Who was the last successful coach we had that was not a quality recruiter,? You can't win at an elite level in the power 5 without being a quality recruiter. If so name an Illini coach who did. BU was a great coach when he got here but the difference is his ability to recruit better players and then develop them. What you have to work with is vital to succeed in the B10 and power conferencesBeing good at coaching and being a good recruiter are not mutually exclusive. Player development, game management, team morale among many other skills are involved. One can be good/bad at different parts of the job.