A few more players to get to the second round. You aren't lying but a pretty big fall
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Still odd to lose 11/13 players, bench players or not
Posh is expected to go to Dayton per Trilly Donovan
Really that is all it takes to be allowed to take 2 steps back. I guess I just expect more.
ginabackes00
CrazedUIFan
It's not terrible if you consider five were 4-5 year players and one graduated in 3 years.
Loyalillini10
- Urbana, IL
I feel like many on here do not realize this.
Well, you bring up the excellent point that everyone has their own standards. I don't look at finish in the B1G but rather at national ranking. that takes into account good and bad years for the conference.
I want to finish in the top 25 each season. If we don't it's largely unsuccessful in my mind. Caveat would be a non top 25 season that also had a S16 finish.
Thats an excellent point. The people best positioned to fix the issue are among the least motivated to do so, which helps explain why there has been so little effort put forth to stabilize the situation.
Bigtex
- DFW
Get old stay old. Current players weren’t willing to get old with the program.
Love the make up of the roster. Good chance for several guys to play multiple years.
Still missing a star or multiple stars to replace Shannon/domask but fortunately practice/season doesn’t start till the fall
Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai?
Only if the coach doing it isn't any good at it.
Long-awaited? I've been dreading that and it will ruin college basketball as we know it and kill the fun of the tournament.
For as much as the instant transfer portal can suck at least the NCAA tournament exists still. Which is the best sporting event of the year(especially the first weekend).
Making it so it's just power conference teams will kill it.
Losing 11 of 13 players is terrible. Not being able to properly replace them would make it even more terrible.
Then you take into account that 2 left with the coach who recruited them… It’s hardly an indictment on our coaching staff. It’s college basketball in the 2020’s… It’s not what it was.
The leaders of college sports are involved in "deep discussions" to reach a legal settlement that would likely lay out the framework for sharing revenue with athletes in a future NCAA business model, sources told ESPN
Sources indicated the top-end revenue share number per school -- once it's determined -- would be in the neighborhood of $20 million annually, although that's yet to be settled. Whatever number is set by the settlement, individual schools will be able to opt in to share revenue up to that number with their student athletes at their discretion. (They could choose to share less, but not more.)
Sources: NCAA in talks to settle NIL antitrust case
The leaders of college sports are involved in "deep discussions" to reach a legal settlement that would likely lay out the framework for sharing revenue with athletes in a future NCAA business model, sources told ESPN.
Damn straight.
I agree. I think it is NOT the staff's fault. I do not think it is the University or the B1G that should be blamed in any way. But going forward (god I hate that ugly modern stinky phrase): change will be needed.
Ain't that the truth. Preach.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Also we only had 12. It's 10 of 12, 4 of whom were out of eligibility.
Low and slow barbeque seems to be this Spring's metaphore. And if Coach brings it on home that way, brings what HE said he seeks ("championships") then we will be happy. Our days of atonement will then bear fruit next year, or FAR more likely, the year after. Go, Brad. Also, don't F' up.
Heck of a band
One sous chef left with a few recipes, another sous chef was coming to replace but couldn't remember all the ingredients. Now we only have 2 finished dishes and a lot of hungry folks.
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