Illinois Football Recruiting Thread
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It sounds like he tried to committ and found he didn't actually have an offer
Is that good? I feel like I know the basketball gurus (Jerry Meyer), but not quite football yet.
Who? To what school?
I just want us to recruit to the system we're trying to put in place, that's all.
For my money, Boyd and Oladipo are the two most exciting recruits in the class. Physically dominant interior linemen with major Power Five offers from geographic areas which we target but have often performed poorly in.
We didn't used to win those battles. And even during the brief Zook period when we did, we didn't have the coaches in place to develop and scheme them properly.
It's early days yet and we're still a bit behind the 8-ball. But if this is the kind of recruiting performance we can expect going forward, we're going to get somewhere Illinois has not been in our lifetimes. Not fleeting dominance, but consistent, reliable, sustainable solidness.
Give me 25 Larry Boyd's over 3 Arrelious Benn's any day of the week.
We didn't used to win those battles. And even during the brief Zook period when we did, we didn't have the coaches in place to develop and scheme them properly.
It's early days yet and we're still a bit behind the 8-ball. But if this is the kind of recruiting performance we can expect going forward, we're going to get somewhere Illinois has not been in our lifetimes. Not fleeting dominance, but consistent, reliable, sustainable solidness.
Give me 25 Larry Boyd's over 3 Arrelious Benn's any day of the week.
He took over the Illinois 247 site, very well connected.
I'm guessing Calvin Tyler was looking to jump on the Lovie Express. I believe he deleted his tweet about announcing tomorrow after re-tweeting a bunch of Illini stuff and now others have said there's been a change of plans. Kind of feel bad for the kid if true.
In football it seems like the coaches continue to recruit those players they really want to the very end. Probably explains all the last minute flips. So if there is an instate talent who may have committed prior to Lovie's arrival or after, you bet we continue to pursue if there is an open line of communication at the other end.
To that point, 19 of the top 20 Illinois in-state players have committed (3 Illini). Have to wonder if there's any shot at any of those guys flipping.
I know there was some noise around EJ Epenesa being Lovie's first recruit that he followed on Twitter. That would be a very very very long-shot I understand. But THAT would signal that Illinois means some serious business.
for the people that follow closely, what's next? What are our next positions of need?
Psycho 86
King Monkey Nut
- Mooresville,Indiana
https://twitter.com/blessedathletec/status/768966034502012928. I believe this is the tweet
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It's DL and forever DL until next year's training camp.
agree we need 4 or 5 more DL but id add OL as well 3 or 4 more would be real nice
Out of our 12 commits are any looking to enroll early ?
the way I look at it is, there is 76 I think power 5 schools, so take the pos. amount of them you play so say CB 76x2=152 so any CB rated above 152 would be those they are saying are Power 5 recruits
I believe carmoni is going to enroll early....just think carmoni thiemann and smalling at wr along with a healthy dudek with Cameron Thomas at qb that's dangerous!!!!!
ray: answered. Welcome O O.Reminds me of Rocky Harvey
Agree with needing o line and d line. Are there any elite (ish) quarterbacks available that would fit McGees system?
orangeswarm76
- hastings Nebraska
Feeling exhausted after a great day yesterday, hope there are more days like this.
Cam Thomas is their qb. Pretty sure they promised him they wouldn't recruit another qb.
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