Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

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WeWillWhen

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Fighter of the Nightman said:
And I'll never fully understand that, TBH.
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Illiniindian

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LadyLoyalty said:
We were told this was a “huge” recruiting weekend. Is this the only possible commit to come out of it?

Admittedly, I don’t follow IL football more than casually. I suppose I (and many others) just don’t understand why IL isn’t a more successful program by now. Others like Carolina, Kansas, Mizzou have made huge gains recently, with their mediocre programs now being competitive. Why can’t we? Does it come down to more NIL or will it take a new/higher profile coach to attract the talent/staff needed for B1G success?
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We have changed coaches way too much over the last 30 years. I think we have the right coach. Just going to have to be patient.
Adding the west coast teams does not help.
 
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ugottabjoshinme

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Simeon Rice said:
If this was 5 years ago, sure. But, this isn't a Drink thing. They have tons of NIL and they are committed to winning (admin, state legislatures, etc.). If Drink leaves (which is doubtful b/c Mizzou can pay him plenty), they'll just get the next big name. As long as the current NIL landscape exists, Mizzou will be a big player. They can spend with the blue bloods regardless of coach
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Stop killing our dreams
 
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WeWillWhen

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Fighter of the Nightman said:
The part I will never understand is that the super wealthy alumni Illinois has (and they obviously/absolutely exist!) are not embarrassed and pissed that their school is behind a school like Mizzou to the point that they are willing to step up and enhance our NIL!
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Many people, including many filthy rich people, just don't care about sports.
I understand that may be difficult for us crazies here to understand. 😝