July 11, 20169 yr QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Jul 11, 2016 -> 01:21 PM) Pull in Goodwin and Scruggs. Then i'll BE REAL happy. #don'tgetgreedy. If we get those 2 I'll buy season tickets.
July 11, 20169 yr That is a huge get. I wonder if they are shooting for a 6 man class comprised of the current 3 commits plus a PG (Frazier or Scruggs), a big man (no idea) and then Goodwin.
July 11, 20169 yr Joe Henricksen @joehoopsreport 17m17 minutes ago Jeremiah Tilmon on his good friend and AAU teammate Jordan Goodwin: "I'm going to get him to come with me." ...
July 11, 20169 yr Damn it's nice to have the AD's office excited about sports again: @IlliniMBB Coach Groce with AD Whitman hearing of Tilmon's commit -->> pic.twitter.com/vHkC9wDkFk— Annice McEwan (@WCIA3Annice) July 11, 2016 Edited July 11, 20169 yr by JenksIsMyHero
July 11, 20169 yr QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Jul 11, 2016 -> 02:51 PM) Damn it's nice to have the AD's office excited about sports again: @IlliniMBB Coach Groce with AD Whitman hearing of Tilmon's commit -->> pic.twitter.com/vHkC9wDkFk— Annice McEwan (@WCIA3Annice) July 11, 2016 That's really cool to see the moment.
July 11, 20169 yr QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Jul 11, 2016 -> 02:51 PM) Damn it's nice to have the AD's office excited about sports again: @IlliniMBB Coach Groce with AD Whitman hearing of Tilmon's commit -->> pic.twitter.com/vHkC9wDkFk— Annice McEwan (@WCIA3Annice) July 11, 2016 I enjoy college sports, but man I can't help to feel weird about two grown men hugging and smiling over where a high school kid decides to go to college.
July 11, 20169 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 11, 2016 -> 09:15 PM) I enjoy college sports, but man I can't help to feel weird about two grown men hugging and smiling over where a high school kid decides to go to college. Same. It's like "hell yeah, improved job security and making money off this kid".
July 11, 20169 yr I have zero problem with it, it's their job and they just caught a big break. The horror.
July 11, 20169 yr If Jordan Goodwin commits to Illinois, Groce is safe for a while. It's the trick in recruiting. Illinois has been on a lot of top lists (heck, they got a verbal commitment from Alexander and Snider committed to Illinois publicly). All you have to do is land one. Just ask Michigan. That program sucked for years and it took Beilein multiple bad seasons to right the ship. Edited July 11, 20169 yr by Deadpool
July 12, 20169 yr He'll be gone if he doesn't make the tournament. Beilen had 3 tournament appearances and a B1G title though 5 seasons. Situations not too comparable. Edited July 12, 20169 yr by Buehrle>Wood
July 12, 20169 yr QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 11, 2016 -> 07:00 PM) He'll be gone if he doesn't make the tournament. Beilen had 3 tournament appearances and a B1G title though 5 seasons. Situations not too comparable. Yep Groce has to make NCAA tourney or bust
July 13, 20169 yr Author Don't even know where to put this but the glory days of mizzou sports are certainly over. Their AD just left to go to Baylor, the school cleaning up a horrible rape / rape reporting suppression scandal.
July 14, 20169 yr QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Jul 11, 2016 -> 01:21 PM) Pull in Goodwin and Scruggs. Then i'll BE REAL happy. #don'tgetgreedy. You stay away from Scruggs! I want him.
July 15, 20169 yr QUOTE (farmteam @ Jul 14, 2016 -> 06:32 PM) You stay away from Scruggs! I want him. Seems more likely that they get the 4 star PG out of Florida. He's high on them and Groce & Co. continue to recruit him hard.
July 15, 20169 yr QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Jul 15, 2016 -> 09:42 AM) Seems more likely that they get the 4 star PG out of Florida. He's high on them and Groce & Co. continue to recruit him hard. He's no slouch either. Tim Frazier is very, very good.
July 15, 20169 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 11, 2016 -> 03:15 PM) I enjoy college sports, but man I can't help to feel weird about two grown men hugging and smiling over where a high school kid decides to go to college. I'm currently going through this process with my daughter and it is a weird process with these coaches. As a parent though it's really nice to know her cost of going to college is going to be drastically reduced.
July 15, 20169 yr QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 11, 2016 -> 07:00 PM) He'll be gone if he doesn't make the tournament. Beilen had 3 tournament appearances and a B1G title though 5 seasons. Situations not too comparable. They probably can't fire him if he recruits the hell out of the next couple of classes. He makes so many top 5s of some really good talent. He got a verbal commitment from two top guys one year that changed their minds the last day. Recruiting is everything in CBB. If he sucks with Goodwin, JT, etc, he's definitely fired.
July 19, 20169 yr Not that it means much but Illinois made PF Theo John's top 6 and SF Terrance Lewis is going to visit Illinois in August
July 20, 20169 yr QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 19, 2016 -> 05:41 PM) Not that it means much but Illinois made PF Theo John's top 6 and SF Terrance Lewis is going to visit Illinois in August I'm not impressed by John at all, he was a decent option if we couldn't land Tilmon but I don't see the fit now. A redshirt candidate would be fine with the last scholly but I don't think John wants that. I'm still high on Lewis but if Goodwin does commit to us I again don't see the fit.
July 20, 20169 yr QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jul 20, 2016 -> 10:03 AM) I'm not impressed by John at all, he was a decent option if we couldn't land Tilmon but I don't see the fit now. A redshirt candidate would be fine with the last scholly but I don't think John wants that. I'm still high on Lewis but if Goodwin does commit to us I again don't see the fit. Get Goodwin and Frazier and call it a day. I think that is the expectation at this point and it might very well be the best recruiting class at Illinois since the Self era.
July 20, 20169 yr QUOTE (Boogua @ Jul 20, 2016 -> 10:14 AM) Get Goodwin and Frazier and call it a day. I think that is the expectation at this point and it might very well be the best recruiting class at Illinois since the Self era. Yup I'm fine with this, and you swing for the fence with the last scholarship. Probably won't use it but then you have some interesting options in 2018.
July 20, 20169 yr QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 20, 2016 -> 11:14 AM) What is all this bball talk? Lovie's taking his sweet time with recruiting
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