Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

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altgeld88
Battle89 said:
You're right, I just wish it wasn't so (the lack of knowledge and / or caring in your early 20s), because it's not rocket science. I've got money still compounding in my 401k from 1991. And a Finance degree from UIUC, which helped.
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Compound interest is among the most powerful forces in the universe. Over 32 years it's hella large. :)
 
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Chukwuwumba
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Illiniguy74
Battle89 said:
You're right, I just wish it wasn't so (the lack of knowledge and / or caring in your early 20s), because it's not rocket science. I've got money still compounding in my 401k from 1991. And a Finance degree from UIUC, which helped.
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Same here including the finance degree. My folks inability to manage their money and the difficulties it caused taught me a lesson about managing our family finances that served me/us well throughout my life.
 
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Illiniguy74
Chukwuwumba said:
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U of I alum Mike Hopkins retires from NASA, agency announces

HOUSTON (WCIA) — Astronaut and University of Illinois alum Mike Hopkins is retiring from NASA. The agency announced on Tuesday that after 14 years, Hopkins ended his astronaut career on May 1…
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Loyal Alumnus!
 
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Rad
Chukwuwumba said:
www.wcia.com

U of I alum Mike Hopkins retires from NASA, agency announces

HOUSTON (WCIA) — Astronaut and University of Illinois alum Mike Hopkins is retiring from NASA. The agency announced on Tuesday that after 14 years, Hopkins ended his astronaut career on May 1…
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Kudos to Mike Hopkins. Astronauts are some of the most impressive people we have to offer....here is an article about a tragic day but a great last letter and excellent read (including the comments) if you have a minute.https://jalopnik.com/doomed-columbia-astronauts-final-message-from-space-sti-1756450816
 
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Indy Illini Fan
TentakilRex said:
Just curious (if you can disclose the answer), are there any Illini commits Bret and the crew have to work extra hard to keep?
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Oh yeah …

Schools are still coming after Valentine, Woodward and Pyfrom …

I know 3 coaches who will have top 15 programs this year that would take Easton Baker right now … Hartline at OSU texted me and asked about him … Lot of people interested there … His film really pops …
 
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Indy Illini Fan
suburbanILLINI said:
And you told him to back off, right?
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He doesn’t recruit defensive guys …

Brian was asking about Easton because he was a name brought up in a recruiting meeting … He was just seeing what I knew, what my thoughts were, etc. etc.

I wouldn’t worry much about Easton though … He seems pretty locked in …

As for the Dupree thing … They took Dilin Jones and everything changed there … I really, really doubt he winds up at Wisconsin …
 
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Chukwuwumba
Indy Illini Fan said:
He doesn’t recruit defensive guys …

Brian was asking about Easton because he was a name brought up in a recruiting meeting … He was just seeing what I knew, what my thoughts were, etc. etc.

I wouldn’t worry much about Easton though … He seems pretty locked in …

As for the Dupree thing … They took Dilin Jones and everything changed there … I really, really doubt he winds up at Wisconsin …
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Which is weird, because they already had 1 rb committed, and Dupree and Jones were projected to Wisconsin. so, information was there that staff would take 3 rb; unless wisky staff told him something different or he didn’t ask but idk.

I wonder what illini staff told valentine…only rb or possible they take another rb? Like if another rb commits does it change his mind??
 
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pruman91
Indy Illini Fan said:
He doesn’t recruit defensive guys …

Brian was asking about Easton because he was a name brought up in a recruiting meeting … He was just seeing what I knew, what my thoughts were, etc. etc.

I wouldn’t worry much about Easton though … He seems pretty locked in …

As for the Dupree thing … They took Dilin Jones and everything changed there … I really, really doubt he winds up at Wisconsin …
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I really really do , too...................................

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OskieWowWow
Chukwuwumba said:
Which is weird, because they already had 1 rb committed, and Dupree and Jones were projected to Wisconsin. so, information was there that staff would take 3 rb; unless wisky staff told him something different or he didn’t ask but idk.

I wonder what illini staff told valentine…only rb or possible they take another rb? Like if another rb commits does it change his mind??
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I imagine the staff makes room for Dupree if he wants to come. Valentine and Dupree are different types of backs, so I can't imagine they would impact each other's decisions. It would probably be more interesting to see what happens with Feagin.
 
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mhuml32
Let's assume all of these potential rumors are true, this is the uncomfortable-ness of having certain recruits committed but still flirting with others. Valentine is already committed but would that change with a Dupree commitment (likely?). Does Knight still being a possibility mean the staff cools on people like Platt, who could then commit to another program? It also swings both ways (not that there's anything wrong with that!), where a recruit may commit to your program but wants a specific team to give him an offer. Finding the right tune to keep everyone happy is a delicate dance.
 
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