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Brass Cannon

Player and Recruit Retention News/Discussion & Potential Transfers

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Some of these names...good lord. How did Crean even find those kids? I mean, we always wondered where he came up with some of the teams to fill out our nonconference schedule, but any coach with an internet connection and the attention span of a 10 year old can go online and seek out teams that have been terrible the last few years running. It's almost like that's what he did in recruiting...but in recruiting you want what's at the other end of the spectrum. Maybe he just had it backwards. Or maybe he thought it was schedule bad teams and recruit bad players so it's less noticeable how bad they are. Or maybe...whoops, just spilled Diet Coke all over my flash cards.

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Crean's recruiting drove me insane as a fan of recruiting. Some of the things he did seemed so out of the ordinary.

It was more maddening that he would land a Zeller, Vonleh, Blackmon and the occasional diamonds like OG, Will, and Vic.

It gave you hope but then the overall results were always a couple players short. His misses and offers extended were extraordinary.

His recruiting seemed to be dipping even more the past few years.

As we are seeing with the 2018 kids, he didn't appear to be in good standing with many of those either.


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This actually came close to happening a few times. McCleod vouched for Williams and williams committed without Crean ever evaluating him in person and then the kid that transferred to San Diego st got an offer and committed after Crean recruiting him for a week and Crean only attending 1 practice 
 
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Kind of like with april and priller.

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1 hour ago, Brass Cannon said:

I wasn't that ripped but I was pretty ripped at 18. God I miss that. 

Marriage has destroyed what little bit was left. 

I can feel ya' Brass.

Kids took the gym time away.

Beer and food intake increased.

Problem is, at 45, it's hard to get anything back now.

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I can feel ya' Brass.
Kids took the gym time away.
Beer and food intake increased.
Problem is, at 45, it's hard to get anything back now.

I take my 8 yr old with me..she swims or hangs out in the day care while I lift.. I balance swimming or other activities with her too though. My booze consumption has dropped over the last few years. Usually my coaching is what kills my lifting time 2x a year. I'm pushing 47 and can't hit what I did 10 yrs ago but not bad for an "old dad".

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