Well Rhode Island isn’t a G5 school is it? But I get your point.
Illinois Football Recruiting Thread
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illinidarrin
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12 sacks with 84 tackles- which is a rare combo - he must not have just been a rush linebacker
illinidarrin
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I love it when current players help recruit.
I think how you build a winning program is avoiding any definitive pronouncements like this and evaluating each player and situation on a case-by-case basis. After all, Luke was a pretty highly touted recruit who couldn't get on the field for Ole Miss.
A+ name squad grade...
illinidarrin
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Agreed. There are no hard and fast rules. If for example, there's a player who didn't get many snaps because he was playing behind an All-American (and he ought to stay around for his chance next year, but he decides to leave anyway), you take him. On the other hand, I love finding the guy who worked hard and developed at a lower level and is anxious to prove themselves at the highest level (Fej, Chase Brown and lots of other examples). Both options can be rewarding so that's why you look at the film like 0440 said.
illinidarrin
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That's got to be their entire collective. No way in hell is that just for football.
Also, do we have any idea how true this is or how exaggerated this may be?
Get him to bring Lightfoot with him
Yeah, I looked it up and confirmed the original source, it's the estimated entire NIL collective (all sports):
https://nil-ncaa.com/power5/
This is their summary of B10 schools (public only, no NW/USC):
2. OSU- 20.5M
6. Mich- 16.4
12. PSU- 13.8
13. Ind- 13.6
14. MSU- 13.0
20. Ore- 10.6
22. Iowa- 9.7
25. Wash- 9.4
26. ILL- 9.3
27. Wisc- 9.0
30. Neb- 8.0
35. Minn- 7.2
42. UCLA- 5.9
44. Pur- 5.5
51. MD- 3.7
52. Rut- 3.6
Basically dead center of the B10 on NIL stash.
According to the source, it's based on estimated figures for valuation of their collective as NIL collectives are private companies and thus do not report their budgets, so take the numbers with a few healthy grains of salt. That said, it's probably closer to the truth than not as I'm not all that surprised by the numbers
With the sell we have with Bryant, Franklin, Luke, this coaching staff, past year success.....it'd be disappointing if we aren't able to land a starter caliber, top-end wideout.
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
It's the perspective needed for when considering player acquisition cost. What Bielema has done at Illinois is borderline a miracle, and it came at a time when Illinois football was on the ropes at the precipice of a major shift that could have left Illinois on the outside looking in. The NIL improvement was necessary to avoid being stuck in the dregs, which is being faced by the Purdue's, Northwestern's, Rutger's, Miss State's, Wake Forest's, etc. of the world. Seriously, look at us!
The reality is also that NIL is going up, up, up across college football. We shouldn't be looking at Illinois going from $2 million to $8 million (hypothetical), but how much that number has increased relative to P4 and our closest recruiting/conference competitors, like Wisconsin - Minnesota - Iowa - Purdue. Just important to understand the increases may not lead to improved transfer portal results. But it doesn't hurt!
any idea who/what these eye balls are referring to?
You twitter sleuths were slow tonight
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
If he came his nickname could be "The Magician".
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
Another deep threat. The type being sought is noticeable.
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