No inside info but watch out for Duke with Micah Awodiran. Best blend of academics and football success of his finalists.
Academics mean more to Awodiran than football.
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No inside info but watch out for Duke with Micah Awodiran. Best blend of academics and football success of his finalists.
Academics mean more to Awodiran than football.
If that's true then we're out.
Unless he wants to study engineering or accounting :thumb:
If he's looking for the best combination of football and academics then it really is a no brainer with UofI Engineering and B1G football. There is no way you give the edge to Duke on this. Engineering is king at the Uof I and B1G football is second only to SEC in football. This could actually swing over the time he would be at the Uof I ... B1G football is getting better with great coaches, big TV money and exposure. Just my thoughts...
Pac12 is better than the B1G at football, and it's not close IMO.
Duke and Cutcliffe have recent success at a non-football school. Yes, Illinois has Lovie and Nickerson as coaches now, but Illinois does not have recent success. And the engineering program at Duke is nothing to laugh about. Duke is his current leader IMO.
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Pac12 is better than the B1G at football, and it's not close IMO.
Duke and Cutcliffe have recent success at a non-football school. Yes, Illinois has Lovie and Nickerson as coaches now, but Illinois does not have recent success. And the engineering program at Duke is nothing to laugh about. Duke is his current leader IMO.
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besides Florida State, I would say Big10 is a better football conference right now than the ACC.
Are we in on any of the freshmen that were granted release from Baylor?
Interesting --- in addition to Athlon, the ESPN power rankings now provide another 4-8 prediction for Illinois. Western Michigan (9-3) and UNC (8-4) are likely losses I would presume.Sure about that, here is summary of ESPN 2016 power rankings, if you look 1st to 1st,...comparison the only position the B1G is higher ranked would be Iowa at 7th best in each conference.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/teamratings
3-Star DE Olalere Oladipo's Top 6 are:
Illinois, Duke, Michigan State, Penn State, Indiana, California
http://www.thechampaignroom.com/201...all-recruiting-michigan-state-duke-california
I'll take the under on that. I don't think there is really any carryover between the two sports. If that were the case, you'd think programs like Kansas, UNC, and Duke would have better football histories.Does football get any positive momentum with a 5* basketball recruiting pulling the trigger on the Illini?
Over / under 2 years until Love lands his first 5*?
Juwan Harris trimmed his list to us, Minny and Indiana. Will
Make a decision later this month. I like our odds
Per many Twitter accounts:
FLA teammates
O.Carney DE
C. Green WR
Will be visiting later this month.
For those of us playing along at home that is Owen Carney and Carmoni Green from Miami Central. Both are 3 star 2017 recruits. Carmoni has a composite rank of #340 and Owen #470.
http://247sports.com/Player/Carmoni-Green-78802
http://247sports.com/Player/Owen-Carney-79492
Respectable but not spectacular offer list for both players.
Both of those players would be ranked damn near the top of our class in terms of rating and ranking. Both would be huge pickups, and I hope Lovie and the crew can make it happen. Obviously they aren't world beater recruits, but for Illinois football right now those are very good gets. Also not really sure what you are talking about with the offer lists... Carney's is particularly great.