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Message: [QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 1177227, member: 716"] Apparently Blackwell was a huge recruit for Illinois, though I have no recollection of that. Our 1996 class was a big deal for us, but it rarely felt like we were in the running for top-20 recruits. We got Walton, I remember talk about Mateen Cleaves, but it was very different from the 1983-1991 period and very different from the Weaver/Murphy/current era. We got well-regarded players (and good program fits), but not elite recruits. After Walton, I think Tony Bland was our next-highest-rated guy in the post-probation era. [/QUOTE]