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Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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For those that care about HS recruiting ...
I've been told do not be shocked if Cal brings in Jayden Q, Liam Mcneeley, Somto Cyril, Billy Richmond ...
Expect Travis Perry to stick at UK ...
Boogie Fland I have heard Uconn, Bama, and St. John's ...
I've been told do not be shocked if Cal brings in Jayden Q, Liam Mcneeley, Somto Cyril, Billy Richmond ...
Expect Travis Perry to stick at UK ...
Boogie Fland I have heard Uconn, Bama, and St. John's ...
bdutts
- Houston, Texas
I get that the collectives are doling out the cash, but isn't anyone asking for a written contract, with all the promises that are given? I'd be asking for it if I were in the athlete's shoes.
Does this impact their pursuit of AJ Storr at all? Saw Chin and OA following Cal to Arkansas so assume that’s the top competition?
Well as I am sure you can imagine ... There is some deals that aren't exactly all "NIL" related ...
There's NIL and then there is "NIL" ...
Chin is going to keep trying with Storr ...
But with those kids I just mentioned ...
They ain't gonna have a million for Storr after that ...
Is there any chance Maddox commits this weekend or is he definitely doing those other visits?
madillini4
Ozamataz Buckshank
- Millywaukee
“Take the money and run”- Steve miller
Well this doesn’t sound promising.
We can’t outbid Xavier on NIL?
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
If they're throwing everything they've got at Maddox and we're throwing everything we've got at Storr and Boswell, do the math.
madillini4
Ozamataz Buckshank
- Millywaukee
If Maddox is their #1 priority they can pay him a lot, and sell him on him being the guy.
With NIL same at Illinois vs Xavier, would kids really pick Xavier? Don't they want to win?
what if the staff goes to Tyson and says hey we need a million for an elite talent and Tyson says hell yeah
...at least when we face the next giant duo from Purdue.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
It's also worth remembering that Xavier has no football to spend NIL dollars on. While Illinois probably isn't a top dog as far as football NIL goes, the point is that we still DO have NIL money devoted toward football. If Illinois just simply didn't have a football program, I doubt many schools in the country, including Xavier, could outbid us. While some are obviously way better than others, I would wager that most basketball-only Big East schools punch slightly above their weight as far as NIL funds go precisely for this reason.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
I'll buy Xavier being good next year, they were really young last year and Miller knows what he's doing.
BTW, I was making fun of fanbases that are weird little parochial cults in the other thread, Xavier is a great example. It's like if you boiled down the entire Notre Dame fanbase to like 30 disheveled old guys all running in the Republican primary for the same House seat in the Cincinnati suburbs.
I spent some time in Cincy years back (great town) and 100% of the Xavier alums I met still wore their class ring all the time.
Xavier big east, private catholic school total 6000 student UG and Grad. Stadium seats 10,000. Looks like they sell out. 16-18 last year.
Very different than Illinois. I think money is comparable so comes down to which coach, which program. If he is worried about playing time than Xavier may be safer choice. Illinois was stronger program last year.
Dante is from Chicago which bodes well for Illinois. I wonder if we recruited him out of HS? We do better when we have (see Terrance, Quincy, Tre, Kylan) But he has been in Toledo 3 years. Does he hate Ohio or love it?
I don't like that much either as he "breeched" his part of the "contract". That said, I think it was a smart idea. Better to waste the money there than deal with the possibility of being dragged through the mud for refusing to pay and future negative recruiting. As sad as it is, often it's better to just pay disingenuous people to go away than stick to your guns and combat them even when you know you're 100% in the right. Just financially not worth the battle or publicity. Sucks, but it seems to be paying dividends.
That's fine, as long as he continues to post on Loyalty.
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