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<blockquote data-quote="zpfled" data-source="post: 1182165" data-attributes="member: 5335"><p>This brings up an interesting question:</p><p></p><p>If you can pretend you are an outside analyst who doesn't care about any Big Ten teams, which teams do you think Illinois *should* outperform?</p><p></p><p>Which teams, from a non-Illini perspective, *should* be better than Illinois?</p><p></p><p>I'll give it a shot:</p><p></p><p><strong>Should be better:</strong></p><p>Ohio State (biggest athletic budget in the conference)</p><p>Michigan State (best program in the Big Ten since 2000, I think)</p><p>Indiana (borderline blue blood)</p><p>Michigan (has great basketball and football history)</p><p></p><p><strong>Not Sure:</strong></p><p>Wisconsin (hasn't finished below 4th in forever, just a great consistent program. Their status remains TBD without Bo)</p><p>Maryland (revived program with a sort of recent national championship)</p><p></p><p><strong>Should be worse:</strong></p><p>Rutgers (they are dumb)</p><p>Penn State (strong tradition of bad)</p><p>Minnesota (too cold)</p><p>Iowa (not a strong home recruiting base, and it overlaps with Kansas)</p><p>Purdue (second fiddle team in Indiana. Granted, they have a lot of wins and some recent good teams, but still)</p><p>Northwestern (facilities and admissions standards hold them back. If they invested in upgrading facilities, I would be more concerned about their potential)</p><p>Nebraska (dangerous program. The school has a history of valuing athletics, and they have new facilities and a decent coach. But we have more home-court recruiting advantages)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zpfled, post: 1182165, member: 5335"] This brings up an interesting question: If you can pretend you are an outside analyst who doesn't care about any Big Ten teams, which teams do you think Illinois *should* outperform? Which teams, from a non-Illini perspective, *should* be better than Illinois? I'll give it a shot: [B]Should be better:[/B] Ohio State (biggest athletic budget in the conference) Michigan State (best program in the Big Ten since 2000, I think) Indiana (borderline blue blood) Michigan (has great basketball and football history) [B]Not Sure:[/B] Wisconsin (hasn't finished below 4th in forever, just a great consistent program. Their status remains TBD without Bo) Maryland (revived program with a sort of recent national championship) [B]Should be worse:[/B] Rutgers (they are dumb) Penn State (strong tradition of bad) Minnesota (too cold) Iowa (not a strong home recruiting base, and it overlaps with Kansas) Purdue (second fiddle team in Indiana. Granted, they have a lot of wins and some recent good teams, but still) Northwestern (facilities and admissions standards hold them back. If they invested in upgrading facilities, I would be more concerned about their potential) Nebraska (dangerous program. The school has a history of valuing athletics, and they have new facilities and a decent coach. But we have more home-court recruiting advantages) [/QUOTE]
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