i think Turner was a DB
Illinois Football Recruiting Thread
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Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
Bowen's dad (Matt) is a Glen Ellyn native. I think his mom is an Illinois grad. while Matt is an Iowa guy, a whole lot of us would have made the same decision had we been in his shoes. I don't doubt that Matt wants Grant to choose Iowa, but I think it's gonna be Grant's call
one thing's for sure, he's going to have a boatload of schools to choose from
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Never know what the kid wants. May want to carve his own path.
Will ferentz be at Iowa all potential 5 years this kid is in college? Doubtful.
Will bielema be at ILL all 5 years, most likely yes.
Bret is running ILL similar to Iowa in many ways, I’m sure dad is saying good things.
Probably pretty financially set on the home front so not worried about the highest offer, one would think.
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
+1, good analysis
Bowen has tons of great/VG offers. quite likely it's not gonna come down to Iowa and Illinois. gotta take our shot
MoCoMdIllini
- Montgomery County, Maryland
He definitely was. I was looking at the speed aspect and overlooked the WR part..
His mom is an Illinois alum.
It’s not like Matt 100 million in the nfl. He does well at espn and his wife is a teacher. Money will always be a factor. It’s not like he’s Mac Uihlien who just played at northwestern and his parents are billionaires.
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
There's no way he's doing an in person announcement in Detroit to say he's going to not MSU, right?
He’s also committing a day after his msu ov.
Also Grants composite ranking is #52. I don’t think he’s planning on being in college for 5 years
Wagner just committed to Oregon while sitting in St Joseph. I don't think location matters any more
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
just realized that the Haitian flag on his profile. wonder if Jacas' experience is helping us here? staff should be parlaying it, big-time. same thing with Kerby Joseph
I think Dad has the wisdom to understand that there are bumps in the road and things don't always go as planned. Plenty of highly regarded HS kids don't end up being stars in college.
Fitzy wins another recruiting battle over BB
Go watch Grants hudl film and see him dominate the ccl as a 15 year old sophomore. He will make an instant impact at whatever school he goes to. He’s already 6’4 225lbs with 2 more years of hs left. He’s already bigger than our current te commit
I have a good source out of MLK that we’ve been #1 throughout…
That info was prior to the recent visits, so maybe Sparty cuts a bigger check?
I think it comes down to what does he want to play? WR or S?
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
hell, yeah!
Coach Stepp, aka the shark!
Gotta like where we stand. He’s committing right after our ov and canceled his IU visit
TheFlyingIllini1317
- Chicago, IL
Let's goooo!
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
give me Konkey or give me death!
might be a bit of hyperbole there
might be a bit of hyperbole there
I know it doesn't matter, but he's definitely pointing right at Illinois!
OV went great, Stepp is a fantastic recruiter, and Coach B has established an awesome culture
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