Selling hope and PT is a thing. Look no further than Ron Zook's first full year in CU. Archived Message
Posted by uofi1998 on October 13, 2023, 15:42:16, in reply to "It’s not normal to get a year 1 recruiting bump"
His 2006 class featured guys like Juice and Vontae (the latter of whom everybody agreed was better than his ranking). According to Rivals it was ranked #30. It had a bunch of (overrated) 4* guys and set the table for 2007. Purdue's first class is actually pretty similar to what Zook did... similar number of 4* guys. But the hope and PT sell goes away if there's nothing to show for it on the field, so Purdue will need to do something tangible with those guys. Bielema has landed some guys, and has appeared to have at least partially repaired the relationship of UI football in the state... but it feels like we're hitting a wall way too early. That's the real problem... that what he was selling as tangible progress is appearing not to be real. I don't know how we avoid getting to 2-6, but just 3-5 would feel a whole lot better... could at least be sold as a rough start, but things are turning around. 2-6 has edge-of-cliff potential.
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- Don’t see any current football threads. Walters is kicking our ass in recruiting - CubsWonWorldSeries October 13, 2023, 14:43:06
- Hopefully this past weekend changed some recruits’ minds - CubsWonWorldSeries October 16, 2023, 8:07:50
- Our game is on nbc? Ratings bonanza* - Mrap24 October 14, 2023, 13:00:00
- Pretty sure Illinois fans are a lot happier with Walters’ performance at Purdue than Purdue fans - OB25 October 14, 2023, 12:16:36
- All I wanted was a competitive football team - KingTalkyTiki October 13, 2023, 20:08:40
- Sucks we got Arkansas Bret and not Wisky Bret. - nash October 13, 2023, 19:40:01
- ooo. - longsnapper October 13, 2023, 15:36:30
- SNAPPY - Jackie October 13, 2023, 16:00:56
- I don’t really care what Purdue does, they don’t concern me in the grand scheme of things. - OB25 October 13, 2023, 15:20:09
- It’s not normal to get a year 1 recruiting bump - illiniranger October 13, 2023, 15:23:39
- I’m resigned to Bert’s fate. We’re on the death march. Deep down we all know it.* - opossum jenkins October 13, 2023, 19:42:12
- This. And, more concerning is that we had their effective staff and didn't recruit as well - UofIL6 October 13, 2023, 19:29:50
- They’re also another annoyance in the Chicago area where we have to battle - CubsWonWorldSeries October 13, 2023, 17:16:18
- Look at the inside of my post, I’m not whistling past anything. - OB25 October 13, 2023, 15:54:06
- Selling hope and PT is a thing. Look no further than Ron Zook's first full year in CU. - uofi1998 October 13, 2023, 15:42:16
- I think this year is cooked, and if it’s cooked as bad as I fear (less than 5 wins) - snipes824 October 13, 2023, 15:16:59
- I didn't know that. Thats wild* - illini21 October 13, 2023, 14:56:35
- Crazy how a program can go from looking to be on the upswing to complete **** in six weeks - Buttcrack October 13, 2023, 14:51:49
- Yeah, we're getting shit-pumped by him and it sucks. So Illinois.* - Warrin'_Illini October 13, 2023, 14:48:23
- Yeah it really sucks. - uofi1998 October 13, 2023, 14:46:06
- Definitely not feeling great about anything currently* - reggiedunlop October 13, 2023, 14:43:48
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