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If u saw what I posted , I stated that I understand if he didn’t chose uconn. To me it’s more shocking as to who he chose over us. Illinois is prolly one of the top 10 weakest/worst teams of the power fives. I think people keep misunderstanding The view point on the Illinois choice. I understand recruiting is constantly fluid and these kids go to strange places sometimes but I’m still waiting for somebody to tell me what could possibly be a reason why he went to Illinois. From kofi’s standpoint: I’m waiting .... Again I’m not sour grapes because he didnt come to Uconn -,just because I question the strange choice of Illinois that suddenly means that if he didn’t come to Uconn I can’t wrap my head around it ? no not at all and that’s not what I’m saying
 
CL82 said:
Apparently you are unaware of the pa gentry and beauty that was this years URI game.

Do basketball fans remember what it was like to be a NCAA tourney team?

Drop Basketball Now!!

(Note my second exclamation point which double the emphasis of your paltry single exclamation point.)
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Yeah, 2016 we beat Colorado then lost to Kansas in Des Monies.

When was the last UConn Football bowl wins or frankly just a win?

Drop Football Now!!!
 
Stainmaster said:
Paesano would do well to realize that people would take his claims more seriously if he didn’t accuse every recruit who goes elsewhere of being on the take.

Seriously, do these people really think bribery is the only thing that could keep a kid from committing to UConn?
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Stop being dishonest. I have not said that about every recruit. Time is proving me right about everyone I did accuse, however. Just how short is your attention span. FBI ring a bell?
 
Illinigoat said:
When bill self left illinois' for Kansas, ESPN called it a lateral move. Today, it would not be.
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Sorry but kansas has never and will never be a lateral move from Illinois and I'm one of the very few here who defended Illinois program and said people here were selling their history short.

That would be like saying going from the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Yankees is a lateral move.
 
BY06518 said:
Yeah, 2016 we beat Colorado then lost to Kansas in Des Monies.

When was the last UConn Football bowl wins or frankly just a win?

Drop Football Now!!!
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Bye, UConn hater.
 
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BY06518 said:
Yeah, 2016 we beat Colorado then lost to Kansas in Des Monies.

When was the last UConn Football bowl wins or frankly just a win?

Drop Football Now!!!
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Apparently you aren't reading my posts since I answered your question in my prior one.

We've had two losing seasons in a row in men's basketball. And it's obvious from your posts that you believe that a team can never improve. No point in having a losing team, am I right?

Drop Basketball Now !!!!!!

(Note my six exclamation points are still double the emphasis of your paltry three exclamation points and I used bold too, making my point far, far more important.)
 
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Stainmaster said:
NBE is a mediocre conference now that will be no better than the AAC 15-20 years from now. All of the NBE apologists here are nostalgic for a past that's never coming back.
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15-20 years is a very long time. There may not be an AAC by then
 
Rumor I heard today from a coach is that Kahlil Whitney is not solid on his UK commitment and could end up at Illinois with Kofi.

Take it with a grain of salt, but that could explain some things, and trust me Kahlil isn't cheap ;).
 
This has got to be the strangest storyline. Illinois sucks, so they play in the B1G, we play in prestigious tournaments every year and seem to have solid OOC schedules.

It doesn't make any sense. Good luck to the kid. I wouldn't be surprised to read something negative about their program in the next few years.

We'll survive
 
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UofCT2009 said:
... you know I’ve talked about it in other threads.
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You completely misread how much attention you're being paid, but it sounds like you're saying that I stepped on your, "I told you so"
 
Nebraskan18 said:
I'm honestly not that mad we didn't get him, I just can not understand for the life of me why he would go to Illinois. On what planet does a top 50 big man watch an Illinois game and say "oh man, I need to play here. Their coach is a jerk, they are awful, their system is a joke, and Brad Underwood hasn't done anything that makes you think they'll be good ever, but this is the place for me" lmao
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Because the team is young and they have some good players coming in
AND its the B1G where at least 7 teams may make the dance - can you say that about the AAC?
Underwood may be a jerk to you but the guy knows the game and can coach
 
JimOllie said:
Guilty of accepting bribery. Every high school athlete knows accepting cash from a school isn’t allowed. Any who take money should be held accountable.
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Just because it's the ’law’ doesn't make it right. Now if caught, they should be held accountable. But I don't fault a kid for doing it from a moral perspective.

If you managed to somehow magically out kids who have run afoul of the special favors/money NCAA rules, 70% of high major kids would show up on the radar in some form or fashion.
 
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JB75 said:
OK last time Illl say it then I won’t mention it again- I still can’t believe he chose Illinois! this whole board should be absolutely shocked - I still can’t wrap my head around why he would go there -unless it’s something strange and shady we don’t know about - to be fair , there’s always surprising commitments and decommitments , but this one is definitely a head scratcher - I’m not saying he should’ve come to UConn but Illinois ? I’m still waiting for somebody to explain it to me so it makes sense in my head. This is by far one of the most surprising recruiting choices involving Uconn I’ve seen in a long time. Ok I’m done. I’ll let it go.
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Its been explained by people on here, by his HS coach, by his closest friends and by Kofi himself
If some folks can't, don't want to, or refuse to believe it then so be it
Quite obviously the Ilini offered something that Hurley, the AAC and UConn couldn't - if you folks who want to believe it was money, ok, but I think it is something else entirely. I just hope against hope that it's not this damn conference but it keeps pointing that way (IMHO)
 
gtcam said:
Its been explained by people on here, by his HS coach, by his closest friends and by Kofi himself
If some folks can't, don't want to, or refuse to believe it then so be it
Quite obviously the Ilini offered something that Hurley, the AAC and UConn couldn't - if you folks who want to believe it was money, ok, but I think it is something else entirely. I just hope against hope that it's not this damn conference but it keeps pointing that way (IMHO)
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I am sure it was the money and the conference. The AAC is killing us.
 
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B1GEast said:
This has got to be the strangest storyline. Illinois sucks, so they play in the B1G, we play in prestigious tournaments every year and seem to have solid OOC schedules.

It doesn't make any sense. Good luck to the kid. I wouldn't be surprised to read something negative about their program in the next few years.

We'll survive
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Some kids simply do not want to take road trips to play Tulsa or Tulane or Houston or UCF.

And some kids don't care.

I don't see any reason to suspect Illinois did anything here.
 
whaler11 said:
Pretty sure I said as long as they don’t get caught.

You want respect from Syracuse fans? I don’t know if the nosepicker cheated but he could win 5 NCs in a row and I promise you there would be plenty of reasons to hate him.

The whole point is almost everyone hates the teams that win. I hate Carolina and Duke the most. It’s not because my favorite color is green.
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Glad I don't do business with you.
 
kansashusky said:
Rumor I heard today from a coach is that Kahlil Whitney is not solid on his UK commitment and could end up at Illinois with Kofi.

Take it with a grain of salt, but that could explain some things, and trust me Kahlil isn't cheap ;).
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This is funny bc I read a 247 article this morning where Kahlil says all that talk is garbage and he’s 100% committed to Calipari
 
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