Promises, promises
October 20, 2009 8:48 AM
Take recruiting, for example. Solid recruiting equals bowl games, what, 95% of the time? I did a little research:
Looking at the 2006, 2007, and 2008 recruiting class rankings on Rivals, there were 24 teams that had top-35 classes in all three years, Illinois included (30th, 20th, and 23rd, respectively). Of those 24 teams, 22 currently have winning records and are near bowl locks (many having already earned their 6th win). The two outliers? Illinois and Florida State. FSU has 4 pretty easy games left against struggling teams, so I think there's a chance they fight their way into a bowl. Illinois? Not a chance.
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Looking at the 2006, 2007, and 2008 recruiting class rankings on Rivals, there were 24 teams that had top-35 classes in all three years, Illinois included (30th, 20th, and 23rd, respectively). Of those 24 teams, 22 currently have winning records and are near bowl locks (many having already earned their 6th win). The two outliers? Illinois and Florida State. FSU has 4 pretty easy games left against struggling teams, so I think there's a chance they fight their way into a bowl. Illinois? Not a chance.
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