Well!! Well!!! Well!! there is still hope, this would be poetice justice if he could still go to illinois, I knew that Depaul name on the list was smokescreen. Just don't go to Indiana,or Kansas. If he goes to Memphis,Depaul,or Illinois I wish you the best of luck. If he picks Indiana or Kansas there will be plenty of booos coming from this way.

The ibiots have been given a lifeline. Too bad it'll be like Lucy pulling the football away from Charlie Brown. In many ways, the Illini are the Charlie Browns of college basketball. One minute they lead for Rose, the next minute they curse Reggie and Derrick and call him dirty. Guess that adidas thing isn't exactly true, is it? It'll be good to see Illinois lose yet again on a top recruit. Take it to the bank that the Orange Krush will embarass themselves again.

Derrick Rose would ascend to the hero status similar to that of Dee Brown if he chooses Illinois. The world truly is round.

and Illini fan..he will become a Hoosier legend if he decides to attend IU..hero..legend? Really a dilemma..

IU Alum: How does one become a legend playing in the NIT?

Hey IbiotsUnited, why the hate on Illini recruiting? Get a life man.

Hey Illini Fan....NIT? What are you smoking? 5 titles, to 0 titles. Yes, it's been awhile for us, and yes you have been to the NT in the last few years...but also remember, so has IU...last I looked IU and Illinois have a FF to their credit in the last 5 years....so your point mute...

Get ready for death threats if DRose doesn't sign with UI.

actually its "moot."

another reason to choose Illinois:

education

You could see why Rose and Gordan would want to play at Indiana under Sampson. After all the list of NBA players from Oklahoma is endless. Wait a minute the only pro from Oklahoma is Najara. Better play for Weber and Illinois and give yourself a chance at the NBA.

The spirit of Ben Wilson is speaking to Derrick!

they know the score: EJ decommits, and D.Rose fills the "huge" void and becomes an instant star. Knowing the reaction from EJ decommitting, I truly can't imagine the Roses publicizing their visit and then not signing an LOI with BAM at this point.

Can you imagine the PR and rivalry before these 2 meet for the first time in college?! Unless of course, EJ decides to come back to the Illini.

My money's on the D.Rose in orange and blue.

If Derrick chooses Illinois,I am totally convinced that he never wanted to play with Eric Gordon anyways. People don't forget Derricks makes his cast better, Gordon needs Rose more than Rose needs Gordon.

UI fans were calling this kid all that is wrong with recruiting just last week and now you want to accept him to your family? And yall call IU fans hypocritica and unethical. Rose is saving face here. He is going to Indiana.

I wonder if Sampson has any jobs to give Reggie Rose to secure the deal. Maybe he could be an assistant video recorder. PS IU has had one title in the last 30 years, good thing they have been so dominant the last three decades. You fire a living legend and are now led by a 233 time cheater who cannot educate and lead individuals. If IU and Indiana is so great why do all of your Alums come to Chicago?

Hey Wow, actually Indiana has 3 titles in the last 30 years
76, 81, 87 do your math big shooter, how those illini banners too!! and ethics, i remember sergio mcclains old man getting hired and then the whole high school team coming their, and the name jimmy collins rings some bells!!

This is hilarious! Illini fans once again show how ignorant and caddy they really are by getting there hopes up just to come crashing down again when Rose signs with Memphis or IU. Are you gonna start crying foul about this too, then blame the Rose family for being scandalous, then threaten Reggie and Derrick's lives?
Illininut- IU alums go to Chicago because fortune 500 companies know the Kelley School of Business is one of the best in the country. You should be wondering why so many Chicago natives go to IU.

Hey Brad, I think so many Chicago people go to IU because they are the ones who don't get admitted to Illinois. Rose to Champaign.

1 title in 20 years, definite dynasty in the making. IU fans you live basking in past achievements, nothing like the glory days of Neil Reid and Luke Recker. I long for the days to see the General pacing the Big Ten sidelines.

Stop insulting Kelvin Sampson for doing his job. Eric Gordon wanted to get recruited by Indiana, and it was Sampson’s responsibility to recruit him. To be honest, Illinois really doesn't seem like that nice of a place. The campus is ugly and it smells like dead fish. The fans are overzealous and actually threaten recruits lives. The school hasn't won anything and has only been to the final four twice. What does Illinois have? Nothing, except a nice guy coach and a fan base that needs a reality check. Even with your amazing players in 2005, you guys didn't a national championship. With your superstar second round players last season, you guys almost lost to Airforce (that is sad), and were eliminated by the second round. You just lost recruit which you have been bragging about for the past year, and now you have the audacity going start to insulting other schools? How about you guys concentrate on improving your program and creating some tradition before you begin to insult other coaches, players, and fans. Illinois fans are just embarrassing themselves.

All i have to say is that Derrick Rose is Very overratted and for the most part most high school athletes are overrated. How did every body forget about OJ Mayo!? where is her going. GO Duke! We stole jon!

Last post, go back to Hoosierland. You live in the past , nothing in a quarter century. Great tradition, look at the bright side, you are guaranteed yet another top ten finish in the big ten.

You Illini are so bitter and angry. When you hang a banner then you might be able to formulate an intelligent argument (Big Daddy), but I doubt that will ever happen.
Ike- Wrong again. They go to IU because they know that they won't be able to get a job with an Illinois degree.
Are you all still upset over IU beating UI in football 2 years in a row too??

Now i will be shocked if Rose chooses Memphis. It all comes down to Illinois and Indiana. The only question here is if Rose wants to play with or against Gordon. The funny thing is both give their home states a final look. I just hope they both play for their home schools.

Rose thought Benadict Gordon was going to be an Illini, that is why he dropped them months ago. Now that Osama Bin Gordon is going to be a Loosier, Rose is back in with Weber and the Illini. Rose never wanted to play with Gordon.

Actually, the UI campus doesn't smell like dead fish, it smells like cow manure. You'd think an Indiana fan would recognize the smell...

Big Daddy. Wake up FOOL. Illinois has more wins in the past 6 years than any school in the NCAA except Duke.

IU went to the national championship in 2002, just like Illinois did in 2005. Both of us have had similar success recently. Fine Indiana had a bad coach who couldn’t teach the game of basketball much less recruit. We had to two years in the cellar, but we are back. We went just as far as U of I last year, so you can’t rag on us about that. In addition, we are going to have the best recruiting class in the nation, so our future is looking better than U of I. For real, Illinois hasn’t done anything that special recently, except choke like the Cubs on getting a perfect season and put up a sad performance in the national championship game.

i realize this is about recruiting, but i just can't get over all of the misspelled words and misuse of grammar by iu grads/fans/dropouts/WT. regardless of where rose attends, this won't change the fact that your coach is an admitted cheater who was caught in the act. or that your biggest nba star recently is jared jeffries. good luck in the near future. it should be a battle over the next few years.

Hey D Nebs, get back to work! IU fans, you may want to rent a great movie called Blue Chips.

As I said last Time,lets let the Kids Play & enjoy the Games.I'd like for D.Rose to go to IU,but I wish him the Best.As for IU knowing the difference between the Fish smell and the smell of Cow manure,you have us confussed with Purdue.I do have one question,wasn't Weber at Purdue when they where put on Probation for giving a Loan to a Player? Probally wasn't involded,right,but I bet he knew......Should have made the Calls....

The only reason UI campus would smell like dead fish is probably some IU fans stepped on campus. This is how smart IU guys are, you managed to fire the only 2 coaches to take you to NCAA title game, and get a cheater who will ensure that they will be on probation for the next 5 years.

Let's get real people!! Jamie Brandon, Ronnie Fields and numerous others, neither one have proven a thing on the big scale and may never do that. Let them go where they think is best and do not worry, there are plenty of unheard of players that will stay the course and be better in the end.

Wayne McClain was hired after Serge, Frank Williams, and Marcus Griffin all graduated. He was not coaching at Illinois while he son and friends were being recruited and playing there. IU sucks

I can't believe Im saying this, but as probably the die hardest of all Illini Fans, I have to side with the "enemy" for once. I will be the first to admit of my displeasure that EG decommitted and that I can't stand Sampson. I'll also admit that I claimed foul on Reggie Rose and his alleged "adidas earnest money".. having said all that, Derrick Rose can do what he wants. The ultimate decision, no matter what kind of influence his brother has on his recruiting, is up to Derrick Rose. No one else. As much as I would love to see Illinois grab a marquee name such as Rose, I also have in recent years come to the realization that the beloved Illini