(2024) - PG Boogie Fland to Kentucky

[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,953]

https://www.zagsblog.com/2023/09/13/class-of-24-guard-boogie-fland-draws-john-calipari-mike-woodson-nate-oats-to-ny-coaches-clinic/

[Adillac 953]

Ofc I'm biased but...at IU he'd be guaranteed (pretty much) the starting PG spot, ball in his hands for the start. And he'd likely have a top 25 caliber team around him and the best basketball fanbase behind him on social media and at the games. At UK you'd probably be fighting for the top spot with another top 40 guard and you'd be surrounded by almost exclusively freshmen and sophomores. Plus, Rupp arena is a drafty old hollowed out shoe box and AH is, well awesome.  

[cthomas 6,316]

5 hours ago, Adillac said:

Ofc I'm biased but...at IU he'd be guaranteed (pretty much) the starting PG spot, ball in his hands for the start. And he'd likely have a top 25 caliber team around him and the best basketball fanbase behind him on social media and at the games. At UK you'd probably be fighting for the top spot with another top 40 guard and you'd be surrounded by almost exclusively freshmen and sophomores. Plus, Rupp arena is a drafty old hollowed out shoe box and AH is, well awesome.  

I'm not sure Fland would be the default starter at PG. I think a sophomore Cupps would have something to say about that.

[Demo 19,622]

 

[WayneFleekHoosier 47,943]

Kentucky already, Alabama this weekend, Maryland next weekend and no other offficials scheduled yet.  
 

All big spenders in on this one.  Curious if we can get traction.   Calipari, Oats and Woody recently at Stepianiac. 

[BtownStrength 1,116]

31 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Kentucky already, Alabama this weekend, Maryland next weekend and no other offficials scheduled yet.  
 

All big spenders in on this one.  Curious if we can get traction.   Calipari, Oats and Woody recently at Stepianiac. 

Feels like we already have traction. From stuff I have read we seem to be firmly in the mix maybe without being considered the favorite. 

[WayneFleekHoosier 47,943]

1 minute ago, BtownStrength said:

Feels like we already have traction. From stuff I have read we seem to be firmly in the mix maybe without being considered the favorite. 

Hope so.  Fending off Alabama, Kentucky, and even Maryland will be a task. 

[Uspshoosier 45,047]

15 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Hope so.  Fending off Alabama, Kentucky, and even Maryland will be a task. 

Maryland isn’t a real option 

[J34 1,472]

1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Hope so.  Fending off Alabama, Kentucky, and even Maryland will be a task. 

Maybe Alabama, Kentucky,  and Maryland are saying, fighting off Indiana will be a tall task.

[WayneFleekHoosier 47,943]

1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said:

Maryland isn’t a real option 

I agree in the case of Fland particularly.  But they did beat us for Kaiser, DHS, and the Queen recruitment isn’t over.  So Maryland is no slouch.  
 

But I’ve heard Uk, IU, Alabama for a while for Fland, but Maryland getting the official adds another element. 

[MikeRoberts 6,920]

Let’s boogie!

[Hoosierfanyuh 2,148]

He canceled his trip to maryland fyi. 

[ziggyiu 557]

1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I agree in the case of Fland particularly.  But they did beat us for Kaiser, DHS, and the Queen recruitment isn’t over.  So Maryland is no slouch.  
 

But I’ve heard Uk, IU, Alabama for a while for Fland, but Maryland getting the official adds another element. 

Very true. The common denominator is that Kaiser, DHS and Queen are all DVM kids. It's tougher to beat Maryland for kids that are from that region. 

[Uspshoosier 45,047]

2 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I agree in the case of Fland particularly.  But they did beat us for Kaiser, DHS, and the Queen recruitment isn’t over.  So Maryland is no slouch.  
 

But I’ve heard Uk, IU, Alabama for a while for Fland, but Maryland getting the official adds another element. 

He canceled it according to their insiders 

[Stuhoo 79,712]

On 9/21/2023 at 5:01 PM, Uspshoosier said:

Maryland isn’t a real option 

Now officially a three team race:

”A composite five-star guard from New York, Fland is headed to Alabama this weekend. After he visits with Nate Oatsand his staff he may be done with visits. Fland has cancelled next weekend's planned visit with Maryland so his is a huge opportunity for the Tide to focus on the high-scoring guard.”
 

 

[cthomas 6,316]

5 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

Now officially a three team race:

”A composite five-star guard from New York, Fland is headed to Alabama this weekend. After he visits with Nate Oatsand his staff he may be done with visits. Fland has cancelled next weekend's planned visit with Maryland so his is a huge opportunity for the Tide to focus on the high-scoring guard.”
 

 

If we get McNeely, Queen, and Fland, I know big IF,  I think we are good with high school recruits. I don't think it's good to be top heavy with freshmen if we want to win at a high level.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,953]

Hoosiers have gone from “sleeper” to “serious player” in the last few weeks.

https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/ranking-the-contenders-five-star-boogie-fland

[Demo 19,622]

4 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Hoosiers have gone from “sleeper” to “serious player” in the last few weeks.

https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/ranking-the-contenders-five-star-boogie-fland

This feels pretty good. UK is UK, but the shine is definitely a little off right now. Interesting that UNC has a visit this weekend and no mention at all. 

[Stuhoo 79,712]

Here's what I love about this recruitment:

On September 13th, the Fland family and his high school coaching staff set this up in the Archbishop Stepanic High School home gym so that Boogie could have the ultimate comparison:

 

There you have it: each of the top three coaches got a 45 minute segment to be themselves in a basketball coaching context on the same day, without the glitz and glamor of an official visit.

SO SMART!

Because all I'm hoping for with our staff is the ability for them to rise and fall in direct comparison with our recruiting competition. And the fact that we have been on the rise since September 13th speaks a lot to me.

 

[Demo 19,622]

This ought to be pretty funny to keep an eye on. 2 fan bases that usually bury the needle on this sort of thing.