recruiting 2014 and beyond (h00ps weird0s beat off list)

[joesim]

Donovan Mitchell to Louisville ....

[eaglesfan06]

Mitchell to Louisville.

Nice little show the guy put on. Cut his list to 10, two days later cut his list to 5, three days later committed.

But hell at least we were part of the show for once.

[eepstein0]

Mitchell to Louisville.

Nice little show the guy put on. Cut his list to 10, two days later cut his list to 5, three days later committed.

But hell at least we were part of the show for once.

On the plus side of things I'm 1 for 1

[sweetriverbaines]

http://www.providencejournal.com/sports ... d-play.ece

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

Donovan Mitchell to Louisville ....

Good move by the staff to hold off on declaring his redshirt!

[claver2010]

Mitchell to Louisville.

Nice little show the guy put on. Cut his list to 10, two days later cut his list to 5, three days later committed.

But hell at least we were part of the show for once.

On the plus side of things I'm 1 for 1

EO coaching staff off to a great start

[2001Eagle]

I'm still super jacked that we made his top 5. Great efforting.

[BCEagles25]

Mitchell to Louisville.

Nice little show the guy put on. Cut his list to 10, two days later cut his list to 5, three days later committed.

But hell at least we were part of the show for once.

smells like a December decommit.

[joesim]

Can anybody see what the big recruiting update is on 247?

[eaglesfan06]

Mitchell to Louisville.

Nice little show the guy put on. Cut his list to 10, two days later cut his list to 5, three days later committed.

But hell at least we were part of the show for once.

smells like a December decommit.

Agreed 10000%. May not land at BC, but seems like a guy who got talked into doing something rash and someone who will eventually realize his mistake.

Then again, Pitino may have paid him enough to look at his bank account, laugh and never look back.

[RedBaron67]

Mitchell to Louisville.

Nice little show the guy put on. Cut his list to 10, two days later cut his list to 5, three days later committed.

But hell at least we were part of the show for once.

smells like a December decommit.

Agreed 10000%. May not land at BC, but seems like a guy who got talked into doing something rash and someone who will eventually realize his mistake.

Then again, Pitino may have paid him enough to look at his bank account, laugh and never look back.

Pitino is too smart to piss on the rules that blatantly; the siren call of a (presumed) future NBA contract is convincing enough in the money department. I will concede that after such a whirlwind courtship, Mitchell could possibly reconsider, but it's only a very speculative possibility. Louisville has a strong talking point in its national TV exposure as a potential showcase for players to build market value - one of the factors that make national TV slots so desirable.

[eaglesfan06]

Mitchell to Louisville.

Nice little show the guy put on. Cut his list to 10, two days later cut his list to 5, three days later committed.

But hell at least we were part of the show for once.

smells like a December decommit.

Agreed 10000%. May not land at BC, but seems like a guy who got talked into doing something rash and someone who will eventually realize his mistake.

Then again, Pitino may have paid him enough to look at his bank account, laugh and never look back.

Pitino is too smart to piss on the rules that blatantly; the siren call of a (presumed) future NBA contract is convincing enough in the money department. I will concede that after such a whirlwind courtship, Mitchell could possibly reconsider, but it's only a very speculative possibility. Louisville has a strong talking point in its national TV exposure as a potential showcase for players to build market value - one of the factors that make national TV slots so desirable.

You do realize we're talking about Rick Pitino here right? One of the biggest slimeballs out there. It's only a matter of time before he gets caught.

[RedBaron67]

Mitchell to Louisville.

Nice little show the guy put on. Cut his list to 10, two days later cut his list to 5, three days later committed.

But hell at least we were part of the show for once.

smells like a December decommit.

Agreed 10000%. May not land at BC, but seems like a guy who got talked into doing something rash and someone who will eventually realize his mistake.

Then again, Pitino may have paid him enough to look at his bank account, laugh and never look back.

Pitino is too smart to piss on the rules that blatantly; the siren call of a (presumed) future NBA contract is convincing enough in the money department. I will concede that after such a whirlwind courtship, Mitchell could possibly reconsider, but it's only a very speculative possibility. Louisville has a strong talking point in its national TV exposure as a potential showcase for players to build market value - one of the factors that make national TV slots so desirable.

You do realize we're talking about Rick Pitino here right? One of the biggest slimeballs out there. It's only a matter of time before he gets caught.

If Pitino has been working outside the rules, he's been getting away with it for a long time, so it has to be pretty well under the radar - after all, he certainly has enough enemies to tell the NCAA about anything they can spot. With a program like Louisville, though, with a large and fanatical fan base, you always wonder about how alumni and other program boosters might be getting involved - that's the sort of indirect fiddling that can be very difficult to deal with if it's conducted intelligently. My main point is that Pitino is not going to get into something so blatant as cash up front which could easily bring down the wrath of the NCAA; about what he might be doing outside the rules, I maintain an open mind. If I want to get mad about elite programs like Louisville, the inequitable but lawful advantages that the system gives them are enough to irritate me.

[eaglesfan06]

Mitchell to Louisville.

Nice little show the guy put on. Cut his list to 10, two days later cut his list to 5, three days later committed.

But hell at least we were part of the show for once.

smells like a December decommit.

Agreed 10000%. May not land at BC, but seems like a guy who got talked into doing something rash and someone who will eventually realize his mistake.

Then again, Pitino may have paid him enough to look at his bank account, laugh and never look back.

Pitino is too smart to piss on the rules that blatantly; the siren call of a (presumed) future NBA contract is convincing enough in the money department. I will concede that after such a whirlwind courtship, Mitchell could possibly reconsider, but it's only a very speculative possibility. Louisville has a strong talking point in its national TV exposure as a potential showcase for players to build market value - one of the factors that make national TV slots so desirable.

You do realize we're talking about Rick Pitino here right? One of the biggest slimeballs out there. It's only a matter of time before he gets caught.

If Pitino has been working outside the rules, he's been getting away with it for a long time, so it has to be pretty well under the radar - after all, he certainly has enough enemies to tell the NCAA about anything they can spot. With a program like Louisville, though, with a large and fanatical fan base, you always wonder about how alumni and other program boosters might be getting involved - that's the sort of indirect fiddling that can be very difficult to deal with if it's conducted intelligently. My main point is that Pitino is not going to get into something so blatant as cash up front which could easily bring down the wrath of the NCAA; about what he might be doing outside the rules, I maintain an open mind. If I want to get mad about elite programs like Louisville, the inequitable but lawful advantages that the system gives them are enough to irritate me.

Sure thing dude.

The rest of us aren't that naive.

[RedBaron67]

Mitchell to Louisville.

Nice little show the guy put on. Cut his list to 10, two days later cut his list to 5, three days later committed.

But hell at least we were part of the show for once.

smells like a December decommit.

Agreed 10000%. May not land at BC, but seems like a guy who got talked into doing something rash and someone who will eventually realize his mistake.

Then again, Pitino may have paid him enough to look at his bank account, laugh and never look back.

Pitino is too smart to piss on the rules that blatantly; the siren call of a (presumed) future NBA contract is convincing enough in the money department. I will concede that after such a whirlwind courtship, Mitchell could possibly reconsider, but it's only a very speculative possibility. Louisville has a strong talking point in its national TV exposure as a potential showcase for players to build market value - one of the factors that make national TV slots so desirable.

You do realize we're talking about Rick Pitino here right? One of the biggest slimeballs out there. It's only a matter of time before he gets caught.

If Pitino has been working outside the rules, he's been getting away with it for a long time, so it has to be pretty well under the radar - after all, he certainly has enough enemies to tell the NCAA about anything they can spot. With a program like Louisville, though, with a large and fanatical fan base, you always wonder about how alumni and other program boosters might be getting involved - that's the sort of indirect fiddling that can be very difficult to deal with if it's conducted intelligently. My main point is that Pitino is not going to get into something so blatant as cash up front which could easily bring down the wrath of the NCAA; about what he might be doing outside the rules, I maintain an open mind. If I want to get mad about elite programs like Louisville, the inequitable but lawful advantages that the system gives them are enough to irritate me.

Sure thing dude.

The rest of us aren't that naive.

Your statement cuts in three different directions. If you think I'm naive about Pitino handing out cash, I don't think I'm naive on that count. I can easily imagine Pitino doing any number of more indirect dirty moves to get recruits, but handing out cash is just too easy to uncover. The length of time that Pitino has spent coaching without getting caught argues strongly that, if he's a slimeball, he isn't a stupid slimeball; the evidence obliges me to conclude that his recruiting methods are intelligent (i.e., aimed at avoiding getting caught), no matter how unscrupulous.

If, however, you're calling me naive about the NCAA not bothering to enforce its own rules unless they have to do it or want to screw somebody, well, I could be underestimating the degree of corruption in the NCAA front office. NCAA basketball is a multi-billion dollar business, and you never know how far people will go to avoid publicity that might hurt revenue. The great danger is that everything could unravel at once and produce a catastrophe like the ancient point-shaving scandal of the 50's, which dirtied the image of college basketball as a whole and took a long time to recover from. I'll admit, however, that I could be naive in overestimating people's intelligence and underestimating their obsession with near-term results; after all, in my lifetime I've seen both Vietnam and Iraq, and they certainly argue that I'm giving people too much credit.

The third possibility is that you're saying that it's easy to get away with handing out money, so Pitino doesn't have to worry. A lot of programs have been caught at this caught at this, but it could be widespread enough that I'm underestimating how widespread that sort of thing is. This point connects with both of the earlier points, while being distinguishable from them.

Writing all this, as you may have figured out, implies that I'm really curious. Just what do you mean when you accuse me of naivete?

[RedBaron67]

Mitchell to Louisville.

Nice little show the guy put on. Cut his list to 10, two days later cut his list to 5, three days later committed.

But hell at least we were part of the show for once.

smells like a December decommit.

Agreed 10000%. May not land at BC, but seems like a guy who got talked into doing something rash and someone who will eventually realize his mistake.

Then again, Pitino may have paid him enough to look at his bank account, laugh and never look back.

Pitino is too smart to piss on the rules that blatantly; the siren call of a (presumed) future NBA contract is convincing enough in the money department. I will concede that after such a whirlwind courtship, Mitchell could possibly reconsider, but it's only a very speculative possibility. Louisville has a strong talking point in its national TV exposure as a potential showcase for players to build market value - one of the factors that make national TV slots so desirable.

You do realize we're talking about Rick Pitino here right? One of the biggest slimeballs out there. It's only a matter of time before he gets caught.

If Pitino has been working outside the rules, he's been getting away with it for a long time, so it has to be pretty well under the radar - after all, he certainly has enough enemies to tell the NCAA about anything they can spot. With a program like Louisville, though, with a large and fanatical fan base, you always wonder about how alumni and other program boosters might be getting involved - that's the sort of indirect fiddling that can be very difficult to deal with if it's conducted intelligently. My main point is that Pitino is not going to get into something so blatant as cash up front which could easily bring down the wrath of the NCAA; about what he might be doing outside the rules, I maintain an open mind. If I want to get mad about elite programs like Louisville, the inequitable but lawful advantages that the system gives them are enough to irritate me.

Sure thing dude.

The rest of us aren't that naive.

Your statement cuts in three different directions. If you think I'm naive about Pitino handing out cash, I don't think I'm naive on that count. I can easily imagine Pitino doing any number of more indirect dirty moves to get recruits, but handing out cash is just too easy to uncover. The length of time that Pitino has spent coaching without getting caught argues strongly that, if he's a slimeball, he isn't a stupid slimeball; the evidence obliges me to conclude that his recruiting methods are intelligent (i.e., aimed at avoiding getting caught), no matter how unscrupulous.

If, however, you're calling me naive about the NCAA not bothering to enforce its own rules unless they have to do it or want to screw somebody, well, I could be underestimating the degree of corruption in the NCAA front office. NCAA basketball is a multi-billion dollar business, and you never know how far people will go to avoid publicity that might hurt revenue. The great danger is that everything could unravel at once and produce a catastrophe like the ancient point-shaving scandal of the 50's, which dirtied the image of college basketball as a whole and took a long time to recover from. I'll admit, however, that I could be naive in overestimating the intelligence of people in power and underestimating their obsession with near-term results; after all, in my lifetime I've seen both Vietnam and Iraq, and they certainly argue that I'm giving people too much credit.

The third possibility is that you're saying that it's easy to get away with handing out money, so Pitino doesn't have to worry. A lot of programs have been caught at this caught at this, but it could be widespread enough that I'm underestimating how widespread that sort of thing is. This point connects with both of the earlier points, while being distinguishable from them.

Writing all this, as you may have figured out, implies that I'm really curious. Just what do you mean when you accuse me of naivete?

[BCHerbert]

Mitchell's family does not need Pitino's money.

[twballgame9]

Most guys in Pitino's class don't need to hand out money anymore. Kids think that merely going to places like UNC and UK means a paycheck.

[Corporal Funishment]

While we're talking about this type of thing, did anyone else notice that Bruce Pearl put together a pretty strong recruiting class for someone who isn't allowed to even talk to recruits?

[Corporal Funishment]

Evan Daniels‏@EvanDaniels·Aug 12
Chance Comanche & Terance Mann have scheduled official visits to Arizona State for the weekend of August 29th, per source.




Two parter:

RHoops Recruiting‏@RHoopsRecruits·Aug 9
@garnerroad Hi Dwayne, does Jerome Robinson have any visits planned this month or for the fall? Thanks in advance!

Dwayne West‏@garnerroad·Aug 9
@RHoopsRecruits Rutgers and Richmond. Boston College to be determined.

Jerome Robinson visited BC just after the new staff was hired. He also visited Clemson this week.

[twballgame9]

I for one think we need more frequent updates on the recruits we aren't getting.

[Corporal Funishment]

I for one think we need more frequent updates on the recruits we aren't getting.

You've got a computer. Join the effort!

[RedBaron67]

I for one think we need more frequent updates on the recruits we aren't getting.

You've got a computer. Join the effort!

I've recently seen reports of BC being crossed off by 2015's Chandler White, Makol Mawien, Jonathan Nwankwo, and Brandon Childress; they all had offers, but I don't think BC was recruiting any of them very hard.

On the other side of the coin, last week BC offered top-50 2016 PG Cassius Winston (6'1", 177, University of Detroit Jesuit HS). Winston looks like a great prospect but a very long shot - Michigan and MSU are both recruiting him hard, and he has a few other high-major offers as well.

[twballgame9]

BC finished in the top 40 with some players that are going to Duke, Kansas, UNC and Kentucky.

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

BC finished in the top 40 with some players that are going to Duke, Kansas, UNC and Kentucky.

Christians be praised!

[sweetriverbaines]

Hopefully some positive news will appear on the recruiting front once classes start. They'll be a few visits that'll correspond with home football games and verbals should start to filter in. Its been a long time since that's even happened over the past few years...Is ok to start freaking out if every target signs elsewhere?

[NJM89]

Another 5th year transfer on the way?

@BigGoldNation: Sources tell BGN that two possible destinations for departing F Aaron Brown are Boston College & Rhode Island. @RealEagleAction @ebosshoops

[twballgame9]

Another 5th year transfer on the way?

@BigGoldNation: Sources tell BGN that two possible destinations for departing F Aaron Brown are Boston College & Rhode Island. @RealEagleAction @ebosshoops

Guessing we come in third here.

[BCSUPERFAN22]

Another 5th year transfer on the way?

@BigGoldNation: Sources tell BGN that two possible destinations for departing F Aaron Brown are Boston College & Rhode Island. @RealEagleAction @ebosshoops

Guessing we come in third here.

Is this the same guy that has already transferred once from Temple to Southern Miss ?

http://www.southernmiss.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/aaron_brown_808565.html

http://www.sunherald.com/2014/08/14/5746148/usm-star-guard-aaron-brown-granted.html?

[Corporal Funishment]

"Sources tell BGN that two possible destinations for departing F Aaron Brown are Boston College & Rhode Island."

Our last battle with URI for a transfer went well...

Go eagles