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<blockquote data-quote="Obelix" data-source="post: 1409564" data-attributes="member: 7292"><p>And then went out and recruited Orris at Kansas State, a recruit who he had made an example of. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Coaches say many things in retrospect trying to justify failure. In all honesty, I do not blame them, they need a job.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It is was mainly due to recruiting at a lower level too. Most of the coaches in high major got their job because of some success somewhere at a lower level. Yet, a lot of times, this success does not transfer over. Recruiting to SIU is totally different than recruiting to Illinois and the B1G. Bill Self (at halftime of the Arizona Maui game) had said that the type of recruit Illinois needs to be successful was totally different than they type of player he was recruiting at Tulsa. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Recruiting at Illinois dropped significantly when Self left. It does not mean that some highly talented recruits indeed did not pan out (e.g., Richmond), or that Weber did not recruit some talented players (e.g., Leonard) but overall the talent level on our roster dropped from 2000-06.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Obelix, post: 1409564, member: 7292"] And then went out and recruited Orris at Kansas State, a recruit who he had made an example of. :) Coaches say many things in retrospect trying to justify failure. In all honesty, I do not blame them, they need a job. It is was mainly due to recruiting at a lower level too. Most of the coaches in high major got their job because of some success somewhere at a lower level. Yet, a lot of times, this success does not transfer over. Recruiting to SIU is totally different than recruiting to Illinois and the B1G. Bill Self (at halftime of the Arizona Maui game) had said that the type of recruit Illinois needs to be successful was totally different than they type of player he was recruiting at Tulsa. Recruiting at Illinois dropped significantly when Self left. It does not mean that some highly talented recruits indeed did not pan out (e.g., Richmond), or that Weber did not recruit some talented players (e.g., Leonard) but overall the talent level on our roster dropped from 2000-06. [/QUOTE]
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