Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

#26      
nothing against Southern, but am guessing we have a better target teed up:
no bones about it though, think he'll do well. he's the type of player we would have been clamoring for a few short years ago
As I have posted before, nothing would make me happier than for us to steer marginal prospects and transfers out to my beloved Salukis (and for them to keep sending us Domasks and Bushes).
 
#27      
not sure if I'd call Lakatos marginal (but not worth getting into a pissing match about). thing is, Lakatos is a better prep prospect than Bush was. but, yeah, when a lower level stud is ready for a new challenge, come to Illinois, dude! (our new recruiting catchphrase?)
 
#29      
I do. I respect the hell out of Byron. Just absolute beast of a program top to bottom, but I think and hope the Broncos move on.
Who do you have?

I think it favors Montini being at home. It all comes down to what type of game this becomes. Traditionally Montini has struggled with teams like this.
 
#36      
I think it favors Montini being at home. It all comes down to what type of game this becomes. Traditionally Montini has struggled with teams like this.
If you sit on the Montini side, be prepared for the sound system to blow your doors off. It is loud.
 
#39      
boom smile GIF
 
#44      
Is their going to be a fire works show? I heard the last one that Frankie’s deli sponsored was great
I haven’t heard, but they are typically insane. I thought someone hit the wrong button when they first started going. A lot of Oak Brook money at that school, wouldn’t surprise me.
 
#45      
I haven’t heard, but they are typically insane. I thought someone hit the wrong button when they first started going. A lot of Oak Brook money at that school, wouldn’t surprise me.

The owners son played at Montini a few years ago and he’s a big donor. The program had big time money when Borsellino was around the program.
 
#49      
Consider any out-of-state Auburn commitment as a financial decision.j my

If freeze gets fired he would open things up but he will cost a lot. I will say right now he’s a much better player than Lose Epenesa. Marshall dominates at wr, de and dt. The games I watched Lose he was getting pancaked by kids who might play d3
 
#50      
If Hugh is fired, that job could be really attractive for an up-and-coming HC because they have stacked a lot of talent the past two years and you can squint and believe a more competent staff could drastically turn around their fortunes. The bigger question is whether the donors will stick the course. Hugh keeps losing, which means it becomes more expensive to keep their top prep guys + it makes the transfer portal to come really expensive (why should I transfer to a 4-8 Auburn team when 9-3 Alabama is going to give me the same amount of NIL money?). If you're a donor, that's gotta be maddening that what would have cost $250k in June is now going to cost $400k in December. The alternative is firing Hugh might relieve cost pressures but increase the risk of current roster players, that are young and heralded, will enter the portal themselves.
 
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