Kofi announcing Friday

RoyKent

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There are a lot of Illinois people here in STL and they are all saying he is returning to Illinois

 

GonzoCat90

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I think we all believed that the faster this moved the better it was for us. Don't drag it out, don't visit a million places, just get on board.

I'm sure Illinois "is confident" or whatever but if what we heard from the beginning was real at all, he's a Cat.

If he's not, go ahead and put all the folks who stoked that fire on ignore forever.
 

CKKKK

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I have a feeling it's not us, since they just released that official numbers post on Twitter. I don't know why you'd do that if you knew Kofi was coming Friday.
 

Cats192

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Who schedules an announcement just to go back to the same school?

Our insiders will probably have a scoop before Friday I’d imagine.
Yeah.

He lost the AC that recruited him. He went through the draft process. Most kids just announce "I'm coming back" when they're going back to school. Why in the world even enter the transfer portal if you're 50/50 on staying home? Doesn't make sense to me.
 
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GonzoCat90

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Do you enter the transfer portal AND set an announcement date to go back to your current school? Just doesn't make any sense.

Especially so soon. It's one thing if you visit five schools and do some soul searching and decide to run it back.

But to put your name in the portal, set a quick announcement date, and essentially change nothing and gather no new information, before just going back to school would be stupid.

The only possible explanations might be to make some kind of point or stance to Underwood or to boost his name/stock for NIL and the upcoming season.
 
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JayCatz44

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I'm skeptical. UK releases the player's numbers the same day Kofi says he's announcing Friday? Why not wait until then?
 

Cawood86_rivals

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Just a theory on my part. He entered the Draft. Didn't get the feedback he was looking for. Entered the transfer portal.

The two main assistants leave the program he was recruited by and signed with. They go to UK where he says there is serious interest.

He visits no schools, but is very familiar with the 2 assistants UK hired. Sets announcement date.

If it's not UK, he is next level trolling.
 
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I'm skeptical. UK releases the player's numbers the same day Kofi says he's announcing Friday? Why not wait until then?
A lot of those tweets are scheduled and planned a couple of weeks in advance.

Chances are there was no communication between the staff and the SID on it...I’m sure a Jersey tweet is the last thing on the staff’s mind.
 

Son_Of_Saul

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So we're adding a potential 1st Team All-American, the leader in SEC assists, a first team Atlantic 10 player, two top 12 recruits, the best shooter in the Big 10, the best minute-for-minute Big 12 rebounder, while returning two starters and returning five players overall, including our best two shooters?

I kinda like that scenario.
 

Joneslab

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So we're adding a potential 1st Team All-American, the leader in SEC assists, a first team Atlantic 10 player, two top 12 recruits, the best shooter in the Big 10, the best minute-for-minute Big 12 rebounder, while returning two starters and returning five players overall, including our best two shooters?

I kinda like that scenario.
Yeah, me too.

Outside the obvious three--2010, 2012, 2015--I like this roster as much or better than anything Cal has assembled at UK.

Highly interesting team. With Cockburn and barring injury I think they're right there with anybody in the nation.
 

Cats192

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I'm skeptical. UK releases the player's numbers the same day Kofi says he's announcing Friday? Why not wait until then?
I just don't think it's something anyone is even considering.

Assuming you've got some sort of release set up/scheduled--delaying it signals something to somebody.

Maybe Kofi didn't decide until after the numbers to tell the world he's announcing today.
 

BassProCat

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So we're adding a potential 1st Team All-American, the leader in SEC assists, a first team Atlantic 10 player, two top 12 recruits, the best shooter in the Big 10, the best minute-for-minute Big 12 rebounder, while returning two starters and returning five players overall, including our best two shooters?

I kinda like that scenario.