Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

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Mr. Tibbs

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yea, you aren’t recruiting the right players if a lot of other programs aren’t coming after them

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yeah...not to be a Debbie downer here (I can feel the GIF coming), but anyone in the know have any idea what the odds are that we hold on to the Petty commitment if Ole Miss or other SEC schools come calling?
 
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Ander1345

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Idk, probably not great. We have a former teammate of his as our starting QB so we have that going for us I guess.

Lunney is out in front on a lot of these QB's though, which is a good strategy.
 
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STLflyinIllini

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yeah...not to be a Debbie downer here (I can feel the GIF coming), but anyone in the know have any idea what the odds are that we hold on to the Petty commitment if Ole Miss or other SEC schools come calling?
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seems the 2 other schools showing the most interest have been Ole Miss and Miss State. Ole Miss just landed a consensus 4 star QB this week, and Miss St has a QB commit who is in the 400s nationally, so as it stands now, I wouldn't lose sleep over it.
If Petty completely blows up and ends up flipping to Bama or something, it would suck, but you could say that about any recruit.
Right now I think it's probably healthy to just enjoy having a QB commit who looks like he could be a good one.
 
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Chukwuwumba

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yeah...not to be a Debbie downer here (I can feel the GIF coming), but anyone in the know have any idea what the odds are that we hold on to the Petty commitment if Ole Miss or other SEC schools come calling?
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Well this is probably good news for the Illini. Ole miss qb commit today.
247sports.com

Ole Miss lands a commitment from Sunshine State QB Trever Jackson

Lane Kiffin and the Rebels rise to No. 22 in the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings.
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Miss st also has an qb commit already. Think they decided to go another way also. Appears to be like 20 qbs committed to sec schools. So that’s good. We’ll see if any of those have a bad year/ level down and schools interest increases.
 
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ktal

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yeah...not to be a Debbie downer here (I can feel the GIF coming), but anyone in the know have any idea what the odds are that we hold on to the Petty commitment if Ole Miss or other SEC schools come calling?
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100%

Prove me wrong. /s
 
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GrayGhost77

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Joel Goodson said:
I think there's a pretty good chance Petty will sign with us.
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Dbell1981

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Myson Johnson Cook, the freshman ATH from Decatur had a 98 yard TD run today. Earliest ever offer from coach B. I tried to post a video my son sent me but it wouldnt upload. Kid is blazing fast and already over 200lbs.
 
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blackdog

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6’3 205 lbs and runs a 4.53 40 as a freshman. That is unbelievable and the making of a 5 star RB if I’ve ever heard one.
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The concerns with kids that are that physically overpowering early is will they continue to develop or will everyone else catch up to them. The other thing is what's the work ethic like for someone that is just more talented than everyone else. Hopefully he keeps putting in the work and continues to grow because if he does hes definitely a 5 star.
 
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The concerns with kids that are that physically overpowering early is will they continue to develop or will everyone else catch up to them. The other thing is what's the work ethic like for someone that is just more talented than everyone else. Hopefully he keeps putting in the work and continues to grow because if he does hes definitely a 5 star.
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Definitely true, yet there are also times when you know, you know. In 8th grade, my son played LB on a central VA all-star team in a 4 team tournament in DC against all-star teams from NoVA, NC, and MD. Tons of eventual D1 talent across those teams, but best player by far was MD's RB, Anthony McFarland. He was unstoppable, not physically big either, just another level of speed and strength. In spite of a broken leg his Sr. year of high school, he went on to be a HS All American, played for Maryland, drafted by Steelers in the 4th. Has had some injury troubles, but I think is still on their roster. But it was no surprise he made the league.
 
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Definitely true, yet there are also times when you know, you know. In 8th grade, my son played LB on a central VA all-star team in a 4 team tournament in DC against all-star teams from NoVA, NC, and MD. Tons of eventual D1 talent across those teams, but best player by far was MD's RB, Anthony McFarland. He was unstoppable, not physically big either, just another level of speed and strength. In spite of a broken leg his Sr. year of high school, he went on to be a HS All American, played for Maryland, drafted by Steelers in the 4th. Has had some injury troubles, but I think is still on their roster. But it was no surprise he made the league.
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Not the same sport but I remember having that same thought watching Shaun Livingston warm up during the turkey tournament in Decatur. Just so much more talented than anyone else on the floor.
 
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