I know people are panicking because the class of dosen't look the best. But that what happened when your recuiting against good power 5 school. One Illinois fan on Twitter said why does Rutgers have more commit then us but have a way worse record. Well look at Rutgers commits most if them have group of 5 offers that can't recuit against then because it bigger, best conference, a better chance to get to the NFL from. But most of our top target are being recruited by power 5 school. I trust this staff evaluation of talent to find diamond in the rough bennett Williams, sidney brown, seth Coleman type. I know it tough but the stuff is going to find away to make it all work
The problem is, there is no consolation prize for putting up a good fight -- and losing -- to strong P5 programs.
The only thing that matters is getting commits. Period.
If that means getting under-the-radar kids without big time P5 offers, then that's what a program like Illinois has to do.
Ideally, we get to a point where we can consistently compete with bigger programs for recruits. We're clearly not there yet. Even more so than basketball, CFB recruiting really favors winning teams. In hoops, you'll see several elite prospects go to lesser schools to be "the man" for their 1 year before jumping pro. You don't really see that as much in CFB. It is what it is. We just have to win......and win with a combination of experience, under-the-radar types that outplay their ranking, and perhaps transfers.
But no matter how you slice it, 3 commitments as of 3 July is not a good news story.
