Plus they just got Tschweibe excuse spelling, we wanted him also.
Kofi Cockburn in the transfer portal
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Right after the announcement of him in portal. He was like interesting with they eyes signs. He was poking the bear. He wants us to all let him be him, but then pokes at us. I’m really glad he’s gone. Hard kid to cheer for imo.
What’s so great is that after he posted that, someone replied with something along the lines of “I wonder if Kofi’s mom was mad and is making him transfer”
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
I saw that and about died laughing. Sometimes Twitter trolls have their usefulness.What’s so great is that after he posted that, someone replied with something along the lines of “I wonder if Kofi’s mom was mad and is making him transfer”
This is a really sad take.
I agree with your position. I don’t think you’ll hear his name again unless you search it on google.
kcib8130
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College basketball will be ruined by this. It will be as worthless to watch as the NBA in 10 years.
illini80
- Forgottonia
I don’t think it will be that bad, but it will be very different. Unfortunately I’m not as optimistic as others that we will excel in this new environment.
I agree, but we're talking about the NCAA. Reasonable doesn't factor into it.
I’m scared this will start a lot of animosity between players. Imagine how mad Adam Miller and his family would be if X player who is a superstar is getting paid 6 figures for deals, meanwhile Adam is schilling for potato chip delivery apps for a couple hundred dollars. It’s going to get ugly in my opinion.
It will be different. And from the reactions here, it makes me think a lot of people are in denial about how college basketball has been operating for the last several decades. NIL money should bring some of the hidden money above board. I tend to doubt the economics will be good for small market schools, but if you're in a P5, you probably have a pretty decent sized market to work with. And if you're one of the marquee schools in college basketball, you may have a bigger pie in terms of resources to throw at athletes, but the more you try to divide it up, the less competitive you'll be with each person you try to attract --basically the same as it is today.
Having more of the money above board, and more going to the athletes, is IMO a good thing. Been a long time coming.
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The reason the NBA sucks is because the regular season is meaningless and too long. College basketball will always be great because of March Madness and the fact that every regular season game is meaningful
Why does everyone hate on the NBA?
What do you guys make of this..?
I take that as he’s 100% headed to UK
I made a few more calls today and nobody knows who JP is and why he would know anything but his opinion.
I take "and leaves Illinois" as a question mark.
I don’t see any reason for him to go - I’d have to think his personal brand as an Illini can earn him a LOT of $$. But who knows what is going on behind the scenes with UK.
Ubermensch
BOOM! Feed my ego.
I think anyone who pays attention to Illinois basketball, but has zero connections, could easily have confidence in the idea that if Kofi didn't return to Illinois, Kentucky would be a logical destination. There's a big gap between that and "If Kofi does return to college he will transfer to Kentucky."
It does say pulls his name out AND leaves Illinois. I take that to mean pros and Illini are still very much in play.
This guy is a UK beat writer. Not sure if I trust what he is trying to sell.
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