Thanks to lopo for the find:
Locker Room Prep Talk
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Who are the best juniors?
Most college football coaches haven't completed their task of offering scholarships to the top-rated players in the class of 2009, next fall's seniors. But recruiters already are scouring the country, evaluating the leading prospects in the class of 2010, next fall's juniors.
It is a process that is never-ending. Coaches realize a fundamental rule in recruiting, something that Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest understood during the Civil War almost 150 years ago. "Get thar the firstest with the mostest," he said. Forrest might not have been eloguent but he was very effective. He didn't lose any battles.
Translated in modern terminology, coaches are aware that it is important to contact young prospects as quickly as possible because they always keep tabs on schools that show them a lot of love early. In many cases, the first school they hear from is the one they choose.
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In-state hot board for the Illini in 2009.