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<blockquote data-quote="Obelix" data-source="post: 1438218" data-attributes="member: 7292"><p>Thanks but there is no need for apologies. I have strong views and thick skin and others have their own views. That's what makes message boards fun.</p><p></p><p>On the subject, I stress recruiting because IMO that is the fundamental prerequisite for having success at Illinois. It does not mean that players are bad or not competent (it takes a lot to get a Div. I scholarship at any team), but it is obvious that this team needs more Fraziers and Tilmons, complemented by more Giorgis and Picketts. And I use these names in a generic sense. I am not going to make a comparison with 1989 and 2005, those teams were more top heavy. But if you look at the roster in early 2000s, you have Frankie, Cook, Griff (despite injuries) and even Bradford (despite injuries) and you complement them with players like Sergio, Damir, Lucas, Arch, etc. Overall, that is the level of talent you need to become a contender, UI will never be able to reach UK, Duke and blue blood recruiting level.</p><p></p><p>There are 12.4M (+ 3M) reasons why BU is not going anywhere anytime soon. So the only way out of this, and my true hope for the program, is that our recruiting drastically improves. That is honestly my only remaining true hope, no other way out of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Obelix, post: 1438218, member: 7292"] Thanks but there is no need for apologies. I have strong views and thick skin and others have their own views. That's what makes message boards fun. On the subject, I stress recruiting because IMO that is the fundamental prerequisite for having success at Illinois. It does not mean that players are bad or not competent (it takes a lot to get a Div. I scholarship at any team), but it is obvious that this team needs more Fraziers and Tilmons, complemented by more Giorgis and Picketts. And I use these names in a generic sense. I am not going to make a comparison with 1989 and 2005, those teams were more top heavy. But if you look at the roster in early 2000s, you have Frankie, Cook, Griff (despite injuries) and even Bradford (despite injuries) and you complement them with players like Sergio, Damir, Lucas, Arch, etc. Overall, that is the level of talent you need to become a contender, UI will never be able to reach UK, Duke and blue blood recruiting level. There are 12.4M (+ 3M) reasons why BU is not going anywhere anytime soon. So the only way out of this, and my true hope for the program, is that our recruiting drastically improves. That is honestly my only remaining true hope, no other way out of it. [/QUOTE]
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