith smoothly buries another 3 at a near 50% clip... McBride also shot threes over 40% at Alfonso Plummer volume, and a young Shaun Pruitt and Randle were nothing to scoff at. Team had talent, they were just young outside Dee, Augie, and Rich. And they were a Top 20...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    This is incorrect. Eye test and metrics both suggest otherwise. When Vaaks was on the court, Providence gave up 1.20ppp. Their team average was giving up 1.14ppp. When adjusted for level of competition, Vaaks still performed about .01ppp worse than would be expected from an average NCAA...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    The biggest thing holding Z back is he still has a freshman body. Needs a full offseason with Fletch in the gym working his rear end off. First in, last out. He's not a bad rebounder or bad in the paint so much as his body is that of a crazy inflatable tube man so he gets bodied and pushed out...
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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

    Fields look a lot different when they're covered in $100 bills...
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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

    Yeah, that's how I read it too. Not the most promising development.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Big Z scored on over 90% of the lobs thrown his way. All I know is that there needs to be several possessions a game where he starts at the 3pt line and sprints to the rim to straight up dunk on people or have them foul trying to stop it. Kid is a freak. Just need Fletch to get some muscle on...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Lol, this is a full on Anchorman situation. UCLA, Illinois, and Louisville recruiting teams and bag men all meeting outside Pauley Pavillion. All you need is some reps from the Puerto Rico basketball league and Hamer and a trident to show up...
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