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With the amount of talent that hits the portal every year, it just isn't the issue it once was. You can find any player, senior to freshman, that can fill your need year to year. Certainly not a certain or sustainable position to be in, but if we have success this year, we should be able to grab top talent and not skip a beat.

Game seems to mimic Ayo Dosunmu. Obviously if he can produce like Ayo, we'd all be thrilled.

Or "people" were wrong

No doubt it was an attempt to pump up her brand. I don't blame her, all the greats do/did it. Air Jordan's, TB12, endorsement deals, etc. But it comes at a price. And I'm sure the handlers were looking more for the $$$ and not her mental well being.

What disappoints me with the whole Simone thing is calling yourself the "GOAT", having a literal Goat embroidered in your shirt, etc. and then saying it's a mental thing. You added pressure and attention to yourself by doing so. She certainly can't avoid all attention and pressure; I get it comes with being one of the best athletes in the world. But adding to it by claiming yourself to be the GOAT? At the end of the day, she's a talented, decorated athlete for Team USA. She has to do what's best for herself. I wish nothing but the best. But if you're going to call yourself the GOAT, it's going to come at a cost.

Like I said before, he was 100% set on attending IU because he hadn't been drafted yet. So long as he didn't completely flop, he was going to go in the top 3 rounds. Perform well, and 1st round is definitely there. I don't need the AD's phone number and email, thanks though. You can call it a guess all you want.

Haha, sure thing

Just wanted to put this back up here

If Montgomery goes 2nd round and they are confident he will sign, he will go over slot

Mid 2nd rounders get about $2mil

Not to interrupt this back and forth, but I'll never forget when Peyton Manning either broke or dislocated his jaw from a terrible hit against the Redskins years ago. He called timeout. By doing so, he didn't have to come off the field for one play due to an injury timeout. LeBron is great. One of the greatest, if not the greatest. But I will add. It doesn't help his cause when he completely flops and acts like someone broke his face off, when replay shows he wasn't touched, or barely touched for that matter

Agreed. Doyel is a moron. Always tries to be "different". Mike's question was great.

1-2 million isn't life changing money? Really? Montgomery has a good family structure and a good head on his shoulders. They'll make sure he spends his money wisely. Minor league ball doesn't pay great outside the signing bonus, so it is important to put it away. And every person has to have their "red line". If I fall to "x" spot in the draft and only get "x" amount signing bonus, would I be better off in college? Every kid is going to have a different strategy and red line, and none is right or wrong. Colson could get drafted 1st round and pass on it to go to school. And that's fine and great. But to say a few million wouldn't be worth taking is nuts. Think about how far ahead all of us would be if we didn't have a mortgage, vehicle payments, or any payment for that matter.

What 18 year old will save his money? A kid with a good head on his shoulders and parents that have, and will make sure he does. He can play the game he loves and get paid. And assuming he goes in the top 3 rounds, what does he REALLY gain by going to college? What if he blows out his knee the year of the draft?

He could easily go to college and pay for it with his nice signing bonus. A signing bonus he may or may not ever get if he goes to college.

I think someone was tired of watching IU teams get beat up by Purdue bigs.

Some guys throw a ton of $hit up against the wall, and when it sticks, they gloat. When it doesn't, they remain silent knowing most won't remember

Yeah, not sure why everyone is begging for Brooks. Woodson made clear he wants kids that can shoot. Whether Brooks is a 3 or a 4, he would still need to shoot at a decent clip. And he never really has. I don't get it.

Someone on btown banners said he and Kenya now follow each other

I'm impressed how quickly we got a need filled. This team needed a shooter for four years.... And we never really got one. I would've taken a Matt Roth type kid if we had to. Woodson just landed an extremely athletic, top 50 shooter. Really excited to see how we decides to spend that last scholarship.

Unbelievable pickup. In the past, being "in on" a recruit like this would mean we simply were in his final list of teams. To be able to get a kid like this is incredible. He's exactly what we need. Get a stretch 4 and we are set.

Langston Wilson

If he got caught of doing something shady, how would he have been "cleared"?

But aren't you sort of assuming "potential character issues"?

Tre Mitchell and Locke would be Home Runs. Tre Mitchell would fit in well. Very curious if we've reached out.