Lots of dissing BU going on over on Illini boards over Shumpert cutting UI but not BU. Call me naive, but I don't quite get it. Did Bradley NOT make the Sweet 16 only 16 months ago? Did Bradley NOT play Illinois to the wire on a neutral court last season? Does Bradley NOT have one of the best young recruiters in the business running its program right now?
And when did it become so outlandish that a kid might want to experience a genuine college experience at a place that's wild about hoops, where real profs teach classes, and where you don't have to take a bus to class?
Illinois fans need to face a new reality: you're already second in this state to SIU. You're pretty darn close to moving behind DePaul and Bradley, too. Not every HS player has the same fantasies Matt Roth does. Some want a special experince you can't get when your alma mater is named after a state.
And when did it become so outlandish that a kid might want to experience a genuine college experience at a place that's wild about hoops, where real profs teach classes, and where you don't have to take a bus to class?
Illinois fans need to face a new reality: you're already second in this state to SIU. You're pretty darn close to moving behind DePaul and Bradley, too. Not every HS player has the same fantasies Matt Roth does. Some want a special experince you can't get when your alma mater is named after a state.
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