Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

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EfremWinters84

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Too lazy to look.....but how many diverse (minority) head coaches presently in the Big 10? My quick count comes up with 1 = Lovie. That will be a decisive factor in a small handful of "toss-up" decisions among talented HS athletes.
 
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BluesBro

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EfremWinters84 said:
Too lazy to look.....but how many diverse (minority) head coaches presently in the Big 10? My quick count comes up with 1 = Lovie. That will be a decisive factor in a small handful of "toss-up" decisions among talented HS athletes.
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Purdue and Penn State, also. No?
 
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Fillory

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Great interview on Mike & Mike. Needless to say, still pinching myself. They addressed some of the silliness in recruiting and Lovie handled it in stride.
 
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What are the contact periods for college football coaches? I'm curious to find out what recruits Lovie contacts first.
 
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Nice endorsement from Herm Edwards.
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Herm Edwards: "If your family has a young child, he's a football player and Lovie Smith is recruiting him, send him to Illinois."
6:41 AM - 8 Mar 2016
 
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BWBW

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I hope that Edwards endorsement gets repeated right thru the next signing date.
 
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IAmChrisFarley said:
Nice endorsement from Herm Edwards.
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Jeremy Werner ‎@JWernerScout
Herm Edwards: "If your family has a young child, he's a football player and Lovie Smith is recruiting him, send him to Illinois."
6:41 AM - 8 Mar 2016
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Missing from this tweet is the context. He said this on Mike and Mike. A lot of people listen to this show. A national sports talk show has people recruiting for us. Amazing.
 
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bigtiny

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Are there any Everet Golson-like opportunities on the market this year? Big time players unhappy with their situation, to which Lovie could be the solution?
 
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South Farms

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One has to wonder when the next commitment will be & if any would even be accepted in the next 6 weeks if they werent top 150 talent .
 
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IAmChrisFarley

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For those who don't think Lovie's impact doesn't have a major affect on recruits in the state of Illinois follow this next tweet.

Kedric Prince ‏@KedPrince4 7h7 hours ago
For those who don't think Lovie's impact doesn't have a major affect on recruits in the state of Illinois follow this next tweet.

Kedric Prince ‏@KedPrince4 7h7 hours ago
JR LB Micah Awodiran Marist HS '17: I love it, to be honest I'll probably freak out the first time I get to meet him. #illini
 
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icengineer

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That's the type of response that JW, LS, and I, expect to get from in-state recruits..... :D
 
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IAmChrisFarley

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G O A T ‼️ ‏@ZarrianJk 2h2 hours ago
Just got off the phone with Lovie Smith and all I'm saying is
Aye Man
Say Man
#WeWillWin
 
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Illininer

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Saw that of the 4 people Lovie "follows" one is A.J. Epenesa. Looks like he is really trying to make a big splash in recruiting too. Hopefully that somehow comes to fruition, but I'm not sure I'd bet on it. I just never thought I'd feel this way about Illinois football in my life.
 
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FlyinIllini 11

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anybody following lovie on twitter? anyone notice the 4 accounts Lovie is following and the one that may stick out. love it
 
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dweebs19

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Illininer said:
Saw that of the 4 people Lovie "follows" one is A.J. Epenesa. Looks like he is really trying to make a big splash in recruiting too. Hopefully that somehow comes to fruition, but I'm not sure I'd bet on it. I just never thought I'd feel this way about Illinois football in my life.
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Isn't AJ already committed to Iowa? I thought I had read that
 
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DrewD007

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Woodridge, IL
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Don't know if they could get Epenesa to flip, but surely there's at least a chance now when there was none this time last week.
 
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PaytonHighstep

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Downers Grove, IL
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Illininer said:
Yes and his dad played football and graduated from Iowa. It'd be great, but like I said, I wouldn't bet on it.
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Illinois has a history of losing legacy recruits, time for that trend to end and to take some from other programs.

Who cares where his dad played? Maybe AJ might consider Lovie a coach that would be able to build him into a NFL defensive end.
 
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illiniobserver22

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PaytonHighstep said:
Illinois has a history of losing legacy recruits, time for that trend to end and to take some from other programs.

Who cares where his dad played? Maybe AJ might consider Lovie a coach that would be able to build him into a NFL defensive end.
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I doubt Lovie can flip Epenesa, he seems pretty set on Iowa and has lots of other great options if not.

I think it's more about making the statement that he's going to go hard after the best players in the state that we didn't have a chance at before.
 
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