Brad Underwood on Drew Thelwell: "Man, that kid’s really good." Fran: "The top 150 high school players, they all have agents."

[Ronman]

I questioned Shannon's character after his incident and Underwood for his comment also.

To be fair Shannon was exonerated recently and I am not aware of any other issues on that Illini roster.
I think Underwood is a blunt guy who would not say this about a player if not true.
I know Underwood had an rogue asst that got in trouble at OK st but I have come to respect him as a coach and recruiter.

You mean instead of a more traditional joint or pipe guy?