On the start vs come off the bench scenario. I imagine he starts, but the crowd reaction three minutes into the game when he gets off the bench would also be something else…
It’s really interesting NIL really did matter in coming to this decision when some lawyers said NIL had nothing to do with this.The Court stated that NIL has changed everything. We ain't in Kansas anymore. The balance of power has shifted
NIL changed the landscape immensely. One could argue it put everyone on the same playing field and neutered the dirty programs.The Court stated that NIL has changed everything. We ain't in Kansas anymore. The balance of power has shifted
We gotta crowd fund some Four Roses for @LvilleILL @illini0440 @Indy Illini FanThe insiders here, wow, insanely accurate.
If he's back for the entire season they are going to play with a chip on their shoulder the entire way. I'd also expect Shannon to play with something to prove.our guys are going to feed off it. more like feast. bring it
When I first read that I thought wh-aaat? He’s an All-American dude and the best athlete in Illini History (according to some)…but then I thought about it…and I really kinda like the way you scripted that flick. I would definitely watch that movie.I don't know, I actually agree with what a previous poster said.
1. Start the same five guys that got you a Big Ten road win at Michigan.
2. Put Shannon in as a sub early - after the game has started and on TV - to a loud and long standing ovation from Illini Nation to show we have his back.
True but the poster said this was how he hoped it would turn out. Zero tolerance policy. Suspended. Check. Due process through the panel who agreed with his judgment. Check. TRO vigorously and competently opposed by the university and Josh. Check. He and the university are above reproach. He might not have engineered it. He might not have foreseen it but yes he is smiling. Everyone wins hereI think JW is an awesome AD, and I’m sure he was a good baby lawyer for the 1-2 years he practiced in DC at performing the junior level legal tasks he was assigned, but the view by many on here that because he has a law degree and practiced for less than 2 years (I think?) that he is some master legal mind that outmaneuvers the legal world is the stuff of a John Grisham book.
Taking it a little further than it goes, I think. Victory for FAIRNESS. Court didn't say you gotta wait until a jury rules. It said you gotta give him a fair hearing before you decide you're gonna presume him guilty. From what I read (not everything), the university's position was, "because there was an arrest warrant, we're gonna presume TJS did it, and we're not even going to listen to whatever evidence he has to the contrary .". Court said, no, that's not fair. Before you can suspend him for rape, you gotta at least listen to what he has to say about whether he did in fact do it. If the university would give him a fair hearing, they could suspend him again tomorrow. They don't need to wait for the criminal case.A victory for the doctrine of innocence before being pronounced guilty.
And another reason the U very much needs to review its policy regarding persons accused of something.
Find someone guilty first. That’s how it should work. Then comes punishment.
If he's back for the entire season they are going to play with a chip on their shoulder the entire way. I'd also expect Shannon to play with something to prove.
They've also kind of learned to play a bit without him and seen Coleman, Guerrier, and Harmon really step up to the point I think they're even more dangerous now.
The university needs to figure out when they can and cannot suspend a player. based on the person and the facts about the incident that have been public most on here don’t seem to have a major issue with his return. So if a player is out on bail and court cases don’t interfere then they play?Million dollar question. Does the University now go back and try to redo this by checking all the needed boxes?
As to the fan reaction on the road, I think a lot will depend on what further information comes out. To that, it will be interesting to see if the legal team has a PR angle to this whole thing.
I give you ... the Extremely Lucky Timeline that Illini fans have gone through decades of torment to realize in 2024:
1. TSJ's request for the suspension to be overturned is granted on Friday 1/19/2024.
2. The Illini get on another hot streak, starting with RU at home and a win at NU in front of a majority Illini crowd.
3. The Illini sit atop the Big Ten and in the top 5 of the AP poll the day of Shannon's preliminary hearing (Friday 2/23). No new evidence to move the needle is presented by the DA, and the judge (perhaps considering the DA's very sketchy past) rules that there should have not been probably cause to even charge TSJ in the first place. The charges are dropped, and Shannon is free to live his life as a 110% innocent man!
4. The next day, Illinois absolutely demolishes Iowa by 30+ in the House of 'Paign.
5. On Tuesday 3/5, the Illini get revenge on Purdue at home and clinch what should be our third Big Ten championship in four years.
6. We finish the season by sweeping rival Iowa in Iowa City ... I'll be there.
7. Honestly don't care about the BTT, but I guess we can win it if it doesn't tire us out too much?
8. Playing like no team has played since our 2005 squad, this team is together, hungry and playing with a chip on their shoulder. They simply are not going to be stopped.
9. On Monday 4/8/2024, for the first time in its storied history, the Illinois Fighting Illini are crowned National Champions.
I don't know, I actually agree with what a previous poster said.
1. Start the same five guys that got you a Big Ten road win at Michigan.
2. Put Shannon in as a sub early - after the game has started and on TV - to a loud and long standing ovation from Illini Nation to show we have his back.
My only quibble that they say he inappropriately touched her "before" he sexually assaulted her. Actually, it is the "inappropriate touching" itself that is the alleged sexual assault.Here's what ESPN has to say about it, one of their lead stories. A fairly thorough article on the legal events that have transpired.
Shannon cleared to rejoin Illini after TRO granted
A judge granted Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr.'s request for a temporary restraining order Friday, allowing him to be reinstated weeks after being suspended following his December arrest on a rape charge for an alleged incident in Lawrence, Kansas.www.espn.com