Recruiting - 2021

[Taj79]

I'm starting to despise Illinois for their dumbass fans more than anyone else.

[TheChosenOne]

18 minutes ago, Taj79 said:

I'm starting to despise Illinois for their dumbass fans more than anyone else.

And this (Nesbitt committing to SLU over Illinois) would give me so much joy!

[CenHudDude]

1 hour ago, SLURadioBoy said:

Nesbitt retweeted Jack’s post this morning. I’m sure that will drive Illinois fans crazy.

Not only did he Re-tweet, but his tweet included a heart in Billiken blue.

 

[Brighton]

That “mid major” had more NCAAT wins than Illinois in the past decade.

[BillsBeliever!!!]

2 minutes ago, Brighton said:

That “mid major” had more NCAAT wins than Illinois in the past decade.

More than Mizzou and Illinois combined lol

[Brighton]

2 minutes ago, BillsBeliever!!! said:

More than Mizzou and Illinois combined lol

Two of the most obnoxious fanbases in all of sports. Hands down.

[Franchise_08]

Has it really been since 2013 that Illini made the tournament...pathetic. Has anyone done less with talent than them?

[BilliesBy40]

2 minutes ago, Franchise_08 said:

Has it really been since 2013 that Illini made the tournament...pathetic. Has anyone done less with talent than them?

To be fair, they would’ve made it this year. Regardless, it goes to show how debilitating one bad HC hire can be for a program.

[Franchise_08]

6 minutes ago, BilliesBy40 said:

To be fair, they would’ve made it this year. Regardless, it goes to show how debilitating one bad HC hire can be for a program.

Right...and Dayton would have won the national championship...neither happened so it doesn’t count.

[brianstl]

1 hour ago, BilliesBy40 said:

To be fair, they would’ve made it this year. Regardless, it goes to show how debilitating one bad HC hire can be for a program.

So would’ve the Billikens.

[3star_recruit]

The Illini fanbase has had 6 years of mediocre basketball prior to last year to get humble.  They will never learn.

[TheChosenOne]

I don’t care obviously, but I was kind of surprised how little attention Illinois basketball received locally this past winter. They were playing really well. A Billiken/Illini game as the varsity matchup with Mizzou/SIU as the junior varsity matchup would be fun this winter.

[SLURadioBoy]

Looks like Jordan is playing today...

Eric later tweeted that he meant “beast” not “kid.”

[SLURadioBoy]

Nesbitt has his first crystal ball prediction from 247. I think everyone will like it...

https://247sports.com/Player/Jordan-Nesbitt-46057260/

[BilliesBy40]

6 minutes ago, SLURadioBoy said:

Nesbitt has his first crystal ball prediction from 247. I think everyone will like it...

https://247sports.com/Player/Jordan-Nesbitt-46057260/

There’s a fairly consistent pattern for local top 150 guys we land: (1) staff builds a strong relationship early; (2) local insiders, including a few on this board, begin publicizing the real possibility of the player choosing SLU; (3) national recruiting analysts join in to say SLU has a real chance; (4) player commits to SLU a few weeks later.

 

I like where this is headed...

[wgstl]

9 hours ago, BilliesBy40 said:

To be fair, they would’ve made it this year. Regardless, it goes to show how debilitating one bad HC hire can be for a program.

and yet still lost to a trash mizzou team 

[wgstl]

im still waiting for Kern to get a 247 ranking. 

[thetorch]

7 hours ago, TheChosenOne said:

I don’t care obviously, but I was kind of surprised how little attention Illinois basketball received locally this past winter. They were playing really well. A Billiken/Illini game as the varsity matchup with Mizzou/SIU as the junior varsity matchup would be fun this winter.

Several factors at least from a hoophead 

STL loves Bruce Weber and K St.  Still carrying an Illini grudge

Illini have had just 3 STL recruits since 09-10 Griffey, Hill, and Smith.  Griffey way underachieved, Hill was decent on bad teams and Smith left after a year.  

Growing bias against Illini locally.  They don't recruit STL, when they do they do wrong by the players, and they don't have any national cachet anymore.  

[wgstl]

you know you're doing something right when you're a mid major and 2 P5 fanbases are salty over you. 

[Franchise_08]

56 minutes ago, wgstl said:

im still waiting for Kern to get a 247 ranking. 

I wish we had a Rivals page

[BilliesBy40]

Brian Snow is very selective in making predictions, and generally only makes them when he’s certain on the outcome. He is 250 for 265 all time on crystal ball predictions.

[Brighton]

1 hour ago, wgstl said:

you know you're doing something right when you're a mid major and 2 P5 fanbases are salty over you. 

Because they're well aware of what SLU could become if things go right. 

[Franchise_08]

Rivals predictor on Nesbitt just moved up percentage for SLU 

[Franchise_08]

I don’t have a subscription to the article so can someone summarize Brian Snow’s article?

[Reinert310]

2 minutes ago, Franchise_08 said:

I don’t have a subscription to the article so can someone summarize Brian Snow’s article?

I tried to send a screenshot, but I’m at my attachment limit. Basically said Ford has done a fantastic job of recruiting Nesbitt and Nesbitt is a kid who wants to stay close to home. “Numerous sources” have told Snow that SLU is the clear leader and he has “high confidence” that Nesbitt will choose SLU.