RatpigHoosier

Not saying the fanbase NEEDS his support, I’m merely saying that it can’t be a bad thing if his support is gained. Two different things. But I would say that there is a certain faction of the fanbase that won’t support anything unless it’s got RMK’s stamp of approval. I am not one of those people, but they certainly are out there. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Does anyone think there’s a chance that CAM reached out at all to RMK about this hire? I know it’s CAM’s decision solely but surely he has to know that getting some RMK support could really only help his cause. With the purported softening of RMK’s Ill will toward the university coupled with his recent move back to B-Town, is this at least a possibility in your eyes? I know RMK has publicly supported CAM in the past and this may be a way of helping him out if he truly believes in him. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Were we in early in him compared to the others? I have to assume Mizzou was probably in first due to it being the state school. Did we establish ties earlier than Uof6, UNC, Arizona and Kansas? Not sure it matters when dealing with most of those $chool$, just wondering Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

An absolute must to get in the mix early on. This kid looks like a top 10 recruit from what I’ve heard. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I think he was referring to Hopf, but how that correlates with Blackford, I don’t know. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I could see it happening. Last year once we got some healthy bodies he benched him. It seemed to work for the team if not so much for JS. Hopefully there were some serious conversations between him and CAM after the season and there’s a better understanding of what is and is not acceptable effort. I think CAM would go that route more quickly this year if those expectations aren’t met. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Weather is great today. My CB prediction is 100% chance of Jeep in the forecast. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

So let’s fire CAM immediately and see if we can somehow get lucky enough to bring Lavall Jordan into the fold. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Would love to see some shooting like that this year. It looked effortless. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I don’t really know much about Powell’s recruitment. Are we a potential landing spot? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Maybe Fife will want to jump off a sinking ship and onto a rising one. We did beat MSU both times we played them last year. [emoji23] Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Wait just a minute! He CAN control his height. Didn’t one of the Brady boys hang from the swingset to get taller or something? A little unorthodox but P5 conference scholarships are totally worth the osteoporosis, IMO Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I love the first twitter comment. “How about the 40% shooting club”. That’s funny stuff! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

The final class prediction for the article is Diarra, Leal, Galloway and Loveday. I can’t say I would be disappointed with that class. I really hope we are in strong position for Cross but I’m not sure who I’d give up from that class to get him instead. There’s a PG, two wings and center. Seems pretty well balanced. Yes, I realize predictions are like a-holes and don’t mean anything, but it makes for interesting discussion fodder....the article, that is, not the a-holes. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Last year was the perfect formula for hyped social media. Prospective B1G POY in Morgan along with a top 10 5* freshman in Romeo. It was really easy to get the fever up. This year there isn’t nearly as much to hype coupled with fan reluctance. I think they are smart to keep a lower profile this year. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Normally I try to put a positive spin on things but I notice that he is in the same class in height/weight as Galloway and Leal. I’m not going to freak out and say maybe we aren’t in as good as a position with them as we think, but with Geronimo the class would be three recruits of similar ilk. Positionless basketball theory? Maybe. It can’t hurt to be in early on a late, fast riser. I really don’t know how to feel about this one in the overall concept, not necessarily in his perceived skill set. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Tournament is a must. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I wasn’t speaking in terms of how some people on this board perceived them, I was speaking in terms of how the coaching staff seems to have perceive them based on how they were recruited. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

My point is that when they were being recruited they were considered neck and neck. We offered both and pretty much said whoever accepts first gets the spot. It’s not like Newman was head and shoulders above Franklin coming out of HS. It’s more a symptom of the disease, IMHO. In some folks minds because Franklin chose IU and Newman didn’t, he must not be the better player. That statement in the original post doesn’t seem to be based upon anything other than negativism. Just how I perceive it. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Wayne, your original post was laid out well and made a compelling case for us to hate our program. It was mostly based on facts. I will say, however, that when you made the comment about Franklin that you doubt he’s better than Newman, that’s just being negative and discredited the rest of the post in my eyes, not that that should matter to you. Is that comment based on anything empirical or because you watched them both play in person? If so, I take it back, but it smacks of Negative Nellyism at face value. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

“Stalled Recruiting” seems to be an oft cited problem. Sincere question here: What does “Recruiting Momentum” look like this year? If Galloway and Leal commit soon are we no longer stalled or do we continue to be stalled because they aren’t 5* recruits or they don’t come from a “Heralded Class”? Or will it take a Duke ‘18 class to be rein”stalled”? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

I hear it may be Dan Dakich. Anyone have any experience with or opinions of him? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Haris Mujezinovic!!!! I’ve been waiting for the day he makes his triumphant return.! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Well thanks a lot guys. Based on this thread I started watching Ozark. There goes my personal productivity for the foreseeable future. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Not even a pic of him on the team roster site. This adds to the intrigue. He’s the International Man of Mystery! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app