Coast Guard puts their tails on the line for us too. Service is service, God bless you all, first responders too.Being in the Coast Guard, I take offense to that
Coast Guard puts their tails on the line for us too. Service is service, God bless you all, first responders too.Being in the Coast Guard, I take offense to that
The following wing offerees named their final 5 (10) and we were not in the group:
Malik Hall-TX, Purdue, MSU, Oregon and Oklahoma
Ish Massoud-Harvard, GT, WF, Rutgers and Auburn
Jahmius Ramsey-Florida,TT, IU, Miami, Oregon, LSU, Miami,Louisville, Mempiss, +Syracuse
dbeverly26 said:
Committing to DePaul must be like waking up in the morning to discover you got blackout drunk and joined theMarinesIraqi National Guard.
I only want recruits that are 5 stars and will only consider playing for UI. If they take a recruiting call from another team then pull that offer! That's how recruits will know we are tough!
We will fill up all our schollies by September once recruits realize how tough we are, and then I expect Luther Head to pay tuition for all the 5* recruits that walk on. /r
(/r for real talk)
I'm going to put on my UI/HCBU hat and respond to this Shannon development. 1. We offered and you chose elsewhere. 2. When you chose elsewhere we marked you off our list and prioritized some other recruits. 3. Said recruits would get pissed if we came back and said, 'Hey, things have changed, forget our last conversation.' 4. We now know Shannon's commitment can't be trusted. 5. Parents obviously have a lot of pull in this recruitment. Is either parent Pro-Illini? no.... 6. This isn't a 5 star, or high 4 star recruit, can I/we (HCBU/UI) afford to look beholden to lesser recruits by jumping back into this saga? For this particular recruit, no! 7. This is a golden opportunity to set the example that we want our recruits to be as serious about UI as the UI is serious about them. I'd love to have him, but that opportunity has passed..... Next???
Granted, being a 5 star or higher 4 star, or the player playing a critical position of need, changes the dynamics quite a bit. In this case, in this situation. I pass.....
I've heard that the deal with Shannon is that family haven't been on the same page. Don't know the dynamics, but that's what I've heard.I feel for any program who locks up a guy they want, then the player decommits. It's happened to the Illini and it wasn't a good feeling. I by no means have an inside track on why it happened, but whatever the reason, unless there is something underhanded at play by an outside program, I believe its the players right t until he officially signs. That being said, in my opinion, this isn't a strike against Shannon in my opinion and should he choose the Illini, I would welcome him with open arms.
Hope not, that's not what I was going for. If I was going to compare DePaul to a branch of the service, it'd probably be more along the lines of the Coast Guard or something.
I'm going to put on my UI/HCBU hat and respond to this Shannon development. 1. We offered and you chose elsewhere. 2. When you chose elsewhere we marked you off our list and prioritized some other recruits. 3. Said recruits would get pissed if we came back and said, 'Hey, things have changed, forget our last conversation.' 4. We now know Shannon's commitment can't be trusted. 5. Parents obviously have a lot of pull in this recruitment. Is either parent Pro-Illini? no.... 6. This isn't a 5 star, or high 4 star recruit, can I/we (HCBU/UI) afford to look beholden to lesser recruits by jumping back into this saga? For this particular recruit, no! 7. This is a golden opportunity to set the example that we want our recruits to be as serious about UI as the UI is serious about them. I'd love to have him, but that opportunity has passed..... Next???
Off topic. Buddy of mine Uber's in California and picked up Darius Paul. He told him Jalen Brunson was a lock until he got kicked off the team. I'm a young newbie and would love some insight. Also mentioned Chicago kids do not want to go to Illinois whatsoever. Brandon only came because he didn't have any blue blood offers. Thought it was interesting enough to post.
Technically we do, but the call was made over two years ago, and I can't recall the last time I saw his name on this board.Pretty sure Illinois doesn’t have any crystal balls for any 2019 recruiting target right now. Can anyone confirm?
+1
I did the same thing with Scarlett Johansson. I asked her out to dinner and she waffled on me. It just wasn't the same after that cause I'd already marked her off my list.
Pretty sure Illinois doesn’t have any crystal balls for any 2019 recruiting target right now. Can anyone confirm?
Our collective meltdown regarding Shannon seems pretty funny now.
I think they may have been going for
Head
Coach
Brad
Underwood
But if so, we need a better shorthand.
Wait up there. I was instructed not that long ago on this site that parents don't play much of a role in where their child goes to school.I've heard that the deal with Shannon is that family haven't been on the same page. Don't know the dynamics, but that's what I've heard.
This is not the way I heard it at all...in fact, it's pretty much the opposite.Off topic. Buddy of mine Uber's in California and picked up Darius Paul. He told him Jalen Brunson was a lock until he got kicked off the team. I'm a young newbie and would love some insight. Also mentioned Chicago kids do not want to go to Illinois whatsoever. Brandon only came because he didn't have any blue blood offers. Thought it was interesting enough to post.
On which subject? Brandon or Jalen?This is not the way I heard it at all...in fact, it's pretty much the opposite.
JalenOn which subject? Brandon or Jalen?