I’m not there yet, but we should be on the upswing. HOWEVAH Archived Message
Posted by illiniranger on October 13, 2023, 19:52:43, in reply to "I’m resigned to Bert’s fate. We’re on the death march. Deep down we all know it.*"
Jeff Brohm at PU. Inherited a rough program. 6-6 6-6 4-8 2-4 (COVID - I’ll give him a mulligan) 8-4 8-4 We could pull out of it. Being non competitive against even the bad teams isn’t a great look. Previous Message Previous Message It usually pays off in year 3. Walters is better than average at recruiting, and is doing better in year 1 than Bret has to date. At some point you have to stop whistling past the graveyard. The football program is entering the danger zone. Also, we should worry more about Purdue because they are a guaranteed opponent. I’m not worried about the everyone else we’ll play once every three years. Previous Message And it’s normal for a year 1 recruiting bump when you’re selling the hope of a new regime. Our own recruiting has always concerned me though, it became clear that this thing was going to come down to whether we could outperform recruiting rankings based on evaluation and development. As I’ve said many times I don’t think it’s fair to make a verdict on that until next year, but the early returns from this season aren’t as encouraging as I hoped. 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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