Trent Sisley is an Outstanding Hoosier and (2025) SG - to UConn Thread

[go iu bb 6,276]

On 8/23/2024 at 2:40 PM, go iu bb said:

It's always fun watching recruiting and seeing the swings in fan reactions. It seems there is always 1 or 2 recruitments like this every year:

1) Recruit (usually from IN) that is coveted and IU starts to recruit him. Everyone feels good.

2) Poster goes on message boards and claims to have inside info. Maybe they do, maybe they don't. Gives positive feedback on the recruitment. Everyone feels even better.

3) Later, poster claiming inside info says that it's pretty much a done deal, he's IU's to lose, he's given a silent verbal, or some variation of that. The board is ecstatic.

4) Time goes on without a commitment and he plans visits to other schools. Poster still posting he'll commit to IU messages. Board is happy but starting to feel a tiny bit antsy.

5) More time goes on without a commitment. Maybe he makes some visits. Inside info poster gives positive feedback but not quite as certain as before or goes silent. People start to really get antsy.

6) An article, crystal ball, or just comment from analyst that seems more favorable to another school than IU comes out. Anxiety is evident with some people saying he's gone other saying no way.

7) More time goes on without positive IU news, maybe something else positive for another school. The board blows up because all of a sudden IU is losing the recruit, has no chance, and people are ready to jump from a bridge since the sky is falling. Blame and excuses abound.

8) Happiness/sadness of the boards fluctuates as he continues to make visits without committing while articles, crystal balls guesses, analyst comments, and message board posts continue both in favor of IU and other schools. 

It seems we're at #6 with Mullins.

Meanwhile, here's me the whole time knowing how up and down it'll be:

I see we're at stage 8. Last week was positive IU on the board now the assumption is he's gone.

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1 hour ago, Schreckbagger said:

Seems a bit cryptic. I know what I know because I have a trusted source who's usually on top of it. But, to each their own.

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And what does your source say??

[mamasa 15,378]

I truly hope that Barrell Rick does come back. There's absolutely nothing wrong with him letting us know, AT THAT TIME, the info that he had. Things change. 

[BA47591 373]

25 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

A class of Tiller, Brown, and Sisley would be a helluva class on paper yet would still feel underwhelming given misses to Mullins and Haralson.

That being said, the days of putting all your chips in on high school recruits are long gone. Very real chance a portal player emerges and has a bigger impact than Haralson/Mullins in the 1-2 years they’re in school. Just the new nature of the game.

A class of Mullins, Sisley and Grady would be excellent. I still believe in BR. 

In terms of roster construction, I hope we only need 5 total faces to get to 12 next year. Goode gets his 5th year, Reneau and the guards return and we only lose Mgbako and the Super-Seniors. We go to the portal for two bigs. If Reibe goes to Kansas I suspect Bidunga would be obtainable. 

I think our approach is changing, slowly with recruiting. 

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4 minutes ago, mamasa said:

I truly hope that Barrell Rick does come back. There's absolutely nothing wrong with him letting us know, AT THAT TIME, the info that he had. Things change. 

I really hope that Barrel Rick's avatar is his drivers license picture. I'd feel better about my own. 

[Alford Bailey 12,399]

Just checking back in to see if he isn’t coming yet….

[RaceToTheTop 26,188]

3 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

I wrote what I meant, not what you are inferring.

I did not say "package deal." I wrote that Moreno moving away from IU opened Mullins' eyes to other options.

I just don't see it.  IMO we were never in the lead for Moreno and it's not like kids don't see players they have played with committing elsewhere.  If it were that, why were Mullins' eyes opened up to that and Sisley's not?

By and large, kids make decisions based on their own self interests, which they should.  If Mullins commits to U Conn (or Indiana), it's because he feels that is the best move for himself.

[RaceToTheTop 26,188]

1 hour ago, BA47591 said:

A class of Mullins, Sisley and Grady would be excellent. I still believe in BR. 

In terms of roster construction, I hope we only need 5 total faces to get to 12 next year. Goode gets his 5th year, Reneau and the guards return and we only lose Mgbako and the Super-Seniors. We go to the portal for two bigs. If Reibe goes to Kansas I suspect Bidunga would be obtainable. 

I think our approach is changing, slowly with recruiting. 

I rarely say anything with 100% certainly, but I will say that there is no way Luke Goode gets another year of eligibility.  I don't think there has ever been a player who played in the second half of the season get an extra year.  He played in the second half AND was slightly over the number of games he could have played in.  He's not getting granted a year.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,549]

Adam Howard might not be able to use his “The best players from Indiana play for Indiana” GIF for a season or 2. 

[J34 1,490]

Seems like our worst case scenario, Liam McNeeley got in his ear on the visit. They compared notes, and that's all she wrote. 

[Napleshoosier 10,377]

3 hours ago, mamasa said:

I truly hope that Barrell Rick does come back. There's absolutely nothing wrong with him letting us know, AT THAT TIME, the info that he had. Things change. 

Maybe he is back just under a different name…..

[AH1971 1,518]

2 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

I rarely say anything with 100% certainly, but I will say that there is no way Luke Goode gets another year of eligibility.  I don't think there has ever been a player who played in the second half of the season get an extra year.  He played in the second half AND was slightly over the number of games he could have played in.  He's not getting granted a year.

Pre-Covid I would have agreed with you, post-Covid and with how many times the NCAA has lost in court, I wouldn’t be so sure. The NCAA already has extending eligibility from 4 years to 5 years as standard procedure on the table as is. Assuming Goode plays the entire season this year, he will have finished his career playing only 3 1/3 seasons. In a world where we’ve seen the NCAA grant full 6th, 7th, and in an extreme case, a 9th season to a Miami football player, the NCAA granting a 5th season to Goode under his specific circumstance doesn’t seem too far-fetched at all. In fact, it seems probable, especially if he puts up a decent fight. 

[IUHoosier5 1,692]

1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Adam Howard might not be able to use his “The best players from Indiana play for Indiana” GIF for a season or 2. 

So true. Boooo

[LamarCheeks 19,256]

Barrel Rick at one point said he was a Mullins. 

But that doesn't necessarily mean he's related to Braylon. 

For all we know, he could be Myron Richard Mullins from Mantee, Mississippi -- and has never even met our young hero.   

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,708]

22 hours ago, Chris007 said:

Big Red gum or the drink? It’s UCONN unless something changes. So I want to know what to buy you.

Definitely the drink. Though I haven't had the gym in like 20 years. That could be interesting.

[BA47591 373]

I can't reconcile that amount of money given to someone that doesn't know if they're ready to leave home. 

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,549]

I can't reconcile that amount of money given to someone that doesn't know if they're ready to leave home. 

Yeah, getting Ballo for 1 Million or Mullins for 1.5M?

Lol. It’s crazy, really. And then how does that work? Is it 1.5 per year he stays? Does it increase a percentage per year?

Maybe 1.5 is our top offer we feel like a Freshman is worth and if the cash pit is almost endless, I guess I can see where you just offer it to keep him but relative worth, Mullins wins in this case.

It’s clearly not really about the money though for them to want to take half and go 10 hours away. So there’s that too.


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29 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Yeah, getting Ballo for 1 Million or Mullins for 1.5M?

Lol. It’s crazy, really. And then how does that work? Is it 1.5 per year he stays? Does it increase a percentage per year?

Maybe 1.5 is our top offer we feel like a Freshman is worth and if the cash pit is almost endless, I guess I can see where you just offer it to keep him but relative worth, Mullins wins in this case.

It’s clearly not really about the money though for them to want to take half and go 10 hours away. So there’s that too.


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NIL deals change from year to year typically 

[Scotty R 2,218]

33 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Yeah, getting Ballo for 1 Million or Mullins for 1.5M?

Lol. It’s crazy, really. And then how does that work? Is it 1.5 per year he stays? Does it increase a percentage per year?

Maybe 1.5 is our top offer we feel like a Freshman is worth and if the cash pit is almost endless, I guess I can see where you just offer it to keep him but relative worth, Mullins wins in this case.

It’s clearly not really about the money though for them to want to take half and go 10 hours away. So there’s that too.


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There is no proof we offered that amount or that we doubled anyone's offer.

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1 minute ago, Scotty R said:

There is no proof we offered that amount or that we doubled anyone's offer.

It all depends on your definition of proof. That’s said I’ve heard 2 different sets of numbers. 1 from a family friend and 1 came from Trilly. Both sets of numbers had IU close to double what UConn’s offering