(2019) SF Trendon Watford to LSU

[Stromboli]

Trendon, prepare to be the most popular kid in Indiana!  

[Stuhoo]

Just now, Stromboli said:

Trendon, prepare to be the most popular kid in Indiana!  

 

Or the most popular kid in Louisiana.

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

https://www.al.com/sports/2019/02/trendon-watford-and-mountain-brook-basketball-are-whats-great-about-high-school-sports.html

[Hurryin' Hoosiers]

so are our chances with Watford still slim to none?

[ap2345]

so are our chances with Watford still slim to none?

If he doesn’t schedule a visit then yes. Which he hasn’t done.


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[HooHooHoo22]

Isn’t LSU’s couch in trouble right now?


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[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, HooHooHoo22 said:

Isn’t LSU’s couch in trouble right now?


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That couch is in trouble if the couch is the one outside the Grand Jury room in the hallway of the Federal Courthouse, and if Will Wade is sitting on it!

 

[Hoosierfan2017]

53 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

If he doesn’t schedule a visit then yes. Which he hasn’t done.


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Does he really need to schedule a visit though? He's been to IU so many times that I don't see a visit now impacting his decision much. 

[ap2345]

35 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Does he really need to schedule a visit though? He's been to IU so many times that I don't see a visit now impacting his decision much. 

From what I've heard from multiple places is that nothing with Watford is serious unless he makes an official visit to Indiana so yes he does. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Zagoria - 

Alabama, LSU and Memphis are expected Thursday for @Trendon_2 when his team plays in the state semifinals

 

So does no IU presence suggest we feel we're still good with Brooks or that the Watford ship sailed long ago?  Personally, I think it's the latter.

 

[Hoosierfan2017]

25 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

From what I've heard from multiple places is that nothing with Watford is serious unless he makes an official visit to Indiana so yes he does. 

Oh gotcha. This recruitment has been an odd one. 

[Chris007]

5 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Oh gotcha. This recruitment has been an odd one. 

I think his final 3 schools are all willing to do things that are also making Wade testify in court. IU let the Watford family know a while back they are not playing those games. 

[Hoosierfan0302]

I’m extremely surprised that this family would partake in such activity. His final 3 say a lot .


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[Hoosierfan0302]

All of sudden in the past 2 years LSU has landed top 5 recruiting classes . [emoji848]


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4 hours ago, Chris007 said:

I think his final 3 schools are all willing to do things that are also making Wade testify in court. IU let the Watford family know a while back they are not playing those games. 

Disappointed in the Watford family to hear they're involved in this type of thing.

[HoosierTrav]

10 hours ago, Chris007 said:

I think his final 3 schools are all willing to do things that are also making Wade testify in court. IU let the Watford family know a while back they are not playing those games. 

He’s good but he’s not THAT good...not to play those games. 

[ap2345]

Billingsley99 on HSN just posted this. Let's all hope this is accurate and CAM can get it done. I know that the part about Franklin is accurate do to rumors that came out at the time so let's see if the rest comes to fruition. 

"I received a text yesterday from a number I did not recognized and asked if I wanted to talk Indiana basketball recruiting? Of course I said yes and expected it to be a member of HSN. I received a call a few minutes later and it was the guy that told me the Big Fish and lots of other info but it has always come through a mutual friend. He said I see that you post a lot of what I say so i am just going to come straight to you. 

Told us all to relax KB is still good. I posted what I was told about him in the KB thread. 

He said we have to go back to get full picture. Several months ago CAM reached out to a group of recruits and told them the time is now, or there may not be enough space for you. 1 week later AF was ours and Newman, Booknight and Ramsey were off looking for their school. KB and TJD were told that no matter when they wanted to commit, they had a spot. This was not given to Watford though. Throughout the whole process it has been a 4 man class and there was a time in which the staff felt positive the RL would return so that last spot needed to fill a need not a luxury.  CAM and staff have been doing a great job on the recruiting trail and parents are pleased because he is being honest and not telling everyone that they are a starter from day 1.  Things cooled between us and TW and a big reason is TW did not feel prioritized and wanted to be sure parents could see him play. At some point his parents and brother assured him that if he wanted to go to IU they would love it. They are not in any way pushing it on him, just not excluding it. AS chemistry issues have come along and imminent realization that RL is gone we may have plenty of spots and 1 may be a spot that TW could step into right away. In the mean time those other schools have made him a priority and promised things that they may or may not be able to deliver. Ed has taken a big role in this recruitment and has really won over the family and TW. In fact this guy believes that a month ago had we said TW has a starting spot next year he would have pulled the trigger. Recently he has been a big target for us and he have not closed the gap completely but we are for sure in the mix. The thought of KB, TJD and TW has been discussed and talked amongst them quite a bit. Distance is still a concern but will not be the determining factor. The recent LSU issue has raised even more concern. Memphis has a lot of tools that may help the NBA route but not sure if they offer anything else that will improve his game or put him in national spotlight.  Making the McDonalds team was big, not just becasue KB did not but some feel there was some concern on why KB had a spot and not TW if he were to wait. Staff did a great job of handling that issue. Recently Lester Quiones has said that he wanted to play with TW, no way that this is a package deal but it does help us if we may be losing a couple of guards on our current roster. (speculation) We have ramped up that recruitment a lot. He summed everything up with this. CAM is the right guy and it killing it on the recruiting trail with parents, players AAU coaches high school coaches etc... if TW comes for an official he is ours. The only way that he will is if it is to commit. Could happen on the visit. Feels that it would be hard to turn down Indiana after getting another up close look and he already knows how our fans are and what we all meant to his brother and wants to make the decision on what is best for him not an emotional pick. If we get him here that would be huge. 

This is all from 1 person and I have not heard this from anyone else. I feel that he has been right on everything he has told me so I wanted to share it with you. Some of this may be common knowledge but I wanted to include as much of the convo as possible.  Now we have to get him back to campus!!!!!"

 

[Walking Boot of Doom]

If that's all true, holy poop.

[ap2345]

Just now, Walking Boot of Doom said:

If that's all true, holy poop.

Agreed and the crazy part is it all coincides with other rumors that I've personally heard or read myself so I tend to think most of it is accurate. 

[Walking Boot of Doom]

5 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Agreed and the crazy part is it all coincides with other rumors that I've personally heard or read myself so I tend to think most of it is accurate. 

Yeah it has all the details and twists and behind the scenes storyline to be true as long as you don't apply optimistic bias and think we're about to land them all. Very interesting.