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Smart make the announcement before the day gets crazy
I imagine this release was ready to go yesterday given the FootballScoop articles, but... you know... busy day.
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Smart make the announcement before the day gets crazy
Having a Tank and a Brick would be awesome!Brick Haley would be a fantastic get but I don't see him leaving Columbia
Well that makes sense. All I seen was bickering about whether Mizzou wanted him on staff or not.Well I was simply speculating about who he has on his defensive staff and liked the idea of poaching a top assistant from missou
We all have our reasons to come here i guess. I personally come for info on our program, not for a circle jerk of who knows more about the inner workings of staff relationships of schools not named Illinois.
uhhhhhhh its a message board. This is literally what 90% of the post are
We all have our reasons to come here i guess. I personally come for info on our program, not for a circle jerk of who knows more about the inner workings of staff relationships of schools not named Illinois.
Gabe DeArmond, the main PowerMizzou guy, mentioned in his podcasts with the Illinois guys that Mizzou seemed to have a position-specific recruiting strategy with their coaches, as opposed to a region/location strategy, meaning Walters would recruit DBs from pretty much anywhere in the country, but really only focus on DBs. Not sure how accurate it is, but he seems pretty well plugged in.I think Walters is an excellent get. Some asked about his recruiting. I mentioned he didn't recruit St. Louis because most of his efforts were elsewhere. He did beat out Alabama for Ennis Rakestraw for Duncanville last year who started as a true freshman for him. The kid made a post on Twitter about recruiting me and leaving. The kid might have interest considering Beason is here as well. Something to keep an eye on.
Gabe DeArmond, the main PowerMizzou guy, mentioned in his podcasts with the Illinois guys that Mizzou seemed to have a position-specific recruiting strategy with their coaches, as opposed to a region/location strategy, meaning Walters would recruit DBs from pretty much anywhere in the country, but really only focus on DBs. Not sure how accurate it is, but he seems pretty well plugged in.
Only thing I can add to this reply is......Wh... where do you think info on our program comes from? It either comes from news media with actual access or posters who claim to have access. The purpose of the message board is to discuss and speculate.
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Didn't Beason leave. Am I confusing different players? I only saw a Twitter handle not the name. Going to the draft.I think Walters is an excellent get. Some asked about his recruiting. I mentioned he didn't recruit St. Louis because most of his efforts were elsewhere. He did beat out Alabama for Ennis Rakestraw for Duncanville last year who started as a true freshman for him. The kid made a post on Twitter about recruiting me and leaving. The kid might have interest considering Beason is here as well. Something to keep an eye on.
Wh... where do you think info on our program comes from? It either comes from news media with actual access or posters who claim to have access. The purpose of the message board is to discuss and speculate.
EDIT: Also GIFs
I'm pretty sure Beason stayed. There was some talk about him going to Oregon St, but nothing materialized out of it that I remember.Didn't Beason leave. Am I confusing different players? I only saw a Twitter handle not the name. Going to the draft.
He was considering leaving, but I don't think he has yet.Didn't Beason leave. Am I confusing different players? I only saw a Twitter handle not the name. Going to the draft.
I got it! Mike Bellamy as new CB coach huh huh huhSo Walters was announced as Defensive Coordinator. No Secondary or Safeties was added. Do we read into it then that we will have separate secondary coach(es)? Petersen was announced as OC/QBs I believe. Not that it really matters, but it'll keep the thread going and would indicate that Secondary/S/CB are still open positions to be filled.
Yeah, there will definitely be something additional in the secondary.So Walters was announced as Defensive Coordinator. No Secondary or Safeties was added. Do we read into it then that we will have separate secondary coach(es)? Petersen was announced as OC/QBs I believe. Not that it really matters, but it'll keep the thread going and would indicate that Secondary/S/CB are still open positions to be filled.
Yeah. I guess my comment was more along the lines of everything is still open on the defensive side. The positions can be divided any which way. If he was already named as DB, that would mean there's no other DB/CB/S guy, and so on. Still a ton of flexibility and openings to fill this thing out defensively.Yeah, there will definitely be something additional in the secondary.
HC - Bielema
10 Assistant Slots
OC/QB - Petersen
OL - Miller
RB - Patterson
WR - TBD
ST - TBD (Bielema's been pretty clear this will be a freestanding role, but we'll see)
DC - Walters
DL - TBD
LB - TBD
DB - TBD
And then you have one extra spot to play with. Splitting the front seven up into DT/EDGE/ILB is common. TE coaches that are glorified recruiters a la CPatt are common, we'll see.
support staff and recruiting staff are still working for Illinois until told otherwise.Is Ashton Washington still with the football program?