Illinois might have something going.. Might be able to get into that Wisconsin echelon of teams in the Big 10.. You know, not the top two but a team that can and will beat you and can compete for the championship in the conference.... Seems like UM and OSU are there every year but than you have PSU,Wisonsin, or Iowa, in the past or a team like Northwestern in 95.96 and 2000 that ocmes as a surprise..I think Illinois will take Iowa's place as the Hawkeyes are just puking all over the place right now.. Seems like ferentz should have taken those pro jobs he declined to interview for....
Good for Zook, kind of think he got the shaft down in Florida but Meyer did win pretty darn fast with those guys that Zook recruited... You should hear Notre Dame squeel about Illinois and the recruting and it is only going to get worse, Illinois is targeting some Chicago Public school kids that have verbals to ND but after the Julius Jones debacle analysts think those commitments won't firm up and will go elsewhere by signing day... Serves ND as they havve a history of recruting kids even after they verbal somewhere else (Of course, what school doesn't, lol)