Obviously ICON has a budget and Bielema can't request the moon for everybodyArchived Message
Posted by LWillhite on October 9, 2023, 11:45:06, in reply to "Exactly. "
If you're BB, do you ask for $300K to be offered to a five-star recruit? Or do you ask for the $300K to go to Johnny Newton? There are a lot of factors to weigh there.
In a perfect world, obviously, you'd have $300K to give to as many veterans and prospects as you can reel into the boat.
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No one is gonna tell me Missouri has more game in this space than Illinois. It just seems like they’ve got a more coherent plan of action.
One question I have is the “why”. Why doesn’t Bert use NIL to attract players. I assume it’s because of locker room issues it could create.
But here’s the thing. That’s how professional sports work. He better get the #### over it and fast.
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And have the right staff to put you in position to land them
I go back to mizzou because they are close geographically and fighting to make a name for themselves in the SEC. They are able to come up with the right packages to land Burden, Nwaneri, Wingo, etc. despite playing pretty much sub .500 ball in conference. And, those are 5* talents. We just need a handful of 4*
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That kid was registered for classes. Had a lease for an apartment at Illinois. Then Auburn offered him money. We declined to offer anything. Not match. Even offer.
Like, that MUST be a lesson learned for Bert. That shit will not work anymore. We’re either playing the game aggressively or we’re not trying.
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But, you also need the right approach and skilled recruiters to get that talent
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I mean, look, we laid out an enormous amount of money under Zook to land great talent. People want Illinois to win. It has been done before. Why do I get the feeling that there isn’t enough NIL to attract and retain high end talent?
It just feels like the money is there. It can be gotten. Combining that money with the right strategy just shouldn’t be a non-starter at a school like Illinois.
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We've dropped all the way to 78th in FEI, just two spots ahead of NW. IU sitting at 91.