Preston Gone
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Preston is the first recruit we’ve lost for an entire season at least in the last decade or so. And we don’t this for sure, but he still could have been cleared to play. I can’t take the time to investigate, but Kentucky lost a player for the whole season Ennis Kanter. That’s more than we’ve lost.
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@JayHawkFanToo My suggestion was not a crooked deal. I think it could also have included the NCAA which might not have enough proof of fire but saw some smoke.
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DoubleDD said:
Like I Said do you really think UNC is going to get any punishment? Come on be honest.
Yes, they’re focused in Michigan State right now and UNC is probably next on their list. UNC has already admitted academic fraud, so that case is going to be a fairly simple one to nail UNC on and the federal government lives low hanging fruit cases.
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Self put out a fluff piece statement . Boy id love to be a fly on a wall in a room where he’s having a cocktail and talking about how he really feels about this situation. Imagine the restraint coaches have to display in this day and age
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@wissox And Preston/Cliff were never ruled ineligible by the NCAA. Any penalties our guys have gotten (Jackson, Selby) have been relatively minor.
@JayHawkFanToo You’re not dismissing the possibility of a behind the scenes deal, are you? Wouldn’t it be prudent for Self to make a deal that protected the integrity of his program, if he was not part of it and did not have prior knowledge of it?
@BeddieKU23 When will we know the truth? I wonder how long it will take.
KU is a public institution. Would we not be entitled to see the information submitted to the NCAA? Would we not be entitled to see the fruits of the money spent by this public institution?
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HighEliteMajor said:
Perhaps the biggest disaster of the Self era regarding a recruit. But we are better to have closure. And Self took action to get DeSousa in and eligible to mitigate the disaster. Now, let’s play ball.
It is good to know that “BC Igokea will keep raising.” We will all be watching, I’m sure.
Agree, now there is closure, I’m not going to be a Billy basher, and I think may sound crazy but who knows actually maybe the team might even play better now with closure - -we are not playing the what if game any longer. - Wish Billy the best. - -ROC CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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Texas Hawk 10 said:
Not surprised at all at this point. Maybe now that it’s over, we’ll get to hear the full story.
WHY? - - how does that benefit us? - -doesn’t change anything - who cares? or should care , not bringing Billy back - time to move on. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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kjayhawks said:
Everyone remember to respect Billy please and no let’s not hound the young man best of luck Billy!
Couldn’t agree more. - - he is what an 18 yr old kid? - -we all make mistakes , we don’t need to bash the kid, wish him nothing but the best. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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@Jayballer54 You said, “… but who knows actually maybe the team might even play better now with closure …”
Exactly. Drama over. What ifs over. Possibilities over. We have our team.
If we hold to form, we’ll struggle today. But if we have moved to a different place, we steamroll Baylor.
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how will this affect scholastic achievement records ? is he enrolled in class? have they started? will he have to drop or be awarded failures?
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HighEliteMajor said:
@Jayballer54 You said, “… but who knows actually maybe the team might even play better now with closure …”
Exactly. Drama over. What ifs over. Possibilities over. We have our team.
If we hold to form, we’ll struggle today. But if we have moved to a different place, we steamroll Baylor.
I couldn’t agree more. - -Actually in the end actually , it’s like a huge weight being lifted off our shoulders . - maybe not the result we wanted but , time to move on .I wish Billy the best, not going to turn into some Billy basher sounds like he made mistakes but I think just about everyone that age has I know I did. - -I’m not saying in anyway that your any Biller basher - just saying for conversation - there is some that instantly are, kind of sad. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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Self isn’t going to take a chance. There is obviously a lot more to it than just the car with Billy. Looking back it’s pretty easy to assume Self had a pretty good idea Billy wouldn’t be eligible when he pressed to get Silvio here.
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Kind of comical in a way what some KU people are saying now that Billy is gone. - -So really delusional people. things such as:
OH well that’s it it’s a done deal now - this gives us Zion, that’s why they announced this today - -before Zion’s announcement he now knows he has a spot or starting spot on KU’S roster. - - - LMAO - -SERIOUSLY? - -that is past funny - mercy I wish I had some of what some people is smoking lol. – ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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I got nothing. Whatever…moving on. Bye Billy and good luck. Next…
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I blame BShark. We all know you bought him that car, you swine.
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KirkIsMyHinrich said:
I blame BShark. We all know you bought him that car, you swine.
SORRY DAMN IT
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OK Mitch, no pressure, but the entire season now rest on your shoulders. Holly asked Mitch once about being yelled at this year by Coach Self and does it bother him?. “No, last year I didn’t get to play and he never yelled at me.”
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Those of you that said if he was not eligible by the start of 2nd semester he was probably gone…were right. It is good to get it over with and move on. I really think to be a FF contender we needed Billy. Without him, we can still be a very good team (we already are part of the time), but I don’t think we will become a FF contender…Silvio will have to progress faster than is reasonable…IMO.
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@Kubie Great point. A complete blessing this was discovered preseason.
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BShark said:
Self isn’t going to take a chance. There is obviously a lot more to it than just the car with Billy. Looking back it’s pretty easy to assume Self had a pretty good idea Billy wouldn’t be eligible when he pressed to get Silvio here.
I had been saying for some time that there HAD to be more then just the car - - had to be, it doesn’t take that long to settle an issue for just a car. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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If we get Williamson, then everyone forgets…just the way it is.
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AND - I’m over it.
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This chart shows APR calculation. Teams get 1 pt for each athlete staying in school and another pt for being academically eligible. So, assuming he was academically eligible from fall classes, BP gets us 1 out of 2 pts because he did not stay. Total points divided by total possible points x 1000 gives the team score.
So it costs us but not too bad if everyone else sticks around and does ok.
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wissox said:
BeddieKU23 said:
I for one could care less about his story.
Now we wait til the big dave saga starts. Odds are he’s not as good of character as we think? Hopefully kidding when I say that. I’m a really kidding because I believe Dave will be a fine young man here
Who is Dave?
McCormack, our burger boy signed for next season
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Texas Hawk 10 said:
BeddieKU23 said:
BShark said:
BeddieKU23 said:
I for one could care less about his story.
Now we wait til the big dave saga starts. Odds are he’s not as good of character as we think? Hopefully kidding when I say that
I know you are joking but he seems like a good kid that plans to be here 4 years. Haven’t read any of the crap I read about Diallo, Alexander or Preston leading up to and after their commitments…
I’m totally joking but who can blame the Track record we are on with burger boy mess ups
I can’t go into details, but Grimes is the one I’d be most concerned with out of this class.
I can’t go into detail but that’s full of crap
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Yep. I was floored when I saw this post on my twitter feed. I feel awful for Billy and yet I cant blame the kid for wanting to bail out and do whats best for him. The NCAA screwed him and KU big time. This is absolute horse shit.
I wish nothing but the best for him and his fam.
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BeddieKU23 said:
Texas Hawk 10 said:
BeddieKU23 said:
BShark said:
BeddieKU23 said:
I for one could care less about his story.
Now we wait til the big dave saga starts. Odds are he’s not as good of character as we think? Hopefully kidding when I say that
I know you are joking but he seems like a good kid that plans to be here 4 years. Haven’t read any of the crap I read about Diallo, Alexander or Preston leading up to and after their commitments…
I’m totally joking but who can blame the Track record we are on with burger boy mess ups
I can’t go into details, but Grimes is the one I’d be most concerned with out of this class.
I can’t go into detail but that’s full of crap
Sorry, but it’s not crap. I work 20 minutes from his school. I’ve heard whispers from people highly involved in the Alumni Association that there are some potential red flags with Grimes and his family.
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Texas Hawk 10 said:
BeddieKU23 said:
Texas Hawk 10 said:
BeddieKU23 said:
BShark said:
BeddieKU23 said:
I for one could care less about his story.
Now we wait til the big dave saga starts. Odds are he’s not as good of character as we think? Hopefully kidding when I say that
I know you are joking but he seems like a good kid that plans to be here 4 years. Haven’t read any of the crap I read about Diallo, Alexander or Preston leading up to and after their commitments…
I’m totally joking but who can blame the Track record we are on with burger boy mess ups
I can’t go into details, but Grimes is the one I’d be most concerned with out of this class.
I can’t go into detail but that’s full of crap
Sorry, but it’s not crap. I work 20 minutes from his school. I’ve heard whispers from people highly involved in the Alumni Association that there are some potential red flags with Grimes and his family.
Awesome let’s report him now then…
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@BeddieKU23 Actually, if there are red flags it would be better to know now before he enrolls and gets into a car wreck…
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mayjay said:
@BeddieKU23 Actually, if there are red flags it would be better to know now before he enrolls and gets into a car wreck…
We might as well call the fbi, at least get the ncaa involved. I mean why recruit players anymore
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There are potential red flags with anyone that plays on the major shoe circuit. Better just recruit nothing but Garretts I guess.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 So why can’t you go into detail? Or semi-detail? I mean, you’re anonymous here. I love inside info if we actually get info. If you heard “whispers” then others heard them too. You’re not breaching any confidences since you already opened the can.
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Ochai Agbaji is probably clean too.
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HighEliteMajor said:
@Texas-Hawk-10 So why can’t you go into detail? Or semi-detail? I mean, you’re anonymous here. I love inside info if we actually get info. If you heard “whispers” then others heard them too. You’re not breaching any confidences since you already opened the can.
This.
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BShark said:
Ochai Agbaji is probably clean too.
Heard he got paid to come today.
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Well damn there goes that.
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mayjay said:
@cragarhawk Well, we gotta find something else to wonder and gripe about now, don’t we?
Well, that didn’t take long.
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Just curious, do you think Billy will even take the Charger with him to Europe?
All this for a car he will only drive for a couple months. Is Billy really the victim here? I think not. I think thr victims are his teammates whom he let down when he accepted a car that knew had to be shady. Could not someone in his family have said one simple word? No.
Good riddance. Go Silvio!!
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@wissox Would have been nice to have seen. NIT at the worse.
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@Gunman I agree. They played great the first part of the season, but had no motivation and lost steam mid-way through the season.
Our streak would be unbelievable without that break.
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Fightsongwriter said:
Just curious, do you think Billy will even take the Charger with him to Europe?
All this for a car he will only drive for a couple months. Is Billy really the victim here? I think not. I think thr victims are his teammates whom he let down when he accepted a car that knew had to be shady. Could not someone in his family have said one simple word? No.
Good riddance. Go Silvio!!
There has to be more than just the car.
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@Fightsongwriter Copy, paste
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Until I hear the whole story I reserve throwing him under the bus. I doubt we hear.
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Crimsonorblue22 said:
Until I hear the whole story I reserve throwing him under the bus. I doubt we hear.
Almost no chance the full truth comes out sadly.
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@HighEliteMajor It’s a booster trying to get in close with the family. That’s as much detail as I can give.
I can also tell you for a fact that even if high ranking alumns don’t post here, or at acknowledge they are, they do monitor all major KU sites, including this one.
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@Crimsonorblue22 I threw him under the Charger.
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Integrity - doing the right thing when no one is looking.
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@Fightsongwriter not much of that here
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And man…you think Shakur Juiston would be helping this team? Can’t help but wonder if he’d be a Jayhawk right now if Preston hadn’t been in the way of playing time.
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focojayhawk said:
And man…you think Shakur Juiston would be helping this team? Can’t help but wonder if he’d be a Jayhawk right now if Preston hadn’t been in the way of playing time.
He would help this team. Preston wasn’t the issue there. He was out of play once KU took the Lawsons.
