The Deuce: 7 college football teams that finished with their highest-ranked recruiting classes ever

S&P+ Preseason Projections - UIHuskie February 11, 2019, 8:20:15

Humble Beast visiting - jdl February 11, 2019, 15:30:28
- I have never given up on Humble Beast becoming our Humble Beast.* - Warrin'_Illini February 11, 2019, 15:46:27
  - there are so many humble beasts out there to keep track of these days * - illiniranger February 11, 2019, 15:47:07
    - This is *thee* Humble Beast. Gonna need more players if we're not gonna have a coaching staff.* - Warrin'_Illini February 11, 2019, 15:50:30
- related to roughy's dream post, I had a dream the other night that this kid eschewed major college - Gene Parmesan February 11, 2019, 15:34:50
  - the only thing i know about HC football is they beat Army to open the 2002 campaign - illiniranger February 11, 2019, 15:39:57
    - Have driven by their stadium a number of times - jdl February 11, 2019, 15:41:19
  - This made me look up Micah Awodiran's sophomore year at Yale. - roughy February 11, 2019, 15:39:54
- i think we have a real shot at him - illiniranger February 11, 2019, 15:33:31
- I forget - was it ever revealed why Michigan dropped him? * - roughy February 11, 2019, 15:31:18
  - Just rumors - jdl February 11, 2019, 15:35:40
  - i don't believe so * - illiniranger February 11, 2019, 15:34:34
    - I remember his tweet said "because they don't have room for me on the DL roster in 2020" but - roughy February 11, 2019, 15:36:43
Locksley adds to his staff - jdl February 11, 2019, 15:22:17
Cam Watkins to choose between Vandy and a school where I sent a lot of my money. - Illiniphil February 11, 2019, 14:46:13
Nebraska running back facing revenge porn and child porn charges - Illiniphil February 11, 2019, 14:09:32
- College sports is pretty gross sometimes. - nash February 11, 2019, 14:14:09
  - Bruning asking if "it was really a big deal" is also f*cking slimy as hell - IlliniSax05 February 11, 2019, 14:20:19
Wisconsin OL retiring due to injuries - jdl February 11, 2019, 13:14:39
I've never liked how he does returning production. - roughy February 11, 2019, 11:09:12
- Hinton had Louisville at 34 preseason. He had SYR at 67 - illiniranger February 11, 2019, 12:07:03
  - No metric (besides eye-test) is going to accurately predict Syracuse and Louisville 2018 - roughy February 11, 2019, 12:32:28
    - i don't find a distinction between 29th and 34th to be meaningful * - illiniranger February 11, 2019, 12:42:56
      - I do. * - roughy February 11, 2019, 12:44:43
        
        130 college teams, you're talking about a rating that is just .038 apart. - illiniranger February 11, 2019, 12:51:01
        
        OK, but my point is that I don't think Connelly's numbers account for experience enough - roughy February 11, 2019, 12:59:48
        
        sure, but not by very much - illiniranger February 11, 2019, 13:09:24
        
        Just deleted my response here because I think I figured it out. - roughy February 11, 2019, 13:30:31
        
        i just don't find a meaningful difference between what Hinton and BillC are projecting - illiniranger February 11, 2019, 14:09:35
        
        That second paragraph is so money* - Blazer February 11, 2019, 16:43:10
it's okay, we are a basketball school again * - MC February 11, 2019, 11:01:46
the only thing that brings a smile to my face right now is thinking how Lovie made Whitman his b###h - IB February 11, 2019, 10:22:48
- Read these links - LWillhite February 11, 2019, 11:53:21
  - Then the whole "interim coach"/"full search for a permanent replacement" thing seems a bit - gvibes February 11, 2019, 12:52:54
  - this really rains on IB's "whitman as b###h" fantasies; they'll be other opportunities i'm sure* - suburbanmyth February 11, 2019, 12:27:51
  - At least Lovie has good taste in music - bbonb February 11, 2019, 12:02:02
- It’s definitely pissing me off more than I thought it would - snipes824 February 11, 2019, 10:32:11
  - I agree. I'm debating if I am going to renew my tickets. - SGIllini1 February 11, 2019, 11:57:37
    - me too. Leaning towards not renewing.* - LovetheChief February 11, 2019, 12:56:14
  - it's a perfect combination of things - IB February 11, 2019, 10:47:08
    - I don't know if the last part was true prior to the Miles Smith thing. - uofi1998 February 11, 2019, 11:10:02
      - Not sure your first sentence is true * - illiniranger February 11, 2019, 11:15:24
        
        So you think if they did hire a legit P5 DC that coaches still would have bailed? - SGIllini1 February 11, 2019, 11:53:50
        
        I mean, yeah, there's some hyperbole there. - uofi1998 February 11, 2019, 11:32:50
        
        hell, I know a guy (college roommate of my best friend) who was left in the cold - Gene Parmesan February 11, 2019, 11:58:54
        
        i think our job is not attractive and many up and comers would steer clear - illiniranger February 11, 2019, 11:56:47
        
        Yes-we might not have a good rep, but that doesn't limit us to Lovie's family. - osklister February 11, 2019, 12:23:35
        
        i was talking for the next Head Coach - illiniranger February 11, 2019, 12:26:01
- Whitman's surely beside himself on the matter given that nobody cares - lp February 11, 2019, 10:27:45
7 college football teams that finished with their highest-ranked recruiting classes ever - biclops February 11, 2019, 10:01:27

Whitman is going to retain Lovie at 5-7. 4-8 or worse probably gets him launched.* - MrX February 11, 2019, 9:48:12
- Right now I kind of feel like he won't have to make a decision. - roughy February 11, 2019, 11:28:34
  - Who were the impact recruits in 1999? - Blazer February 11, 2019, 14:22:46
    - As I recall - roughy February 11, 2019, 14:33:40
      - Good call on Wilson and Jackson - Blazer February 11, 2019, 17:18:16
- I think you’re right. I also think this is our weakest schedule in a long time. 6-6 definitely possi - illiniranger February 11, 2019, 10:32:51
- go bowling or go home* - longsnapper February 11, 2019, 9:49:47
  - This* - UofIL6 February 11, 2019, 11:09:39
  - That's certainly what the standard should be.* - MrX February 11, 2019, 9:56:19
  - bowl game or he gawn* - Detlef February 11, 2019, 9:51:27
    - Designated successor: Miles Smith. * - osklister February 11, 2019, 10:19:05
91st overall would be just a little bit better than Beckman's first year (93)* - IB February 11, 2019, 8:54:30
seems about right. * - illiniranger February 11, 2019, 8:26:23

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