Actually rated 5th in the Big Ten by PFF this year in terms of offensive line rating. We are only losing 1 starter (albeit a huge one in Nick Allegretti) so we should be able to maintain a similar rating.
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MJ is my prediction
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My thoughts as well especially since lil Juice won’t be an early enrolle. No doubt Rod will have plenty of package plays for him though
I'd be surprised if any of those 3 are apart of Spring practice. No announcements forthcoming likely because none of them will be transferring to continue playing.
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MJ will be our starter to open season as Juice 2.0 isn’t enrolling early and it will be tremendous learning curve. Rod is like a mad scientist right now putting packages for Williams together as we speak though and I believe the ball will be in his hands a lot. He will split out to start the season.
By end of 2019 Williams takes over and never looks back. With performances reminiscent of Pat White at WVU, Williams takes Illini to top of BigTen West in 2020 and 2021. He becomes winningest QB in UofI history.
Caveat...Rivers transfers after next year if this happens.
Sorry. Been getting jacked up on the orange sauce for the basketball game. A lot to be excited about with football program though.
Can you hook me up with your dealers number cause damn that's some koolaid lol
All due respect, if you hold our rosters together and don’t see a talent discrepancy, you’ve got some serious O&B blinders on and I take no joy in saying that.
For Christmas this year, we have been gifted hope about football during the basketball season.
Topsy-turvy, I know.
Topsy-turvy, I know.
The success of Jeff Thomas could play a huge role as some think their skills are similar. Mookie’s first love is the RB position and believe it not it was Jeff’s favorite position as well.
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Do you know what's going on with Estes? I'm guessing they can't officially announce this until the paper work is complete?
Lovie and Coach Sunkett had a heart to heart meeting which helped tremendously. I thought this should have taken place sooner but in the end it’s done. ESL is in full support of Lovie. It was both of their idea to put the picture on Twitter and show the world.
Correct. He has only been in contact with the coaching staff for a few days. Everything so far is verbal.
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This is so great. You're right that this should happened earlier.
Correct, he didn’t have interest based on Mcgee making it obvious that he would do anything to get Jeff. It was basically the same situation with Mizzou if you watched 89 blocks.
ESL is loaded over the next couple of years. They have 3 8th graders going to the under Armour all American game in which one already have a Mizzou offer.
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What's the latest with Powell and Johnson? I know they visited for the WIU game.
I've been afraid to ask because of how this season went and because of how fractured the relationship is/was at ESL. These guys are talented and are at positions of need.
I'm guessing this is also dependent on how things go with Thomas and Estes?
I've also been hearing that Hawthorne could be a GA at Illinois this fall? I really hope this happens and leads to him getting a position on the staff later on.
The small one on the left looks at least 50.
The relationship with Lovie was more important than the results on the field which is why that meeting was so great.
Both of them are up for grabs and they are two kids who would love to go to the same school. They are truly like brothers.
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