So is he in the portal or no?
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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Well, you're putting words in my mouth. I never said their alumni were more invested in BB than we are. My point is that their alumni overall are probably giving more than ours.
I don't think the Pack deal was a good deal and never said so.
I don't know what your definition of "good money" is, but Kofi, Curbelo, and Damonte were the only notable ad campaigns. It's very unclear how much we can put forward in NIL money. And it's unclear how we'll stack up with others.
Our alumni base definitely has the cash. I haven't seen much evidence of it being spent.
I'm on your side that people are overreacting heavily here, but just curious, how come TSJ wouldn't be classified as one?
IlliniwekKDR
- Colorado Springs, CO
Second this motion
Interest initially. TSJs camp was the one that reached out to Illinois….then drama with the recruitment,MIF, family members….turned into his high school recruitment 2.0. Thanks but no thanks
Kofi was first team all american on B10 champions. Pack was starting PG for 14-17 KSU who failed to make the NIT and coach was fired.
Please link to article with Kofi's NIL $ or any article for Illinois athletics that gives actual $ amount.
Rovell: Miami Football Booster Makes Huge NIL Play
The most organized booster effort taking advantage of name, image and likeness presented itself Monday.
www.actionnetwork.com
Every Miami scholarship player set to be offered NIL deal potentially worth over $500,000 collectively
Big news from South Florida.
www.saturdaydownsouth.com
Nijel Pack Cashes in On NIL Wave With Miami
Kansas State transfer guard Nijel Pack is headed to the Miami Hurricanes. And in the new era of NIL, earned $800,000 and a new car.
www.actionnetwork.com
Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe to earn about $2 Million in NIL - Sports Illustrated
He averaged 17.4 points and 15.1 rebounds per game this past season.
www.si.com
Dreamfield - NIL - The Name, Image and Likeness Dealmaking Platform
www.dreamfield.co
Biggest NIL Deals in College Sports
The world of college recruiting changed dramatically on July 1, 2021, when the NCAA enacted a rule to allow college athletes to profit from their names, images and likenesses. Overnight,...
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
Dude....you can't post a "walk in-walk out" .gif....and then just stay in.
This is a blatant violation of .gif protocol...and quite possibly upends the Board Time .gif Continuum.
I recommend a funny entrance .gif to let the board know you have properly walked back in to post. /s
Come on, things don't have to be "bad" to accept that we're not going to get every player that our staff would like to have and just because a player doesn't end up here that doesn't mean that the staff must have not been interested. Some people sound like Kentucky fans that are out there saying Skyy was told to get lost and that there wasn't a scholarship available for him anymore... There is a healthy middle ground from "panicking" and realizing that there are players from the portal that have decided to go elsewhere that would have been very nice to have and that our staff would have likely wished to grab. We aren't going to get every player we/the staff want...
And of course, I understand that we don't have Brad Underwood's master list of targets. If a coach ever released their "top 10" wish list, that would be recruiting suicide.
And of course, I understand that we don't have Brad Underwood's master list of targets. If a coach ever released their "top 10" wish list, that would be recruiting suicide.
Because "We didn't want him anyway" used to be a joke and now is literally considered part of seriously evaluating performance.
I'm not even sure why Murray is a miss. He didn't want to come here obviously and we only want players who want to be here. 0 for 1 just changed to undefeated.
BMoreIllini
- Baltimore, MD
In case anyone doesn't know it exists, there's an "Ignore" button if you visit a user's profile page. Some here have such horrible takes that I never care to hear from them again and it's gotten used heavily these past few days with how unreasonably bad some user's takes are.
Pack is an elite player, I cannot give actual amounts but Jeremy Werner reported that his guess was between 500,000 and 1,000,000 but potentially more than that.Kofi was first team all american on B10 champions. Pack was starting PG for 14-17 KSU who failed to make the NIT and coach was fired.
Please link to article with Kofi's NIL $ or any article for Illinois athletics that gives actual $ amount.
Rovell: Miami Football Booster Makes Huge NIL Play
The most organized booster effort taking advantage of name, image and likeness presented itself Monday.
Every Miami scholarship player set to be offered NIL deal potentially worth over $500,000 collectively
Big news from South Florida.
Nijel Pack Cashes in On NIL Wave With Miami
Kansas State transfer guard Nijel Pack is headed to the Miami Hurricanes. And in the new era of NIL, earned $800,000 and a new car.
Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe to earn about $2 Million in NIL - Sports Illustrated
He averaged 17.4 points and 15.1 rebounds per game this past season.
Dreamfield - NIL - The Name, Image and Likeness Dealmaking Platform
Werner Mailbag: April 25
Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner answers your Illini basketball and football questions and much more
247sports.com
I have no doubt they have plans, however, how many contingencies are left that they can manage?
Pretty impressive (sadly) that this new thread is already up to seven pages w/ no new real information--just more hot takes and panicking.
I'll just say I'd be pretty excited to see Pete Nance in an Illini uniform for one season. He could help ColeHawk quite a bit, I'd imagine: showing him how to expand his game. They seem like pretty damn similar players.
I'll just say I'd be pretty excited to see Pete Nance in an Illini uniform for one season. He could help ColeHawk quite a bit, I'd imagine: showing him how to expand his game. They seem like pretty damn similar players.
Dan, it might be time for bi hourly threads with some of these takes. Goodness gracious people.
We have a top 10 recruiting class coming in and people are writing off this year. Some off y’all need to go back to the other side of “long time reader first time poster”
We have a top 10 recruiting class coming in and people are writing off this year. Some off y’all need to go back to the other side of “long time reader first time poster”
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
illini80
- Forgottonia
Hard to say. His name isnt in there at the moment. It could very well mean he will return to NW if he pulls his name from the draft.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
What makes you think starting a new MID-DAY thread will solve any of the increased snarkyness caused by the new daily threads ??
Hostilities are rampant now with just a daily thread ....Going to 2 a days will only exacerbate the emotions........
JMHO , but the tenor of the posts back when it was weekly or monthly new threads was a lot more civil than it is now.......granted , there are new posters causing some flack against the trusted peeps keeping us abreast of what is ACTUALLY happening ..........
Some of the fun of coming here and reading and posting back and forth has dissipated by the notion of being as direct as possible and fanning flames to create disfunction is working ........Guess I need to take a break from here and spend my time with my NL's to keep a smile on my face ......
Patience has been brought up to let things play out as far as the portal ......Some here are NOT wanting any patience to be given and that is very disconcerting to me .......
Time for a gummy and some vaping to regain my happiness.................Hope normalcy might return here eventually ..............I really really do.............
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It’s sad and hilarious that you could easily add another row to this lol
illini80
- Forgottonia
I've been playing all wrong. I thought “Hot take” was the free square!!
I'm just here for the GIFs
Joel Goodson
- ties will be resolved
Sure. But my 2 cents is that he'll enter the portal if he pulls out of the draft.
sacraig
- The desert
Dr Copejam
- The Rock
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