Kofi Cockburn in the transfer portal

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thedrunkreferee
Fanview said:
People love this, "At other schools he's just another guy. At my school, he's the guy". This is not accurate at all. Kofi will be a guy anywhere he goes.

Also people swore Adam Miller would be "the guy" here and I saw so many fans turn on him early on when he was in Curbelo's shadow... Just saying

Now in regards to exposure, I can't comment on that. But who's to say there aren't endorsement offers being put on the table elsewhere right now? It's one thing to talk about theoretical offers in Champaign, but if you're getting a good offer right now... why wouldn't you? Also this might be a good opportunity for him to see the endorsement offers everywhere. Just a thought.
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Stop it. You’re telling me Kentucky looks at players the same way we do when they leave? Awful take. You just said it in your post. “Kofi will be a guy anywhere he goes” you’re right. He will be “a guy”. Here he would be THE guy.
 
#155      
BalloonsTheElephant
Any of the clowns saying that this will tarnish Kofi's legacy needs to sit down and put their velcro new balance shoes and tall socks on and shut up. This is a new world, and I don't think you'd say Michael Jordan or Jerry Rice or Joe Montana tarnished their legacy at their original teams by leaving. Get yours, Kofi and thanks for all the fun.

I heard this may be coming but it sounded a little to crazy too believe. UI is still in the driver's seat, but this is all new territory, so who knows. Also, his eligibility may be in question.

Edit: if people are saying anything negative on Twitter, they are the worst.
 
#156      
Fanview
thedrunkreferee said:
Stop it. You’re telling me Kentucky looks at players the same way we do when they leave? Awful take. You just said it in your post. “Kofi will be a guy anywhere he goes” you’re right. He will be “a guy”. Here he would be THE guy.
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I meant he'll be the guy anywhere. Sure, at Kentucky, it'll be more short lived but blue bloods aside, it's pretty much the same situation anywhere else. You're free to think what you think. I disagree.
 
#159      
Willard
Most of the negative comments on Twitter are from troll accounts.Smart move.
 
#160      
BRucks
LvilleILL said:
Talked to a couple of different people about this. The likeliest place for him to come back to is Illinois, he is more using the transfer portal as leverage from what I have been told. There is other factors at play about if he could even play in college this coming season. Everyone stop freaking out, if he comes back to college I would be surprised if he doesn't play at Illinois next season.
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Leverage for what?
 
#163      
ILLinoize92
As a fringe draft prospect that just got feedback that was not what you hoped - you ESPECIALLY keep all doors open and maximize what leverage you have left to heave around. The deadline for one of those was fast approaching so you check the box and opt in to the portal before the door closes. #1 has to look out for #1.
 
#164      
wpr
Deepika Padukone What GIF
 
#165      
EyeoftheIllini
I’m curious and maybe this has been discussed elsewhere, but do people think in general endorsement deals for someone at Kofi’s level will be national or local? It just seems to me that very few players would warrant national type deals. I mean Garza was the prohibitive favorite to win POY this past year, and I just can’t imagine a national company signing a deal with him this past year if it had been legal. I think in some ways Kofi might be more compelling than Garza, but I just don’t see the national deals for him either — whether at Illinois or a blue blood.
 
#166      
Fanview
EyeoftheIllini said:
I’m curious and maybe this has been discussed elsewhere, but do people think in general endorsement deals for someone at Kofi’s level will be national or local? It just seems to me that very few players would warrant national type deals. I mean Garza was the prohibitive favorite to win POY this past year, and I just can’t imagine a national company signing a deal with him this past year if it had been legal. I think in some ways Kofi might be more compelling than Garza, but I just don’t see the national deals for him either — whether at Illinois or a blue blood.
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I'd imagine similar to sneaker deals, companies take a chance. New Balance took a chance on Kawhi Leonard and that paid off. I forsee national companies betting on various Player of the Year candidates. Kofi included
 
#167      
spillini
Could a group of fans crowdfund a "sponsorship" legally? Half joking
 
#169      
stlillinifan
Unbelievable that Kofi that could take a look at the NBA, then come back with this...
Actually not unbelievable. I don't blame any kid for doing what's best for he and his family.
That said...
the last few years of transfer stuff has been bad enough
College sports going forward... what a cluster
 
#170      
dbeverly26
BRucks said:
Leverage for what?
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Sponsors of the team (let’s say Busey, for instance) have made a marketing investment that becomes more valuable as the team gets better. So Busey now has an incentive to make a marketing investment in Kofi to get him to stay.

I think Kofi is going to be extremely marketable wherever he goes. He’s a fun player and there aren’t many (any?) guys in the NCAA like him. He’s right to see what he can line up in terms of endorsements and keep his options open. But he’s also not necessarily going to go to the highest bidder. We just need to get close enough to get him to stick with the devil he knows.

I have no idea if we’re gonna be able to do that. But there are folks associated with the program who could, if they wanted to.
 
#174      
Illini1985
Social media is so toxic in general, It's not possible for people to not come at Kofi. Not saying it's deserved, but every fan base is going to have that segment of deplorables who for their 5 seconds of fame is going to attack a player the second something goes wrong.

At this point the damage is going to happen and you just hope Kofi and Co. will pay attention to the amount fans who will support him which will undoubtedly be dwarf the amount of negative comments.

You can find anything on social media to support your opinion on a fan base...good or bad.
 
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