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<blockquote data-quote="Chipatsj23h" data-source="post: 1296415" data-attributes="member: 108007"><p>I have to completely disagree with this. As a former athlete that was recruited, I made my decision based off a relationship with an assistant. Not my relationship with the HC. That is the case a lot of the time. You speak to the assistants much more than the head coach. Those relationships are built for years, not just a few months. If Walker leaves, I would completely understand if he decided to open up his recruitment. Sure, he likes the Illini, likes the campus, likes the environment but these are young men giving a 4 year commitment to a school and to a head coach. He doesn't have a lot of time to build a relationship with the head coach, if Walker leaves would he feel confident enough in a coach after say a month to give him a 4 year pledge? I know I certainly would not, and if Walker recruited me and and he left, I feel like I would have to at least entertain other options.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chipatsj23h, post: 1296415, member: 108007"] I have to completely disagree with this. As a former athlete that was recruited, I made my decision based off a relationship with an assistant. Not my relationship with the HC. That is the case a lot of the time. You speak to the assistants much more than the head coach. Those relationships are built for years, not just a few months. If Walker leaves, I would completely understand if he decided to open up his recruitment. Sure, he likes the Illini, likes the campus, likes the environment but these are young men giving a 4 year commitment to a school and to a head coach. He doesn't have a lot of time to build a relationship with the head coach, if Walker leaves would he feel confident enough in a coach after say a month to give him a 4 year pledge? I know I certainly would not, and if Walker recruited me and and he left, I feel like I would have to at least entertain other options. [/QUOTE]
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