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<blockquote data-quote="illiguy85" data-source="post: 1301489" data-attributes="member: 54983"><p>Did N. Irvin not say that Paris "did his job" and got Chicago guys on-campus. I think we didn't see dividends with Chicago because we weren't winning with Weber and Groce. </p><p></p><p>All things being equal, wouldn't we take a Chicago kid with similar fit and skill set over someone out of state? </p><p></p><p>Why else would Underwood and Whitman publicly speak to the importance of Chicago being a fertile recruiting ground that makes Illinois an attractive destination? I realize that they may not necessarily admit it publicly, but there's apprehension in having to "play the game" with Chicago kids and their handlers, but it's not like we don't try. I would suspect the reason why is that everyone knows that Chicago talent can put you over the top. </p><p></p><p>We need to win, period. But why does a Chicago guy on staff and winning have to be mutually exclusive? </p><p></p><p>We should be reluctant to act like we "don't need Chicago" when we'd take the talent from there in a heartbeat. In my humble opinion we need to have a Chicago guy on staff with this new administration to help defrost the relationship, but, more importantly, win. </p><p></p><p>I guess we'll see how much Chicago matters in one of these next two hires ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="illiguy85, post: 1301489, member: 54983"] Did N. Irvin not say that Paris "did his job" and got Chicago guys on-campus. I think we didn't see dividends with Chicago because we weren't winning with Weber and Groce. All things being equal, wouldn't we take a Chicago kid with similar fit and skill set over someone out of state? Why else would Underwood and Whitman publicly speak to the importance of Chicago being a fertile recruiting ground that makes Illinois an attractive destination? I realize that they may not necessarily admit it publicly, but there's apprehension in having to "play the game" with Chicago kids and their handlers, but it's not like we don't try. I would suspect the reason why is that everyone knows that Chicago talent can put you over the top. We need to win, period. But why does a Chicago guy on staff and winning have to be mutually exclusive? We should be reluctant to act like we "don't need Chicago" when we'd take the talent from there in a heartbeat. In my humble opinion we need to have a Chicago guy on staff with this new administration to help defrost the relationship, but, more importantly, win. I guess we'll see how much Chicago matters in one of these next two hires ... [/QUOTE]
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