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<blockquote data-quote="Arizona Bob" data-source="post: 1517376" data-attributes="member: 746438"><p>Yes he did, but he had a strategy. He'd go after lineman and LBs in Illinois and hired the kind of coaches that could successfully recruit them. For QBs he'd go where the talent was since he had a national rep for developing QBs and coaching them to NFL levels. The fact that he could take a JC guy who'd been injured the year before in Dave Wilson (first round draft choice to NO after one year of CFB) and a team that was "designed" by Gary Moeller for option football and accomplish what he did on offense shows it CAN be done. We had a losing brand back then, but he STILL developed some great OL, taught them to pass block, and within a few years developed a running game that was outstanding with guys like Thomas Rooks. OL like Jeff Juriga who could've gone anywhere he wanted was also brought in.</p><p></p><p>It's all about the recruiters, not the facilities, not the winning record, not the "tradition". Great staff is the great equalizer. It helps, but they're not necessary. You look at what Memphis, UCF and Baylor accomplished and there really is no excuse for our Illini, if you've ever been to Memphis (outside of Graceland) or Waco....or College Station for that matter for TAM...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arizona Bob, post: 1517376, member: 746438"] Yes he did, but he had a strategy. He'd go after lineman and LBs in Illinois and hired the kind of coaches that could successfully recruit them. For QBs he'd go where the talent was since he had a national rep for developing QBs and coaching them to NFL levels. The fact that he could take a JC guy who'd been injured the year before in Dave Wilson (first round draft choice to NO after one year of CFB) and a team that was "designed" by Gary Moeller for option football and accomplish what he did on offense shows it CAN be done. We had a losing brand back then, but he STILL developed some great OL, taught them to pass block, and within a few years developed a running game that was outstanding with guys like Thomas Rooks. OL like Jeff Juriga who could've gone anywhere he wanted was also brought in. It's all about the recruiters, not the facilities, not the winning record, not the "tradition". Great staff is the great equalizer. It helps, but they're not necessary. You look at what Memphis, UCF and Baylor accomplished and there really is no excuse for our Illini, if you've ever been to Memphis (outside of Graceland) or Waco....or College Station for that matter for TAM... [/QUOTE]
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