Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread

[foby]

 

[blackdog]

If I’m reading all these comments correctly, the defining question/answer on college applications should be:

I want to attend the University of X because:
A. They’re good at football
B. They’re good at basketball
C. They’re good at other sports
D. All of the above

There was a reason I only applied to B1G schools out of HS. Fortunately the family history plus only being 2 years removed from 04 won me over to Illinois.

 

[sacraig]

gotta get your priorities right....but only occasionally...lol

My priorities were generally "cheap" and "plentiful" at that time in my life.

 

[Battle89]

I'm so old I don't think I knew what craft beer was when I was in college. We drank whatever the cheapest swill was that we could find at the liquor store. Hamm's, MD 20/20, Evan Williams bourbon. Had to make sure we still had $5 in the wallet for the 330am burritos.

Piccadilly cooler was sorted by price, cheapest on the right. Many a stanky case was purchased from the right side in the late 80s. Stag especially comes to mind.

 

[IlliniRunIn07]

I'm so old I don't think I knew what craft beer was when I was in college. We drank whatever the cheapest swill was that we could find at the liquor store. Hamm's, MD 20/20, Evan Williams bourbon. Had to make sure we still had $5 in the wallet for the 330am burritos.

You just made me remember and now miss La Bamba’s

 

[pruman91]

Piccadilly cooler was sorted by price, cheapest on the right. Many a stanky case was purchased from the right side in the late 80s. Stag especially comes to mind.

my band's beverage of choice..........................

 

[band camp]

 

[the juiceman cometh]

My priorities were generally "cheap" and "plentiful" at that time in my life.

I was not an econ major, but I practically minored in the economics of this very calculation.

My go-to bang for buck choices were 12 packs of Steel Reserve and 40s of Olde English 800.

 

[The Sprouting Divot]

E. Are there lots of hot co-eds
F. Are there lots of craft beers available

.and not necessarily in any order....fixed if for ya

I suspect that anyone who thinks in terms of "co-eds" is probably more concerned about Medicare and Social Security benefits than college applications.

 

[IlliniRunIn07]

I was not an econ major, but I practically minored in the economics of this very calculation.

My go-to bang for buck choices were 12 packs of Steel Reserve and 40s of Olde English 800.

$15 for a 30 pack of keystone. For 3 people, everything about this worked perfectly

 

[Illini-Rule]

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Drank my share of these in college....

 

[From the cheap seats]

At a year-end party for a team a few years ago, everyone brought beer and put it in a fridge in the garage. Sometime during the evening, someone entered the garage and took all of the beer…except for the Keystone someone brought.

 

[NarrowJ]

$15 for a 30 pack of keystone. For 3 people, everything about this worked perfectly

I think if I came back to my dorm with only a 30 pack my roommates would be upset: "well what are the rest of us gonna drink then?"

 

[IlliniRunIn07]

I think if I came back to my dorm with only a 30 pack my roommates would be upset: "well what are the rest of us gonna drink then?"

When you lived a block away from the gas station multiple runs were never a problem

 

[sacraig]

I think if I came back to my dorm with only a 30 pack my roommates would be upset: "well what are the rest of us gonna drink then?"

And with Keystone, you need the volume to make up for the fact that it's just fizzy water.

 

[band camp]

I was not an econ major, but I practically minored in the economics of this very calculation.

My go-to bang for buck choices were 12 packs of Steel Reserve and 40s of Olde English 800.

Ah 40s of 8 ball. Fond memories.

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

Wow, obviously a slow time in recruiting, lol.

There won't be much news until spring ... There will be a couple of visitors here and there ...

Our recruiting focus going forward will be 1-2 HS guys ... 3 at the most ...

Big focus on the international guys and then grab 3 or 4 guys out of the portal every year ...

 

[DICKnaggie]

Re 5 year graduation trend, all 3 of my kids at UNR (Nevada Reno) have had significant issues getting the classes they are required to take for their major, due to things like the classes only being offered spring or fall, not enough sections for each class, etc., let alone some sections having prof's that have awful ratings. Our youngest just deferred one class, which is a prereq for others and not offered the next semester, and now he will be lucky to graduate in 5 years. Bad planning on his part, because the school schedule is published, but we are talking about 100- and 200-level classes here. I don't recall having this problem when I went to UI, way back when.

As far as athletes go, don't they tend to take summer classes, and get tutored, which would tend to help them meet grad reqts early (if they want)?

But with the transfer portal, maybe some classes at the first school don't transfer to the next school, hence a 5 year duration. So I guess this incents kids to get their degree (or a Masters), and another year of NIL as a nest egg before heading out into the real world.

Course availability is definitely an issue at UIUC. it's often due to lack of communication between departments or lack of professors (for a number of reasons). More likely at the 300/400 level classes.

 

[kyillinifan]

Any news on the Frenchman who visited.

 

[the juiceman cometh]

$15 for a 30 pack of keystone. For 3 people, everything about this worked perfectly

This was my go-to option for beer pong and flip cup, but if I'm just choosing a beverage for myself I preferred higher alcohol/volume.

 

[DB11Headband]

At a year-end party for a team a few years ago, everyone brought beer and put it in a fridge in the garage. Sometime during the evening, someone entered the garage and took all of the beer…except for the Keystone someone brought.

Blasphemy. Keystone got me thru undergrad at U of I

 

[sacraig]

There won't be much news until spring ... There will be a couple of visitors here and there ...

Our recruiting focus going forward will be 1-2 HS guys ... 3 at the most ...

Big focus on the international guys and then grab 3 or 4 guys out of the portal every year ...

I feel like that's more turnover than is ideal. I just don't feel like this year will be the norm in terms of the ability to rebuild from almost scratch. I'd be happy to be proved wrong, though.

 

[sacraig]

At a year-end party for a team a few years ago, everyone brought beer and put it in a fridge in the garage. Sometime during the evening, someone entered the garage and took all of the beer…except for the Keystone someone brought.

Well we can narrow the thief down to being someone with taste buds.

 

[BretMyBeachHouse]

You could afford craft beer as an undergrad?

70 cents for a mug club beer. Can't be beat.

 

[jamarvelous31]

Blue Moon was the closest thing to a craft beer when I was an undergrad lol

2000s Murphys mug club introduced me to non-Miller Lite beer.

But that was when Sam Adams still claimed to be craft beer...