Illinois Football Recruiting Thread
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Good point. I threw out BYU without looking based on geography but I am sure a slew of schools will be doing all they can to try and flip
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
I'm not 100%, but I believe he visited Colorado this month.
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
I am not qualified and will reply because that’s how the internet works lol.
Luke is good!
Hampton/ Boyd/ petty/transfer.
Hampton 1 year. Is he good enough? In this day and age if you can improve the position without destroying the room, need to do it with transfer.
Boyd- great reviews but a true Fresh. Is the staff ready to roll with Boyd for the next 4 years? If he works out-staff are geniuses. If he doesn’t a la Drew Allar, fan base will be restless and could get a coach fired.
Luke is good!
Hampton/ Boyd/ petty/transfer.
Hampton 1 year. Is he good enough? In this day and age if you can improve the position without destroying the room, need to do it with transfer.
Boyd- great reviews but a true Fresh. Is the staff ready to roll with Boyd for the next 4 years? If he works out-staff are geniuses. If he doesn’t a la Drew Allar, fan base will be restless and could get a coach fired.
My old home town! Brings back memories of Kris Jenner and Steve Lanter.
Very impressive as a freshman. Don’t know any specifics, but would he transfer to a closer bigger school for stronger competition (ESL, Edwardsville)?
Colorado is in a lower tier conference with a coach with questionable longterm status. Illinois has a lot to offer, so only a few programs IMHO to compete with since those programs likely already have top tier QBs already.
Is the plan for Hampton to bridge a year?
pruman91
- interviewing new NL's daily....I really really am
I've been very impressed with Mr. Lopati since the very first article and video clip I saw of him......He seems to be a great fit for our system as he has all the skills needed to prosper in the Illini scheme of offense......would love for him to come in and be a 4 year starter for us and help us become an annual contender for the playoffs.....I really really would.......
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We will bring in a transfer qb
You are always having to pay for the QB. If you have someone to keep you off the carousel, then other teams will try to poach him (Altmeyer and Tennessee this year).
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
while this is true, you can't negate the possibility of a "lesser" program dropping a (bigger) bag. am not suggesting that money is the only factor, but it's usually pretty important
True, but we're paying him less than he would have commanded on the open market.
That’s only true is they are willing to take a discount like Luke.
Agree with you Pru on all but one point....I would rather have him come in and be a 3 year starter and then go in one of the early rounds of the NFL Draft after his Junior year.
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mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
I am very confident that there is a discount rate for retention QBs compared to portal additions. Lots of professional sport player migration data and the supply-demand factor we see within the current portal supports that belief.
This is also true for regular people with regular jobs. There is tons of data showing that you get more money moving around than staying in one place. And it makes sense: there is a convenience and comfort to staying in a familiar setting, and a risk that a move won't work out, so people that are happy in their current circumstances need the money to be sufficiently better to justify a move (obviously different situation if a person is unhappy with their current circumstances).
Luke, Gabe and X all took a lot less money to stay. BB has done a great job with retention but money talks. Tennessee offered more than double what we pay Luke
Yeah that's the part I don't expect to be repeatable. Will players take 5-10% less to stay? Sure. 25% less? Maybe. Turn down double? 99% of players are gone.
Think so … Especially if Art is still here …
No … We will bring in a transfer …
Tough to say … Luke doesn’t necessarily need the money if that makes sense … There are a lot of kids in that scenario and even more that aren’t obviously …
That plays a huge factor …
Another example of a discount kid … Hank Beatty … Kid doesn’t need the money … Little extra in the pocket don’t hurt obviously but he’s not making demands …
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