(2018) SG Romeo Langford - INDIANA HOOSIERS

[Uspshoosier]

Do you have that response copied and ready for pasting? Because you have to explain this almost daily it seems. You or someone else anyhow.

 

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I should just post this article for October 2015 every time. Lol

http://www.insidethehall.com/2015/10/29/romeo-langford-staying-humble-amidst-the-hype/

It still won’t matter people will still say the family brought them in late

 

 

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[HoosierMatty]

Admittedly Drew has to be more appealing than Kevin Stallings as a coach. But the school is not a destination school for 5 star basketball players. I have no doubt Vanderbilt was a non factor with Stallings. It should still be with Drew. I'm sorry how does he move the needle that much. I just have a tough time wrapping my mind around it without the reasons behind it being shady.

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[Bailey7878]

Admittedly Drew has to be more appealing than Kevin Stallings as a coach. But the school is not a destination school for 5 star basketball players. I have no doubt Vanderbilt was a non factor with Stallings. It should still be with Drew. I'm sorry how does he move the needle that much. I just have a tough time wrapping my mind around it without the reasons behind it being shady.

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All you need to know is a non bball school has never landed three top 10 recruits in one year. It will come out eventually but drew will probably be gone by then.

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[TXHoosierDaddy]

Did this really deserve an article? Still not buying he goes there. So glad they have started off poorly. 

https://247sports.com/college/vanderbilt/Bolt/Vanderbilt-trending-in-Crystal-Ball-for-Romeo-Langford-111244567

[HoosierMatty]

All you need to know is a non bball school has never landed three top 10 recruits in one year. It will come out eventually but drew will probably be gone by then.

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What kind of recruits did he bring to Valpo? Did he ever get anyone to the NBA? He may have played in the NBA but he was never a star. I'm not even saying he's a bad coach. Clearly he had a great record at Valpo but the competition was way different. When can you ever remember a coach going from a low tier conference to a top tier football conference. And the school he goes to is not even a basketball school. Then he declares he wants to make them a final four team. Has a barely 500 first season yet is able to draw in 3 five stars in his second year of recruiting. Am I insane to be in disbelief of this?

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[TXHoosierDaddy]

12 minutes ago, Bailey7878 said:

All you need to know is a non bball school has never landed three top 10 recruits in one year. It will come out eventually but drew will probably be gone by then.

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I'll give them Garland since he was local. But Shittu was a little puzzling. If they get RL though I really think it's a case where something is going on. I just can't see how Vandy would be that attractive to a one and done type player with that lack of fanbase and atmosphere. I just don't buy the fact that he would choose Vandy over the blue bloods b/c he wants to play that badlly with DG. 

[Demo]

41 minutes ago, HoosierMatty said:

Admittedly Drew has to be more appealing than Kevin Stallings as a coach. But the school is not a destination school for 5 star basketball players. I have no doubt Vanderbilt was a non factor with Stallings. It should still be with Drew. I'm sorry how does he move the needle that much. I just have a tough time wrapping my mind around it without the reasons behind it being shady.

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I'm with you, hard for me to see this as clean. Just seems so blatant.  But the other part I struggle with is this: wouldn't a shady recruitment fly in the face of absolutely everything we're told about the Langford's? The folks with local knowledge unanimously extoll the virtues of these people. Have they fooled everyone? Maybe.  I hope it's friendship.

[HoosierMatty]

I'm with you, hard for me to see this as clean. Just seems so blatant.  But the other part I struggle with is this: wouldn't a shady recruitment fly in the face of absolutely everything we're told about the Langford's? The folks with local knowledge unanimously extoll the virtues of these people. Have they fooled everyone? Maybe.  I hope it's friendship.

I don't want to drag this kid or his family through the mud. Me wondering the circumstances may come off that way. I hope it's like you said it's over friendship. It's just very unusual to say the least. I hope whatever decision he makes it's the best decision for him and I wish him luck. I just don't have much confidence we are getting him. I never did from the beginning. CAM brought it up quite a bit. But now I'm back to about where I started and just very confused about how this has played out.

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[Bailey7878]

I'll give them Garland since he was local. But Shittu was a little puzzling. If they get RL though I really think it's a case where something is going on. I just can't see how Vandy would be that attractive to a one and done type player with that lack of fanbase and atmosphere. I just don't buy the fact that he would choose Vandy over the blue bloods b/c he wants to play that badlly with DG. 

Well shittu was probably going to cheating Arizona before so I would not be surprised if the fbi is not tracking that recruitment closely. The ncaa is clueless about anything but the fbi might follow a red flag at this point. I'm sure landing 3 top 10 recruits out of nowhere would also attract their attention. If vandy is not clean they are playing with fire

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[Me So Hornsby]

I dont think it’s worthwhile to assume Vandy is out here paying people to come there. It’s a good school and has a rising coaching staff. We don’t know what is important to these kids.

Recruiting is sales. Sometimes a competitor has a better pitch and fit for the consumer in their mind. Doesn’t mean you attack the consumer or the competition. We have a shot at Romeo and I believe in our Staff. We get him and I’m happy, we don’t and I’m still extremely happy with our first year staffs class.


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[TXHoosierDaddy]

1 minute ago, Me So Hornsby said:

I dont think it’s worthwhile to assume Vandy is out here paying people to come there. It’s a good school and has a rising coaching staff. We don’t know what is important to these kids.

Recruiting is sales. Sometimes a competitor has a better pitch and fit for the consumer in their mind. Doesn’t mean you attack the consumer or the competition. We have a shot at Romeo and I believe in our Staff. We get him and I’m happy, we don’t and I’m still extremely happy with our first year staffs class.


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Not saying it's not possible but when has a good school mattered to a one and done player? It just seems to be on the rare side of things. 

[Bailey7878]

I dont think it’s worthwhile to assume Vandy is out here paying people to come there. It’s a good school and has a rising coaching staff. We don’t know what is important to these kids.

Recruiting is sales. Sometimes a competitor has a better pitch and fit for the consumer in their mind. Doesn’t mean you attack the consumer or the competition. We have a shot at Romeo and I believe in our Staff. We get him and I’m happy, we don’t and I’m still extremely happy with our first year staffs class.


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Well drew would be making history then as the world's greatest salesman. It would be like Iowa landing three top 10 recruits. Of course people will be suspicious.

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[Me So Hornsby]

Not saying it's not possible but when has a good school mattered to a one and done player? It just seems to be on the rare side of things. 

It may not be a huge deal or the deciding factor but I’m sure academics have mattered to plenty of One and done kids before. I more meant that it’s not like Romeo is considering East Tennessee State. Vandy is a power five school not a community college without indoor plumbing.


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[Stuhoo]

3 minutes ago, Bailey7878 said:

 

Well drew would be making history then as the world's greatest salesman. It would be like Iowa landing three top 10 recruits. 
 

 

[BGleas]

1 minute ago, TXHoosierDaddy said:

Not saying it's not possible but when has a good school mattered to a one and done player? It just seems to be on the rare side of things. 

I don't even think "rare" is the word, it's unprecedented. I'm not sure 3 top 10 recruits to a program like Vandy has ever happened, at least not in the modern era. 

I really hate being the "we lost a recruit, the other school must be cheating" guy. It's really not my style, but if Drew pulls this off, it's literally one of, if the the, best recruiting coups ever. And again, it's not like he got hired at UCLA, this is Vanderbilt. 

[Me So Hornsby]

Well drew would be making history then as the world's greatest salesman. It would be like Iowa landing three top 10 recruits. Of course people will be suspicious.

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And people can be suspicious but it’s a bad look in my opinion to just assume that money is changing hands. It kind of comes of as arrogant and catty to me at least. I don’t understand why it is so hard to believe that maybe he has a good pitch and is great with these kids.


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[Yogi's Picnic Basket]

If we give Vandy credit when Stallings was the coach then stop acting like IU has only been involved for 8 months. We were on him back then as well. Both have new to semi new staffs. Has Drew been involved with Romeo for awhile yes but until U of L got busted he didn't really make him a priority. Offering someone and spending a lot of time on a kid are two different things. That argument annoys me. Yes it matters to have relationships for awhile but LSU, NC State and us have all got talent in the timeframe. Some from the kids being recruited at the coaches previous stops. Archie has done a great job so far and I'm fine with our class as is. The same class that was wrapped up in 6 months or less of Archie being the head coach at IU. 

[Stuhoo]

 

 

 

"I'm Bryce Drew ;). Would I lie to you?!?"

 

[BGleas]

1 minute ago, Me So Hornsby said:

And people can be suspicious but it’s a bad look in my opinion to just assume that money is changing hands. It kind of comes of as arrogant and catty to me at least. I don’t understand why it is so hard to believe that maybe he has a good pitch and is great with these kids.


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It's just hard to believe because it's literally never happened before at a school like Vandy (meaning 3 top 10 guys). No coach ever has pulled of something like this at a school like Vandy, let alone in his really first recruiting cycle, and being a coach with no experience recruiting at this level. 

The closest comparable might be Kansas St. landing Beasley and Bill Walker, but again I think we're all pretty sure that was shady and at least the coach then was Huggins who has been a high major coach for a long time. 

[Bailey7878]

And people can be suspicious but it’s a bad look in my opinion to just assume that money is changing hands. It kind of comes of as arrogant and catty to me at least. I don’t understand why it is so hard to believe that maybe he has a good pitch and is great with these kids.


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I never said money exchanged hands. I guess I will just go with drew is about to pull of the greatest clean recruiting coup in the history of college basketball .We may never see anything like it again folks.

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