2019 General Recruiting Thread

[RaceToTheTop]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

I'm with pumpfake.  I've become very jaundiced over what a Barnum & Bailey circus recruiting has turned into.  Here's my top 100; here's my top 99; here's my top 98, etc.  That atmosphere plus the stench the FBI investigation confirmed exists, Hooker U, University of No Classes and the list goes on and the Great Oz (NCAA) just buries its head further into the sand.  Bah Humbug on the whole process.  

I know I sound old as well, but this all started with LeBron’s televised special to announce which organization had the honor of paying him hundreds of millions of dollars.

[HoosierFan1994]

2 hours ago, TXHoosierDaddy said:

Kansas really needs this kid. They have struck out on some big names like us. Don't be surprised if Adidas comes to the rescue and packages him and Hampton to Kansas. Will Wade gets back on the money saddle and reigns in Watford today. Let the widespread cheating continue!

You are so right. As much as I love college basketball I am almost done. Right now the sport is 2nd to the NFL (which by no means is perfect either). I love March Madness but it's about to fall into the tier with the MLB and NBA. I love IU basketball and everything it stands for. But I am over the cheating. The NCAA is corrupt. This program had to rebuild over stupid texts. Look at what all of these other programs are doing. Some are actually committing crimes. I thought a year and a half ago this was the best thing for college basketball. Turns out, it was the worst thing. There is no reason Will Wade should still have a job at LSU. Same with Sean Miller, Roy Williams, Bill Self, and Coach K. I get hanging out in the grey area but they are well past that. 

[biteoftheapple]

This is not over with. We have to see if the NCAA has any balls at all, or are just to continue as a ***** cat.

[HinnyHoosier]

4 minutes ago, biteoftheapple said:

This is not over with. We have to see if the NCAA has any balls at all, or are just to continue as a ***** cat.

*(Sorry in advance for TMI)*

 

I have more balls than them and I lost one at age 21.

Thank God I was born with three...

 

[JSHoosier]

7 minutes ago, biteoftheapple said:

This is not over with. We have to see if the NCAA has any balls at all, or are just to continue as a ***** cat.

"Can't wait until this blows over"- NCAA, probably 

[chicagoHOOSIER]

everybody must be absolutely certain he is going to LSU

 

that is the worst IU hat I have seen to date

 

he is not coming to IU lol

 

where is the georgia hat?

 

and everyone was right

 

 

[HoosierFan1994]

7 hours ago, biteoftheapple said:

This is not over with. We have to see if the NCAA has any balls at all, or are just to continue as a ***** cat.

I don't think anything will change. Only think that will make them change is if they start to lose viewership. I'm getting older and I'll have less time to watch sports. I'd rather watch a sport that has at least some integrity to their game. The start of all this was when NOTHING happened to UNC after their academic scandal. Louisville, Kansas, Duke, UNC, LSU, and others should be banned from postseason play. 

[biteoftheapple]

I don't think anything will change. Only think that will make them change is if they start to lose viewership. I'm getting older and I'll have less time to watch sports. I'd rather watch a sport that has at least some integrity to their game. The start of all this was when NOTHING happened to UNC after their academic scandal. Louisville, Kansas, Duke, UNC, LSU, and others should be banned from postseason play. 

It started many decades ago. It just got out of hand with the events you mention.

[HoosierFan1994]

2 minutes ago, biteoftheapple said:

5 minutes ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

I don't think anything will change. Only think that will make them change is if they start to lose viewership. I'm getting older and I'll have less time to watch sports. I'd rather watch a sport that has at least some integrity to their game. The start of all this was when NOTHING happened to UNC after their academic scandal. Louisville, Kansas, Duke, UNC, LSU, and others should be banned from postseason play. 

It started many decades ago. It just got out of hand with the events you mention.

The first big one I remember was Calipari and Rose. UNC was pretty bad. Then yes it got out of control. 

[biteoftheapple]

I know you are young, but Bob Knight complained back in the 70's. UCLA's run of championships was funded by Gilbert.

[goonaha]

12 minutes ago, biteoftheapple said:

I know you are young, but Bob Knight complained back in the 70's. UCLA's run of championships was funded by Gilbert.

Kind of a snowflake move

[biteoftheapple]

Kind of a snowflake move

If you say so, Tinkerbell.

[HoosierFan1994]

16 minutes ago, biteoftheapple said:

I know you are young, but Bob Knight complained back in the 70's. UCLA's run of championships was funded by Gilbert.

He hated UK with a passion too. I just think it's gotten worse! Out of hand. 

[goonaha]

3 minutes ago, biteoftheapple said:

6 minutes ago, goonaha said:

Kind of a snowflake move

If you say so, Tinkerbell.

Sorry, didn't realize jokes about former coaches who prided themselves on how tough they were were off limits. Tinkerbell though, nice reference. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Indiana

2/22 on 2019 offers.

Bad optics no matter how you slice it. Terrible optics.


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[MikeRoberts]

Indiana

2/22 on 2019 offers.

Bad optics no matter how you slice it. Terrible optics.


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And as of right now it’s looking like we are just going to leave a few scholarships open. Dangerous considering how thin we were last year


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[HinnyHoosier]

Indiana

2/22 on 2019 offers.

Bad optics no matter how you slice it. Terrible optics.


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Depends on what lens you're using.


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[TXHoosierDaddy]

7 hours ago, MikeRoberts said:

And as of right now it’s looking like we are just going to leave a few scholarships open. Dangerous considering how thin we were last year


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With all the grad transfer options out there this just seems silly. 

[ebridges24]

9 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Indiana

2/22 on 2019 offers.

Bad optics no matter how you slice it. Terrible optics.


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I wonder how this compares with other schools in the conference. Anybody with time care to look this up?? It does look really bad though.

[HoosierDYT]

I wonder how this compares with other schools in the conference. Anybody with time care to look this up?? It does look really bad though.

It’s also a very misleading stat. Jeremiah Francis? We barely recruited him. Jalen Lecque? Sure, we extended an offer but understood very quickly he was in it for the money. Brandon Newman? We had our pick of either him or Armaan, but we weren’t going to take both.

While I believed we should’ve landed one of Harris, Quinones, Carton, or Bouknight, 2/22 isn’t terrible when a “great” class could have simply been 3/22.


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