Illini Football 2025

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MajorNathanMaxwellJanice
Mr. Tibbs said:
with a hard 105 roster limit, wont we have quite a few pwo's leaving the program ?
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The previous scholarship limit was 85. The new scholarship limit is the same as the new roster limit, 105. But, that’s a limit, not a requirement, meaning the team can award up to 105 scholarships. Question becomes, how many additional scholarships will the team decide to fund above last year’s 85.
 
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redwingillini11
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Ander1345
Curious how Bret goes about allocating his stsff to primarily recruiting or coaching(and handling the overlap).

I might be losing it but I thought part of the reason Terry left was to get more coaching experience. This seems like more of an off-field title?
 
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Chuck Nuggets
Are there 50 people on modern staffs? Crazy.
 
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ChiefGritty
Chuck Nuggets said:
Are there 50 people on modern staffs? Crazy.
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Yes. It's an arms race all across the sport.

Being able to manage all those people effectively and utilize their skills all in one coherent direction is increasingly the core of a head coaches job.

BB is one of those guys who is just naturally, obsessively process-oriented. An ops guy in his heart, it's the right kind of personality for it.
 
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Chuck Nuggets
ChiefGritty said:
Yes. It's an arms race all across the sport.

Being able to manage all those people effectively and utilize their skills all in one coherent direction is increasingly the core of a head coaches job.

BB is one of those guys who is just naturally, obsessively process-oriented. An ops guy in his heart, it's the right kind of personality for it.
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Do you (or anyone else) know how many people are on the UI staff, or the breakdown of actual coaches, recruiting people, and strength & conditioning on a typical B10/SEC type of staff? Heck, maybe we are pushing 50.
 
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Chuck Nuggets
Wow. Holy cow. I thought 50 was an absurd number to illustrate my point. I'm out of touch.
 
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Chuck Nuggets
I don't like losing guys that helped build the program back up, but I do take it as a sign that the roster is really improving. Guys like McCray and Strain were guaranteed to get a lot of PT in the past. When the guys who previously were at the top of your depth chart are now looking elsewhere for snaps, it's a blessing in disguise. Maybe my read here is wrong, but that's how it appears to me.
 
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Ander1345
This isnt explocitly related to Strain, but I know NIL can't be contingent to playing time. Can it be contingent upon being enrolled at the university?
 
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mhuml32
Was going to say it hurts to lose a guy that was going to give 200+ snaps next season but I was surprised to look it up that Strain only played 75 snaps last year and was the lowest graded defender on the team in 2024.
 
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