Heading to the Bears as assistant HC/ WR coach.
I would love to see him come back here someday. My favorite Hoosier ever.
I would love to see him come back here someday. My favorite Hoosier ever.
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Such a sad organization to work for
Probably a nice pay bump for ARE, too. Hope to see him as an OC next. Best ever IU football player.
Maybe. But Anthony Thompson wasn’t too shabby.
AT was amazing and would be #2 on my all time list. I was fortunate to see all ARE and AT home games in person.
If ARE had played in this current era he would have been a high draft pick as a QB. He was forced to move to WR in the NFL due to his size. You see guys like Kyler Murray and Bryce Young in the NFL now who are under 6 feet who were #1 draft picks.
Hard to believe ARE woulda been my next door neighbor if I went to IU a semester earlier.
AT lived down the hall from me in 87-88. The parade of hotness was something to behold. His roommate, Markell Granderson (RIP), was a laugh riot and would occasionally wait out an unplanned visit with us.
I believe he's from Illinois. Probably grew up a bears fan.
Maybe. But it seems like a lateral move from a good team to a bad team. Ben Johnson must've promised him something to get him.
Yeah I'm sure his childhood fandom didn't have much to do with him taking the job.
Yes, I realize Caleb Williams was once a Heisman winner and was probably going to be one of the top draft choices, but Jayden Daniels had a better season coming into the draft and has carried that into being a superstar as a rookie with carrying Washington to the NFC championship game. It’s no surprise the Bears picked the wrong QB.
Probably the 4th best QB in the league right now. Amazing talent and poise. And just a rookie.
As a Bear fan it not the QB it’s the organization and its philosophy. And ARE is from the suburbs of Chicago.
I stick with my man, Caleb cause any QB was going to fail until the executive realized they need to move the franchise into the 2020s. In the 70s, the Bears lost a coin flip for Bradshaw. Even if we won the flip, Bradshaw would have been mediocre.
ARE was all state in fb, bb and baseball…..most exciting IU player I ever saw but my 93 yr mom was on campus when Talifero played and she stands by him as the best and after seeing the B10 doc on him, I’d ago sight unseen
Yes, but the Colts organization has sucked, EXCEPT when they had a great QB. Manning had them on top and Luck was on his way, until his unexpected retirement. A great QB can change everything in the NFL.
They had a HOF GM to go with their HOF QB. Their hasn't been an adult in charge of the front office since Polian "retired".
Yea. Those guys somehow succeed despite Irsay. Now it's fallen apart. Too bad.
ARE played on the legendary Thornton teams in basketball including the one that took down Farragut with Ronnie Fields and Kevin Garnett.
Actually Frankie Williams and Sergio McClain played for Peoria Manual along with another big, last name Griffin, that RMK wanted along with McClain in the class of ‘97. In Illinois ‘95 Championship game, Manual took down Thornton with ARE, Tai Streets (UM football), Melvin Ely (Fresno St with Tark), Napoleon Harris (Northwestern Football and basketball, first round pick of the Raiders) and Erik Herring (BG hoops) after beating Farragut with Ronnie Fields and KG on Friday afternoon.
Sergio, coached by his dad at Manual, was all set to sign with IU in November of ‘96. His teammate, Griffin didn’t want to play for Coach knight, so they signed with new Illini coach, Lon Kruger. Griffin ended up having to go to JUCO first.
Peoria was an absolute hot bed of hoops at the time. AJ Guyton at Peoria Central. Mark Vershaw, another guy RMK wanted, ended up at Wisconsin. Can’t recall which HS.
ARE went to Thornton. Quinn Buckner won back to back titles in ‘71 and ‘72 and Thornridge.
ARE in the NFL - not bad for a converted, undersized QB
1) 22 for 27 passes, 323 yards, 6 TDs
2) 5 punt returns for TDs
3) 1 KO return for a TD
4) 79 rushes for 438 yards (5.5 ave)
5) 370 pass receptions, 4,467 yards, 12.1 ave yards per catch, 15 TDs
6) Played in 2 Super Bowls, won one
1) 22 for 27 passes, 323 yards, 6 TDs
2) 5 punt returns for TDs
3) 1 KO return for a TD
4) 79 rushes for 438 yards (5.5 ave)
5) 370 pass receptions, 4,467 yards, 12.1 ave yards per catch, 15 TDs
6) Played in 2 Super Bowls, won one
Luck retired after multiple injuries (lacerated kidney was the last straw if I remember right) because they never got him an O-line. As soon as he got the ball snapped, he just started running because he knew someone was coming from somewhere.
Awesome resume. It was like he was playing in the school yard only he was doing it in the Big Ten and NFL.
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