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Just now, Home Jersey said:

Probably will hear about who is visiting this weekend soonish I think

I have no idea but don’t you think Easter weekend is probably not a big visits weekend? I could see the coaches working through, given the time structures, but maybe the players just want to hang with their families?

I have no idea but if it’s a quiet weekend I won’t stress. 

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

I should probably know but who is Stephanie Harper that he met with for 30 min?

Stephen Harper is the associate athletic director. It might be too early to have your readers on. :-)

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22 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

A big question I’ve got that is hard to answer is how much do we have left to spend?  Estimating what we have spent so far is hard (I tried — the range is big), and NIL as we know is kinda fluid (there can be one-off little fundraises for players).

I would guess we can go for one, probably two more pricey Wilkerson type guys, with the rest being role players.

On the NIL piece… really curious how much Enright is getting. I will root like hell for him since he was the first to really buy in on the ground floor. And I feel much better about his role with Conerway, Wilkerson, and Miles on board. I think he can be a very good facilitator and solid enough on defense. If he is not commanding a relatively large pay day I bet we could spend enough to land 3 more impact players and round out with developmental guys. This team is going to be soooo fun to root for. I hope we get to see a preview during an international trip this summer.

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4 minutes ago, Ctf9 said:

I have no idea but don’t you think Easter weekend is probably not a big visits weekend? I could see the coaches working through, given the time structures, but maybe the players just want to hang with their families?

I have no idea but if it’s a quiet weekend I won’t stress. 

You’re probably right. That said somebody else is always working when you’re not and Easter isn’t IMO a “huge” holiday nationally that everyone celebrates. So I’d think coaches are willing to host any recruits that want to visit that weekend. Maybe there are less of them than usual. But I think with how quickly things move and the money involved that won’t be a major hold up for many. JMO. I won’t be concerned either if it’s quiet.

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4 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

You’re probably right. That said somebody else is always working when you’re not and Easter isn’t IMO a “huge” holiday nationally that everyone celebrates. So I’d think coaches are willing to host any recruits that want to visit that weekend. Maybe there are less of them than usual. But I think with how quickly things move and the money involved that won’t be a major hold up for many. JMO. I won’t be concerned either if it’s quiet.

Totally agree. It may not be a holiday so much as a time for families to hang, but the whole family benefits from NIL—loved Wilkerson telling Goodman his first purchase was something for his mom. 

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This is what Torvik projects for minutes from our current seven players (please note that it's just a tool meant for fun and the numbers can be off on some players....ie...when Peyton Sparks came to IU, Torvik had him projected at 20+):

• DeVries 32.4
• Bailey 30.4
• Wilkerson 27.6
• Enright 26.4
• Conerway 25.6
• Sisley 14.8
• Miles 12

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3 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

This is what Torvik projects for minutes

If I’m reading it right, and he does say it’s too early, but as of right now this collection of players looks like a team that would rank in the thirties by his formula. Offense would be in the fifties and defense in the twenties, which is the opposite of what I would have guessed. But a team in the 30-39 range on Kenpom sounds right. Purdue would be top five, for reference. 

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On3 and 247 player ratings (not rankings) of transfers in and transfers out for IU:

IN:

• DeVries 96 On3/97 247
• Bailey 96 On3/ 94 247
• Wilkerson 95 On3/ 95 247
• Conerway 94 On3/ 92 247
• Miles 89 On3/ 93 247
• Enright 90 On3/ 91 247

OUT:

• Reneau 96 On3/ 95 247
• Mgbako 94 On3/ 94 247
• Rice 92 On3/ 93 247
• Tucker not rated by On3 / 93 247
• Carlyle 92 On3 / 89 247
• Cupps' 89 On3 / 89 247
• Newton 88 On3 / 84 247

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4 minutes ago, Ctf9 said:

If I’m reading it right, and he does say it’s too early, but as of right now this collection of players looks like a team that would rank in the thirties by his formula. 

Adding Brennan and Overton moved us up to the 22-26 range. 

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I admit I was skeptical / gave me some pause to see no WVU players following DDV (other than his son, who is very good btw lol)… while he may have liked to bring one or two, seems more likely than not he knew he’d need to upgrade the talent and made a clean break. Clearly doesn’t have an issue identifying and locking down targets. All things considered we’re off to a pretty quick start in the portal IMO for it only being mid April. So excited to watch this guy coach. 

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5 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

On3 and 247 player ratings (not rankings) of transfers in and transfers out for IU:

IN:

• DeVries 96 On3/97 247
• Bailey 96 On3/ 94 247
• Wilkerson 95 On3/ 95 247
• Conerway 94 On3/ 92 247
• Miles 89 On3/ 93 247
• Enright 90 On3/ 91 247

OUT:

• Reneau 96 On3/ 95 247
• Mgbako 94 On3/ 94 247
• Rice 92 On3/ 93 247
• Tucker not rated by On3 / 93 247
• Carlyle 92 On3 / 89 247
• Cupps' 89 On3 / 89 247
• Newton 88 On3 / 84 247

IN:

• Darian DeVries 98

OUT:

• Woodson 50

;-)

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3 minutes ago, Ctf9 said:

Adding Brennan and Overton moved us up to the 22-26 range. 

I find Overton hard to believe. Brennan yes, absolutely. He'd fit so well. 

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2 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

I admit I was skeptical / gave me some pause to see no WVU players following DDV (other than his son, who is very good btw lol)… while he may have liked to bring one or two, seems more likely than not he knew he’d need to upgrade the talent and made a clean break. Clearly doesn’t have an issue identifying and locking down targets. All things considered we’re off to a pretty quick start in the portal IMO for it only being mid April. So excited to watch this guy coach. 

When it was released that Zrno's camp hadn't heard from CDV, it made me circle back to this same thought which I shared. Appears maybe CDV wasn't pushing to bring others with him (outside his son) versus players not wanting to follow him. Just an assumption obviously. 

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4 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

IN:

• Darian DeVries 98

OUT:

• Woodson 50

;-)

You must be dyslexic! LOL Woodson 05. 
Sorry, I couldn't resist. 

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2 minutes ago, Jim IV22 said:

When it was released that Zrno's camp hadn't heard from CDV, it made me circle back to this same thought which I shared. Appears maybe CDV wasn't pushing to bring others with him (outside his son) versus players not wanting to follow him. Just an assumption obviously. 

I just don't think he's going to be interested in anyone he hasn't done extensive scouting of. 

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20 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

This is what Torvik projects for minutes from our current seven players (please note that it's just a tool meant for fun and the numbers can be off on some players....ie...when Peyton Sparks came to IU, Torvik had him projected at 20+):

• DeVries 32.4
• Bailey 30.4
• Wilkerson 27.6
• Enright 26.4
• Conerway 25.6
• Sisley 14.8
• Miles 12

Come on man. I already thought about Hanner Mosquera-Perea today. Now I’ve gotta think about Peyton Sparks too. Don’t do this to me

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3 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

IN:

• Darian DeVries 98

OUT:

• Woodson 50

;-)

How do they calculate coach ratings? If  it is percent of sh*its given about the programs success or effort given, if it is the latter I would say that's a bit high for MW

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Just now, hoosierpatriot22 said:

Come on man. I already thought about Hanner Mosquera-Perea today. Now I’ve gotta think about Peyton Sparks too. Don’t do this to me

Sparks would be so much better in this offense than featuring him and giving him touches on the block. smh

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2 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

I just don't think he's going to be interested in anyone he hasn't done extensive scouting of. 

Yes, agree. I guess my point with my post was more focused on the players he scouted/recruited to WVU following him to IU. 

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2 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

I just don't think he's going to be interested in anyone he hasn't done extensive scouting of. 

Which is so great. I’m really pleased recruiting stories are going to be about our coach flying all over the country same day to land guys he thinks fit his system as opposed to a five star player the staff hardly knows falls into their lap because his mom texted the head coach after asking for his phone number so he could recruit her son. Enjoying the stark contrast.