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    Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

    Michigan football....expects revenue to be over 260 million for 2026. Illinois brings in 1/3 of that. Call it "NIL" or whatever you want, the monies available to pay these players from "donors" is night and day different between the top schools and Illinois. ROI
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    my breakdown.... Future NBA player $ay$ "anything at all " and some girl$ who dream of being the wife of a future NBA player just laugh and laugh and laugh.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    I'm just glad we can count on anything the NCAA is involved with, will be smooth sailing!
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Throw in a meet and greet dinner and drinks with your Dad and the rest of his coaching staff/your co-workers, I might be interested
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    One thing that really jumps out to me, is how comfortable he is with his off hand in traffic, both dribbling and shooting with his off hand. Sometimes, that is all it takes, to be the difference between very good and great.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Thanks for the info, do you know if the Coach has been following along here, so he knows the right player(s) to sign/pursue ?
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Are we approaching the need to branch off just like the PGA and start a Senior league? I can hear PA announcers now... Starting at guard Vance "Van" Wilder Jr
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    100% agree ... as long as it doesn't cost us any of our top 8/9 players. No, I am not in any way saying Kylan is not better than one of them. I just personally believe we owe it to those who commit here at least one year of commitment in return. Like it or not, burning bridges and upsetting...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Slips on my orange tinted sunglasses, kicks back with a good whiskey and just smiles. The dream of the Bulls hiring Malone, leaving North Carolina screwed from mass exodus. North Carolina then hires McCollum which also screws Iowa causing mass exodus. Malone fails miserably and gets fired and in...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    I cannot imagine the chaos that would happen if they granted the fifth year starting immediately. There would be so many awkward and very hard conversations when a fifth year senior comes walking into the locker room with his gym bag and the coaches have to explain, Unmm we kinda moved on and...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Indy signal: So Boswell is getting a FIFTH year, to come back and be our FIFTH option for our guards, battling to get FIFTH in the Big ten ? /s
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    I sometimes wonder if our insiders just wanna have a good laugh at the bar. Few buddies sitting around enjoying a few drinks when DB11 says "you guys wanna see something funny, watch how quickly I can fire up these people up with one simple Gif".
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    omg DB11Headband says CURIOSITY and ATTENTION thats 2.... Indy post 2 eyeballs.... we are soooo getting 2 players!!!! Anderson AND Blackwell.....seems pretty obvious to me :)
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Long story short, years ago a high school player wore a University of Illinois jersey to school around announcement time. He didn't commit to Illinois and I lost my mind and well, after seeing that, she said I might have a problem and broke up with me! women I tell ya....rolls eyes /s
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Fell down a deep rabbit hole and was just interested in looking at the top 25 universities with the most millionaire alumni, and just look at the universities who spend money on sports and which ones don't. Which schools make sense that they are good in men's basketball and/or football. Few...
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