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['70 Grad]

What proved it to me was when the Koch brothers kept coming here. You can be sold a bill of goods during recruiting, but your older brother will tell you what is really going on/how you are treated.

[DownGoesKansas]

And just like that first thing I see when I wake up this morning. They moved quick :

Bold move. Will be interesting to see how it turns out. I know people like to hate on Porter here but he's done an outstanding job

[SteinPizza]

[QUOTE=BCPanther;n707523]The money that Loyola is sitting on in boosters, alumni, endowment and real estate would make most of the Big East blush.[/

Correct on all fronts. The value of the real estate alone would probably shock many. Not that they’d ever sell, but if you put a monetary figure on it there would be a whole bunch of zeros and commas in the number.

[sivert]

With Porter gone, I wonder how long before Sister Jean enters the transfer portal?

She won't transfer, of course, but if Hutson does, we should definitely call...

[panther-state]

I'm a Loyola alum and have to say you're spot on. Loyola is the second biggest landowner in the city of Chicago behind only the City of Chicago. You can imagine the land value of both their Watertower Place campus and their Lakeshore Campus (remember, there is very little private property that touches Lake Michigan in the city limits). Most of the lakefront is protected from development. Even outside the city, the Medical School Campus and the Seminary are either on valuable land or have a large footprint.

Honestly can't tell if this is a really well-informed spam bot, or something funky is going on.

[SteinPizza]

Honestly can't tell if this is a really well-informed spam bot, or something funky is going on.

As a former city resident, the info is correct. When he/she says “touches” Lake Michigan, that’s semantics. There are plenty of high rises which “touch” Lincoln Park, or Lakeshore Drive, which in turn touch the lake.

[CyCarp]

I thought it was interesting to see former Valley guy Keno Davis fired from Central Michigan this morning. Coached just one year at Drake losing as a 5 seed and never got back to the dance with either Providence or Central Michigan.

[CyCarp]

Wow, I wonder if he regrets leaving Drake...

Minnesota C Liam Robbins (JR) has entered the transfer portal. https://t.co/e8zJtDXa68

[SteinPizza]

Wow, I wonder if he regrets leaving Drake...

Minnesota C Liam Robbins (JR) has entered the transfer portal. https://t.co/e8zJtDXa68

If I remember correctly, wasn’t his uncle an assistant on the staff? Guessing his uncle is gone along with Pitino. Also guessing Robbins will have a lot of interest. He played pretty well for them.

[PantherAlum09]

Yeah. I'm not thinking he regrets leaving. He showed he can play in the B1G. And that bodes well for his future prospects if he wants to play pro in any fashion. I would imagine he will be at another high major program soon.

[DownGoesKansas]

Gotta think Iowa recruit's him hard

[PantherAlum09]

Gotta think Iowa recruit's him hard

He's going to have a ton of interest. I would imagine he will get to go to pretty much any school he wants. How many athletic 7 footers are out there? He's proven he can play at the high major level. I feel like I'm seeing a lot of Drake fans laughing about this and I just don't get it. Drake played better without him this year and the additions of Hemphill and Brodie, and Liam proved he can play high major ball well. Seems like a win win for everyone involved. I would understand if AJ wanted to go somewhere and play high major ball. It would suck, but I guess I don't understand hating on a player looking for bigger opportunities. I'm all for supporting players during and after they are with the program.

[ronfitch]

[QUOTE=SteinPizza;n707533]

The money that Loyola is sitting on in boosters, alumni, endowment and real estate would make most of the Big East blush.[/

Correct on all fronts. The value of the real estate alone would probably shock many. Not that they’d ever sell, but if you put a monetary figure on it there would be a whole bunch of zeros and commas in the number.

Not unheard of amongst privates. Columbia owns a bunch of the real estate in Manhattan (second most addresses; seventh most in terms of space). When I worked at a private school on the west coast (Claremont McKenna), I learned that they had aggressively bought up much of the land around the campus in the '80s and '90s, which by the turn of the century was starting to be developed (they also have an endowment of about $850 million, just under $200 million is unrestricted).

[CyCarp]

Yesufu to Kansas

[DownGoesKansas]

Yesufu to Kansas

I am interested in seeing how this plays out. He was very good but he was also taking a ton of shots per game and not making a high %. That likely will not fly at KU.