BB Recruiting Update on Josh Ogundele -- Deciding Tomorrow
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Richie - thanks. I spoke with Josh after the Bryant debacle and told him how we need him here badly. He laughed. Very nice chap. Hope he heeds my advice.
Hell no. I believe we have 2 open scholarships now so if Josh accepts we have the last one for Cliff.
Need to tell him McCaffrey favors his kids and they call him Daddy at practice.
Many posters on the Hawkeye forum don't think having Fran's boys on the roster is good for their program FWIW. They were in meltdown mode yesterday between the DePaul game and an in-state recruit that said he is an Iowa fan but committed to Iowa State yesterday.
The 4 star kid that picked Iowa State, wasn't really a surprise, it was always a toss up between the 2 schools. Iowa State has been clearly better than Iowa in recent years....there's a legacy factor with the family that gave Iowa fans confidence but it wasn't ever as strong of a lean as they're making it out to be.
Reiber and Palmquist are two 6'8" forwards who have committed. Hopefully they will sign this week.
Keep striking out against any other big ten team. That's not good.
I think Palmquist was on the verge of getting some serious offers. Big time programs were sniffing around. Dean also by all accounts is playing really good and had a Pedo State offer
The reality is there's been a collection of players that have been recruited, without a high element of recruiting battles...most players were found and developed...the exceptions are Mathis and Mulcahy.
Harper was nailed down as unranked before people figured out his upside.
The only other extended public recruiting saga is 5* Cliff Omoyuri who many national recruiting experts believe is headed to a blue blood like Kentucky or UConn.
Josh Ogundele landed on the radar less than a month or so ago...I'm fairly confident that there are other bigs that can help up front.
Harper was nailed down as unranked before people figured out his upside.
The only other extended public recruiting saga is 5* Cliff Omoyuri who many national recruiting experts believe is headed to a blue blood like Kentucky or UConn.
Josh Ogundele landed on the radar less than a month or so ago...I'm fairly confident that there are other bigs that can help up front.
Sustained losing and doormat status and zero NCAA appearances measured in decades and generations is a recruiting-Mount Everest to climb for seriously talented athletes and their parents and hanger-ons.
82, He was with Paul and Montez. We just opened the RWJ Barnabas Center which is going to help with the younger high school kids. We have to get into the post-season very soon, hopefully at least the NIT this season.
I think most of us see the bb program as on the upswing, but given our history any step backwards will have multi-year repercussions. Have to keep moving the needle to win recruiting battles and for me this year that means (minimally) more wins than losses
Recruits look at fan attendance as a major factor
Just sayin, if you go tonight, look around.
Just sayin, if you go tonight, look around.
I know folks don’t want to pay good money to see no name schools like Bryant, Drexel, Niagara, Fordham, Central Conn., etc. but in a state with NINE MILLION people, we should always be able to fill a small arena like ours. Unless, we can get big name OOC schools like Arizona, Gonzaga, UCLA, to come to The RAC which is very hard to do, I actually would be fine with less home games until we get back to NCAA tournament seasons. I think road games against name schools and tournaments in Hawaii do more for the program than win after win vs. schools no one , especially high school recruits,has ever heard of and doesn’t want to see. I know right now we are aiming to get as many wins as possible, but it has been a lot of years of enduring seeing these schools come to The RAC. Hopefully, the bad streak is coming to an end with Coach Pike . Just my two cents.
Put actual seats in the 300 level and more people would go.
Who wants to sit on a backless bleacher all game?
In addition to ticket prices, parking, and food prices being too high, something I have been saying for years is that we should offer a Weekend Only Season Ticket. Many people can not make weeknight games because of geography, work schedules, babysitting needs, and the fact that it is a school night for children. I live in Manchester and currently work until Midnight and it has gotten harder and harder to switch schedules. I never used to miss a game unless there was the snowstorm of the century, asteroids pelting Ocean County, or I came down with a touch of leprosy.
Might have happened had he waited until the spring. But I don't recall any big time programs offering Palmquist after watching him play or workout this fall. For example, Florida's associate head coach watched him and didn't offer.
I think you misinterpreted my post. Also, I haven't seen the kid play.
There were programs that watched the kid but they didn't offer in time for him to commit and sign in the early period. Obviously each of those schools had their reasons.
In Florida's case, they are full. They'll have room in the spring but the Gators are in a position where they can drive 2-hours to watch the kid during the season before deciding if they would offer. Because of that I didn't even bother to reach out to my UF sources about the kid.
On the other hand it appears that Palmquist was an immediate take for Rutgers and WKU based on those program's needs and available scholarships.
Heck, if there is beer involved, we can just televise road games at The RAC and still sell beer. Some folks will do anything for beer. lol
I am not so sure I agree with this take that any of the prices are too high, what is reasonable? Tickets can be had for less than $20 to get into the building for any game (BIG or not) of which in the OCC can move down even further. They offered RAC passes for $150 a season which is less than $10 a game. What more can the program do in terms of cost? The point is you have to also generate revenue to enhance your amenities & program.
There are dozens of reasons they won't get 6k tonight.
Excuses is the better term
As Heaven mentioned, the number of students, alums and population within a 45 minute drive is enormous
Our resident SHU fan speaks....unfortunately SHU and RU attendance is dictated by the usual items.
A) Time start during weeknights.
B) Caliber of opponent
C) weeknight vs Saturday or Sunday during football season vs not.
D) School in session for students.
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