Illinois Football Recruiting Thread
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illinidarrin
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I guess it was perfect timing for my post.
illinidarrin
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I posted it before he committed.
Wait...his other offers are from really legit schools. Does this mean that we no longer have to compete with Toledo and Western Kentucky for recruits!?
Wait...his other offers are from really legit schools. Does this mean that we no longer have to compete with Toledo and Western Kentucky for recruits!?
Ha! Hopefully those days are gone. This is a great get for so many reasons. A tall CB who can match up with the taller WRs in the league. A kid from Florida who should catch the eye of other kids in the area. As others posted, hopefully this leads to some others to commit. I think Lovie is going to build an awesome defense over time.
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
Wait...his other offers are from really legit schools. Does this mean that we no longer have to compete with Toledo and Western Kentucky for recruits!?
Get used to it. Going to be a fun ride.
Here is his highlight tape: http://www.hudl.com/video/3/4107850/5721dcfa19a53e2a187fceac
On Scout, he is listed as a safety. Given his frame and the ability to add some weight, I could definitely see him playing there as well. For whoever asked about his speed...based on that tape I would estimate in the 4.6 40 range? Interested to see if anybody has an actual 40 time on him somewhere, I did not see it on 247 or Scout.
Great get regardless! He shows willingness to use his size against the run, and I could see him wreaking havoc on CB/S blitzes too.
On Scout, he is listed as a safety. Given his frame and the ability to add some weight, I could definitely see him playing there as well. For whoever asked about his speed...based on that tape I would estimate in the 4.6 40 range? Interested to see if anybody has an actual 40 time on him somewhere, I did not see it on 247 or Scout.
Great get regardless! He shows willingness to use his size against the run, and I could see him wreaking havoc on CB/S blitzes too.
orangeswarm76
- hastings Nebraska
3 crystal ball picks for Kywan smith RB Miami. Any thoughts
illinidarrin
- from parts unknown
I saw this kids film and was shocked that he was not being recruited by anybody. Looked like a 3 star player to me, but what do i know?
Link to film?
illinidarrin
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illinidarrin
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The second one is the one i saw.
Good complimentary RB who may be used to get Carmoni and Owen.
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Welcome Antwan & family to Illini Nation. 
I haven't seen any listings of the upcoming recruiting class. Is there a disproportionate mix of D/ST players vs. O? I realize that high school players generally play both ways....just seeing if the NFL success that Lovie exhibited in these areas is showing through in his recruiting.
midastouch11
- New York, New York
He's only got one offer. They're playing the percentages after his visit.
7 commits, 4 are offense, 2 defense and 1 kid could play either WR or DB.
I know I'm insufferably pedantic, but I gotta complain about something
Official offer letters went out today to players from all over the country. Here was our entry:
For reference, here's a good link with many other examples from across the country.
I don't think any of them are perfect, obviously there's a lot of room for innovation here, but ours seems to make some very easy to fix mistakes.
The bold lettering at the top looks weird, just using the player's full name without a "dear" is odd, and the picture of Lovie is awkwardly placed in the frame, creating a bunch of dead space. I like the formality of the letter compared to some of the other examples in the link, but the return address is overdoing it. You could easily do something still understated and formal but a bit more rousing at the top.
But the writing itself is really just bad. It has typos. The middle paragraph was literally copy-pasted from Tim Beckman's old letter, see?
Off the top of my head, here's a better version expressing the exact same ideas.
That took like 6 minutes.
Obviously this stuff isn't within the expertise of a career football coach. That is why I really think it would be a great idea to have a Brand Director internal to the football program to work on things like this. Looking at the rest of those letters, this is an area where we could not just catch up to the big boy schools, but pass them by.
Official offer letters went out today to players from all over the country. Here was our entry:
For reference, here's a good link with many other examples from across the country.
I don't think any of them are perfect, obviously there's a lot of room for innovation here, but ours seems to make some very easy to fix mistakes.
The bold lettering at the top looks weird, just using the player's full name without a "dear" is odd, and the picture of Lovie is awkwardly placed in the frame, creating a bunch of dead space. I like the formality of the letter compared to some of the other examples in the link, but the return address is overdoing it. You could easily do something still understated and formal but a bit more rousing at the top.
But the writing itself is really just bad. It has typos. The middle paragraph was literally copy-pasted from Tim Beckman's old letter, see?
Off the top of my head, here's a better version expressing the exact same ideas.
That took like 6 minutes.
Obviously this stuff isn't within the expertise of a career football coach. That is why I really think it would be a great idea to have a Brand Director internal to the football program to work on things like this. Looking at the rest of those letters, this is an area where we could not just catch up to the big boy schools, but pass them by.
I know I'm insufferably pedantic, but I gotta complain about something
Official offer letters went out today to players from all over the country. Here was our entry:
For reference, here's a good link with many other examples from across the country.
I don't think any of them are perfect, obviously there's a lot of room for innovation here, but ours seems to make some very easy to fix mistakes.
The bold lettering at the top looks weird, just using the player's full name without a "dear" is odd, and the picture of Lovie is awkwardly placed in the frame, creating a bunch of dead space. I like the formality of the letter compared to some of the other examples in the link, but the return address is overdoing it. You could easily do something still understated and formal but a bit more rousing at the top.
But the writing itself is really just bad. It has typos. The middle paragraph was literally copy-pasted from Tim Beckman's old letter, see?
Off the top of my head, here's a better version expressing the exact same ideas.
That took like 6 minutes.
Obviously this stuff isn't within the expertise of a career football coach. That is why I really think it would be a great idea to have a Brand Director internal to the football program to work on things like this. Looking at the rest of those letters, this is an area where we could not just catch up to the big boy schools, but pass them by.
Nice job! I definitely like your letter better than what was sent out. Reading it certainly created excitement compared to the official letter.
I know I'm insufferably pedantic, but I gotta complain about something
Official offer letters went out today to players from all over the country. Here was our entry:
For reference, here's a good link with many other examples from across the country.
I don't think any of them are perfect, obviously there's a lot of room for innovation here, but ours seems to make some very easy to fix mistakes.
The bold lettering at the top looks weird, just using the player's full name without a "dear" is odd, and the picture of Lovie is awkwardly placed in the frame, creating a bunch of dead space. I like the formality of the letter compared to some of the other examples in the link, but the return address is overdoing it. You could easily do something still understated and formal but a bit more rousing at the top.
But the writing itself is really just bad. It has typos. The middle paragraph was literally copy-pasted from Tim Beckman's old letter, see?
Off the top of my head, here's a better version expressing the exact same ideas.
That took like 6 minutes.
Obviously this stuff isn't within the expertise of a career football coach. That is why I really think it would be a great idea to have a Brand Director internal to the football program to work on things like this. Looking at the rest of those letters, this is an area where we could not just catch up to the big boy schools, but pass them by.
I like your version better. However the 10 total minutes that I've spent reading tweets from prospects makes the original letter look Shakespearian. I'm sure they are blown away by the use of over 140 characters.
I don't know. The sentence fragment near the end is kind of embarrassing. At least a third of my post count on this site has been me mocking Beckman for exactly those kinds of mistakes. But it's also possible that they actually didn't want the letter to be too slick and well written. It's pretty easy to spot when the text has been poured over and punched up by the pros over in marketing. This letter, for all its awkwardness and flaws, seems like it was written (or at least dictated) by an actual football coach. That could have been what they intended. S&C's version, while technically superior, is written in the voice of someone with six figures worth of outstanding student loans, not a guy who wears sweatsuits to work.
Exactly. Know your audience. Every trial lawyer worth his salt knows how to alter is verbiage to the Jury he is presented with.
It's a text speak world and for better or worse the old rules don't apply
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But really, "under the guidance of MYSELF???" We want to tout the great education we offer and use language like that?
It should be "under my guidance" or "under guidance by ME"
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It should be "under my guidance" or "under guidance by ME"
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Myself is correct as it is a reflexive pronoun. The true subject of the sentence is "we" therefore it's ok to use myself as a reflexive pronoun particularly in a dependent clause.
Nonetheless, I think the most important parts of the letter are present - a picture of Lovie and his signature. That in itself is cool to the kids. If the graphic layout is going to turn the kid off, then we better get used to losing recruits to Parsons and Rhode Island School of Design.
Stevegarbs
- Mokena, IL
Agree completely. Spelling, grammar, punctuation all matter whether it is a lawyer writing to the Supreme Court or a friendly letter to a kid looking for a football scholarship.
"Aide"? :tsk:
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