Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

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Dan

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Welcome to the Illinois Football Recruiting Thread :illinois:

2025 Illini Football Commits

1) OL Michael McDonough (January 19th, 2024)
2) QB Carson Boyd (January 27th, 2024)
3) OL Griffin Rousseau (January 29th, 2024)
4) DB Andre Lovett (March 11th, 2024)
5) DB Xanai Scott (March 12th, 2024)
6) WR Brayden Trimble (May 20th, 2024)
7) DL Cameron Brooks (June 9th, 2024)
8) DL Isaiah White (June 10th, 2024)
9) DB Desmond Straughton (June 23rd, 2024)
10) DE Erik Gayle (June 26th, 2024)
11) RB Cedric Wyche (June 29th, 2024)
12) DB Robert Jones (June 29th, 2024)
 
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TampaToo

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illinidarrin said:
Let's hope people stay on topic this time.
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If weā€™re going to hope for something letā€™s hope for a sustained above .500 program. I think itā€™s a long shot for either ā€œhopeā€ to come true though.
 
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OskieWowWow

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ChiefGritty said:
12 of the 16 SEC schools and only 5 of the 18 Big Ten schools, for reference.
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Even if the middling SEC teams like Kentucky, Arkansas, South Carolina are getting a top 100 recruit here and there, they still have no shot at competing. The SEC knows that and is the reason why they refuse to go to a 9 game schedule
 
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Simeon Rice

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OskieWowWow said:
Even if the middling SEC teams like Kentucky, Arkansas, South Carolina are getting a top 100 recruit here and there, they still have no shot at competing. The SEC knows that and is the reason why they refuse to go to a 9 game schedule
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Exactly. Their teams schedule 4 easy wins so it just takes 2 conf wins to be bowl eligible
 
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mhuml32

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OskieWowWow said:
Even if the middling SEC teams like Kentucky, Arkansas, South Carolina are getting a top 100 recruit here and there, they still have no shot at competing. The SEC knows that and is the reason why they refuse to go to a 9 game schedule
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It's one of their better decisions. As long as they can keep convincing university presidents to keep the free win instead of another $4-5 million on their checks, plus stay close enough to the B1G media deal, then they're golden.
 
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TentakilRex

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mhuml32 said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1807893195251962302

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23 now-

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1807921237970096153

ChiefGritty said:
12 of the 16 SEC schools and only 5 of the 18 Big Ten schools, for reference.
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This is another reason why this "P2" nonsense past-their-prime media companies want and dumb reporters view as an inevitability is stupid. There are quite a few schools full of people that will happily buy recruits, both average joes and multi-million dollar boosters. Heck only 2 of the old SWC schools are in the SEC (and none are in the B1G) and those schools were buying players when Ed O'Bannon was a baby if not much earlier.

BTW network execs, customers of college football products are much less willing to spend money if their favorite schools get put into the NCAA's version of AAA football.