Illinois recruiting itself should be its own 30 for 30
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (November-December 2016)
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JDHalfrack
- Springfield, IL
What if I told you that commitment doesn't always mean commitment...
2ndGenIllini
- Chambana
This past week has been an absolute rollercoaster. If drama was what Tilmon wanted, he got it
:thumb:
Chris Yates
Recruiting Correspondent
- Michigan
I'd be right there with you if it weren't for the Quentin Snider switcheroo. It's one thing to get jilted in a hat ceremony or before signing day, i.e., IDKWTI, but Snider sneaking a signed NLI to Louisville while Coach Groce sat patiently at the fax machine was the most astonishing nut punch I've ever seen.
BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
- Phoenix, AZ
That's Illinois sports in general, really. Every single time we get close to breaking through, to the pinnacle, we get knocked back down. Nut punched. So many times... Austin Peay, Rose Bowl vs UCLA, Nick Anderson getting injured in 89, Bruce Pearl, Mike White leaving, Mackovic leaving, Ron Guenther getting hired, 2000 Michigan game, Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Elite Eight versus KU, 05 NC game versus a UNC team using ineligible players (and crappy refs), Charlie Villanueva, Shaun Livingston, IDKWTI, Chet breaking his hand right before the Tourney, 08 Rose Bowl, Fresno St game, Derrick Rose, DJax, Brunson, Jawun Evans, Illijah, Quentin Snider, Cliffmas, Illini golf having to play Oregon on their home course, the entire Beckman regime, women's BBall scandal, the Miami Tourney game, I could go on... and now maybe this? I just want us to have our Cubs moment sometime within my lifetime.
Captain Bubbles
- Fairfield, IL
Surprised no one has commented on this post yet. Could be a good indication of where he's going.Hey all, I tried to step away, just couldn't do it! Tomorrow will be a good day.
BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
- Phoenix, AZ
Good call. Stuemke seems to be tied in.
Does this sound accurate?
Pros- Jkat who predicted yesterday that Tilmon would sign LOI believes Illinois
Frank Cusamano thinks Illinois and he is pretty good at St. Louis recruiting
He has been committed for months and never "decommitted"
Groce moved press conference which allows him to talk about Tilmon if signed LOI
No leaks of Tilmon signing elsewhere (which i think would more likely hear somthing if he flipped than if he stayed committed to Illinois)
Cons: We are Illinois
a crystal ball change
Jerry Meyer doesn't feel good about Illinois
Why have an announcement for Illinois if you are already committed to Illinois?
Am i missing anything?
Pros- Jkat who predicted yesterday that Tilmon would sign LOI believes Illinois
Frank Cusamano thinks Illinois and he is pretty good at St. Louis recruiting
He has been committed for months and never "decommitted"
Groce moved press conference which allows him to talk about Tilmon if signed LOI
No leaks of Tilmon signing elsewhere (which i think would more likely hear somthing if he flipped than if he stayed committed to Illinois)
Cons: We are Illinois
a crystal ball change
Jerry Meyer doesn't feel good about Illinois
Why have an announcement for Illinois if you are already committed to Illinois?
Am i missing anything?
I was hitting depression then you put me full boat depressed. I would love for our Cubs moment. That moment brought me to tears and wife having to console me. All those years and the second won and went to World Series I felt my gpa and lost it. Really hope for that moment with the Illini more and more
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If Tilmon picks SLU or another team, major disrespect to Illinois and coach Groce.
BananaShampoo
Captain 'Paign
- Phoenix, AZ
I've been an Illini fan a while. I know I forgot some not even mentioned here. Those are just the ones that stung me the most.
Yeah, that one was just crazy. Set the program back a bit too as we thought we had our lead guard. This would be similar, but at least with this there would be a little smoke first. With Snider there was nothing and then BOOM.
How bout we add the Purdue game from this year when McLaughlin doinked one off the post.
They won by 6 so Tilmon is coming here.
The best recruiting date for me to memory and I can still remember it vividly was when Regis picked us. Hoping for that tomorrow.
EfremWinters84
- S. Carolina
ADD:
3 point loss in 1984 Elite 8 vs. Kentucky on their home court --- with superstar Soph Efrem Winters spraining his ankle in Sweet 16 game and playing at 70%. (Dickie Beal game....)
Dimke off the upright in Joe pa's last game.
BillyBob1
- Champaign
Mom likes Groce!
So that's a con then right lol
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And for us oldsters, none of those match the ultimate self-imposed nutpunch we gave ourselves in 1967, which has often been said to have affected Illinois right down to today. Looking back on it, it's hard to believe what happened and the repercussions that echoed for decades.
Imagine today an assistant athletic director taking a bunch of incriminating files to the university president, and the university president taking them to the Big Ten. And the Big Ten, even though it knew other schools were doing the same or worse, gutting the basketball and football programs with the threat of being tossed out of the conference if we didn't do it.
Talk about nutpunches. It's in our DNA.
Imagine today an assistant athletic director taking a bunch of incriminating files to the university president, and the university president taking them to the Big Ten. And the Big Ten, even though it knew other schools were doing the same or worse, gutting the basketball and football programs with the threat of being tossed out of the conference if we didn't do it.
Talk about nutpunches. It's in our DNA.
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