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FWIW, one of the “insiders” on an Illini message board says that SLU is the clear favorite for Nesbitt right now.

Pretty much. Illinois Loyalty regulars had talked themselves into the notion that a Goodwin commitment was imminent. Then Coach Ford hired Coach Tate and two weeks later Goodwin committed to us. Illinois Loyalty went into full meltdown mode. Accusations of payola were made. Their tears were delicious.

“SEND MORE DMS.” — Illini Fan

They just buy their players SUVs.

I just read all the posts on the Illini board about Nesbitt. Made me laugh. SLU absolutely MUST BE paying good players to come to SLU, but any good players that go to Illinois are totally innocent and legitimate. It stinks of so much desperation!

If I remember right after Jordan caught some flack from Illini fans he said they weren't even in his top 3.

made my morning

The Commissioner of the CAA, Joe D'Antonio, was recently on Bloomberg's Business of Sports. There's not much specific to college hoops (it's kind of football heavy, especially for the CAA), but the first 12 minutes provide an interesting look at what is being discussed by schools and the challenges that they are facing: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2020-07-22/d-antonio-on-the-complexity-facing-the-colonial-league-podcast

Here’s Kelly Chase sporting a Billiken T-shirt while fighting a Blackhawk at the 1:45 mark