Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

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Fighter of the Nightman

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pvaughn8 said:
Purdue is out recruiting so far by a significant margin. I'll be pleasantly surprised if we beat them out
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Damn, that is really disappointing, honestly. I get the historic appeal of Michigan and Ohio State, and I even get that Notre Dame has a bit of a "home team" appeal here, as well. I also understand that schools like Iowa, Wisconsin and even Northwestern have simply proven a lot more on the field in the last decade than we have ... but Purdue disappoints me. While they have been a bit better than us in the Bielema Era, I would argue our trend is just as strong, and Bret is a very proven coach in his own right (especially within the Big Ten). Purdue also does not have any other advantage over us, if you ask me ... while I have no ill will toward PU and consider it a great school/spot to land, I think Illinois would look better on paper for college town comparison, overall academic ranking, facilities, home state appeal, NIL opportunities, putting guys in the NFL, etc.
 
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Fighter of the Nightman said:
Damn, that is really disappointing, honestly. I get the historic appeal of Michigan and Ohio State, and I even get that Notre Dame has a bit of a "home team" appeal here, as well. I also understand that schools like Iowa, Wisconsin and even Northwestern have simply proven a lot more on the field in the last decade than we have ... but Purdue disappoints me. While they have been a bit better than us in the Bielema Era, I would argue our trend is just as strong, and Bret is a very proven coach in his own right (especially within the Big Ten). Purdue also does not have any other advantage over us, if you ask me ... while I have no ill will toward PU and consider it a great school/spot to land, I think Illinois would look better on paper for college town comparison, overall academic ranking, facilities, home state appeal, NIL opportunities, putting guys in the NFL, etc.
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We shouldn't wring our hands quite yet - PU has one 4* and 7 3*'s committed - it's decent but nothing we can't catch up with when all is said and done
 
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fuddrules

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Fighter of the Nightman said:
Damn, that is really disappointing, honestly. I get the historic appeal of Michigan and Ohio State, and I even get that Notre Dame has a bit of a "home team" appeal here, as well. I also understand that schools like Iowa, Wisconsin and even Northwestern have simply proven a lot more on the field in the last decade than we have ... but Purdue disappoints me. While they have been a bit better than us in the Bielema Era, I would argue our trend is just as strong, and Bret is a very proven coach in his own right (especially within the Big Ten). Purdue also does not have any other advantage over us, if you ask me ... while I have no ill will toward PU and consider it a great school/spot to land, I think Illinois would look better on paper for college town comparison, overall academic ranking, facilities, home state appeal, NIL opportunities, putting guys in the NFL, etc.
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Get back to us around July 1st. Let's see how this ends up although it should be apparent BB doesn't recruit off of: lists, rankings or stars other than his own.
 
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mhuml32

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Cincinnati, OH
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OskieWowWow said:
Lot of talent in the west suburbs. Elgin, St Charles, Naperville, Oswego churn out a fair number of P5 recruits every year
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The well has been dry since this legend:
 

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pvaughn8

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fuddrules said:
Get back to us around July 1st. Let's see how this ends up although it should be apparent BB doesn't recruit off of: lists, rankings or stars other than his own.
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Do other coaches recruit off of 247 rankings?
 
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Ander1345

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Maybe not the right place but anyone know about how many reps a PWO even gets in a given practice? We have all heard stories about walk-ons that had success, but I'm guessing you do not get a ton of chances to catch the staff's attention.
 
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