staying positive and sticking with my pick he will be a Boilermaker.
Happy Friday all!
Happy Friday all!
Any news on Okoro yet?
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So I told myself no more Okoro talk but the Illinois folks on Twitter are nuts.
There are a handful of folks saying he is on campus or taking his visit this weekend.
He is posting Snaps from Atlanta for the EYBL event down there.
I thought we were nuts....Sheesh
There are a handful of folks saying he is on campus or taking his visit this weekend.
He is posting Snaps from Atlanta for the EYBL event down there.
I thought we were nuts....Sheesh
Lowly Illini fan here again . I think Oregon will get him but I've definitely been wrong before.
lol we are a bit nutty I'll give you that. We think of ourselves as a "sleeping giant" and that has been going on for what seems like 100 years now lol.
Illini fans are basically Hoosiers fans that don't sleep with their cousins and without the dusty banners.
https://basketballrecruiting.rivals...koro-down-to-three-and-closing-in-on-decision
at least for now he's leaning towards staying in the class of 2019.
"I'm really close to making a decision. Really close," Okoro said. "I'm just trying to talk to my mom and my dad and let them know what I'm trying to do and have them pray for me.
"I'll probably decide in two weeks. Right now I'm still 2019."
at least for now he's leaning towards staying in the class of 2019.
"I'm really close to making a decision. Really close," Okoro said. "I'm just trying to talk to my mom and my dad and let them know what I'm trying to do and have them pray for me.
"I'll probably decide in two weeks. Right now I'm still 2019."
... and actually attended college, and have jobs, and don't live in trailer parks, and have more than 3 teeth.
Other than that, they are EXACTLY the same.
I have a theory on Francis, and what he's up to.
First - he wants to go to Purdue. This much I am fairly somewhat kindof certain about.
Second - some in his circle, and some in his 'hood, want him to go to ILL. He'll be close, they can watch him play often, he'll do it for ILL, the local sh*t, etc etc.
However, he really wants to go to Purdue sooooo...
HE'S THREATENING TO GO TO OREGON!!!!
Now, by doing this, everyone is freaking out bc they don't want him to leave! To go that far! They'll never be able to see him play, he'll be so far away from home, and friends, and fam, and 'hood, and peeps, etc etc etc etc etc.
So, he again suggests Purdue. YES PLEASE, GO TO PURDUE, STAY IN THE MIDWEST, STAY CLOSE, SCREW U of ILL! YOU CAN HAVE PURDUE, IT'S WHAT YOU WANT! FOR GODS SAKE DON'T GO TO OREGON! PLEASE FRANCIS, ANYWHERE BUT OREGON!
We = profit
BOILER.. UP..
First - he wants to go to Purdue. This much I am fairly somewhat kindof certain about.
Second - some in his circle, and some in his 'hood, want him to go to ILL. He'll be close, they can watch him play often, he'll do it for ILL, the local sh*t, etc etc.
However, he really wants to go to Purdue sooooo...
HE'S THREATENING TO GO TO OREGON!!!!
Now, by doing this, everyone is freaking out bc they don't want him to leave! To go that far! They'll never be able to see him play, he'll be so far away from home, and friends, and fam, and 'hood, and peeps, etc etc etc etc etc.
So, he again suggests Purdue. YES PLEASE, GO TO PURDUE, STAY IN THE MIDWEST, STAY CLOSE, SCREW U of ILL! YOU CAN HAVE PURDUE, IT'S WHAT YOU WANT! FOR GODS SAKE DON'T GO TO OREGON! PLEASE FRANCIS, ANYWHERE BUT OREGON!
We = profit
BOILER.. UP..
Below is an Illini article from 2 days ago that says he is leaning towards Oregon. I don't know who this writer is or how he would know this so I don't put a ton of stock into it. After reading the Rivals article from a couple of days ago it seems like he wants to make a decision and be done with it, but he is wrestling with which school to choose.
https://writingillini.com/2018/05/10/illinois-basketball-not-landing-francis-okoro-hurt-illini/
https://writingillini.com/2018/05/10/illinois-basketball-not-landing-francis-okoro-hurt-illini/
I’m wondering if the Boudreaux commitment is working against Purdue with Okoro, since both appear to be fours in Purdue’s system.
That may be, although he should know that Painter would never start a player just because he is a senior. Okoro wouldn’t have to prove too much to get the minutes over Boudreaux.
I think that you may be underrating Boudreaux. I think that he’ll likely be the second best player on the team after Carsen. For Boudreaux to not impact Okoro’s minutes, the two will likely need to play together several minutes at the 4&5 or the 3&4.
You only dislike him because the crazy left tells you to. Don't be one of the sheep
I'm definitely part of the left but I can see the things Mitch has done to help improve the financials of Purdue. I just wish he would quit messing with a lot of the other things that he just isn't very good at....like trying to create charter schools and other for-profit crap with Purdue's name on it. I could easily point to the effectiveness of charters schools being worse, or at best being slightly better that it doesn't make a significant difference. The only thing charter schools do is take away funds from public schools to improve facilities, help with teacher retention, and invest in technologies.
