Joel Goodson
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if that's not a recruiting pitch, i don't know what is. excited for the draft for the first time in a longggggggggggggggggg time
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
Was surprised he didn’t transfer in the winter.
217sports
- Springfield
Hasn’t done much but he would definitely be a take for us. Still has talent as shown by that punt return vs OSU. He’s probably not the type of WR we really needs right now but would be good Isaiah insurance
He is Illini Royalty… he’s mighty Quinn Richardson’s grandson!
illiniswish09
- Northwest Suburbs
Insiders… We gonna be a player on Henning?
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
Opposite of my opinion on Davis: It will be more noise than signal if Illinois recruits Henning. Unique situation of a player who was badly wanted out of HS (by the previous staff), in-state recruit that would continue to pump out the PR brigade. I really do not want him to follow the rest of the UM transfer portal guys by going to Iowa.
Joel Goodson
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Henning: almost can't believe I'm saying this, but leaning towards nope. I really like our WR room. And I think Wilcher is Williams' heir apparent. I think he's gonna be VG or better. I'm riding with Wilcher.
But are you forgetting Mr. Beatty? I think his name should be in the IW heir apparent discussion.
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
I'll agree it's a bad time to be hoping for Henning to Illinois to finally happen. Best Illinois WR room in a very long time. Illinois has a indisputable better version of Henning on the roster. Why would Henning leave a crowded UM WR room for similar problems at Illinois?
This is why I'm fearful of him going to Iowa. They still badly need WRs, especially guys who can get the ball quickly and create yards. His QB would be his former QB. He still would be fairly close to family.
Your sell at Illinois is based around "coming home" - turning him into the next version of IW in 2024 - saying he'll still get snaps (he would definitely get playing time at Illinois) - maybe you plan on less 12 personnel and have fun packages with IW and Henning on each side of the ball.
Joel Goodson
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I really like Beatty. But he's a primarily a possession guy, whereas Wilcher is a home run guy.
Joel Goodson
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I fully get it. But if the primary reason for taking a kid is to keep him off a rival, then that's not a very compelling rationale, IMO.*
* - hoops is different and the calculus changes if the kid is a QB
Joel Goodson
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Just a few years ago, Henning was pretty much the definition of a left nut recruit. Now, he's kind of meh (based on who we already have). Illustrates how massively improved that group is in a short time.
Can we have Lovie recruit but BB develop all our DBs?
Nobody needs Lovie recruiting. Parts of his staff maybe….him, not so much.
'25 in-state DEs Chris Burgess and Jaylen Williams picking up some big SEC offers including Georgia. Keep em in-state, Brett
I get what you’re saying but….Keep Lovie far far away from here. Lol
Eh it was just after happy hour lol
Joel Goodson
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he had a good beard though
I think that he was spending a lot of time on the beard that could have been better spent elsewhere.
I understand Rip Van Winkle had a good beard too, but his coaching activity level was slightly higher than Lovie's.
RVW also had staying power, talk about legacy
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
Both of these guys are going to get a boatload of offers. Will be the 2025 recruiting measuring stick.
Joel Goodson
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long snapper, almost for sure walking on:
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