Bennett Konkey just took the opening kick off vs Libertyville 100 yards to the house. Starting off with a bang!
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Konkey now has 3 TDs and 200+ all purpose yards in the first half!
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
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minor quibble: he WAS hidden, but after track season that no longer was the case
minor quibble: he WAS hidden, but after track season that no longer was the case
I’m pretty sure his dad gives QB lessons in the Chicago land area
Exactly what he said. He is wanting to go to college somewhere in the state.
They may have a pretty big battle on their hands to keep him if some heavy hitters get involved.
If he has a monster first half of the season, people will notice.
yup
ND, Michigan or O$U much more likely , cuz he will want a ton of money from the get go , and that hasnt been our M.O.
its hard to give a frosh that kind of money when he wont play much for awhile
But is he fast in pads?? All I saw was a blur, can't confirm he was in gear.
He had 3 gears left in him.
Might be a freshman, but he's turning 16 very soon. My oldest didn't turn 16 until the summer before their junior year. Maybe I should have held them back a year or two.
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
I'm stoked about adding Konkey and Knowles to our WR room. think both could earn early playing time (and I really like our young receiver corps)
It’s sad that these 5 star studs never give us a chance
Jeebus. My oldest (now a college soccer player) turned 16 at the beginning of her senior year. I messed up.
Yep me too apparently
Indiana commit Purcell will be 19 in a couple weeks. For quarterbacks its common to be held back a year
I bet he'd give us a chance if we matched money.
QBs are the toughest for anyone other than the richest program. Only one QB per team makes a meaningful contribution. Freshmen at other positions routinely get into the rotation so you can justify the money. For QB you just have to be filthy rich.
They all are perfectly willing to give us a chance. You want them to take a 50% discount to come here. That’s not going to happen.
I’ve Probaly said this before and will say it again….
If there’s ever a true salary cap with actual enforcement, actual consequences, I’d line up Bret against anyone in the country.
They’d get players, these top HS kids will come, top transfers would come….and they’d be a top 10 program. He’s done more with less than maybe anyone else the last 2 years. They are on track to be around $15M behind the top spenders in 24, 25, and 26.
19 or not, he did not look like a big ten level quarterback on Friday. Batavia’s quarterback looked like the better player