(01-25-2012 10:57 PM)Howl-n-Prowl Wrote:  

(01-24-2012 09:06 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  The kid de-committed for a bigger stage.

"When I committed to Northern Illinois, I fell in love with it," Church said on Monday. "Then, I started thinking I could play at a bigger stage. I always knew I could. I’ll get that opportunity now, and it’s on me." - Church

http://chicago.sbnation.com/2012/1/23/27...recruiting


The only way we can get a bigger stage is by improving our OOC schedule.

He had an offer from BC. So, the ACC isn't a bigger stage than the MAC but the Illini is?

I would think that the reasons why he would have chosen NIU over an ACC team like BC would still apply to the Illini.

You can come to NIU and develop under proven Big Ten coaches, like DD and his staff or go to a Big Ten team with a MAC coach in Timid Beckman whose teams gave up 128 points to NIU in his last two games coached.

Church needs to come back home to NIU. It would be the best choice for him.

As bad as U of I has been...they still made a Rose Bowl 4 or 5 years ago? For a kid that was probably entering high school at that time and saw it happen, it sticks. And yes, the Big Ten is very clearly a more big time conference than the big east, especially if he's coming from Michigan and has seen the Illini playing UM, MSU, OSU, etc.

I'm still not that upset by it, he doesn't seem to have great measurables, although he's the type of player that can succeed in the MAC, but I'm not worried about RB, and I probably won't be until we actually have a year where we don't have anyone to give the ball to...