Football magazine in years, yesterday. I used to buy a Street and Smith’s, Athlon or Sporting News every year. Once Lasagna became the coach, I quit. Bret has me thinking optimistically again about the Illini’s football future.
Liindy’s has Illinois in the top 25, lists Jacas, X Scott and Altmyer as players to watch. Davis at LT is listed as one of the Big Ten’s best but he does not show up in the National lists. In the write up about Illinois it lists Kruetz as one of the best centers in the Big Ten. If not the best. Too bad he does not get listed among the besr centers in the country.
Of course, the writer says Big 12, not 10, so either it was edited incorrectly or the guy is not careful.
Illinois rates a mention as the 3rd best OL in the nation, so there is that. No mention of the defensive secondary or any other position group.
As far as impact transfers go, Lindy’s lists the new punter from Purdue but no one else. I thought Clement from West (by God) Virginia
would garner some attention, but no.
It has been a long time coming for Illinois fans to have a good reason to get excited about the upcoming season. I can’t wait for
August!
By the way, I had missed the fact that Scott Frost and Rich Rodriguez returned to UCF and West Virginia, respectively. I wish them well going back to the sites of their best career successes. I predict an immediate positive impact for Frost. It will take a little more time for Rich Rod if he succeeds at all.
Liindy’s has Illinois in the top 25, lists Jacas, X Scott and Altmyer as players to watch. Davis at LT is listed as one of the Big Ten’s best but he does not show up in the National lists. In the write up about Illinois it lists Kruetz as one of the best centers in the Big Ten. If not the best. Too bad he does not get listed among the besr centers in the country.
Of course, the writer says Big 12, not 10, so either it was edited incorrectly or the guy is not careful.
Illinois rates a mention as the 3rd best OL in the nation, so there is that. No mention of the defensive secondary or any other position group.
As far as impact transfers go, Lindy’s lists the new punter from Purdue but no one else. I thought Clement from West (by God) Virginia
would garner some attention, but no.
It has been a long time coming for Illinois fans to have a good reason to get excited about the upcoming season. I can’t wait for
August!
By the way, I had missed the fact that Scott Frost and Rich Rodriguez returned to UCF and West Virginia, respectively. I wish them well going back to the sites of their best career successes. I predict an immediate positive impact for Frost. It will take a little more time for Rich Rod if he succeeds at all.
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