Last minute recruiting shenanigans

[tornado]

Just a few weeks ago one of the top 2014 recruits, #28 ranked Quentin Snider, verballed to Illinois making a big splash in the local news...

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/basketball/mens/story/_/id/9666775/quentin-snider-no-28-recruit-2014-rankings-commits-illinois-fighting-illini

BUT -- he has NOT yet signed his LOI and is getting pressured by Louisville & Rick Pitino to change his allegiance...

http://blogs.courier-journal.com/recruiting/2013/11/14/online-buzz-that-quentin-snider-and-louisville-are-back-in-contact/

Rumor has it that Pitino want to fill one more scholarship and is gonna cherry pick Snider away from the Illini

[Nacho]

Snider to Louisville official... big loss for Illinois... will sting even more if Big Cliff decides against UofI

[Da Coach]

Rick Pitino's bagman got to the Sniders.

[Canton BU fan]

This is why I prefer to follow mid major basketball more closely.

[ChewaBrave]

A bit or pertinent information here - this kid is from Louisville and was committed to Louisville for a very long time, but decommitted this fall amid rumors he was worried about all the guards Louisville was bringing in. A short while after he decided to look else where another guard backed away from his commit to Louisville.

As a Louisville fan, I'm happy to have him and glad he will get to play for his favorite school. It is however definitely a blow for the Illini's class today.