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Drew actually cared about Cam the human being. That is more than can be said for many of those attacking Drew. You know what is really disrespectful to Cam, turning this in to a racial issue. Old Freddy Ruger doesn’t know the first thing about Cam or his family. Or even Halen for that matter, thinking Halen needs to clout chase.

Kellen has shown in two straight games that he can score against good competition if he gets minutes. We've got two 3 star recruits, folks. The recruiting sites just haven't caught up to that fact. And given how COVID has restricted how often mid-major kids are evaluated, this year's recruiting rankings may never catch up to reality.

Thanks again for all the updates.

Kansas and Iowa State both make a ton of sense in the Big Ten to me.

Regarding Tarris Reed, it seems like the most smoke is around Michigan lately. Michigan State had been his leader for a lot of his recruitment, from outside appearances. Regarding Christian Jones, getting him to commit as a way to get closer to Macaleab Rich is an odd tactic. They're HS teammates and I'm sure they're friends, but it's not like they're siblings. Martin is an ESL guy. He doesn't need excuses to be there all the time. FWIW, I think Rich is going to be a stud. Would take him in a heartbeat and would absolutely be prioritizing him. As for Jones vs. Thames, I would still take Thames. He's the better player right now and his feel is much better. They're both relatively raw in certain ways, and both are definitely players who need to add a lot of muscle for college. I think Thames is going to end up taller, too (his dad is taller than him at this point, and the younger Thames has huge feet). They've both got a lot of developing to do and things could change, I just don't see more upside in Jones.

Nice Summer run for some incoming Billikens. U19 SLSG completed group play undefeated, with a 3-1 win over Dallas Solar. (Tanner Anderson with a goal.) Despite many chances and controlling the run of play, U19’s fall 2-1 to Miami Strikers in the USYS National Semifinals. (own goal after a Seth Anderson cross) Good efforts from Seth Anderson, Donny Ross, and, earlier from Brogan Townsend. SLU Men open their season Sunday August 15th with a home exhibition vs Wisconsin, 7pm.

If I were a mizzou fan, I would hope for the kids with the best game now, and not the most up side.. because players don’t seem to improve any under cuonzo…

Or assuming that there weren’t black coaches along the way that felt the exact same way Hanlen does. I’m not going to turn this political (because there’s really nothing political about this tragic story), i don’t care if you’re left or right, it’s just crazy to me how the whole world seems to have turned into a pressure cooker.

Kansas is a perfect fit. Kansas is a member of the Association of American Universities. That is a big deal for the Big 10 schools. [True, Nebraska was an AAU member when they applied for Big 10 membership, but were removed from the AAU roles shortly thereafter. The reasons listed were that the Nebraska Medical School was not on campus and that the AAU didn't give NE credit for their ag related research.] The 66 AAU members receive somewhere around $26 billion per year from the US Govt for research. BTW, Iowa State is also an AAU member-the only other university in the current Big 12. If Kansas moves to the Big 10, look for ISU to follow. There is more to this reshuffling than football.

They are trying to bring Iowa St along to. KU is a better fit in the ACC.

And what is he still a fresham eligibility wise

Thames indeed had a strong performance this afternoon. Played more confident and aggressive than he has yet in the EYBL season or Peach Jam. Miller didn't have his best game so Thames ended up being second in scoring with 11. I've been impressed with his rebounding. He's raw in some ways and certainly needs to add to his frame but the pieces are all there. Quiet game from Kramer, who was more effective this morning. He and Thames basically flipped today. Stacker has been excellent for the past two weeks but had a quiet game. He's really raised his stock, in my eyes. UAPB is the only offer so far and I think more have to be on the way. I just don't see much from Jones. He looks like a total reach/project for Mizzou. Smith looks like a 5-star, as Miller already is. He had a rough game this morning but has been spectacular most of the entire event. Turnbull is a long-term big for Butler. Really needs to add muscle and get more assertive. Should be a solid four-year big in college if he puts in the work. Same is true of Lewis, and he's probably a step behind Turnbull. Prep year might make sense for him. Fears is the Chicago PG playing up with this team. Frustrating player. Has some talent but I question his PG instincts. Does one year make that big a difference? Banks is a PF from KC and I don't think SLU is recruiting him. He's been a perfect junkyard dog in some games and really sloppy in others. Not super skilled, and seems to play best at the rim, going for rebounds, putbacks, easy finishes. I really like him as a prospect if he could be more consistent.

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I would encourage everyone on here to make sure you follow all of our players on Twitter or any other social media platform you might be on. Engage with their account by replying to and/or retweeting occasional posts from them. Encourage family members and other fans you know to do the same. This may seem silly, but this is the kind of stuff people looking to spend ad dollars on social media platforms look at when determining who to spend money with. This is something simple we all can do to help the program when it comes to the NIL battle.