Pence showing some athleticism. Will be interesting to see how he progresses. 38 and 8 tonight.
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I have a feeling that his recruitment is far from over.
Who has Brad got, then lost, that he really wanted to keep?
IlliniwekKDR
- Colorado Springs, CO
Antigua
When's the last time he got a high 4 star(or higher) recruit to commit to him three years early? He's got his whole Sophomore, Junior and Senior seasons to play yet. Hard to imagine that over that stretch, if this kid is as special as he's being portrayed to be, that multiple blue bloods won't be saying hello.
I'd love to learn of a super strong connection that the kid has to the school/program/coaches that would shut all that down.
Gonna say that’s a bit different. Did this kid used to work for someone that’s at a blue blood? If so, agreed, he’s gone. Lmao
drsmitty74
- Rochester
I mean, on the same note, I'm sure he just as us knows other high majors will come and offer. Even knowing that, he shut his recruitment down. That speaks volumes. It's not like he's some kid that doesn't know he's a top talent and will have some growth spurt or a sudden burst. He's already a top prospect and chose to shut it down.
Regardless, I can't lose sleep about a prospect who wont be here for another ~3 years
I still read this as Tracy Abrams and was thoroughly confused.
Tim Anderson better keep this thing locked down. That’s what he is here for.
Illini92and96
- Austin, TX
I think you are saying this is an atypical recruiting situation for us, and we have to be a bit wary. Both the super early commitment and the potential for him to be an all American, which we don’t get many of. Will he stay committed if all the big players have 2 years to get into his ear, with the NIL money a wildcard. Fair points. To BashCts point, who knows what will happen, and rather then fret it for two years hope for the best and only get worked up if/when it doesn’t work out.
Illini92and96
- Austin, TX
Ha ha, I thought the same thing! Yeah, maybe/hopefully we finally have a guy in TA that closes these deals. He’s the missing link to Chicago we have always wanted
Joel Goodson
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If Johnson is that good, he may be a re-class candidate.
Any game highlights? These tweets got me curious.
Illini92and96
- Austin, TX
What exactly does that mean? He’ll intentionally try and finish up high school early to get to college/nba earlier. I never understood how people graduated high school early since that wasn’t a think when I was there a long time ago. Summer school I assume, but that would clash with AAU.
Online classes.
Illinivek23
- Gurnee
And AP credit?
that changes your college requirements. Doesn't affect your high school graduation requirements.
I have seen chatter about a potential '23 reclass.
bingo^
You've always been able to get done with high school early if you wanted. I had a classmate get done a year early, she just didn't take any study halls. That alone is 6 extra classes over 3 years.
TheFameProtector
- Champaign
Joel Goodson
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The nabobs would simply fallback to the Louisville PG fiasco. But to your point, our fanbase's flinch quotient is second to none.
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