Kofi Cockburn returns to Illinois

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#201      

Ryllini

Lombard
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Hate to be the downer, but any explanation for why he spent time considering coming back to college but NOT coming back to Illinois?
Kofi's situation is not dissimilar to a farmer who finds himself toiling in drought conditions. In the following diagram, Illinois (in orange) represents warm moist air.
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Farmer Kofi needs to unlock this moisture to grow his crops, but he knows this will not happen on its own. Kofi sees a slow-moving cold front moving in from Kentucky (in blue), but unfortunately the updraft needed to condense the moisture is too slow in developing. Needing immediate resolution to this situation, Kofi calls a friendly pilot from Antigua airlines. Captain Orlando flies a much needed catalyst to the scene.
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After the clouds are seeded, the heavens erupt in thunderous fury. The storm rages across Illinois and Kentucky. Amid the tumult of thunder and lightening, the clouds release a much needed soaking upon the land. In the day that follows, Kofi calls his friend Orlando and thanks him for helping mother nature...
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Kofi's situation is not dissimilar to a farmer who finds himself toiling in drought conditions. In the following diagram, Illinois (in orange) represents warm moist air.
whatisTStorm.png

Farmer Kofi needs to unlock this moisture to grow his crops, but he knows this will not happen on its own. Kofi sees a slow-moving cold front moving in from Kentucky (in blue), but unfortunately the updraft needed to condense the moisture is too slow in developing. Needing immediate resolution to this situation, Kofi calls a friendly pilot from Antigua airlines. Captain Orlando flies a much needed catalyst to the scene.
silver-iodide-500x500.jpg

After the clouds are seeded, the heavens erupt in thunderous fury. The storm rages across Illinois and Kentucky. Amid the tumult of thunder and lightening, the clouds release a much needed soaking upon the land. In the day that follows, Kofi calls his friend Orlando and thanks him for helping mother nature...
You lost me at "not dissimilar"
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ok… probably dreaming here, but just thought of a NIL scenario that could actually keep good college players in college.

what if Kofi is first team all American, but similar to Garza is still not getting great feedback from the NBA. Maybe they have him as a late second. But he’s making $1M+ NIL. Is it possible the NIL keeps him around for his senior year?
Hell, doesn't Kofi get a 5th year of eligibility due to covid?...Maybe he could talk to JCL's advisor and get a 6th year???
 
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And now Brad, Tim Anderson, Alexander get the chance to show their chops at player development for the NBA. Taking two undrafted players- Ayo and Kofi- to the first round in two years would be a major accomplishment that few schools get the chance to do.

Question I haven’t heard answered: is there a limit to number of players with NIL deals? If you’re getting $50K or more in NIL money, you don’t need a scholarship… so why not 20 players in your NBA development program.
 
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And now Brad, Tim Anderson, Alexander get the chance to show their chops at player development for the NBA. Taking two undrafted players- Ayo and Kofi- to the first round in two years would be a major accomplishment that few schools get the chance to do.

Question I haven’t heard answered: is there a limit to number of players with NIL deals? If you’re getting $50K or more in NIL money, you don’t need a scholarship… so why not 20 players in your NBA development program.

Out-of-state students who don't have Illinois residence can expect a one year cost of $47,444. And Illinois is considered cheap. Michigan is 67k/year out of state.

I also thought there was some rule about players not being allowed use of the team facilities, meals, etc. unless they were on an athletic scholarship. This was part of the fuss at Northwester when Collins tried to force a player off the team and onto a non-athletic scholarship.
 
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drsmitty74

Rochester
Wolverine fans are talking a lot of trash on Twitter. Whatever, that just means they've taken notice and consider us a threat.
Their butts still hurt from the a!# kickin we gave them last year.
 
#212      

IlliniKat91

Chicago, IL
And now Brad, Tim Anderson, Alexander get the chance to show their chops at player development for the NBA. Taking two undrafted players- Ayo and Kofi- to the first round in two years would be a major accomplishment that few schools get the chance to do.

Question I haven’t heard answered: is there a limit to number of players with NIL deals? If you’re getting $50K or more in NIL money, you don’t need a scholarship… so why not 20 players in your NBA development program.
It's a bad idea for the same reason overcrowded classrooms are a bad idea. The coaches need enough one-on-one time to give individualized attention and properly develop players. More students would hamper that.

Also, it would give UK, KU, Duke, and UNC (or whatever school find the donors with the deepest pockets) a way to legally suck up all of the talent and screw the rest of the teams.
 
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Kofi's situation is not dissimilar to a farmer who finds himself toiling in drought conditions. In the following diagram, Illinois (in orange) represents warm moist air.
whatisTStorm.png

Farmer Kofi needs to unlock this moisture to grow his crops, but he knows this will not happen on its own. Kofi sees a slow-moving cold front moving in from Kentucky (in blue), but unfortunately the updraft needed to condense the moisture is too slow in developing. Needing immediate resolution to this situation, Kofi calls a friendly pilot from Antigua airlines. Captain Orlando flies a much needed catalyst to the scene.
silver-iodide-500x500.jpg

After the clouds are seeded, the heavens erupt in thunderous fury. The storm rages across Illinois and Kentucky. Amid the tumult of thunder and lightening, the clouds release a much needed soaking upon the land. In the day that follows, Kofi calls his friend Orlando and thanks him for helping mother nature...
Meteorology, the life cycle of a farmer and Kofi's announcement all wrapped into one nice little explanation. Welcome to L.A.D.!!!
 
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skyIdub

Winged Warrior
Kofi's situation is not dissimilar to a farmer who finds himself toiling in drought conditions. In the following diagram, Illinois (in orange) represents warm moist air.
whatisTStorm.png

Farmer Kofi needs to unlock this moisture to grow his crops, but he knows this will not happen on its own. Kofi sees a slow-moving cold front moving in from Kentucky (in blue), but unfortunately the updraft needed to condense the moisture is too slow in developing. Needing immediate resolution to this situation, Kofi calls a friendly pilot from Antigua airlines. Captain Orlando flies a much needed catalyst to the scene.
silver-iodide-500x500.jpg

After the clouds are seeded, the heavens erupt in thunderous fury. The storm rages across Illinois and Kentucky. Amid the tumult of thunder and lightening, the clouds release a much needed soaking upon the land. In the day that follows, Kofi calls his friend Orlando and thanks him for helping mother nature...

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#223      
Super psyched for another season of watching Kofi bust through the wimpy limbs of those who try to abuse him down low. Welcome back Kofi!
 
#225      
I think Gary Parrish is smoking something if he thinks there are 15 better teams than us.
As elated as we are about Kofi, there's still one absolutely enormous hole to fill. Replacing Ayo will have to be done on the aggregate. His knack for taking games over late, hitting key free throws, etc....will be difficult and as we sit here today, it's still a question mark. It's the difference between a preseason rank of 15 vs 2. I don't think he's wrong in questioning that.
 
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