How sure are we that he is picking us? Are the crystal ball picks all still 100% Illini?
Just waiting for the Underwood girls to follow him on the gram.
How sure are we that he is picking us? Are the crystal ball picks all still 100% Illini?
Sage words. I am Grasshopper to your Master Po. Walking the earth with no fixed address. To mix Hollywood metaphors.
Burnett may be a very good player and a good asset for our team, but players who think they can step in to a program and make demands seem like a recipe for causing issues. Underwood has made it clear playing time is earned. If Burnett wants playing time AND is willing to put in the effort to earn it, great. If not, probably better off without him.
Podz is a wild card (in terms of "projectibility"). I'm assuming we still want him and our program appeals to him. But with Goode and hopefully Melendez in the fold, you have to wonder how hard we'll push. And how Podz perceives it? Completely understand that these kids have different games, but 3 wings in one class is pushing it.
I don't think BU would allow any incoming player to determine his own status on the team before earning it in practice.Funny...I was getting some heat on this thread earlier for saying I wouldn't touch Burnett with a ten-foot pole because of the manner in which he left Texas Tech.
I was about to put that. The great David Thompson.It was a dollar bill, he left change.....
He had his chance to commit and weld back. This train is moving. If you are late to the station, you will miss the train.I think after 8:45 EST tonight the Podz train will have left the station, unless we end up with a 6 man class and I don't think the odds are great for that.
I don't understand the "demands" Burnett made. Is this all speculation or are some of you in Burnett's camp?Funny...I was getting some heat on this thread earlier for saying I wouldn't touch Burnett with a ten-foot pole because of the manner in which he left Texas Tech.
Brian Randle got that high and he was defined as a freak athlete. About the same height also, right?He can get this high, so do we care?
To this day I wonder " what if ? " on Randle breaking his hand during that wonderful but so close season......Brian Randle got that high and he was defined as a freak athlete. About the same height also, right?
I think after 8:45 EST tonight the Podz train will have left the station, unless we end up with a 6 man class and I don't think the odds are great for that.
We are just going to have to agree to disagree on this one. Doesn't smell right to me but I understand the other side of it too.I don't understand the "demands" Burnett made. Is this all speculation or are some of you in Burnett's camp?
From my point of view, aton of guys were brought in that play the same position - the others being more proven. He doesn't feel the team/system is right for him to showcase his full range so he leaves.
Why does this situation not make you want to touch him with a ten foot pole? You don't want a highly-touted prospect that has a chip on his shoulders?
I think after 8:45 EST tonight the Podz train will have left the station, unless we end up with a 6 man class and I don't think the odds are great for that.
If someone sold you on a bill of goods and then radically changed the landscape, I'd expect one would be extra careful the second go round, including some assurances. Now, what those are, and if they go beyond being recruited over, it's all speculation. Highly doubt the Underwood will accept gifting PT.We are just going to have to agree to disagree on this one. Doesn't smell right to me but I understand the other side of it too.
It's real simple he wants to play, Underwood says we're losing Ayo you've got a path to playing time.We are just going to have to agree to disagree on this one. Doesn't smell right to me but I understand the other side of it too.
Are we talking about @pruman91 orrrrr?
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I'm sitting here listening to Pink Floyd's " Pulse " CD , watching the snow fall outside, with my robe warming my tired bones and enjoying a relaxing day conversing with fellow Illini fanatics, waiting for a 4 * recruit to commit to the Illini program and enjoying my life .....How much higher can a person get ?????
I could respond to my own question but will invoke that 5th amendment thingy so I can stay abreast of all things Illini at my grasp.....
I consider myself an " everyday guy " and bleed O & B............
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Pruman is a freak....in a great way!
I'll take Melendez and his freakish (or maybe "good") athleticism!
Unless Melendez doesn’t choose us, in which case, we’d love to have you, Podz, and you’re the only one we ever wanted.He had his chance to commit and weld back. This train is moving. If you are late to the station, you will miss the train.