I think this year is cooked, and if it’s cooked as bad as I fear (less than 5 wins) Archived Message
Posted by snipes824 on October 13, 2023, 15:16:59, in reply to "Don’t see any current football threads. Walters is kicking our ass in recruiting"
That could really hurt recruiting. BUT, I am not out on bielema overall. This feels like a perfect storm year of losing not just talented players, but real dogs. Witherspoon and Sydney brown are kind of those 1 of 1 type guys in terms of their attitude, tenacity, and play ability. I also think Devito had that rare alpha confidence as well (and a ton of experience). I think we had great leadership last year and this year just fell flat because that was under appreciated, because our OL was clearly misjudged, and there’s just a gap year between the guys we had and the upperclass bielema guys to come and sustain. Another disappointing year next year, and/or a significant drop in recruiting, and I’ll reevaluate in 14 months, but I just really feel like this is a competent staff. And I don’t want to drop them until I’m really sure it’s over. We’ve seen how bad it can actually get. Previous Message 17 to 9 in Top 1000 recruits and 4 4 stars to our 1 in the 2024 class. This is so depressing.
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- Don’t see any current football threads. Walters is kicking our ass in recruiting - CubsWonWorldSeries October 13, 2023, 14:43:06
- Hopefully this past weekend changed some recruits’ minds - CubsWonWorldSeries October 16, 2023, 8:07:50
- Our game is on nbc? Ratings bonanza* - Mrap24 October 14, 2023, 13:00:00
- Pretty sure Illinois fans are a lot happier with Walters’ performance at Purdue than Purdue fans - OB25 October 14, 2023, 12:16:36
- All I wanted was a competitive football team - KingTalkyTiki October 13, 2023, 20:08:40
- Sucks we got Arkansas Bret and not Wisky Bret. - nash October 13, 2023, 19:40:01
- ooo. - longsnapper October 13, 2023, 15:36:30
- SNAPPY - Jackie October 13, 2023, 16:00:56
- I don’t really care what Purdue does, they don’t concern me in the grand scheme of things. - OB25 October 13, 2023, 15:20:09
- It’s not normal to get a year 1 recruiting bump - illiniranger October 13, 2023, 15:23:39
- I’m resigned to Bert’s fate. We’re on the death march. Deep down we all know it.* - opossum jenkins October 13, 2023, 19:42:12
- This. And, more concerning is that we had their effective staff and didn't recruit as well - UofIL6 October 13, 2023, 19:29:50
- They’re also another annoyance in the Chicago area where we have to battle - CubsWonWorldSeries October 13, 2023, 17:16:18
- Look at the inside of my post, I’m not whistling past anything. - OB25 October 13, 2023, 15:54:06
- Selling hope and PT is a thing. Look no further than Ron Zook's first full year in CU. - uofi1998 October 13, 2023, 15:42:16
- I think this year is cooked, and if it’s cooked as bad as I fear (less than 5 wins) - snipes824 October 13, 2023, 15:16:59
- I didn't know that. Thats wild* - illini21 October 13, 2023, 14:56:35
- Crazy how a program can go from looking to be on the upswing to complete **** in six weeks - Buttcrack October 13, 2023, 14:51:49
- Yeah, we're getting shit-pumped by him and it sucks. So Illinois.* - Warrin'_Illini October 13, 2023, 14:48:23
- Yeah it really sucks. - uofi1998 October 13, 2023, 14:46:06
- Definitely not feeling great about anything currently* - reggiedunlop October 13, 2023, 14:43:48
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