Lowell Narcisse??? He had offers from Illini, Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Clemson, etc coming out of high school.
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Wow, this is certainly unexpected. I feel for TP, but that was a hire that left a lot of us scratching our heads initially. Kudos to BB for cutting it off early when he knew it wasn't working.
Hatcher
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
So clearly the odd man out on that staff.
Seems like a friendly and congenial guy, but he's no Ryan Walters. Beyond the obvious football deficiencies, someone on here once pointed out the difference between his pressers as compared to BB and Walters. (Seemed that TP was always trying to escape after just 7-8 minutes.)
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
Top UTSA offensive playmakers:
3 WR: All Juniors
1 RB: Junior
QB Harris: Senior
Given the Covid ruIes, I assume that means the juniors have 2 years of remaining eligibility. Harris probably has one......in the event any of these guys choose to follow him north to the Power 5..
3 WR: All Juniors
1 RB: Junior
QB Harris: Senior
Given the Covid ruIes, I assume that means the juniors have 2 years of remaining eligibility. Harris probably has one......in the event any of these guys choose to follow him north to the Power 5..
Layne Hatcher, Ball State Cardinals, Quarterback
Layne Hatcher is a 6-0, 204-pound Dual-Threat Quarterback from Little Rock, AR.
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Hard to believe that the basketball team can win a B1G game by 20+ and all I'm thinking about is football
Looking into his background, he helped develop Hunter Henry at Arkansas. If we get even half that production from Luke Ford, we'll be in better shape than we were. Excited to have an OC that actually knows how to use TE's in the passing game unlike Petersen and any offensive coach Lovie hired
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
Hope it's true. He spent a little time at Alabama, too.
If BB is not going to be satisfied with "mediocre" TP as his offensive coordinator, and not going to be settle for more "mediocre" QB play like we got in 2021.....................then I'd love to see some competition for DeVito next season.
May the best man win.
You have a sickness, like many of us, called Illinois
Best remedy: keep at it and it will go away after the season.
Um, may be.
Being given reasons to care. I think we’re all still trying to get used to that.
It was a boring (in a good way) bb game so I kept sneaking peeks at this thread. LOL
I've been a diehard Illini fb fan since the Butkus days, UIUC undergrad during the dismal Moeller years.
Added Illini bb to my fandom with the Lou Henson hire.
I love it. This BB guy is a lot better than Moeller! LOL
And BU just might get close to Lou Henson level some day, maybe.
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
I fixed it for you. As a Chicago Cubs fan too, I can attest that this is indeed the remedy.
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
This didn't age well. I'm shocked they moved on from Peterson. Lunney would be an impressive hire. Wonder if that means we are shifting back to more mobile QBs? What does this mean for DeVito? Not impressed with Hatcher and hope there is a better target if the staff is going to hit the reset button on who's next year's QB. DeVito isn't a traditional running QB but he was willing to scramble at Syracuse.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Depends on if he knew that TP was going to be canned, IMO.
Or DeVito just really likes BB, maybe, who knows.
I think we'll find out soon.
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
orange100
time to hop on the wife
Watching his press conference in this vid from his Arkansas days- he's got fire and determination. I like him.
What Could Have Been with Barry Lunney Jr., Arkansas' Not-So-Prodigal Son
Nobody wanted the Arkansas football head coaching job as much as Sam Pittman...outside of Barry Lunney Jr.www.bestofarkansassports.com
Probably not going to boost recruiting hugely, but overall seems solid
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