Probably not ignored, but 100% Iowa bound, nevertheless.
Exactly the point I made with my full statement and think validates your as well. Go look at the Wisconsin recruiting ranks when BB was head coach. Not once did he have a top 30 recruiting class and he had 6 straight winnings seasons, 6 bowl bids and 3 straight Rose Bowls. They were quite solid recruiting classes mostly in the 30's and 40's range with the last one at 65. He can recruit for his system and develop them. We have not had a coach who could do both since......
Mackovic!
Exactly! Before half this board was born
This would be "quite the catch" if BB and McDonald can land Miller. Looks like another kid that is probably better than his ranking and fits the tough mold.
CBs are waiting on BBs tweet!
Yes it is, and that is with weak competition and more than likely with average or worse coaching
Mackovic actually had a top 20 class his last year here. His other classes were middling however. He redshirted just about everyone and had an excellent developmental coaching staff. Having Tepper as HC cost us a minimum of 2 games/year; with better coaching Mac's recruits would have finished their Illini careers having won no fewer than 7 or 8 games/year
You're right that ignored is perhaps an overly strong term, but the likelihood that Lovie (or even someone on his staff) ever stepped foot in GCMS was basically 0%. And that's probably true for Fenwick (Pugh), Oswego East (Badie), JCA (Anderson & Hood), Brother Rice (Boyer), Rochester (Beatty), or Iroquois West (Leonard).
I believe I remember an interview in the final days of Lovie's tenure indicating they didn't even make it into Loyola Academy for a visit for quite some time...crazy thinking that was an ex-NFL alumni HC to boot.
The time that means the most will be his 40. If he can crank out a sub 4.4 then he will will be a real asset at any position on the field.
Jared Badie, a 3-star LB out of Oswego IL, committed on July 4th. #10 ranked recruit in Illinois for 2022.
That is a pretty rude that you would assume he had average or worse coaching. What is the basis fir this statement?
www.illinoisloyalty.com
I would imagine that he was clocked for the 40 while on campus for visits but JMO. He was offered a scholarship so am sure he wasn't to slow
He was talking about the high school track coach and not the football coach to clarify for those not sure. That being said it is just a random ignorant comment you will find on the boards. He actually has been training with The Vipers Track Club for years in Urbana as well. They are not affiliated with any high schools and looks like they help train at multiple age groups. He is actually pictured on the Facebook page at random times in the past.
That is true - my bad. I assumed his only track experience was with GC. It's harsh, but as a rule of thumb 1A schools don't have much competition and don't have great facilities or coaching, especially compared to what he will receive at a P5 school.
Laughery couldn’t concretely say which Illinois coach has been his main recruiter because “I’ve heard from everybody on a regular basis,” though he highlighted running backs coach Cory Patterson, wide receivers coach George McDonald and Bielema himself as the Illini representatives he’s spoken with most often.
Life lesson young man, anything said before a but in the same sentence is immediately nullified. That said in this case...I get it.Laughery couldn’t concretely say which Illinois coach has been his main recruiter because “I’ve heard from everybody on a regular basis,” though he highlighted running backs coach Cory Patterson, wide receivers coach George McDonald and Bielema himself as the Illini representatives he’s spoken with most often.
“Not to speak negatively on anybody else, but before this new staff, that was definitely not a thing,” Laughery said. “To be honest, if Coach B and his staff wouldn’t have came here, I probably wouldn’t be going to Illinois.”
GCMS star headed to Illinois: Dream turns into reality
Laughery to The News-Gazette: 'I’ve loved scoring touchdowns since I was little. It’s an adrenaline rush doing that, and I can’t wait to do it for Illinois in Memorial Stadium'www.news-gazette.com
I was wondering the chances we had last week. The more I’ve read it sounded like WV was leader but now things are looking up for the Illini.
Werner seemed like we had a real chance, but it just doesn’t feel like it will fall our way to me. I will happily be wrong again. The guy is the real deal and I think could be a star for us.
