Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

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Emerson Bigguns
BashCtIllini said:
I don't see this happening in basketball. Just think about it, who are you going to throw that type of money at Ty Rodgers because you like his versatility? No, it would be going to the Brandon Millers of the world, and the Brandon Millers of the world don't stay in college basketball more than a year or 2. Then let's say Ty Rodgers becomes an All American in his Jr year, you could be saying great now I'll throw him some money, and he goes pro instead. Basically in basketball it would be difficult to identify someone that a long term contract would even work for.

Also, I think you're forgetting the school isn't paying the players, it's businesses and donors. I don't think any donor is going to be offering up insurance to stay with the program. Plus even if they did, the kid would have a contract with a donor and a separate contract with the school. There is still nothing legally stopping them from leaving the school. They just say whatever, I don't get the money left in my contract with donor A, but I'm just going to get someone from the new school to give me more, so big deal.

In football it is a different story, because you know you've got those guys for 3 years, at least. So you could feel more comfortable offering a superstar recruit more money. However, you will still have guys like DJ Uiagalelei who got big money and then didn't perform. But the players could still transfer. I just thing NIL, as it is, is an unfixable mess. There needs to be major actions take to level the playing field, which I don't see coming.
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Nigel Pack got a two-year, $800,000 deal from LifeWallet when he transferred to Miami. I don't know if it tied him to the school for both years or not...
 
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Kilgore Trout
When a player enters the portal, do they automatically lose their scholarship at the school they want to leave? I've wondered what happens if a player enters and then get no offers.
 
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STL Illini
pruman91 said:
I read the article on the 9 potential landing spots for huntie baby and it seems our chances are way down on the list ......I guess stranger things have happened before but i give the possibility of huntie being an Illini at less than 5 % , and that's a lot more than I think it should be.........Way too many other teams with ex teammates and ex coaches for me to be excited at all ......and this is huntie baby we are talking about with a lot of animosity built between us and him.............................
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Agreed. Cannot see that occurring. Would be thrilled to eat those words though.
 
#137      
Emerson Bigguns
Kilgore Trout said:
When a player enters the portal, do they automatically lose their scholarship at the school they want to leave? I've wondered what happens if a player enters and then get no offers.
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Scholarships are basically renewed on a yearly basis anyway, so it really doesn't matter. The school is under no obligation to bring back a player who enters the portal. It's definitely a risk for players, especially with so many 5th year guys. There are more eligible players than usual for the same number of scholarships. You better be confident you will land somewhere else...
 
#138      
Epsilon
aaeismacgychel said:
Darn... Just beat me to it... Yeah, I think that's exactly the direction this is going. Will give both the players and the schools more security. The funny thing about the "wild west" is that it's only wild to the small folk and the ma and pa shops. But when the large oil, steel, and railroad conglomerates come to town, they'll own everything. First conferences who give the *nudge-nudge* *wink-wink* to their schools to do so will have a major major advantage over everyone else. And so long as you don't price-fix, you're probably not going to get busted for being a cartel.
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Perfect song for this discussion. Side note, this was originally a Leonard Cohen song but this version is better.

 
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pruman91
DReq said:
Are we getting Taylor Swift? That would be awesome. Edit:(Pru, stop it.
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You can have Taylor Swift , I'll take this NL recruit........I really really will.......................Hey , I just had to do it , know what I mean ???
 
#146      
2qtslow
Has Kofi returned to town yet for an "official" jersey hanging ceremony? When he does return, can we get Hunter to sit on his knee? Bonus points if we wind up hanging jerseys for both of them.
 
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