Don't believe there were any U of I engineers on the first two. Our guys can fix those problems.Dude. Have you seen what happened to the death star? Both times??? Let’s craft something different this time.
Don't believe there were any U of I engineers on the first two. Our guys can fix those problems.Dude. Have you seen what happened to the death star? Both times??? Let’s craft something different this time.
Duct tape is always better.or we could just put some plywood over the thermal exhaust port.
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Every read the back story on this one? The lead architect was forced to design the Deathstar by the Empire who were holding his family hostage. He had to find a fatal flaw that he could slip by everyone else, and then get a copy of the plans and the flaw back to the rebels. This was high quality work.Don't believe there were any U of I engineers on the first two. Our guys can fix those problems.
You are a rogue one.Every read the back story on this one? The lead architect was forced to design the Deathstar by the Empire who were holding his family hostage. He had to find a fatal flaw that he could slip by everyone else, and then get a copy of the plans and the flaw back to the rebels. This was high quality work.
This really is in one of the Star Wars books.
or we could just put some plywood over the thermal exhaust port.
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Hey, Parkland could be a powerhouse!Last year there were over 1,700 in the portal. 10 years ago the number was 577. 2022 the anticipated number is 2,000.
Saying we're out?Zona, Kansas, USC. I think this final 8 will be modified at some point though.
nope. us & them (Pink Floyd fan, lol)Saying we're out?
I think this final 8 will be modified at some point though.
Switching in/out. Blue bloods will get involved.As in whittled down or switching in/out of schools? Surprised UCLA isn't on the list...is that what you're referencing?
Surprised UCLA isn't on the list...
I like where we sit with this one too, but I'm just a simple country boy. Some might say a cockeyed optimist who got caught up in the high stakes game of college recruiting and athletic intrigue.Agree ... I will say Brad likes where he sits with this one. The staff is very confident.
Very surprised he cut it down this early.
I get your point, but Scheyer's dream school was Duke and nothing was going to change that.Under prior coaches losing Bass and Storr would have wiped out our recruiting class for the year. I like how our program was able to replace them with Epps, Harr is and Rodgers. Getting a Michigan native like Rodgers who 's HS coach is UM grad is huge. I will never forget the Jon Scheyer fiasco where Weber's brother was his HS coach, we were in NCAA finals game and he still went to Duke.
Losing all three assistants could have been devestating . Reloading with Chester, Tim and Geof is looking good!
It was also his father's dream school. There was no way we were getting him. Part of successful recruiting is knowing when to move on to your next target. BU seems to handle these situations well. Weber didn't - he just pouted to the media.I get your point, but Scheyer's dream school was Duke and nothing was going to change that.
It's interesting you say this because for the life of me I can't figure out who the staff's "backup plan" to Boswell is. Yeah we're after Ames but he's really a combo, which is why the staff likes him alongside a True PG like Fears or Boswell. All indications are that Ames is leaning heavily toward IL and my "insider" tells me that Boz is ours "IF" he doesn't get a last minute blue blood offer (we'll see if that's true).Coming off one of the best Illini seasons ever Weber lost Gordon, and couldn't sign D Rose or Scheyer.
Brad does not make excuses. He never stops recruiting and always has a backup plan. He also appears to be very good at evaluating talent.
Just like we weren't talking about Podz or RJ until the weeks before they committed, Brad & Co. likely have some backup PGs in mind. 2023 fall signing day is a long way from now.It's interesting you say this because for the life of me I can't figure out who the staff's "backup plan" to Boswell is. Yeah we're after Ames but he's really a combo, which is why the staff likes him alongside a True PG like Fears or Boswell. All indications are that Ames is leaning heavily toward IL and my "insider" tells me that Boz is ours "IF" he doesn't get a last minute blue blood offer (we'll see if that's true).
But we haven't hosted any other true PGs in 2023 (other than Joey Brown who joined Xavier Booker last season). Sure we've offered several like Wesley Yates, Chuck Bailey, Khoi Thurman, Marvel Allen, Jeremiah Johnson, Dalen Davis, Caleb Foster etc. but haven't heard a word about any having real interest in IL
I've gotta assume that if we miss on Boz then the plan is to wait and see with Belo and then hit the portal. Currently we've only offered 3 PGs in the 2024 class (David Castillo, ZZ Clark..Skyy's brother, and Curtis Givens). KJ Windham doesn't have an offer but has also unofficially visited
And blamed us fans. Essentially said we wouldn't have been happy with some players so he passed on them.It was also his father's dream school. There was no way we were getting him. Part of successful recruiting is knowing when to move on to your next target. BU seems to handle these situations well. Weber didn't - he just pouted to the media.
The staff passed on Fears. He wanted some guarantees that Brad wasn't prepared to provide so Brad moved on. Gotta assume MSU provided said guaranteesWe have Epps coming in next year who is combo guard. Belo will probably(?) stay another year due to the injury.
It was interesting that we appeared to be Fears favorite but he ended up at Lansing. I would love to hear what really happened.
We are talking about 2023 so there are probably late bloomers that we are tracking plus the dreaded transfer portal.
This year we are lucky Trent came back as nobody anticipated Curbelo's injury. Who knows if Adam stayed he might have had a chance to play some PG, they are letting DaMonte play PG a lot of the time. I suspect if Trent had not returned Brand would have picked up a pg in the portal.