OK, so after "looking around" Tilmon says, hey, Illinois, I love you after all. If you're Underwood, what do you do?
My strong temptation would be to say, kid, you're good with a basketball, but I need to put a team on the court, and you don't seem to be a real team player. How do I know that I can trust you?
At that point, you recruit me, because while you've been looking around, so have I.
I don't care how hot she is, if she's said yes but then gives the ring back because she "wants to look around," I'm not sure anymore that I want her.
Are the other three going to bolt because Tilmon got cold feet? I dunno. Maybe they're more pissed at Tilmon than we are. Maybe they feel like they've been played.
Yeah, he's got talent, but be also seems to be a legend in his own mind. Disappointed? Sure. But don't look back.
My response, "Yes, we'll release you. Thank you for letting us know this early so that we can have time to find someone for scholarship you had accepted."