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Awesome stuff. Can I ask what you do?

QUOTE(farmteam @ Jan 31, 2005 -> 06:33 PM) And, DePaul got Sammy Mejia a year or two ago, and he was rated pretty highly, if I remember correctly. Yup. He was top 50, I believe. And he's from New York. Leitao must have good ties to the East Coast from his UConn days. Although I believe the infusion of Chicago-area talent is key in bringing back the program to the city, and eventually national, spotlight, it's going to be nice to see Leitao pick up some good east coast talent as they play in the Big East...

Wilson Chandler will be a better player than anything the Illini are getting... I brought up Julian Wright because someone made the comment that DePaul will lose out on premier players in Illinois because of the Illini. DePaul was in a better position to get him, but he ultimately left for the Illini's former coach. The point is that Weber is not a good recruiter... The Illini have consistently been going to the Tournament and making some noise (although they always faulter), yet the recruits aren't coming in as they should. Say what you will about the upcoming class, but you have to admit that it seems rather weak for a team ranked number one... I'm proud of the recruits Leitao is attracting (Don't forget we lost Dorrell Wright to the NBA, as opposed to losing Villanueva to UConn), so it's not as if DePaul is in such a horrible position as some people want to argue. I'm excited about the Big East, and I think we'll be just fine. It will also open up avenues for getting more recruits from the east coast... If Weber can translate this season into good recruiting (I mean, he's doing it with Self's guys now), then I will say he is a very good coach for a very good program. As of now, that hasn't been the case... I give Illinois all of the credit that they deserve right now since they are definitely the top team. Now let's see what happens in the Tournament...

QUOTE(DAVE @ Jan 30, 2005 -> 09:30 PM) To get back to DePaul, I don't see DePaul competing next year because I don't think they can draw big name recruits. DePaul isn't necessarily a big-time program and you can bet that all the big name state recruits will be going to Illinois. Unless they come up with a big recruiting strategy, I think the program may be finding out what last place is like. Switching to thew Big East may have been a huge risk. You don't pay much attention to recruiting, do you? The class DePaul is bringing in for next year features a top 40 guy and two top 125 guys, one of which is going to win Mr. Basketball in Michigan. Illinois isn't doing s***; Weber is a good coach but a horrible recruiter. Where's Julian Wright going?.. That edge goes to Leitao... DePaul beat Notre Dame and Notre Dame beat UConn...If they play well, DePaul can match up well with any team in the Big East, and it's a bit of a top-heavy conference anyways. I'd have to say it's a bit overrated...

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jan 28, 2005 -> 10:23 PM) This is pissing me off and i am not even an orioles fan. I was hoping to see the team fall apart with him, but I guess it'll still be enjoyable to watch the whining and b****ing from the north side without him...

Damnit, DePaul... This team is too inconsistent... Pisses me off.

He get it from his momma?

QUOTE(ChiSoxFan @ Jan 27, 2005 -> 01:30 AM) Len Kasper for PBP. Bob Brenly for color commentating. Who the....?

Could I get one with Buehrle in the Paris sex tape?

QUOTE(whitesox91403 @ Jan 27, 2005 -> 03:59 AM) Your right, I mean Bruce Weber obviously doesn't know how to recruit, being that he took a National Power like Southern Illinois to the Sweet 16. Yep. It must have been all of those top 100 recruits he was getting. Didn't he consistently rank in the top 20 in recruiting classes?... I don't know if I did that right. But anyways... I will give credit where credit is due. He is a very good coach in terms of x's and o's. He's doing what "I'm all about my"Self couldn't do with his recruits. But once he runs out of Self's recruits, what then? Where's Villanueva and Julian Wright? I think it's all-or-nothing for the Illini this year. If you look at the class he's bringing in next year, it's very unimpressive. Go ahead and take a look...

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jan 27, 2005 -> 03:54 AM) What does that have to do with Illinois being the UNDISPUTED, #1 TEAM IN THE LAND BABY? Too bad it won't translate to recruiting...

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jan 27, 2005 -> 03:49 AM) I-L-L How many kids does dee brown have?

I really don't like that site...

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jan 22, 2005 -> 07:55 PM) Welcome to Soxtalk! Thanks. This site is so much better than the other Sox forum I checked out... I'm glad I was able to find this one. Go DePaul...

I'm cautiously optimistic...

QUOTE(farmteam @ Jan 22, 2005 -> 05:27 PM) My money is on FSU. I was at FSU for a couple of years and watched them beat Duke both years at home, '02 and '03, I believe, so it's not entirely impossible...Unless it's at Cameron... Anyways, I'm at DePaul now, and this is my first Sox talk post...