Don't think this new defensive staff is going to help with recruiting at all
hope the scheme works.  Previous Message Than most. I didn't think he was great or anything but not a disaster based on our talent. The defense during the first 3 games with Xavier Scott was a completely different defense than after. I think X was the best player on the team last year. Not the most important, but the best. His injury turned a position that was a stength nationally to a weakness on the team. Huge change on how the season went Previous Message
2027 is supposed to be a smaller class for us but we're still way behind. Also, not really heavily involved with many high 3 star/borderline 4-star guys.
Sounds like we're going to lose out on one of our top OL targets (only rated in the ~800s) to Mizzou.
I'm still a 100% believer in Bert, and 2026 was a great class, but it's a bummer we couldn't keep the momentum going. Really need to avoid a down 2026 season.
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 Football recruiting is looking pretty bleak right now - illini21 April 30, 2026, 8:35:29
- new JUCO commit: 3* DL - ATL May 15, 2026, 15:07:34
- new commit: 3 star LB from St. Laurence - assassin May 15, 2026, 13:23:17
- Indiana keeps rolling. - EffinIllini May 15, 2026, 13:10:06
- The new JUCO TE we brought in was just rated the #1 JUCO TE in the country - JacobRDaugherty May 14, 2026, 21:57:53
- Apparently we offered Dez Bryant’s kid.* - bjl63 May 14, 2026, 18:44:59
- Got another pretty solid OL - OB25 May 14, 2026, 9:03:59
- Signed a Juco TE - jdl May 13, 2026, 18:03:22
- I’m officially starting to get nervous - snipes824 May 12, 2026, 10:51:28
- SJO lineman Cameron Wagner to Oregon* - illini21 May 11, 2026, 12:14:25
- We actually got a commitment and it looks like a pretty good one. - OB25 May 9, 2026, 11:49:44
- Bert’s long time chief of staff heading to Oklahoma. - uofi1998 May 4, 2026, 21:52:17
- Bert on recruiting - illini21 May 1, 2026, 15:41:07
- On the flip side, I was just thinking this week about how we've gone 19-7 with two bowl wins - Blazer April 30, 2026, 16:44:32
- real quick roster glace... I have 92 players who could be back next year (with a 5 in 5 rule) - ijustkrushalot April 30, 2026, 14:25:54
- Let's see how it goes this year. I was a much bigger Aaron Henry defender - JacobRDaugherty April 30, 2026, 8:44:12
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on April 30, 2026, 8:46:39, in reply to "Let's see how it goes this year. I was a much bigger Aaron Henry defender"
- osklister April 30, 2026, 16:33:51