And I spoke to JG father outside of the team hotel hours before the UNC Sweet 16 game and hours before he flew off to visit IL. I asked him, "This is totally an inappropriate question and I don't expect you to answer it, but I'll ask it nonetheless. Do you think your son will take the IL job?" His response, "I don't think he will. He's talked about turning OHIO into his own Duke and while he may leave one day, especially with these seniors, I'm pretty sure he won't now."

Furthermore, I saw JC in Parkersburg in full OHIO gear the evening before he was having a secret interview the next morning in town with BC. We talked about recruits, the upcoming season and his family going on the Hawaii trip. He was gung ho about the guys he had coming in and the program moving forward.

As noted here, I guess you cannot blame these guys, but being poker faced must just be in their blood. You're as loyal as the next offer.