If you have a good class, you get everyone crawling all over you, and you are expected to have some outstanding season.

Also, these high-caliber athletes are expected to be “God” as soon as they touch the field and magically become amazing and break records left and right.

Let me tell you something that I have experienced during my period as an Illinois fan (football particularly): recruiting is not everything. Getting a top recruiting class does not guarantee you a conference championship, it doesn’t guarantee you a Top 25 ranked team, and it even doesn’t guarantee you a bowl game.

Yes, getting top recruits could help you tremendously, but there are plenty of times when t...

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