Recruiting as of 4/15/25

[real chili 83]

Two posters confirm significant NIL money offered to be a Becky.

Not a good look for UW-M.

[lawdog77]

Curious on what type of money are we talking about.

[Goose]

Lawdog

The amount I heard was big, big time money. My source is very connected to the UW and has been for over 40 years. He is not one to say things that he believes to be a rumor. In addition, he told me a month ago that UW was out of the running for Kon, even with the big NIL offer. I will add, anyone that thinks that UW will only spend on football might be off base. They appear to be playing with the big boys.

The little I know about how MU handles NIL, I am still very confident they will be competitive in the NIL game. To be honest, paying key returning guys to play 2-3 additional season's vs. 1-2 year appears to be very solid plan. So far, MU has not lost a key returning player to NIL and I hope that trend continues. Again, with very limited knowledge, I think that trend will continue.

[Viper]

Agree Goose regarding Marquette. But also agree Brew We saw McIntosh last week entering a building. Wish Wisconsin would do better in Football and make the playoffs Frustrating Wisconsin lost to Washington State in Football ugh.

no no my friend. Death to RED. Always and forever.

[El Guerrero 2]

Nice summary of the predictable response from the fanbase 90 minutes west: https://www.verbalcommits.com/article/2bb3d273-e73c-41d0-a3bd-c48baa8a6462

[Viper]

Alabama was the SEC school involved,  not TAMU

the reference was to YOU. You know, that 'tosa road trip you made to the house of Kon, hey

[Viper]

Nice summary of the predictable response from the fanbase 90 minutes west: https://www.verbalcommits.com/article/2bb3d273-e73c-41d0-a3bd-c48baa8a6462

if MU landed Kon, Dane Cty would have exploded. Dang!

[El Guerrero 2]

if MU landed Kon, Dane Cty would have exploded. Dang!

What a missed opportunity!

[Uncle Rico]

Nice summary of the predictable response from the fanbase 90 minutes west: https://www.verbalcommits.com/article/2bb3d273-e73c-41d0-a3bd-c48baa8a6462

Pretty tame, tbh.  Badgermaniac thinks Jim Leonhard should be head coach and Scary Alvarez is a terrible parody account

[El Guerrero 2]

Pretty tame, tbh.  Badgermaniac thinks Jim Leonhard should be head coach and Scary Alvarez is a terrible parody account

Welol he is white so they didn't have as many racist tropes to fall back on.

[Uncle Rico]

Welol he is white so they didn't have as many racist tropes to fall back on.

Very true!

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

the reference was to YOU. You know, that 'tosa road trip you made to the house of Kon, hey

Yeah, you know I couldn't believe it when Tony Bennett called me up and said "Hey, I forgot to tell Kon about the players I recently put into the NBA during the hundreds of phone calls, texts, and meetings I've had with him. Can you post about it on Scoop on the off chance Kon reads it?"

[Stretchdeltsig]

Kon will regret his time at Duke while the Eagles will soar!

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

Kon will regret his time at Duke while the Eagles will soar!

Oh great...here come the sweater vests. 

[rgoode57]

Truth is there are very, very few individual players who can make a dramatic difference to an already very good basketball program.  There are an awful lot of really good players out there. You cannot blame a kid for picking Duke, and Shaka will find another really good player.  Recruiting against the likes of Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, etc is a very tall order. And, I personally would rather see Shaka keep recruiting players he can develop and keep for three or four years.

[Marquette4life]

Marquette was Kon's second school. Virginia 3 believe it or not. On the official visit he played pickup with the guys. Definitely held his own.

[Viper]

Marquette was Kon's second school. Virginia 3 believe it or not. On the official visit he played pickup with the guys. Definitely held his own.

might take a year, but once Kon realizes Duke is a football school, he'll call Shaka.

[Stretchdeltsig]

might take a year, but once Kon realizes Duke is a football school, he'll call Shaka.

Spot on.

[Uncle Rico]

Spot on.

Yes, once he decides being a student athlete is greater than being a Duke basketball player advertising Nike and playing in the ACC, he'll certainly transfer back to Marquette and get a degree in quantum physics

[WhiteTrash]

Yes, once he decides being a student athlete is greater than being a Duke basketball player advertising Nike and playing in the ACC, he'll certainly transfer back to Marquette and get a degree in quantum physics

Duke, top notch
Nike, top notch
ACC, 4th place conference

[RubyWiscy]

I have heard from a very credible source that Shaka runs a super secret support group for old local players who chose a blueblood school over MU to help them learn to cope with the trauma from their life altering bad decision.

[WhiteTrash]

I have heard from a very credible source that Shaka runs a super secret support group for old local players who chose a blueblood school over MU to help them learn to cope with the trauma from their life altering bad decision.

I have heard from a very credible source that Wisconsin-Madison runs a not-so secret hate group for old local players who chose a blueblood school over UW to help them learn to re-live the trauma from their life altering bad decision.

[Boston Warrior]

On kon,

Duke Numbers I have heard... 2 year expectation, 250k a year.. family gets airplane flights and access to all home games ~100k or more.

Heard nba readiness and style of ball were key criteria.

[WhiteTrash]

On kon,

Duke Numbers I have heard... 2 year expectation, 250k a year.. family gets airplane flights and access to all home games ~100k or more.

Heard nba readiness and style of ball were key criteria.

MU should have offered 3 years, $1M. 

[Uncle Rico]

On kon,

Duke Numbers I have heard... 2 year expectation, 250k a year.. family gets airplane flights and access to all home games ~100k or more.

Heard nba readiness and style of ball were key criteria.

Good for him and the family