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2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD

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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #180 on: April 05, 2023, 04:48:28 PM »
Quote from: ILLINICHIEF on April 05, 2023, 04:34:04 PM
Conner Servan transferring

https://www.on3.com/db/connor-serven-148779/

5 slots now available, possibly 7 if my count is right

Wasn’t Servan a walkon?

13 total rides available:

(7 taken)
Harris
Goode
Hansberry
Lawhorn
Rodgers
Dainja
Moretti

Looks like 4 for sure available, with 2 held for Shannon/Hawkins

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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #181 on: April 05, 2023, 04:52:33 PM »
Quote from: Dominic on April 05, 2023, 04:48:28 PM
Wasn’t Servan a walkon?

13 total rides available:

(7 taken)
Harris
Goode
Hansberry
Lawhorn
Rodgers
Dainja
Moretti

Looks like 4 for sure available, with 2 held for Shannon/Hawkins

That is correct, I was off by one. Dom was correct guys. ;D
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #182 on: April 05, 2023, 05:22:25 PM »
Quote from: Jobu on April 05, 2023, 04:04:15 PM
I'm a little not on board with Oats with the whole pew pew shoot em up shit and how he handled it.

Totally agree. Just using him as an example of who could be an “upgrade.” TBH I mostly ignored that whole thing (meaning I didn’t dig into the story in depth), but from what I saw/heard he did not come out looking that good. My point is, there are coaches out there who could/would likely be an upgrade over Underwood.
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"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly recalled to The Times. Kelly said he would usually quash the conversation by saying "nothing (Hitler) did, you could argue, was good," but that Trump would occasionally bring up the topic again.
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #183 on: April 05, 2023, 08:35:59 PM »
IF...and it's a B1G IF, the NCAA cracks down on 1st time x-fer's leaving for a 2nd time.  2nd time X-fer's supposedly will no longer  be able participate immediately with exceptions of course, then I tend to think the way to build back the ILLINI is taking Fresh/Soph's. Then we get 3-4 yrs of play from past 4*-5* guys.

Why continue to try and build with Junior/Senior each year if we can only have them for say 1-2 years at best...1st time Jr/Sr's could transfer out in the case of Sr's or Covid Yr Sr. 1st time x-fer's for fresh/soph would lend itself to a much more stable program long haul?

I get the need for experience, and maybe that is all we get, but I would not be opposed to taking 1st time x-fers being younger guys that were 4-5* coming our of HS, and trying to get maximum yrs from them. Maybe we have a down year, but right now we are looking at that exact scenario next year anyways.

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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #184 on: April 05, 2023, 08:46:30 PM »
I would take right now the following in this class IF we could get them.

Newman from Purdue
Batcho from Tex Tech
Paveletzke from Wofford
Murray from G-Town

We add them to Hansberry-Gibbs-Lawhorn and return Rodgers/Harris/Goode/Dainja/Moretti (?)-Redd (?), the last two who knows...and get both TSJ and Hawkins back, then we have a team. Without Hawk and TSJ we also add, Alexander from St. Johns and Njie from Penn State.

Those are the types and position/athletes IF can convince them with NIL deals we go after.
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #185 on: April 05, 2023, 10:50:14 PM »
Supposedly over 1300 players in the portal.
I think we will find two or three that will help.
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #186 on: April 06, 2023, 12:31:29 AM »
Quote from: Lkdog on April 05, 2023, 10:50:14 PM
Supposedly over 1300 players in the portal.
I think we will find two or three that will help.

Funny we thought that about TSJ/Mayer...one could debate that there was as much harm as help with finding these two. Top 1/2 Transfer class last year....By the way we need exactly 4-6 that will help, not 2-3.  ;D

First Round exit NCAA, B1G Tourney and many a game playing from double digit deficits. Yes I know it could/would have been worse without them, but seriously that class with those two, didn't really do us much favors overall.
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #187 on: April 06, 2023, 01:09:53 AM »
I have zero objections to what spark has said, despite how others have tried to twist his words.
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #188 on: April 06, 2023, 02:24:42 AM »
Quote from: ILLINICHIEF on April 06, 2023, 12:31:29 AM
Funny we thought that about TSJ/Mayer...one could debate that there was as much harm as help with finding these two. Top 1/2 Transfer class last year....By the way we need exactly 4-6 that will help, not 2-3.  ;D

First Round exit NCAA, B1G Tourney and many a game playing from double digit deficits. Yes I know it could/would have been worse without them, but seriously that class with those two, didn't really do us much favors overall.


We would have been under .500 without them. We will take Shannon back in a second.
I can see you are in full eeyore mode these days.
They will add players. Calm down.



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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #189 on: April 06, 2023, 03:52:49 AM »
Quote from: Lkdog on April 05, 2023, 10:50:14 PM
Supposedly over 1300 players in the portal.
I think we will find two or three that will help.

Help how much is the key, though.
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #190 on: April 06, 2023, 03:59:14 AM »
Quote from: Custard on April 06, 2023, 01:09:53 AM
I have zero objections to what spark has said, despite how others have tried to twist his words.

Me either, Underwood is a competent head coach. I’ve said this many times, and recently. But is anyone here actually calling for him to be “fired?” That’s an honest question. I’ve only really started to pay close attention to this debate the last few days. Because TBH I’d be surprised if the amount of people that want him “fired,” is more than 2. There’s probably a much bigger number of us that wouldn’t mind him being hired away. And that’s a very different thing.

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"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly recalled to The Times. Kelly said he would usually quash the conversation by saying "nothing (Hitler) did, you could argue, was good," but that Trump would occasionally bring up the topic again.
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #191 on: April 06, 2023, 06:41:07 AM »
Underwood is not going anywhere unless the donors decide otherwise.
What's he going to do ? Look for a bigger than 7th best paycheck someplace ?
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #192 on: April 06, 2023, 08:19:11 AM »
Quote from: Mn on April 06, 2023, 06:41:07 AM
Underwood is not going anywhere unless the donors decide otherwise.
What's he going to do ? Look for a bigger than 7th best paycheck someplace ?

Pretty much this.
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #193 on: April 06, 2023, 08:23:44 AM »
Quote from: Mn on April 06, 2023, 06:41:07 AM
Underwood is not going anywhere unless the donors decide otherwise.
What's he going to do ? Look for a bigger than 7th best paycheck someplace ?

Depends on how much heat he’s feeling. He could decide to bail before he’s pushed out. But if it hasn’t happened by now, don’t see it happening until this time next year at the earliest.
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Re: 2023 PORTAL TRACKING THREAD
« Reply #194 on: April 06, 2023, 08:24:38 AM »
Quote from: Lkdog on April 06, 2023, 02:24:42 AM

We would have been under .500 without them. We will take Shannon back in a second.
I can see you are in full eeyore mode these days.
They will add players. Calm down.



Just because I state the fact that Shannon (who yes we take back in a minute) and Mayer didn't pan out has much as I would debate everyone originally thought, doesn't make it an eeyore mode.

I'm about as calm as it gets, hell with the history of the ILLINI, since I have followed them, calm is about all you can be. The frustration levels are to extreme, and the excitement levels are too minimal as a whole.
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