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Week 8 Polls - Illinois #18 in AP Poll
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<blockquote data-quote="Roundball Sage" data-source="post: 1802696" data-attributes="member: 748116"><p>When I use the word ‘deserve’ I mainly mean the make-up of the State of Illinois when compared that of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan.</p><p></p><p>Illinois has a World-Class City. The other States do not. Chicago has lots of well-endowed suburbs. Illinois has a rich athletic history of Metro East. It has all the great towns in all the four corners of Illinois and mid-State that produce great athletes. And Illinois has a rich history of athletics in general.</p><p></p><p>Illinois has needed to retain that home-grown talent. Well all know that for many years much of that good Illinois went elsewhere in such of prospering. (You could fill an All-Time NBA team of greats just from Illinois talent. And a number of NFL greats, too).</p><p></p><p>Thankfully, Illinois talent doesn’t have to feel they need to go out of State to be successful if they don’t want to.</p><p></p><p>Iowa and Wisconsin and Michigan are all nice places (to be generous here)... but the make-up of those States does not match the essential character of Illinois. Maybe close in the case of Michigan... but Iowa and Wisconsin have over-achieved in terms of State School success. But they deserve credit for doing so.</p><p></p><p>That’s the idea here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roundball Sage, post: 1802696, member: 748116"] When I use the word ‘deserve’ I mainly mean the make-up of the State of Illinois when compared that of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Illinois has a World-Class City. The other States do not. Chicago has lots of well-endowed suburbs. Illinois has a rich athletic history of Metro East. It has all the great towns in all the four corners of Illinois and mid-State that produce great athletes. And Illinois has a rich history of athletics in general. Illinois has needed to retain that home-grown talent. Well all know that for many years much of that good Illinois went elsewhere in such of prospering. (You could fill an All-Time NBA team of greats just from Illinois talent. And a number of NFL greats, too). Thankfully, Illinois talent doesn’t have to feel they need to go out of State to be successful if they don’t want to. Iowa and Wisconsin and Michigan are all nice places (to be generous here)... but the make-up of those States does not match the essential character of Illinois. Maybe close in the case of Michigan... but Iowa and Wisconsin have over-achieved in terms of State School success. But they deserve credit for doing so. That’s the idea here. [/QUOTE]
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