Max Bielfeldt

[Da Coach]

With Gilfillan on staff at ISU you could argue that there is more of a connection there...

And this claim I am curious about-
I am not disputing you, but Mitch Gilfillan joined ISU 10 months ago in a non-coaching position. He graduated from Peoria Notre Dame in 2002, 9 years before Max graduated. And as far as I can see, he's spent the last 13 years away from Peoria. So just how close are they and what constitutes the connection?
I agree that ISU would be an appealing option for any 5th year grad transfer that wants playing time in the post position. But I am not seeing the advantage Gilfillan gives them.
The Bielfeldt family seems to be a lot closer connected to Bradley than ISU. Max's grandmother is a past member of the Bradley Board of trustees, and they've donated millions to Bradley.

https://campaign.bradley.edu/updates/bielfeldts.shtml

Like others here, I would like to see Max transfer to Bradley, but IMO, he owes Bradley nothing, and I'd wish him well wherever he goes.

[Redbird Recon]

And this claim I am curious about-
I am not disputing you, but Mitch Gilfillan joined ISU 10 months ago in a non-coaching position. He graduated from Peoria Notre Dame in 2002, 9 years before Max graduated. And as far as I can see, he's spent the last 13 years away from Peoria. So just how close are they and what constitutes the connection?

Mitch and Max have known each other for years. His brother played with Max on a really good team at PND.

[bdhove12]

t....OKay....But that doesn't explain the Ill. St. thing or the long laundry list of schools. It seems to me that he could narrow things down if he wanted to. Also, its hard to believe that he didn't do a great deal of his homework on schools prior to getting the release from Mich. Do you know if he is going to come home and do any kind of visit to BU and talk to BW and CR?
Wiz

This "long laundry list of schools" that you speak of isn't any different from other recruits. It's normal.

[bradleyfan124]

Mitch and Max have known each other for years. His brother played with Max on a really good team at PND.

Mitch does not have a younger brother!!

[lightsout]

Mitch does not have a younger brother!!

and boom goes the dynamite! good call bradleyfan124, typical ISU fan has no idea what he is talking about.

[Redbird Recon]

Mitch does not have a younger brother!!

Really?

http://www.bradleybraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=205141257

[bradleyfan124]

Really?

http://www.bradleybraves.com/ViewArt...CLID=205141257

Ooops!! I stand corrected. I forgot about him.

[Redbird Recon]

and boom goes the dynamite! good call bradleyfan124, typical ISU fan has no idea what he is talking about.

Or...

[Mikovio]

Mitch was the middle kid, and Cody was 3rd and much younger. There's quite a few Gilfillans in Peoria.

I also don't think anyone ever suggested Max "owes" Bradley to "finish up here", but I'll hang up and wait for mvcfan to point that out for me. No player "owes it" to play anywhere they don't want to, although you might want to tell that to some ISU fans re Reggie Lynch.

[lightsout]

Or...

I had to trust my fellow Bradley fan.... my apologizes Redbird.

[Da Coach]

So since Cody is the only Gilfillan who ever played with Max, not Mitch, and the older 2 brothers are 9 or more years older, and since Cody ended up playing soccer at Bradley for a year, I think that gives "everyone here" the right to claim that Max has a stronger connection to Bradley than ISU.

ISU....your move.

[Old Coach]

Amck....At 22, Max is not a kid....He's a young man. Some 22 year olds fight wars, fly jets, play in the NBA, teach school, and raise children.
Cummon Max...Make a decision and move on!
Wiz

But he's not doing any of those things, he's looking for a grad school. I wouldn't want my kids to make that decision 1 or 2 weeks.

[bigjimmy]

Max needs to make the best decision for Max, not for any program. If that means BU and the rest of the programs need to wait so be it.

[mvcfan]

Max needs to make the best decision for Max, not for any program. If that means BU and the rest of the programs need to wait so be it.

Like most topics on this board posts get deleted.

[Da Coach]

Are you delusional? There have been no deletions of any posts in this thread, and no posts deleted in a long time. Every post is numbered (in the right upper corner of the post) and they are all in sequence. If any were deleted, there would be missing numbers.

The posts that get deleted are posts like yours, making wildly untruthful claims, then throwing around absurd accusations and trolling here when we know what your purpose is.

I am still waiting for the many posts by "everyone here" who thinks Max "owes it to Bradley to finish up there".