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<blockquote data-quote="sacraig" data-source="post: 1409743" data-attributes="member: 586845"><p>Well if your requirement for landing that level of talent is that we have to have 3 McDAAs from Central, IL, then sure, that probably isn't likely to happen or be possible very frequently. However, where on Earth are you getting your numbers. In 2000-20006, we had exactly one McDAA, and his name was Dee Brown and he was from Maywood. I think it is perfectly reasonable that we, as a program, could land one McDAA every 6 years.</p><p></p><p>We did land 3 of them from Central Illinois in '97, '98, and '99 (Griffin, Williams, and Cook), but they all played no role in the national runner-up team anyway, which goes to show you don't have to have burger boys as 60% of your starting 5 to have a very good team. We could sustain a level of talent that lets us compete nationally without 3 McDAAs on a given team. We could do it with none. We need more talent than we have had in previous years, but we don't need Kentucky-level talent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sacraig, post: 1409743, member: 586845"] Well if your requirement for landing that level of talent is that we have to have 3 McDAAs from Central, IL, then sure, that probably isn't likely to happen or be possible very frequently. However, where on Earth are you getting your numbers. In 2000-20006, we had exactly one McDAA, and his name was Dee Brown and he was from Maywood. I think it is perfectly reasonable that we, as a program, could land one McDAA every 6 years. We did land 3 of them from Central Illinois in '97, '98, and '99 (Griffin, Williams, and Cook), but they all played no role in the national runner-up team anyway, which goes to show you don't have to have burger boys as 60% of your starting 5 to have a very good team. We could sustain a level of talent that lets us compete nationally without 3 McDAAs on a given team. We could do it with none. We need more talent than we have had in previous years, but we don't need Kentucky-level talent. [/QUOTE]
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