Chief Illiniwek wasn't an eligibility issue either.NCAA doesn’t come into play in this or shouldn’t. Not an eligibility issue, just a University issue so probably a slap on the wrist.
Chief Illiniwek wasn't an eligibility issue either.NCAA doesn’t come into play in this or shouldn’t. Not an eligibility issue, just a University issue so probably a slap on the wrist.
That was a meme. You, sir, are the gif-master.
I would have been very disappointed if Jay didn’t chime in on the suspension.
This is the way I see it. Payne will get a chance to play "starter's minutes" those three games. If Payne is not productive and the game is close, Coleman will probably play the 5. If we're blowing out the opposition, BBV and/or Lieb will get some valuable minutes.This is an opportunity to see who can step up and show they can adequately fill the gap, we'll see.
Nah I wouldn’t think soCould missing these 3 games jeopardize any future achievements (ex; NPOTY) this year for Kofi?
Last year three games without Ayo didn’t seem to be a negative. Turn it into a positive and move on.Not going to get too upset, but it is disappointing, which is par for the course for the current gang that runs...or fails...the NCAA. A one game suspension would have been the most warranted. There also seems to be, if my reading and memory are serving well, that the penalty was very different for the exact same infraction by another player who was not a First Team All-American. But that was something I read on the internet so likely has no basis in fact.
Nevertheless, I look on this as a good thing. More time for Payne to play and Lieb/BBV to grow confidence which could pay dividends for the next 18 months. Kofi, in the meantime, can practice his free throws, 12-16 ft. jumpers, and passing from under the bucket to anywhere beyond the arc ...as the Illini will have a shooter out there for sure who can bury it. In my mind, BU will embrace this and deal with it....turning it all into a huge positive. It also should get everyone on the team motivated as there are 75-90 min. of floor time available to be distributed while Kofi cheers from the bench. Go Illini!!
Understand what you’re saying, but I don’t think Ayo was ever 100% after that. A few hard fouls seemed to take a toll on him in subsequent games and could have potentially hurt his eventual draft status. I’m getting off topic tho.Last year three games without Ayo didn’t seem to be a negative. Turn it into a positive and move on.
It was Bridges parents that met with an agent and "he didn't know" they met for dinner.What’s the difference between the msu situation a couple years ago and kofi now?
If it had been Hunter Dickinson, the NCAA would have rubbed lotion on his !!! and whispered sweet nothings in his ear.What's the saying? You can count on 3 things: death, taxes, and the NCAA taking every opportunity to screw Illinois....i kid, i kid (somewhat). I have a hard time believing the sentence would have been this many for a Mich or Mich St player.
I’ve now heard it reported the same way on a station that carries Illinois basketball. Honestly I don’t care as much about the 3 games as I do the implications being made that are false. He declared for the draft on April 18th. When did he start selling gear, June something?I think what bugs me the most about this is most media outlets are probably reporting this the same way WBBM did last night. Their in-depth reporting revealed that Kofi has been suspended for 3 games for selling team gear in violation of NCAA rules. Period. End of report.
To say that this will have no effect on Kofi’s future possibilities, including NIL, is overly optimistic. It could very easily affect him negatively in the minds of anyone not given the full story. Which is highly likely to be most of the people not closely associated with the Illini.
Hmm, wonder where they got that approach from. When it doesn’t stop you from becoming the most powerful man on Earth, it will be emulated.Well...Illinois and Kofi could follow the Self-Wade approach and just deny everything and proclaim innocence even in the face of overwhelming evidence. Might be penalties for them sometime in the distant future. It appears to be a successful approach. Admitting guilt and making amends gets a fairly quick penalty. Whitman and Illinois took the high road.
If you can play like Lucas Johnson I accept your proposal.
The NCAA has been depriving institutions and players of due process for decades. While I'm never for the FedGov involving itself in issues that are not federal in nature (although it's fair to say that the monopoly granted to the NCAA upon its founding by Congress is a federal antitrust issue), I wholeheartedly support the passing of a bill that would provide some oversight. Creating a framework might at least force the NCAA to be more consistent in what rules are enforced and against whom. I know that's a pipe dream, because money always trumps ethics in the NCAA's world, and the bluebloods have plenty of that to buy their way out of sanctions.I thought this might be as good of a place as any for this.
Congress pushing to curb NCAA's investigative and punitive autonomy
"The NCAA is a monopoly with no oversight," Kustoff told ESPN. "The NCAA acts as investigator, prosecutor, judge, jury and executioner. [Our bill] sets up a framework. The NCAA can still do their jobs, but with more constraints."
https://www.espn.com/college-sports...way-ncaa-investigates-punishes-member-schools