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Illinois' Last 10 Games vs. B1G Opponents
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<blockquote data-quote="champaignchris" data-source="post: 1499491" data-attributes="member: 26283"><p>I think the teams we should be comparing ourselves to are Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Purdue and Michigan St. Those are the schools that should be our competition.</p><p></p><p>Since 1996, each of then has made at least one wildly successful coaching hire. We - to put it plainly - have not, although I still hold out hope that Smith can be that hire or at least put the program in a position to make that hire.</p><p></p><p>Wisconsin has moved itself into near-elite, where they’re just barely a tier below the Alabama’s and Ohio St’s of the world. Iowa and Michigan St both went on a several year run of being national powerhouses, even though they were not able sustain that the way Wisconsin has. The other schools have gone through several protracted runs of bowl appearances and competitiveness at the divisional level.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="champaignchris, post: 1499491, member: 26283"] I think the teams we should be comparing ourselves to are Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Purdue and Michigan St. Those are the schools that should be our competition. Since 1996, each of then has made at least one wildly successful coaching hire. We - to put it plainly - have not, although I still hold out hope that Smith can be that hire or at least put the program in a position to make that hire. Wisconsin has moved itself into near-elite, where they’re just barely a tier below the Alabama’s and Ohio St’s of the world. Iowa and Michigan St both went on a several year run of being national powerhouses, even though they were not able sustain that the way Wisconsin has. The other schools have gone through several protracted runs of bowl appearances and competitiveness at the divisional level. [/QUOTE]
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