Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread (Week of May 10th, 2021)

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Tevo
WaltJabsco said:
At 18, these kids can do whatever they want. If they choose to participate in NCAA athletics, they have to comply with the rules in place at that time. If they don't want to comply with those rules, don't participate in NCAA athletics. It isn't compulsory.

I'm not suggesting that the rules couldn't be changed to offer the athletes some compensation - just that the athletes who voluntarily entered into an agreement knowing they couldn't receive compensation shouldn't expect to receive any.
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This is true. If college athletes want to get paid and are able to do so, they can always choose to go directly overseas (or stay domestic, depending on sport) and work their way into a league. And if the NCAA wants to have college athletes not get paid, and "only" earn their scholarships in return for the entertainment they provide, they can refuse to pay them. But at some point, there are laws about whether an organization is required to share profits with the people "doing the work". And there are laws about whether an organization can impose whatever rules it wants on its members. Antitrust laws may also apply in the case of the NCAA, if there is no real, reasonable alternative to the service/product they offer.

But the real bottom line is that keeping the current arrangement viable -- where not-quite-ready-for-professional-career athletes have a place to get coached, enjoy competition, continue to hone their skills and bodies, and get an education, and where schools and the NCAA earn money, provide entertainment to their student bodies and the public, and generally build their brands -- is likely the best outcome for both groups. When one group feels treated unfairly, the arrangement changes to accommodate, or it breaks. As of now, it looks like it's changing.
 
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TheDudeAbides said:
Yes it should. It should be either or IMO. Does the science major get to keep all the money he or she makes on important discoveries they make while in college? No they don’t. They pay they own way and the school still gets the bulk of the profits so why are athletes supposed to be treated so different?
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I assume if an athlete were to appear in an advertisement with the school uniform, then the school would also be party to the contract and get paid, or could disallow the use of their brand. So in that way, it would be just like a student who is doing research using University facilities and based on University programs. That discovery would likely be owned by the University, the same way it works at almost every company. But if that student wanted to spend his/her own time, using his/her own equipment, to develop a side project, it would belong to him/her. If an athlete wants to go appear in a Chevy ad, wearing an orange t-shirt, he/she should be able to do that, and get paid for it.

This is 'Merica, afterall!
 
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WhiteHorseWings
Braveheart said:
Let me guess, is it because the grass is blue-er on the other side of the fence?
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Already a few texts like this, which seem a little much. I know every recruit we get is a million times better than their ranking and only our coaches can find talent, but his best offer after UI is, quite ironically, Va Tech.
 
#258      
Oranges
Really hope we can get him back on board. Kids going to be a stud
 
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217sports
Expected really. 3 new assistant coaches (presumably) will have all new guys they are going after
 
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sacraig
Johnny Lawrence said:
This is what happened when people complain about a lack of recruiting news.
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Ants = bad news
 
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Deleted member 746826
For all those frazier fans now we get to see what he can do
 
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Chillinini
For me, the key issue is that he decommitted based on AC turnover....not HC turnover.
 
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Fanview
I think assuming Storr to UK is a bit of a reach. I get people think he's going to end up in the top 50, but the chances of that are unlikely. Who knows what led to his decommitment. It could be that he's received a lot more interests from other programs, but I doubt it was Chin saying, "Come to UK".
 
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Joel Goodson
Thinking some (most?) of Storr's decision hinged on being a '21. We can't accommodate him. Add in his recruiter being gone and we get this pile. Ugh.
 
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