A fun fundraising idea. Our starting five up against our top five golfers in each sport.I’m starting to think our team is busy watching the Masters and has forgotten to enter the portal paperwork
Maybe it’s just me
Bucket.Getter.preps again, sorry
hopefully, we can work it out, kid's a winner:
Only get 2 weeks to enter the portal now though.Seems like every year since the current system's been in place, we clamor for this transfer guy or that transfer guy 4 days after the season ends, but we end up with "better" guys coming in because there's more names to enter the portal later and the staff is patient and working better things that we as fans don't see.
Similar situation in the coaching search when Groce was relieved here. We all were clamoring for a couple coaches and no one had Brad on their bingo card.
Long way of saying relax and trust the staff.
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This is where you can contribute to NIL. They have pretty reasonable plans as low as $25 a month. The way I see it, everything adds up.
Go Illini
I am very much rooting for Duke in this one so that it isn't Michigan.
Seems like every year since the current system's been in place, we clamor for this transfer guy or that transfer guy 4 days after the season ends, but we end up with "better" guys coming in because there's more names to enter the portal later and the staff is patient and working better things that we as fans don't see.
Similar situation in the coaching search when Groce was relieved here. We all were clamoring for a couple coaches and no one had Brad on their bingo card.
Long way of saying relax and trust the staff.
I've seen quite a few where hes not top 20.
https://theringer.com/nba-draft/2026/mock-draft - #29
https://www.espn.com/nba/draft/bestavailable/_/position/ovr/page/2 - #27
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2026-nba-mock-draft-michigan-uconn/ - #21
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-ga...ft-firstround-projections-photos/89509133007/ - #26
https://www.tankathon.com/mock_draft - #27
https://www.nbadraft.net/nba-mock-drafts/ - #23
https://www.noceilingsnba.com/p/2026-nba-mock-draft-v5 - This was the highest one I found. Had him all the way up to #11.
Michigan bringing in Estrella, and still going after other big men does seem to indicate some intentions though.
Only get 2 weeks to enter the portal now though.
Will Riley’s projection was very similar.I've seen quite a few where hes not top 20.
https://theringer.com/nba-draft/2026/mock-draft - #29
https://www.espn.com/nba/draft/bestavailable/_/position/ovr/page/2 - #27
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2026-nba-mock-draft-michigan-uconn/ - #21
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-ga...ft-firstround-projections-photos/89509133007/ - #26
https://www.tankathon.com/mock_draft - #27
https://www.nbadraft.net/nba-mock-drafts/ - #23
https://www.noceilingsnba.com/p/2026-nba-mock-draft-v5 - This was the highest one I found. Had him all the way up to #11.
Michigan bringing in Estrella, and still going after other big men does seem to indicate some intentions though.
Duke insider?He is gone, I can confirm.
Well, a dollar-99. Duh!
I don’t know how they’d get both Sherrill and Bidunga.I am very much rooting for Duke in this one so that it isn't Michigan.
True. But as we’ve learned, the portal itself is mythical.Only get 2 weeks to enter the portal now though.
See post #191Duke insider?
Maybe, or one with a great insight of the inner workings of Duke basketball.Duke insider?
Alabama was reported to be $9 million and bumped Oats to $12 million this year to go with his contract extension.I would be very surprised that Alabama was only $5mm
BU locked the team in the steam tunnels until after the portal closes.We are the only team in the country that seems to have nobody entering the portal or confirming their intentions to stay.
man, i miss the steam tunnelsBU locked the team in the steam tunnels until after the portal closes.