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Beardown

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 4:43 pm

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bigfan wrote:

Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote:

If they can accomplish three things, I will feel like the program has made progress towards a stable foundation:
1. Go 500 in conference play and play in a mid-tier bowl in 2016, 2017, 2018
2. Have Lovie stay long enough so that his first two recruiting classes graduate and compete for the league championship - so 7 years total including this season with Cubit's recruits.
3. Have a plan in place so that Lovie's successor is either the OC or the DC and is groomed as such

they are in the West....so, they should be able to be a leader every few years

Mich, Mich st, Ohio St....all in one divsion....OK, that looks fair.... :lol:

Yeah. The reason those three teams are in the same division is they are huge rivals and the Big Ten wants to make sure they play each other every year. No. It's not fair. The other division has an easier path to the Big 10 championship game. Lovie should take advantage like you say.

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Big Chicagoan

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:10 pm

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Alex Marvez ✔ ‎@alexmarvez
New @IlliniFootball HC Lovie Smith TARGETING Mike Sherman (OC), Tim Holt (OL) & Andrew Hayes-Stoker (WRs) for staff, source tells @NFLonFOX

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IkeSouth

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:13 pm

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He will attract players based on reputation.

Nfl players literally cried when he was fired

Young athletes will want to play for him even if they dont care about illinoise

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Nas

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:30 pm

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IkeSouth wrote:

He will attract players based on reputation.

Nfl players literally cried when he was fired

Young athletes will want to play for him even if they dont care about illinoise

Those players saw him as a father. He's going to be seen as grandpa soon. That may not have the same effect.

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Seacrest

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 1:47 pm

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:

They are selling so many season tickets that the servers are crashing.

At least it's the servers and not the vehicles of so many drunken athletes.

Seriously Doc?

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Big Chicagoan

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 3:00 pm

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Hardy Nickerson being talked about for DC. Louisville OC Garrick McGee also being mentioned for OC.

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 3:42 pm

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Seacrest wrote:

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:

They are selling so many season tickets that the servers are crashing.

At least it's the servers and not the vehicles of so many drunken athletes.

Seriously Doc?

They've sold $400k in season tickets in the last 24 hours.

And those are just the ones I've bought. I'll bet they've sold others.

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good dolphin

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 8:12 am

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Doc's going to sponsor a board outing to champagne with his free tickets

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Big Chicagoan

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:34 am

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Garrick McGee it is for OC.

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Big Chicagoan

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:50 am

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Hardy Nickerson is DC
Garrick McGee is OC
Luke Butkus OL
Andres Hayes-Stoker is WR
Mike Phair DL

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Big Chicagoan

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 12:50 pm

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Went from a school that had no black coach ever, to the only power 5 conference school with a black HC, OC, and DC.

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good dolphin

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 12:58 pm

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Big Chicagoan wrote:

Garrick McGee it is for OC.

It looks like they are going to have a much more wide open offense. Louisville has had fun offenses but that may be more because of the quality of their competition.

I don't know if Mc Gee was doing the recruiting but Louisville has had a series of pretty good QB.

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conns7901

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 1:49 pm

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I'm guessing those assistants the were just recently hired before the coaching change just got a free years pay out of it.

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Jaw Breaker

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2016 11:49 am

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Didn't see this mentioned elsewhere, but the rumor is that the money behind the hiring is none other than Shad Khan, the billionaire owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars, who is an Illinois alum and built his empire almost from scratch -- and also met his wife when they were students at Urbana-Champaign.

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conns7901

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 10:11 pm

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Lost to Yale for a kid today.

Marist's Micah Awodiran picks Yale over BCS offers
By Edgy Tim August 11, 2016 5:05 PM

It's not everyday that one of the Midwest's top-ranked recruits passes on multiple full-ride athletic scholarship offers to verbally commit to an Ivy League school. Yet that's exactly what Marist three-star inside linebacker Micah Awodiran (6-foot-1, 215 pounds) did on Thursday.

Awodiran (6-foot-1, 215 pounds) gave Yale his verbal commitment this afternoon. Awodiran, who was touting well over 20 BCS-level athletic scholarship offers had narrowed down his list of favorites to Yale along with Illinois, Duke and Vanderbilt.

"I just wanted to tell you I gave Yale my verbal commitment," Awodiran said. "Yale for me is just the best fit over the next 4-5 years and academically and athletically it's the best place for me."

Awodiran explained why he passed on several BCS athletic scholarship offers to pledge to the Ivy League Yale Bulldogs.

"Yale just offers such a unique experience both on and off the field," Awodiran said. "It's just a close knit family at Yale and I was able to spend time around the football program as well as just talking to students and teachers. I've always placed a high value on academics as well as athletics and Yale is a great fit."

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conns7901 wrote:

Not over yet.

Yes it is.

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When this is all over, which is not going to be for a while, Trump will be re-elected President.

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 10:31 pm

Sure. Why would anyone want to go to Yale?

Actually, I'm a big fan of Yale. Been there. Personal connections. He made the right choice. It's awesome.

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312player

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 10:57 pm

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Can't wait for milkdud to go 6-6

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:07 pm

312player wrote:

Can't wait for milkdud to go 6-6

Me either. That'd be great!!

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312player

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:10 pm

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Cmon....a decent coach could get em @ 8-4 ...they should-could strive higher.

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Jbi11s

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:11 pm

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312player wrote:

Cmon....a decent coach could get em @ 8-4 ...they should-could strive higher.

You're not a Lovie or Javy fan? C'mon 312!!!

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:11 pm

312player wrote:

Cmon....a decent coach could get em @ 8-4 ...they should-could strive higher.

Lovie is exactly what that program needs.

We're lucky to have him.

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jimmypasta

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:17 pm

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Illini had some offensive talent if I remember correctly. I don't know who's coming back though. I'll be rooting for them.

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312player

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:20 pm

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:

312player wrote:

Cmon....a decent coach could get em @ 8-4 ...they should-could strive higher.

Lovie is exactly what that program needs.

We're lucky to have him.

Good 2 hear...good luck with the milkdud.

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Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:21 pm

jimmypasta wrote:

Illini had some offensive talent if I remember correctly. I don't know who's coming back though. I'll be rooting for them.

D will be their stronger side IMO.

They've got a good Freshman receiver, though.

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:22 pm

312player wrote:

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:

312player wrote:

Cmon....a decent coach could get em @ 8-4 ...they should-could strive higher.

Lovie is exactly what that program needs.

We're lucky to have him.

Good 2 hear...good luck with the milkdud.

Thanks. Let's hope he lives up to the bar Tim Beckman set.

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Big Chicagoan

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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 9:12 am

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I think Lovie has a 2017 recruiting class of 7 players. Pretty much every other team in the country has 20-25 commits already. When Illinois fans were hoping he could do more with less, I don't think they meant less players.

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TurdFerguson

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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 9:57 am

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:

312player wrote:

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:

312player wrote:

Cmon....a decent coach could get em @ 8-4 ...they should-could strive higher.

Lovie is exactly what that program needs.

We're lucky to have him.

Good 2 hear...good luck with the milkdud.

Thanks. Let's hope he lives up to the bar Tim Beckman set.

This century they have been 0-8 in the big10 more than they have had a winning record. 4-4 in year 1 would be a success.

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Brick

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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 10:01 am

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This recruiting is a little strange for him given the uncommon time he was hired but it seems like he is going to be outworked on the recruiting trail. That isn't a shock for an NFL coach who already has generational money. Harbaugh is an anomaly because he is insane.

He's going to have to coach them up and then use that momentum to get better recruits to jump in I think. I think he will do well but the results may take a while.

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Phil McCracken

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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:33 pm

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Big Chicagoan wrote:

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RPB is right. You suck. :lol:

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good dolphin

Post subject: Re: Fire Lovie Smith

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 2:36 pm

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Boilermaker Rick wrote:

being Jim Harbaugh opens the door of every QB recruit you wish to call upon

being Lovie opens the door of zone system defensive players

However, when you think about the way Lovie's teams performed, they waited for QBs to make dumb mistakes. That seems like a perfect system for the NCAA

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