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I was told by someone who knows that Paris will see the field sooner than later.
Payments must be starting soon. Lincoln is a 45 minute commute
Or Ish Kante
all this is only possible in todays NIL world where he is getting paid now
I admire him for trying so hard, but I kind of see a Todd Marinovich thing happening.
I hope Im wrong. He seems like a good lad
Quarterback recruits, I kind of don't care anymore. They never play, we bring in experienced transfers. I was hoping and still hoping Boyd takes ball. If we're recruiting good Qb's they never see field. If I'm High school kid,, I'm not waisting time with our Illini. Just saying.
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
Did Daniel Brown Transfer?
No (unless I’m misremembering).
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
I'm still firmly in the "defensive line and edges will be worse this year" camp. There are still players available in the portal, I still have lots of trust in Jamison, I'm still fully enjoying this run of success by the program, but I am concerned about the defensive line. It's also an option that I'm wrong and 2-3 guys take a big leap (Barna? Brown? Brooks???) and stave off regression concerns.
Thinking optimistically, I wonder if less dependable pieces d-line could push Henry to blitz more. His default setting is keeping things in front of him and wait for the other team to make mistakes. Having more questions about the defensive front, plus lots of confidence about the secondary, could create a recipe for more snaps from players like Beerman to create pressure.
Thinking optimistically, I wonder if less dependable pieces d-line could push Henry to blitz more. His default setting is keeping things in front of him and wait for the other team to make mistakes. Having more questions about the defensive front, plus lots of confidence about the secondary, could create a recipe for more snaps from players like Beerman to create pressure.
Money is a factor with the move
Why the interest here? He certainly looks like a good passer. An in-state dude (for us), yes.
But we already have our long-term QB in Kamden Lopati. I'm good with where we are at.
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Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
Iowa Colony HS |Pos Saftey/ Db| Height 6'2| Weight 184 | GPA 5.1| Class of 28|
I think the offense could be better. Defense is still a work in progress. Special teams? Although we had a great kicker, that wasn't a problem against Ohio State was it? It was the long snapper.
My understanding is that they are not done with the defense yet. Back end will definitely be better.
No, he's coming back - I was counting him as more of an Edge than an off ball LB, but we're thin at his spot too
we really need another DL and another LB/Edge
injuries are a part of the game & they need to be properly planned for .
also want another TE .
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Found a couple of interesting stats on that, that really drove home the "bend but don't break" nature of our defense last year.
We were 13th in FBS in Opponent Yards Per Completion at 10.4, ie our completions allowed were for relatively short gains.
But we were 129th out of 136 teams in FBS in Opponent Passing First Downs Per Game at 12.3.
Puts some numbers to that sense of just being relentlessly dinked and dunked up and down the field.
It could be. But replacing 4 of 5 starters on the O line should not be overlooked. Not to mention arkin was a really good blocker. Overall is the issue. Overall our kicking spot got worse.
Kid we recruited hard that picked Nebraska over us.
And I would guess that we were 136th out of 136 teams on opponents 3rd and long conversion percentage
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