ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Ah. Well that changes the equation, and unfortunately not in a helpful way.
Illinois Football Recruiting Thread
Have any other programs started a guy w/o significant college snaps? Would it be so unprecedented?
Of course, lots of teams every year.
But that's not what's brought success to Illinois and Bielema. Altmyer didn't have a lot of experience his first year and that's didn't as well as planned. They also had John Paddock a very experience QB.
That's different than:
Carson Boyd
Michael Clayton
Dane Eisenmenger
Sladen Shack
I don't see any way they don't pick up an experienced portal QB. How much they're willing to spend and/or do they expect that QB to start? We shall see.
2031:
College football ceases to exist after no QBs with starting experience remain, thus, no further QBs are permitted to play.
College football ceases to exist after no QBs with starting experience remain, thus, no further QBs are permitted to play.
I still think if you're gonna go pay a QB at least $3M, you can give someone a shot and stock up on DL/OL with the savings.
Bring in a Paddock type with a high floor to provide competition and a backup and give him a shot.
Konkey:
961 yards and 13 touchdowns in six games. One of the fastest WRs in the 2027 cycle, running a 10.25 100m
961 yards and 13 touchdowns in six games. One of the fastest WRs in the 2027 cycle, running a 10.25 100m
Does his price tag go up with it?
MoCoMdIllini
- Montgomery County, Maryland
What kind of chance would we have at a guy like Brian Orakpo, Jr?
It’s not going to go down. We weren’t his highest offer when he committed.
We are his only P4 offer so I would imagine we have a good chance
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
more great news!
ESL kid who transferred to Chicago western suburbs (Wheaton, St Francis). good measurables and athleticism
ESL kid who transferred to Chicago western suburbs (Wheaton, St Francis). good measurables and athleticism
Why waste time and money recruiting high school quarterbacks at all then ?
Exactly. Seems like a waste of time, money, and eventually recruiting credibility.
But then where will we find experienced QB’s if they don’t get to play somewhere? Why not here?
It seems that Bret is satisfied with the transfer QB plan instead of a home grown choice.
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
You'd have to ask the coaches. My guess is portal QBs are much more proven and less risk.
It's hard to change what's worked.
would be interesting to peel back the economics around this a bit. is it cheaper to field qb1 &2 as transfers each yr vs recruiting hs? we've signed some good qb recruits in recent yes, cant be cheap