Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

[Dan]

'We're always advancing': Illini football in thick of photoshoot arms race

Photo shoots are becoming one of the most important part of official visits, and Illinois is keeping up in the creative arm's race.

247sports.com

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

I know that programs have to do stuff that recruits and players want to do and see, but I , for one, dont participate in social media really and prefer the old school ways of doing things .

But I'm 60, so theres that

 

[Joel Goodson]

'We're always advancing': Illini football in thick of photoshoot arms race

Photo shoots are becoming one of the most important part of official visits, and Illinois is keeping up in the creative arm's race.

247sports.com

Woody Hayes and Bobby Knight would have loved photoshoots.

 

[MustangWally]

Brandon Hansen has an offer from Illinois. That’s just the beginning for Mundelein’s 6-foot-6, 300-pound right tackle​

https://www.chicagotribune.com/subu...0220617-rjcb4jzmevczjmbxi5l6mtxw4e-story.html

 

[STLflyinIllini]

Another crystal ball for Guinn. Staff must think he's underrated. We took 3 TEs in the last class so wouldn't think it'd be a position they'd really reach for in this class if they didn't like the player.

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

Another crystal ball for Guinn. Staff must think he's underrated. We took 3 TEs in the last class so wouldn't think it'd be a position they'd really reach for in this class if they didn't like the player.

makes you wonder if he is really all that and no one else knows, or do they see him more likely playing on defense ?

 

[illiniE]

I know that programs have to do stuff that recruits and players want to do and see, but I , for one, dont participate in social media really and prefer the old school ways of doing things .

But I'm 60, so theres that

Old man shouts at clouds. Is a message board not social media?

 

[Ander1345]

The old way of things was just analog social media....?

 

[SouthFLILLINI]

makes you wonder if he is really all that and no one else knows, or do they see him more likely playing on defense

He flew up with his coach to a camp held by UI. Coaches saw him, evaluated and offered at the camp. They definitely saw something to offer on the spot.

 

[nichi]

I know that programs have to do stuff that recruits and players want to do and see, but I , for one, dont participate in social media really and prefer the old school ways of doing things .

But I'm 60, so theres that

You are a youngster.

I do like cell phones. People don't assume I am nuts when I am talking to myself.

One thing annoys me is the use of verbs as nouns and so on, like an "edit."

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

Old man shouts at clouds. Is a message board not social media?

to some degree yes

but it’s not Twitter , you tube , FB, insta gram , et al , where everyone is shouting “ look at me !!’l

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

He flew up with his coach to a camp held by UI. Coaches saw him, evaluated and offered at the camp. They definitely saw something to offer on the spot.

correct

we just don’t know what they saw exactly and where they see him contributing . it’s not like any other FBS schools have offered . he may very well have something no one else in FBS has recognized yet

they obviously see him worth of a scholly ‘& a spot on the roster

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

The old way of things was just analog social media....?

yea , newsletters from EdgyTim

 

[Illinois_2_AZ]

Teremun Lott will be committing tomorrow (per twitter). All the crystal balls are coming our way, so I think we are in pretty good shape.

 

[illinidarrin]

Teremun Lott will be committing tomorrow (per twitter). All the crystal balls are coming our way, so I think we are in pretty good shape.

He has an 85 PR from 247 sports which is pretty decent.

 

[RonC]

He has an 85 PR from 247 sports which is pretty decent.

Hopefully Guinn also.

 

[bartwa]

Harkless pointing something very important out and i didn't see this until he said something.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1540516929089200135

Why does a warning come up that says there might be sensitive material on this tweet?

 

[illinidarrin]

Why does a warning come up that says there might be sensitive material on this tweet?

LOL, i don't know . It's twitter, so no one should be surprised.

 

[Simeon Rice]

Another crystal ball for Guinn. Staff must think he's underrated. We took 3 TEs in the last class so wouldn't think it'd be a position they'd really reach for in this class if they didn't like the player.

And, there are two 4* in-state TEs in the next class ('24). Both he and Lott feel like odd takes

 

[illinoistradition]

I don't know if Bielema did it as much at Wisconsin, but maybe he will go the Iowa route and convert some TE into OL? Iowa has had a lot of success doing that in the past.

 

[Ander1345]

I think that will definitely happen. I also think a lot of it is that Bielema has an actual plan and is invested in recruiting Illinois, whereas under Lovie we just plain missed out on players.

 

[IllinoisssssssVarsity]

Given the recent discussion regarding Jaheim Clarke's reported 11.37 100 meter time, I find it interesting that 247 reports that Moore posted 100 and 400 times of 11.55 and 51.43 as a Sophomore. IMO, this reinforces the idea that football speed isn't necessarily the same as track performance, but what do I know? Until they prove me wrong, I'll trust that BB and the coaching staff are recruiting players that (on average) can compete at this level, regardless of what some of the metrics might indicate.

As the primary person who brought that up, I’d note that 51.43 is a pretty darn good 400 time for a sophomore. With proper training, I’d bet he could get down around 48 as a senior.

But even as is, a 51.43 400 is a better time than an 11.37 100.

 

[Illinois_2_AZ]

Lott will be committing at 11 am today IL time .

 

[Illinois_2_AZ]

Lott commits to ILLINI.

 

[Dan]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1541451920270827523