Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

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Not sure if this is the right spot, but does anyone else find it wild that so many reporters are cheering on Tennessee here?

The athletic department earned a record $234M in 2024. A player with top 10 odds to win the Heisman asking for more $ (reportedly a 2M raise) doesn't seem THAT unreasonable?

 
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Jealousy. 50 year old writers seeing 20 year olds making multimillion dollar salaries before they go to NFL. It is a different world.

However Tennessee record past 3 years (Imaleava was QB only last year). I don't think Imaleava can claim all the credit for their 10-3 record. they were good before he got thee.

2024 10-3
2023 9-4
2022 11-2

His 2,600 yds 19 tds 5 interceptions was comparable to Luke 2700 yds 22 td 6 ints. Glad we are not going thru this drama with Luke.
 
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Not sure if this is the right spot, but does anyone else find it wild that so many reporters are cheering on Tennessee here?

The athletic department earned a record $234M in 2024. A player with top 10 odds to win the Heisman asking for more $ (reportedly a 2M raise) doesn't seem THAT unreasonable?

The $243m (gross receipts, not profit?) belongs to the athletic department, not to the NIL collective that pays him, so it’s irrelevant. It funds everything done in all sports. I doubt their NIL pool is more than about $20m and pays all athletes in all programs. He’s already getting 10% of the entire pie.

The promising kid made a great deal while still in H.S., had a so-so freshman season, then launched a one-man strike, impeding his team’s ability to train this spring. If he’s that unhappy he should have just hit the spring portal instead of striking when the University said no more. Doesn’t sound like they feel he’s worth more or it wouldn’t have played out this way.
 
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Not sure if this is the right spot, but does anyone else find it wild that so many reporters are cheering on Tennessee here?

The athletic department earned a record $234M in 2024. A player with top 10 odds to win the Heisman asking for more $ (reportedly a 2M raise) doesn't seem THAT unreasonable?

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Not sure if this is the right spot, but does anyone else find it wild that so many reporters are cheering on Tennessee here?

The athletic department earned a record $234M in 2024. A player with top 10 odds to win the Heisman asking for more $ (reportedly a 2M raise) doesn't seem THAT unreasonable?

Earned $234 million or netted $234 million?
NVM I see another poster responded.
 
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Not sure if this is the right spot, but does anyone else find it wild that so many reporters are cheering on Tennessee here?

The athletic department earned a record $234M in 2024. A player with top 10 odds to win the Heisman asking for more $ (reportedly a 2M raise) doesn't seem THAT unreasonable?

I'm glad a school is standing up and trying to set a price ceiling in these mad times...
 
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The $243m (gross receipts, not profit?) belongs to the athletic department, not to the NIL collective that pays him, so it’s irrelevant. It funds everything done in all sports. I doubt their NIL pool is more than about $20m and pays all athletes in all programs. He’s already getting 10% of the entire pie.

The promising kid made a great deal while still in H.S., had a so-so freshman season, then launched a one-man strike, impeding his team’s ability to train this spring. If he’s that unhappy he should have just hit the spring portal instead of striking when the University said no more. Doesn’t sound like they feel he’s worth more or it wouldn’t have played out this way.
Earned=revenue, the NIL pool is a negotiated settlement not in effect and my issue is with the framing not the outcome.

The media cheerleading a millionaire coach taking "a stand" on behalf of a wealthy program against a former #2 overall player and top 10 Heisman favorite trying to double their yearly contract value...when that same coach had their yearly contract value doubled last year by that program seems oddly one sided.

This article is even one of the better ones since it at least acknowledges UT was the 1st to do a contract like his..
 
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