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I doubt he does too, but all it takes is one bored rich alum from a rival school who likes to stir the pot and decides to offer Coleman double his market NIL rate... just for sh!ts and giggles. Mizzou is awash in stupid levels of NIL money, and one of the Waltons could decide to do just that...

For the 'atta boy' crowd, how are we supposed to feel if a fully healthy Coleman signs with Michigan or Iowa or NW for his final year and makes first-team all big ten? And here's a fun hypothetical. What if NIL was around during Dee Brown's time and he transferred to a rival his last year? Or...

Holy wow! This is huge! I feel waaaaaaaaaaay better about our defense now, and our chances for a winning season. Just huge. I'm thinking he liked the string of DBs we've put in the NFL (and the big bag of NIL$$$ we no doubt gave him).

I agree. But it's also how I felt about the players that left, who were also in their prime development years, and yet were talked about like they would remain mostly limited and one-dimensional forever. It's kinda the backup quarterback syndrome, but I feel like we're swapping one set of...

Sure, and I hope he develops and sticks around.

If I were him I'd go to SIU for some actual playing time to develop his game, instead of redshirting here, and then transfer up in a year or two.

I'd prefer a full roster, to have D1-level players (even if developmental) on the scout team instead of a bunch of 6'2" walkons.

The issue imo wasn't so much the RBs as the O-line, which has been nowhere near at the level and type of a Bret-sanctioned O-line. And while I generally agree with Gritty that our recruiting with Lovie was fine, the D-II level O-line recruits at the end was a glaring exception. Plus they take...

What if that buzzer beater is against us, to deny us a championship? I, for one, would not be applauding. And if he missed that shot, I'm guessing he would not return an 'ILL' But in this current iteration of college basketball, it's not about the teams for these guys. They've gotta maximize...

So is The Great Off-season Jersey Swap the new normal in college hoops from now on? Has there ever been a sport, pro or amateur, where the majority of rosters on most teams turn over every year? We're definitely stumbling into bold new territory. Our FamILLy is now a foster home, and all those...

The days of the recruiting ace asst coach are over, whether H.S. or portal. NIL trumps that. Being well-connected is still important, but even more-so the ability to scout the Domasks and other young transfers and extrapolate their potential and fit on your yearly brand new team. Also important...

So every day guys, but not every year. I like all 3 of those guys, just have that extra spice to their game, Amani as well. Hope they stick around.

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Agree. But I do like that we circle back on portal guys we previously recruited. It gives me the sense they'll be Illini eventually, and their first year or two (or more) were simply wayward years before they finally wised up and came home. Also that they're fully scouted with BU having a clear...