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Illi boys are you back in it for Shannon?
Seems like we may be fvcking it up like I thought we could. 😩
Seems like we may be fvcking it up like I thought we could. 😩
Our staff hasn’t talked to him in weeks, according to the guy who called Skyy to Illinois in October.
Seems like he’s trying to drive the price up if I had to guess
"Profession"? A student/athlete is considered a profession? And dude, they are getting "paid":
Education: books, room, tuition, etc, etc, ....
Free travel
Free clothing
Access to the best medical care
Access to state of the art training facilities----and top level trainers
Free travel
A platform to showcase their skill-----for free.
Ever see the pregame/postgame food layouts for these dudes? I have. They ain't starving, bro....
Not to mention----they are not forced to attend college. No one is making them do so. THey choose so BECAUSE????
Well, see above. They are on campus for the most part 6 or so months. Get all the above amenities, then move onto to become millionaires...
And look, not every other student has the access to above said aminities as athletes do. Not even close. Not to mention, they aren't going to be making 7 figures, 6 months after they enroll in college.
High profle, above average CBB/CFB players whining about being paid is asinine...
Don’t believe anything from Shannon or Bates group.
Lol
Source now saying it’s a done deal to Illinois, so idk what to believe
Shannon recruitments are wild
Basketball is a profession. Is it really that hard of a concept. Many of these kids will be professional athletes, and that is their goal.
Get a scholarship for sports is no different than me getting an academic scholarship and making money with an entrepreneurial venture or internship at the same time.
You’re arbitrarily putting a restriction on their earning potential because “that’s the way it is” rather than critically thinking about the reality. They can be a student athlete and earn money on their own. It’s a constitutionally validated opinion.
Pretty much everything you just said is irrelevant because it’s part of the cost to entice athletes to play for the university’s team. That’s part of the cost to attract the athlete. It’s an incomplete cost that’s been artificially capped by the business that is dictating those rules. The American government said it’s an unfair model, and I agree.
Are you not a free market capitalist American?
Not when it comes to NCAA basketball I’m not. We need to share the wealth. We need someone to rule with an iron fist to ensure everyone gets their fair share. I know just the man.
Nuts. Losing out on Shannon at this point would be annoying but I didn’t get my hopes up knowing this would be ridiculous and that there were some hurdles.
If UM actually ends up with Bates…. Lmao idk what to even think
No matter who ends up with Shannon can the losing teams for his services not whine and cry for a week about losing an NIL battle?
I used to be where you are but not so sure anymore. How would you like it if someone capped what you could make?
Exactly. Just raised $68 million in 24 hours yesterday which is insane. Hopefully next year the Day of Giving has an option to donate to NIL.
I certainly won’t ….but if I know anything about the UM and Illi fanbases there will be a lot of whining and crying no matter what lol.
If he goes to Illi AND um takes Bates our homeboard will be a sh*t show lmao
I’m looking for a new way to waste my time besides watching the new minor league basketball. Do they televise these dog competitions and are the dogs fairly compensated?
For the record, Hail, I'm a dog lover, and I wasn't making fun of your dog. Michigan fans on the other hand..
Or, like, winning the Big Ten…? lol. Not that I agree with your ridiculous premise anyway.
god i want bates at um so bad, just to see some of the old guard of um media's(cough cough balas) head explode
The most important part of this get is he’s a local kid. If he succeeds here and we can start mending the relationship between the local schools and Maryland we could be looking good. Need local stars to stay
Yep. Maryland is a bit of a sleeping giant. There is a ton of talent in the DC/Baltimore metro area. If Maryland can keep them at home, they can be a force nationally.
Sorry bud, gonna be Illinois. Most likely in the next 72 hours
Bates ain’t a bad conciliation prize all things considered, plus MSU would hate it
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, he’s been a “lock” before, lol…
What kind of recruit can I get Minnesota with a Costco membership, 10lbs of sausage from Kramarczuk's, a Jucy Lucy from Matt's bar and a tator tot hot dish baked by my mom?
I’ll believe it when I see it lol. But congrats.
Yeah, there's a lot of smoke there, but Shannon is slippery.
I TAKE IT ALL BACK. SUCK IT, WALVERINES!
Don't be so sure about that - most would laugh and say good luck cause you will need it dealing with his entourage
The walking back almost every UM fan and media member would do would be quite funny.
He’ll only be there one year and will need to play well to get his stock back up.
Seems like a win-win scenario. Plus Michigan still has Williams and Houstan, so they won’t be relying on him.
Soudns like shannon is out because he doesnt want to take the summer make up credits he'd have to take to enroll at UM.
Kid is a diva anyways. Not sure how much that hurts.
People that are really in touch with everything Texas basketball don’t have the most favorable things to say of Mr. Shannon.
Can’t really blame him if that’s the case. This is why I didn’t get my hopes up. We’ll see.
Just so glad Hunter came back.
I’d rather have a team full of divas like Shannon than your roster.
I’m not saying cooler heads won’t prevail with him but let’s just say I don’t think the TT staff was that displeased with him leaving.
I think if, and only if, MSU adds a good big man transfer we’re a top 4 team in the league next year.
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