Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

#126      
OrangeBlue98
Joel Goodson said:
Shack
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You rang?
So Excited Flirting GIF
 
#128      
ChiefGritty
kyillini said:
How would he rate against Trey Petty as a qb
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You look at Trey Petty on the one hand and Carson Boyd on the other, this is very much the type of player who is either lined up to start or lined up to transfer after a year or two based on practices we don't see, with lined up to transfer being structurally the more likely of the two outcomes.

The system just inherently incentivizes teams to look to the portal at QB, it is what it is. But we may have gotten a hit that bucks that trend with Boyd, which is good news.
 
#130      
Ander1345
OskieWowWow said:
Higher. His mechanics are pretty refined for a HS QB. If he was taller, he'd probably be an SEC recruit
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I agree with this. His size might limit him a little but has all the tools to be a college QB. Can run as needed. Really, really liked some of his intermediate throws. Able to get the tip of the football down without losing too much velocity.
 
#132      
DeonThomas
Chuck Nuggets said:
Per 247, offers from OK State, Ole Miss, South Florida, Coastal Carolina, UTSA, FAU, Liberty, Tulane, WKU.

Sign me up. Kid is a tank. 6-1, 211 pounds.
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"TANK" = not the 1-word description for a QB that truly gets me excited.

(Bad read on my part?)
 
#136      
BretMyBeachHouse
Mr. Tibbs said:
great

the team really needs a QB in every class . one of these years it’s going to really pay off
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I hope so, but I think it's very very unlikely. With the way the portal works and the fact that the QB position doesn't rotate like others, I just think there will always be lots of highly talented portal entries.

I love watching a guy develop over time, but I just think that we won't see that at the QB spot. I hope I'm wrong.
 
#141      
ChiefGritty
illini0440 said:
Hopefully better long term. Petty got to college and didn’t really want to work all that hard(easy to do for a lot of college freshman)
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So just know that if Slade Shack isn't a great starter for us, our Ministers of Positivity will be sure to personally impugn his character to smooth over any cognitive dissonance.
 
#142      
kmunt09
Might elect not to go portal-ing for QB1 in 2027, depending on how Boyd practices this year, and what they see out of Petty and Shack.

I assume either of the 3 would require less $ than a QB1 transfer. Savings could be put towards roster building at other positions.
 
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kmunt09 said:
Might elect not to go portal-ing for QB1 in 2027, depending on how Boyd practices this year, and what they see out of Petty and Shack.

I assume either of the 3 would require less $ than a QB1 transfer. Savings could be put towards roster building at other positions.
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Didn’t Petty transfer?
 
#146      
SummerofGeorge
At the risk of being Debbie Downer, I just don’t get too hyped about commitments these days. It has gotten to the point that it seems akin to “I’m leaning toward going to” said school rather than true commitment. More so in football than in other sports.
 
#148      
therealmiket86
Indy Illini Fan said:
They are really, really high on Boyd and Clayton …

I think it really comes down to who they could potentially get in the portal … It will have to be a no doubt, plug and play starter because you’ll risk losing Boyd …
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Big risk to turn the program over without Boyd every starting before. I could see them bringing in someone like Paddock or Hampton for “competition”
 
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