- Negative message board postings drive recruits away.
- AAU Influenced him elsewhere
- Crooked Handlers
- Nike Money
- Adidas Money
- We didn't want him anyway
- Dad was promised a job
- Dad is an asshole that persuaded him to go to another school
- Friends/relatives were hired at other school
- Got in on him too late
- Kid wasn't comfortable being a star here
- Kid couldn't handle the physical Big 10
- Couldn't get him into school (although other school had no trouble)
- Illegal contact prior to a transfer
- Brother won't let him go to UI
- CPL conspiracy
- Wouldn't come on an official visit
- Wouldn't provide transcripts
- Deron stabbed him with a trident
- Was a lifelong fan of another school
- Player has/had “character issues”
- Parents were alumni -- he wanted to make his own way and get out from under their shadow.
- Neither parent was alumni -- parent(s) pressured him to attend their alma mater
- Didn't enjoy his visit because he arrived unannounced
- CU isn't a big city
- Another school pressured him into committing with the news of a different expected commit
- Was afraid of lack of playing time
- BW told him he wasn't a Big Ten caliber talent
- Wanted to play two sports.
- Wanted to play at a football school like Florida or Ohio State.
- Wanted a great engineering schoo; like Kansas.
- Jim Calhoun Principle® It takes at least 2 (or maybe that was 12) years after a final four appearance before it affects recruiting positively.
- Player was offended by the Chief.
- Player was offended we got rid of Chief
- We can't compete with ACC.
- We can’t compete with the Pac-10
- We can’t compete with the SWAC
- We can't compete with the WAC
- If you knew anything, you'd know we never had a chance with the kid.
- Got his ass kicked in a pickup game during his visit.
- Weak 2008 class, not much difference between Top 10 and 90-100
- Academics are better at other school
- Academics are easier to get through at other school
- Dad steered him elsewhere to save business
- Kid wanted to be paid
- Family wanted to be paid
- AAU coach wanted to be paid
- Wants to play for an African American Coach
- Only 2 of his family members were legacy
- Chicago Media hurts us
- Downstate talent drop off
- Chicago recruits are untrustworthy
- Recruits did not pay attention to 2005 tourney run
- Michael Dunigan badmouthed UI
- It’s the SCORE’s fault by badmouthing us in the Chicago area.
- It’s the assistant’s fault
- That damn slush fund keeps biting us in the ass
- Bruce is too nice of a guy
- Bruce won’t play dirty games
- Bruce won’t lie to recruits
- Bruce won't promise playing time
- Long term relationship with the other coach
- Wasn’t competing with College of Charleston for the recruit. We PWN CofC!
- Bruce Pearl still screwing us
- They wouldn't have fit within the system
- Heard that he wasn't a chemistry match
- Assistant coaches suck
- Assistant coaches secretly working for other programs
- When you redshirt guys, they actually count for next years class
- The weather in Urbana-Champaign
- Family in Reno
- Recruits were scared off by talent during visit, feared playing time.
- Tracey Webster was working for UK the last 6 months.
- JC's are much more likely to go the Big12 than the Big10.
- Recruit didn't get along with current players
- Need to roll all 2008 schollies over so we can bring in more 2009 studs.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Beginning list 8/16/07
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