Transfer Portal w/IU Interest

[AKHoosier]

Great now MSU has a definite number they know they need to beat.

Mat Ishbia is probably on speed dial. 

[Kentuckysucks]

8 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

Great now MSU has a definite number they know they need to beat.

Mat Ishbia is probably on speed dial. 

Seems pretty clear he always preferred MSU and we were just a bargaining chip.  Not sure what else DeVries could've done other than throw a crazy number like $6M at him.

[Ryno6284]

54 minutes ago, 68Hoosier said:

Don't they know we don't care about any processes.  We want it now.  Here is the $$$, sign this and make the announcement.  LOL

@KathywithaC begs to differ!

[Mopladysman]

4 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Seems pretty clear he always preferred MSU and we were just a bargaining chip.  Not sure what else DeVries could've done other than throw a crazy number like $6M at him.

Have we already written him off?

[AZ Hoosier]

51 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Not worried.  I'm sure DDV has a couple Reed Baileys in the pipeline.

I hope that is sarcasm. But somehow, I'm not sure. 

[AZ Hoosier]

5 minutes ago, Ryno6284 said:

@KathywithaC begs to differ!

Aww, man, don't do that. 

[Uspshoosier]

27 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

Great now MSU has a definite number they know they need to beat.

Mat Ishbia is probably on speed dial. 

In portal land everyone says it’s better to have the first visit.   If MSU would of gotten the first visit most would of viewed that as a bad thing 

[RaceToTheTop]

14 minutes ago, Mopladysman said:

Have we already written him off?

 No but we need to pursue others in a timely manner

[tyappleg]

18 minutes ago, Mopladysman said:

Have we already written him off?

Some doomers have.  Now, I do agree odds go down significantly with him visiting MSU.  But I dont think it's completley over if he leaves without commiting. 

I would give him some sort of deadline if I am DeVries though, can't wait too long for an answer. 

[tyappleg]

Sherrell aside.  I'd like to get at least one guy formally announced.  Don't care which one. 

[str8baller]

12 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

In portal land everyone says it’s better to have the first visit.   If MSU would of gotten the first visit most would of viewed that as a bad thing 

That’d so you can throw a good offer and sign them immediately though, correct? Like Lville did

[Uspshoosier]

1 minute ago, str8baller said:

That’d so you can throw a good offer and sign them immediately though, correct? Like Lville did

Since they are quick recruitments the reasoning is get them on campus as fast as possible and make your pitch.   Personally I still don’t think it matters one way or the other but many do.   Houston got the first crack at Burton and offered him a bag but he chose to see what both schools had to offer.   Houston didn’t wait around and went to their next target but they wanted him to commit before he went to IU  

[Demo]

Pretty well covers it.

[Ryno6284]

32 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Aww, man, don't do that. 

That’s a visceral reaction sir! Lol

[skhoosier2]

24 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

 No but we need to pursue others in a timely manner

I think you move to plan B/C/D while he's visiting MSU so you are not behind the 8 ball if he chooses them.  Most of what i have seen on X is that if MSU comes close he will choose them.  Could just be chatter though won't know until we know.

 

[Hoosierfanyuh]

A lot of doom for someone who is still currently on our campus with Markus Burton who just got an official crystal ball to us. 

[Chris007]

1 hour ago, Jeff Flabjohns said:

Aging Izzo, UM just won a title, local kid. Sherrell is too good of a fit in East Lansing 

Someone said Izzo is reluctant to pay the asking price because it might create drama with Fears and Carr because it would be more than they're getting. 

[Dave from Dayton]

2 hours ago, str8baller said:

I can’t tell the difference between satire and reality anymore. 

There is no difference anymore.   Sometimes when I read posts on here, I really don't want to buy anything they are selling except the meds they are on.

[TheWatShot]

16 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Since they are quick recruitments the reasoning is get them on campus as fast as possible and make your pitch.   Personally I still don’t think it matters one way or the other but many do.   Houston got the first crack at Burton and offered him a bag but he chose to see what both schools had to offer.   Houston didn’t wait around and went to their next target but they wanted him to commit before he went to IU  

It's more like this:

If they visit us first, they're just using us to leverage more money from someone else;

If they go somewhere else first, we weren't appealing enough to get the first visit and they'll probably commit to that team on their visit. 

[Demo]

5 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Someone said Izzo is reluctant to pay the asking price because it might create drama with Fears and Carr because it would be more than they're getting. 

Doubt that’s true but if it is he might as well cancel the visit because in the current bigs market Sherrell might get as much as the 2 of them combined.