With this new kid Shema taking a visit and seemingly only one available scholarship with the other commits, does this mean the staff is putting a backup plan in place. I have been following him for a while and it seems if Kentucky wants him he will go there, but if not Rutgers has great shot.
Cliff Omoruyi
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Every single year we have a scholarship or two open up in the spring. This year will be no different.
It's not an either/or situation.
It's not an either/or situation.
I think we have a daily thread about a scholarship that may open up
we can kiss that open scholly goodbye. :Sly:
"thread about a scholarship that may open up"
Yeah, can't kiss that possibility good bye. :Wink:
Yeah, can't kiss that possibility good bye. :Wink:
Jerry Carino thought that it was us or Arizona State are the two likely options but that we'd have to "do someone a favor" to get a recruit of that magnitude. Arizona State has already hired someone close to him.
I don't recall, my apologies. Carino mentioned this at the Court Club meeting in early December.
So are we to assume Bobby Hurley is going to hire RC's head coach? or Cliff O's AAU coach?
Were are not going to match ASU's offer ($$$) from what I am told.
Doubtful, but that would not be against any rules if they are hired as an assistant coach.
Arizona State hired Rasheen Davis as an assistant back in late September. Was at UMASS, has a great relationship with Omoruyi and his mentor. Has ties to NYC.
I will be mildly surprised if Omoruyi picks a school that doesn't wear Nike.
ah yes the old sneaker dollars kicking around the AAU contacts to influence or straight up buy a recruit
It is unfortunate that shoe companies still have so much influence over college recruiting. The FBI needs to make more arrests.
I never understood that concept. Why choose a school based on the shoe? It's not like he has a contract with the shoe company. Also, after the FBI situation with Adidas, Nike, and others, people will take cover until things cool off.
They ain't taking cover. Nike slips some money to someone who slips some money to someone who gives some to the player.
Basketball recruiting is icky.
I want shooters/scorers at every position.There are more than enough guards for next season but the following year it will be a priority.
It's not so much the player picking a school because of the shoe.... it's all of the adults around him (AAU coaches, etc) who may be in a particular shoe company's orbit, who are encouraged to push their players toward colleges within that same orbit.
What @RUChoppin said
Also, I'm sorry to say this but, if you think people will take cover until things cool off after the FBI situation, you really need to rethink things. Guys that were involved in that stuff just reassessed and changed the way they were doing things.
Look at the recruiting classes Arizona and Auburn are getting for 2020. All of that happened despite a FBI cloud hanging over those schools.
I was hoping the FBI investigation would clean things up but...
God I love recruiting!!!
*When a parent or guardian appears to be high on a fan's favorite school*
Fan: Listen to your mom/dad/guardian Joey Recruit. They have your best interest at heart.
*When a parent or guardian appears not to be high on a fan's favorite school*
Fan: When will adults let kids be kids?
I'll be the first to admit recruiting is dirty. I went to Colorado because of dirty recruiting. I saw it as a coach too, but you would think people would take a short break after a few colleagues got busted. I'm no longer in the game so I'm out of touch... I guess.
So basketball recruiting has come down to Nike kids/schools vs Adidas kids/schools? Damn and here I thought the James Cann 1975 movie Rollerball was just a cool sci-fi fantasy. They should take it farther and create their own fake Universities.
This isn't about what the fans want. It is about what is in the best interest of the student-athlete. Parents/guardians/mentors should be focused on what is best for the student-athlete. They shouldn't be using the kids for their own ambitions or what is best for shoe companies. It is unconscionable if the corruption is causing parents to shirk their responsibility.
The FBI needs to make more arrests.
Don't forget the street agents or Under Armour haha. Rollerball huh, well we don't yet have a world central supercomputer, known as "Zero".
Or do we?
Oh but it is. The fans want good players, and generally think their favorite school is a good fit, so if the parents/guardians/mentors favor the fans' favorite school the fans are happy. If they don't it turns into "let the kid make his own decision." I see it on every message board, even the boards for blue blood schools.