Sycamores continue 2023 season on road at Illinois State

[Bobbyk60]

I can answer this, and I am being serious when I say this.

The kids that will continue to want to play here are a lot of the same kids Mallory is getting now. Ones with no other offers to play at this level.

It has been pointed out by others that when you look at a lot (not all, but many) of our recruits, when they announce on social media they have an Indiana State offer you also see that it is their only offer at this level. The majority of their other offers are at the DII level. State isn’t beating out other Valley schools or even OVC schools to land recruits. They are beating out much smaller programs.

Add in the fact that very few seem to develop in their time here and you end up with a roster full of kids who aren’t good enough to win in this league or even the other FCS leagues.

Agreed. The Portal is where he needs to start. Not an All Sectional Player in High School that doesn’t even have a 2 Star rating.