Kofi Cockburn in the transfer portal
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Ubermensch
BOOM! Feed my ego.
Kofi very well may leave for UK. The fact that HD stayed at UM doesn't mean he will. Are the chances much higher? Sure. But we knew that the minute Kofi entered the portal. That had nothing to do with HD. The odds are no worse today than they were then, other than Kofi mentioning UK by name. Again, nothing whatsoever to do with HD returning to UM.
Illinivek23
- Gurnee
Any thoughts on Kofi preferring either the B1G or the SEC? Style of play, opponents, etc?
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
sacraig
- The desert
Well he would certainly prefer SEC refs if last year's B1G refs are any indication.
As much as I'd love for Kofi to come back. If it involves him chucking up 3's non stop I'm not so sure about it.
Probably just go with BU is a mean hateful coach that runs his acs and players away....and doesn't call his recruits./s
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
You lost me at the lottery.
sacraig
- The desert
Heh.
In all seriousness, BU has earned, at a minimum, the benefit of the doubt given how he's resurrected our program from the grave. But how we recover from or otherwise power through this trying time where all three ACs leave at once and potentially our two best players to boot will be telling. If we come out of this without any major downturn, he'll be practically deified by some. If we fall on our face, there will be a lot of "I told you so" people coming out of the woodwork.
Either way, get ready for some thoughtful, constructive, measured debate.
DaChief4ever
- Urbana
Hello Antiqua, Chin....how ya been.
As someone has mentioned, if it’s Kentucky, it sounds like the definition of tampering.
You lost me with the last paragraph probably just hope/opinion. I'm good with that.
sacraig
- The desert
My "in all seriousness" got markedly less serious with each subsequent sentence.
drsmitty74
- Rochester
anyone else start humming Sounds of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel opening lyrics?
TheFameProtector
- Champaign
Based solely on what he's said publicly, I'd be surprised if NIL has much to do with him entering the transfer portal. He would have a tough time improving on his brand elsewhere than here, so I don't see the sense in that driving the decision. NIL probably played at least 90% of the role in convincing him to return to college b-ball, but the possible transfer seems fairly straightforward: his guy, and his position coach, is gone (along with another well-liked assistant) so that adds a lot of uncertainty relative to his past two years here AND he's hearing he needs to develop and show parts of his game that he may not feel confident BU would give him the rope to do at Illinois. Entering the portal gives him some leverage over that second issue, in that he can tell BU "I want the opportunity to do more of X in the offense or else I'm gone," and gives him the possibility of addressing the first issue if he decides that OA is important enough to him that he's worth following to UK.
All that said, put me in the "will be surprised if he actually leaves" camp.
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
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pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
I don't have a clue.....I just enjoy being the slimy , disgusting , cheater of a coach that I've always been .................
sacraig
- The desert
Does Cal even "have an offense" in this sense or does he just put 5 superstars on the floor and have them play basketball in a way that fits their mix of skills from year to year? Honestly, the latter approach would make the most sense given his recruiting strategies.
Epsilon
M tipping over
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Not sure that is much of a threat anymore lol.
I figure that Underwood has already told Kofi who the new 3rd assistant will be, but that apparently didn't convince him that an NBA bigs coach on the staff would be the magnet that brings him back. As for NIL, Kofi can sell tee shirts anywhere, but does he need lunch money that bad?
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