Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

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I mean there were a bunch depending on how far back you go. We played in The Mickey Mantle World Series for 16U. We finished 4th in the nation. Ironically, we lost to Alex Rodriguez and his Miami team, 9-6.

Before that in 14u we lost to the Paducah Storm in a best of 3 state championship. They won’t the first one 4-3 and we won the next one 4-3 and then they beat us on a 7th inning 2 run homer to move on to the regionals. I tell that story to say that they picked up Brian McClure for the following tournaments and finished 3rd in the nation.

All that to say….. that team had Travis Meyer who moved to Ohio and later played for Ohio State and was drafted by the Dodgers. Brad Scheffler, Springfield HS girls coach, grew up in Chatham before transferring to Springfield High. Both of those guys had bushy blondish hair and pitched. Chris Stalets was our best pitcher and would fit that narrative as well.

All that to say, I could go on and on. Aaron Sapp, Mike Angeli, Doug Ferguson, Ryan Crawford, Etc were all guys that moved on off that team.

I am none of those guys! 😂
All names from the past. I was also a bushy blonde but moved away when I was 13. So none of this applies to me either. Travis Meyer was also on our team before we moved. Thanks Dad….
 
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Any signings expected tomorrow? Haven't seen any buzz for J.Howard over the last few weeks - assume thats not gonna happen?
he visited scUM prior to his official here, and then visited Ole Miss, LSU, and Miami right after us. Not an insider, but usually when the big boys are all after somebody, we don't get him.
 
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As a fan, I’ve never given it a thought, not once. I have absolutely no idea who’s from what state. I do care about winning games though and assume that’s most fans’ top priority. I still don’t see how success recruiting in state wins more games. I’m still seeking the mechanism, if you will, the reason in-state recruiting wins games.

When you say "As a fan, I’ve never given it a thought, not once. I have absolutely no idea who’s from what state." that's a fan's view, and likely common for many of us.

But think about the player's view. Some players may want to be closer to home (from Illinois or a nearby state) to make it easier for their family and friends to attend more games, and enjoy the full at-the-game experience.
 
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I mean there were a bunch depending on how far back you go. We played in The Mickey Mantle World Series for 16U. We finished 4th in the nation. Ironically, we lost to Alex Rodriguez and his Miami team, 9-6.

Before that in 14u we lost to the Paducah Storm in a best of 3 state championship. They won’t the first one 4-3 and we won the next one 4-3 and then they beat us on a 7th inning 2 run homer to move on to the regionals. I tell that story to say that they picked up Brian McClure for the following tournaments and finished 3rd in the nation.

All that to say….. that team had Travis Meyer who moved to Ohio and later played for Ohio State and was drafted by the Dodgers. Brad Scheffler, Springfield HS girls coach, grew up in Chatham before transferring to Springfield High. Both of those guys had bushy blondish hair and pitched. Chris Stalets was our best pitcher and would fit that narrative as well.

All that to say, I could go on and on. Aaron Sapp, Mike Angeli, Doug Ferguson, Ryan Crawford, Etc were all guys that moved on off that team.

I am none of those guys! 😂
I thought “The Paducah Storm” is @pruman91. Did they name a ball club after him?
 
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I mean there were a bunch depending on how far back you go. We played in The Mickey Mantle World Series for 16U. We finished 4th in the nation. Ironically, we lost to Alex Rodriguez and his Miami team, 9-6.

Before that in 14u we lost to the Paducah Storm in a best of 3 state championship. They won’t the first one 4-3 and we won the next one 4-3 and then they beat us on a 7th inning 2 run homer to move on to the regionals. I tell that story to say that they picked up Brian McClure for the following tournaments and finished 3rd in the nation.

All that to say….. that team had Travis Meyer who moved to Ohio and later played for Ohio State and was drafted by the Dodgers. Brad Scheffler, Springfield HS girls coach, grew up in Chatham before transferring to Springfield High. Both of those guys had bushy blondish hair and pitched. Chris Stalets was our best pitcher and would fit that narrative as well.

All that to say, I could go on and on. Aaron Sapp, Mike Angeli, Doug Ferguson, Ryan Crawford, Etc were all guys that moved on off that team.

I am none of those guys! 😂
Brad scheffler I think was the guy. Wow thank you for the history. This was all before google so growing up I had No way to follow how they did outside of games against us. Decatur guy here. Appreciate the info. Very cool to know that y’all did so well. We knew it was a powerhouse team.
We made it to Omaha one year for a national tournament after winning some regional in Decatur. We promptly lost our first two games. Might have been 12u or 14u. Can’t remember exactly.
 
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The new walk on will be one of those guys who will be a starter in 3 years. BB will be building up his walk on group of players that there will be some cream rise to the top.
 
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The new walk on will be one of those guys who will be a starter in 3 years. BB will be building up his walk on group of players that there will be some cream rise to the top.
It's a great strategy to fill out depth with the portal being what it is. He found a lot of diamonds in the rough at Wisconsin
 
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