quote:It's sounding like he's going to A&M. I think the question is whether he's on scholarship or a preferred walk-on.
I believe Hop is saying "hold on" on this commitment until we hear something officially.
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Wendell Carter Jr., a five-star power forward from Fairburn, Georgia who holds an Auburn offer along with Duke, Georgia and Texas A&M, had 14 points and three blocked shots.
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One year deal on a scholarship would make sense to me.. Might as well use the scholarships we got.
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One year deal on a scholarship would make sense to me.. Might as well use the scholarships we got.
quote:Disagree. Offering early and often and building an atmosphere that people want to be a part of is what has led to the success Billy has had. Running people off doesn't mean Jack if you're replacing them with equals
^true. It really is the secret to the limited success Billy has had imo
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This HC has had no problems running players he didn't want off.
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This HC has had no problems running players he didn't want off.
quote:Transfers bother fans at lot less if the coach is winning games.
Call it what you want. It doesn't bother me either way at this point. It did before when he wasn't bringing in upper echelon talent
quote:BK does have a track record of running guys off. I will say in his defense that is has become the norm in college basketball these days though.
You don't really think that, do you?
quote:Perhaps- but those on the fence between preferred walk-on/scholarship winner-- it can play out how I mentioned. I guess the question is if the recruit falls into that category.. I see very little public info out there on him on his recruitment, but maybe he is a late bloomer.
So to give a straight answer, Caleb smith had other good opportunities. I am sure we recruited him hard and told him why we wanted him. I am sure we didn't say give him some crap lecture that made it clear we didn't think very highly of him.
quote:Agree completely.quote:Transfers bother fans at lot less if the coach is winning games.
Call it what you want. It doesn't bother me either way at this point. It did before when he wasn't bringing in upper echelon talent
quote:He's not a late bloomer. He is a late qualifier. His transcripts were a mess (bad home situation, home school, then public school before finally going to a prep school and getting it straightened out). But once he qualified, he had several decent programs recruiting him. So he isn't a late bloomer nor is he somebody that was on the fence, at all, between scholarship player and preferred walk on.quote:Perhaps- but those on the fence between preferred walk-on/scholarship winner-- it can play out how I mentioned. I guess the question is if the recruit falls into that category.. I see very little public info out there on him on his recruitment, but maybe he is a late bloomer.
So to give a straight answer, Caleb smith had other good opportunities. I am sure we recruited him hard and told him why we wanted him. I am sure we didn't say give him some crap lecture that made it clear we didn't think very highly of him.
And it is pretty crappy to get your last word in and then expect the discussion to be over ("now back to recruiting")...