I coach in Illinois. And I agree that Illinois is very good top 5 at worst, but sometimes the self opinion can be.. mildly inflated. I also think that it’s overall cultural is a little too dependent on just collecting the best ikwf kids rather than development and coaching when compared to other states.
I like what Poeta is doing. But until he actually nails the north of I-80 kids.. his main avenue is to help develop the talent in the south