I think you will see various Moneyball type strategies develop. There's nothing
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prohibiting a school from a 2 year contract, for example. There's no reason Illinois couldn't work with the staffs at Bradley and SIU on a wink and a nod basis for developmental guys for the pipeline and working out summer developmental leagues in Central Illinois. Teams will need to get creative and operate more like pro franchises with actual rebuilding years and "runs" but I see no way that Bradley or Drake or any other Cinderella mid major ever happens again barring a lottery winner funding a program. That's a downside, but in the grand scheme, the Power 4 are much better off if Texas as the 11 or Iowa as the 9 is the Cinderella team. I know this is sacrilege, but I genuinely think that under the old regime Iowa had fallen so god damned far that it wasn't a foregone conclusion most years that they were one of the best two teams in Iowa. They cancelled the Iowa series because Iowa was starting to finish 4th in it. That old regime sucked because if you recruited a stiff, you were more or less stuck with the guy.  Previous Message had the same best friend(s) for 45 years and now as older ladies we still come to tears almost every day re-living/laughing about our past adventures and memories. I mean, yes of course these players will remember the win last night (as will all the other teams in the tourney will, too), but I don't know..to me the long term beauty/sense of contentness of their memories (like I'm seeing with the 1989 team still hanging out together) will not be as much of a thing nor near as strong and meaningful as they age. And I think that's important for a fully rich life as one gets old, but that's obviously just my opinion. AND I suppose one glance at their bank accounts will supersede what I enjoy on a daily basis. But yeah, in general the fans won't care whether we're an all Balkan team next year as long as we win..but I personally miss seeing kids grow from boys to men and the feeling of getting to know them over a few years. THAT is a large part of what I enjoy about CBB, because in the end it is just a game and all but one team goes home a loser. Don't think I am the only one who feels this way, I know I'm not. I feel for the schools/fans that are, as you say "turbofucked", because I really think they are. It's gonna be the same Top 20/25 schools every year in that Sweet Sixteen (in general), isn't it? Previous Message and competitive position is all that matters. Does Nebraska care that their team was a bunch of Bradley and Iowa transfers? No. Does Iowa care that their team was over half Drake transfers? No. People just want to win and all the sour fucking grapes are from god damned America-hating freedom-loathing losers. Nebraska ain't in a sweet 16 under the old regime. That Iowa team doesn't emerge from the doldrums to Elite 8 under the old regime. You ain't making that Final 4 without buying out the entire Slovakian pro league or whatever the fuck you did. All hemming and hawing is coming from the second tier conferences and programs who can tell how fucked they are because of the absolute juggernaut the Big Ten is building. I mean for Christ sakes, Iowa had a fucking double digit lead in an Elite 8 game and was literally 4 god damned plays from 12-0 in football en route to piss pounding an upper tier SEC team with no material opt outs in a bowl game. IOWA. And Iowa is by far the smallest legacy public in the Big Ten. The sky is the limit for the big publics in the Big Ten. The fans in other conferences are readily able to see just how turbofucked they are just by looking at the CFP and NCAA tournament this year. Previous Message all that excited..and I know it's because they haven't known each other and had collectively striven (is that the correct word?) for that moment for 3/4 years together. Just human nature, i suppose..hired mercenaries, basically. It can't help but mean less inside. It's why I was surprised I like our guys as much as I did. Maybe it's because we were winning/good? Bet that helped. Will love them more if they stay. Previous Message Previous Message Previous Message
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 Transfer/offseason thread - groupguy April 7, 2026, 0:17:03
- I don't care in the slightest about the Bulls, but I really want them to hire Dusty May - villain April 22, 2026, 12:07:52
- I am going on record and saying taking Dre over Blackwell is a mistake - Xar April 21, 2026, 13:39:18
- Quentin Coleman scored 12 in 15 minutes in Jordan Classic Friday night* - Potomac April 18, 2026, 8:46:09
- another white guy committed. so last year we had a blasian and a maybe 1/4 black - Playoff Rondo April 17, 2026, 15:47:48
- wow. peja. f yeah* - Playoff Rondo April 17, 2026, 12:02:29
- I like that kid. Thought he brought great energy and made tough buckets but - AceFrehley April 17, 2026, 14:38:07
- Yessssiirrrr!!!!!* - Learning_and_Labor April 17, 2026, 13:52:00
- Get your tickets now!* - WesMantooth April 17, 2026, 13:38:59
- Are we counting on a freshman to play point?* - Potomac April 17, 2026, 13:14:46
- Methinks we should be pretty good!* - Potomac April 17, 2026, 12:53:27
- Love those guys are running it back* - DouchieHowser April 17, 2026, 12:52:54
- yes!* - Mismysteri April 17, 2026, 12:49:55
- it’s now duke a little out in front. then basically us with a group for 2nd fav - Playoff Rondo April 17, 2026, 12:17:42
- Ty Rodgers in the portal - villain April 16, 2026, 12:02:41
- that’s good. was worried it was still clogged by audi* - Playoff Rondo April 17, 2026, 12:03:33
- makes me sad..a favorite. The BFF will be crushed, she has an old lady crush on him* - Mismysteri April 16, 2026, 20:34:49
- My guess is we didn’t wanna pay him much more and we already paid him two years for nothing - Learning_and_Labor April 16, 2026, 12:32:17
- given his limited shooting, his playing time would be limited. coaches have - OskeeWowWowDig April 16, 2026, 12:04:44
- Bye, TY. Best of luck! - OskeeWowWowDig April 16, 2026, 12:02:24
- Looks like a small price increase in my Illini basketball tickets - WesMantooth April 16, 2026, 10:40:14
- IU loading up... - Pooter April 15, 2026, 15:41:36
- Nobody going to mention Mirks twitch? - Learning_and_Labor April 15, 2026, 14:44:11
- being consistently in the top 10 of the ncaa futures odds can’t be all bad* - Playoff Rondo April 12, 2026, 19:55:51
- Another eastern European (Vaaks) joins via the portal - Potomac April 12, 2026, 15:15:50
- Lucas Morillo with 12 points in Hoop Summit game Saturday - Potomac April 12, 2026, 6:15:47
- Keaton declared* - OskeeWowWowDig April 11, 2026, 18:42:43
- The unknown Toni Bilic is in the portal - Potomac April 11, 2026, 18:08:12
- Petrovic apparently in the portal; makes sense, especially w new freshmen* - Potomac April 11, 2026, 13:28:03
- I hope we aren’t paying Blackwell $5 million. - DouchieHowser April 10, 2026, 17:10:59
- While I hope we're not setting the market, I hope we're keeping up with the market. - osklister April 11, 2026, 9:34:20
- Not my money. Do what it takes* - Xar April 10, 2026, 18:50:09
- Agree. I think we’re in for $3 mill though. Depends if he wants that extra money or a championship - WesMantooth April 10, 2026, 18:18:48
- He’d be nice but we don’t need him - groupguy April 10, 2026, 17:59:55
- The agents are lying about the numbers* - Learning_and_Labor April 10, 2026, 17:19:23
- Women sign former top ten recruit Divine Bourrage - Potomac April 9, 2026, 18:36:16
- LOL - villain April 8, 2026, 23:03:01
- Interesting visit we have planned this week - the N.Iowa decommit - OskeeWowWowDig April 8, 2026, 9:39:59
- Are we the whitest power conference team?* - Xar April 7, 2026, 22:44:07
- holding off buying my Mirk Madness shirt, for obvious reasons (not the least of, a jinx)* - Mismysteri April 7, 2026, 16:05:30
- #1 new guy wishlist for me.... - villain April 7, 2026, 15:41:37
- just read Skyy Clark entering portal? LOL, quite literally just watched his portion of The Journey - Mismysteri April 7, 2026, 15:32:12
- really want to keep Mirk and Drej* - Mismysteri April 7, 2026, 14:39:12
- I know the NIL money can be stupid high, but I truely don't believe it's as crazy as most think - villain April 7, 2026, 13:47:20
- Ooo - villain April 8, 2026, 22:54:00
- I highly doubt the 4th guy off the bench is getting $750K, by the way* - auto April 8, 2026, 9:28:47
- I have a friend who is friends with a Power 5 coach... - auto April 8, 2026, 9:22:32
- $750k for Jake is crazy - WesMantooth April 7, 2026, 18:58:59
- I think a Loyalty "insider" said roughly 15 Million this year for us to spend, fwiw* - Mismysteri April 7, 2026, 14:37:01
- I like how you put numbers to the names. Seems reasonable. - OskeeWowWowDig April 7, 2026, 14:02:26
- Saw on X that Andrej’s girlfriend is staying an Illinette for next year* - DouchieHowser April 7, 2026, 10:57:22
- would like Blackwell, but bet he goes to MI #grizzle. Need shooters!** - Mismysteri April 7, 2026, 7:39:07
- Seriously, a great shooting coach is what we need - groupguy April 7, 2026, 0:19:04
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