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way to stir the pot jeffsu!!! 
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Bradley 72 - Illini 68 Final
???It??™s awful hard,??™??™ said Illini freshman guard D.J. Richardson, the former Central High School guard who played prep school ball a few miles from here and fought back tears outside the locker room. ???It??™s a hometown thing. It??™s bragging rights.??™ -
I'm sure our recent performances have Wilkins chomping at the bit to come be a part of what's playing in Peoria...Onward and Upward!
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My thoughts too! Hope he was busy studying and filing injunctions and did not notice,Originally posted by BradleyBrave View PostComment
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It gives him an indication on how badly we need him.Comment
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yep, immediate playing time available for all positions, all shifts!Originally posted by real fan View PostComment
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Yeah I feel like we were going through such a stretch when he verballed to us... Could just be my memory playing tricks on me.Comment
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[quote=jeffsu;153741]Update from Dave Reynolds...
Now lets all dissect this update, especially the last line (“John’s doing fine,” Carroll said. “The best thing he can do is keep his grades up and graduate (in May) so he can have his Division I eligibility.”) and that it doesn't mention "Division I eligibility so he can go to Bradley..."
I'm still dissecting these quotes from November....
What he said...
"When asked if he was still interested in eventually coming to BU, Wilkins said he was.
What I heard...
Sure I'm interested but I haven't received any better offers yet so BU is my number one choice
What he said...
When asked if he had interest in any other school, he replied, "Not at this point."
What I heard...
Not yet...I am still waiting to see if I get better offers from a "major" program.
I guess my point is both of his responses are very open ended if you ask me. He could have simply just said "I'm going to Bradley" instead of "I'm still interested" or "I have no other interest in any other schools...I will be going to Bradley"
I want JW to be a Brave as much as everyone else does but I still have many doubts. I hope he proves me wrong.
GO BRAVES!"Losers find an excuse...winners find a way" - Joe StowellComment
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flashback -- despite almost another 5 years has passed since the BU, then NJCAA ineligibility ruling against John Wilkins - this rule has never been enforced in a similar way against any other juco athlete since -- even tho we know many of them have played various club ball overseas...
In fact - several of ICC's soccer players have done precisely what Wilkins did and the NCAA never even checks into it...
Just this morning - another kid was ruled ineligible by NCAA for club league play but skeeted right thru NJCAA without a problem...
The other nite I chatted with Flash Flanagan at the BU game and he told me there was definitely more to this story than a simple ruling of ineligibility at Bradley then at Southeast Iowa CC.Comment
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such as?Comment
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I have heard of rumors that the decision by the NJCAA (the junior college athletic governing body) was some sore of payback to Southeastern Iowa CC for something.Comment
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there were "powers" that did not want JW to land at BradleyComment
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