Illini92and96
- Austin, TX
I don’t understand this. Is this supposed to be for the transfer portal only? Meaning that we only got two players in the portal? Otherwise, wouldn’t people be at least a one star?
Illinois vs Duke, Saturday, September 12th, 2:30pm CT, FS1
Not just that, but the QB was only 13/26.
The real issue is going to be their running attack. If we cannot tackle them, it will be a shootout.
TheFlyingIllini1317
- Chicago, IL
Like us in this one if we get get ahead early and tackle much better. Force them to throw in obvious situations and watch for screens. Their defense is a lot better than UAB so I don't like missing Henderson but especially Platt. Felt we were missing that slot playmaker and speedster vs UAB.
After the graph was generated, I saw this issue also...After further reviewing the matter, its my understanding that All major recruiting outlets — 247Sports, Rivals, On3, ESPN — now operate on a 2‑to‑5‑star system. Key points:
- One‑star doesn’t exist. Prospects who would have been 1★ in the old system are now simply unrated.
- Two‑star still exists, but it’s rare and generally represents a developmental FBS/FCS‑level prospect.
- The practical rating tiers today are:
- 5★ – elite, national‑level prospects
- 4★ – high‑end Power Five starters
- 3★ – solid Division I players
- 2★ – developmental prospects
- Unrated – players not evaluated or not in the database
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The Illinois 4 star recruits on defense are Nick Hakins (DB) and Jacob Eberhart (DB)...Nobody on the defensive line...Makes me think our poor tackling on the line is just due to poor recruits...Regardless, the Duke game should tell us whether the first game was a fluke or representative of how the season will play out...I leaning toward the latter..
On another note, How did Indiana all of a sudden become such a recruiting juggernaut? I guess a NC will do that
They were better than most people expected
Week 1 Lies
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
not bad:
Anyone know why Valentine is returning kickoffs? Such an unnecessary risk
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
It's impossible to know one way or the other after week 1, but that looked like a pretty bad UAB team to me. They made a bunch of critical mistakes.
1) We barely ever return kicks.
2) He's very good for the 1 time per game that we might.
Because he's really good at it
Their QB Burton doesn't have a lot of experience, but they are talented up front. They'll be physical against a lot of their conference foes.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
ptgrd23
- orange county CA
Great bets. I think the Houser bet has better chance.
Why we will beat Duke
1. Home game
2. Good 2025 Duke team lost its QB Mensa to Miami for $6.5M
3. 3-3-5 does not stop us from going 1 high and keeping the safety in the box or run blitzing.
4. Houser is going to be let loose vs Duke. Play action send Brandon Trimble 4.4 speed deep and see Houser's cannon hit him in stride 50 yards downfield.
Why we will beat Duke
1. Home game
2. Good 2025 Duke team lost its QB Mensa to Miami for $6.5M
3. 3-3-5 does not stop us from going 1 high and keeping the safety in the box or run blitzing.
4. Houser is going to be let loose vs Duke. Play action send Brandon Trimble 4.4 speed deep and see Houser's cannon hit him in stride 50 yards downfield.
Chuckled audibly but I would rather the conference do right by whoever wins.
I’m with you . no need to risk our best RB returning 1-2 kickoffs every week. we have Kasper & 3 frosh-soph rbs to do it if needed .