Recent content by nyc_illini

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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    This is as a good example of confirmation bias as it gets
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    They didn’t. This would be under the jurisdiction of USCIS and Dept of Homeland Security, way above NCAA’s pay grade
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    If he is a on student visa at all, he can’t collect NIL (US based NIL to be more specific) period. Source: I was on a student visa for 14 years from high school, college and then grad school
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    “Was”? 😢
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    Coaching Carousel (Basketball)

    Once you realize that Hurley is just an obsessed basketball nerd with limited interpersonal skills, it’s really hard to hate him
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    1. Transfer portal is not preventing any kid from getting a college degree. Just a degree from a different school. 2. Kids that drop out early entirely have career prospects that don’t care for a college degree.
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Lamenting over the the “decline” of academics for student athletes or being concerned for the quality of education, or lack thereof, that transfer portal is inflicting on these players, is completely misplaced and just plain unnecessary, and this is coming from someone who went on to get a PhD...
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    Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

    Imagine feeling demasculinized over this, at all. How fragile is your masculinity?
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    Games Thread - The National Championship

    They have every right to brag. The best program this century, bar none
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    Games Thread - The National Championship

    The better coach and team won
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    Coaching Carousel (Basketball)

    But we got the tech money, no? Larry Ellison? The WolframAlpha money? Youtube money? For sure, we got richer alumni on average than Arkansas. I guess tech nerds in general just care less about sports, college sports in particular
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    Games Thread - The National Championship

    sick of making comparisons and then proceed to make said comparisons, But eh no worries because you said you are not being "sexist or racist". You are right that it will be nearly impossible to exceed Pete's record. For one, On the other hand, the Southeastern Conference's universities...
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    Games Thread - The Final Four

    hey at least we held UConn to under 80
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    Games Thread - The Final Four

    He's about the same height and weight as Coleman though
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    Games Thread - The Final Four

    I can't help but root for the team that destroyed us, to feel better about our loss. Plus I want to see the Edey vs. Clingan match up