(2018) SG Romeo Langford - INDIANA HOOSIERS

[Bailey7878]

Bryce Drew is definitely dirty. You don't land two top 10 players at a school like Vandy without venturing into murky waters. The fact they're in the running for a third top 10 player in the midst of a 6-12 season says a lot. 

Yeah and some still say he is a stand up guy. Isnt he also trying to get the 5 star who decommitted from auburn after the fbi thing? He myst be desperate because it appears his coaching skills are lacking.

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[Bailey7878]

Vanderbilt isn’t getting Romeo

No they are not.

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[mdn82]

Yeah and some still say he is a stand up guy. Isnt he also trying to get the 5 star who decommitted from auburn after the fbi thing? He myst be desperate because it appears his coaching skills are lacking.

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He knew what his team was going to be heading into this year. IMO that is why he sped up the process this way. Before anyone jumps up saying how good of a dude he is, not all people that cheat are bad. Every one of us sitting in our glass houses have done something unethical. That said I don’t see him getting away with this class forever. Too obvious imo.


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[Brass Cannon]

8 minutes ago, mdn82 said:

He knew what his team was going to be heading into this year. IMO that is why he sped up the process this way. Before anyone jumps up saying how good of a dude he is, not all people that cheat are bad. Every one of us sitting in our glass houses have done something unethical. That said I don’t see him getting away with this class forever. Too obvious imo.


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And they arent a big enough money maker to get away with it

[Bailey7878]

And they arent a big enough money maker to get away with it

Its almost a bit arrogant given the current enviroment with the fbi sting. Talk about putting a red flag on your back right after the fbi busts programs who recruited guys you have signed or are actively pursuing.

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[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

I think some of you take this way too personally.

Amen

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[Hoosierfan2017]

34 minutes ago, mdn82 said:

He knew what his team was going to be heading into this year. IMO that is why he sped up the process this way. Before anyone jumps up saying how good of a dude he is, not all people that cheat are bad. Every one of us sitting in our glass houses have done something unethical. That said I don’t see him getting away with this class forever. Too obvious imo.


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That's something that I think gets lost a lot of the time. I don't know the guy personally. Maybe he's a great guy, does great work in the community, etc. Who knows. He's just a guy who seems to be willing to play dirty to get recruits. Nothing more, nothing less. 

[HoosierMatty]

John Wooden was a great guy but we all know what went on at UCLA.

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[Bailey7878]

That's something that I think gets lost a lot of the time. I don't know the guy personally. Maybe he's a great guy, does great work in the community, etc. Who knows. He's just a guy who seems to be willing to play dirty to get recruits. Nothing more, nothing less. 

Seems like a bad time to start playing dirty to get recruits. They let the big boys off but vandy is the type of program they would nail. I suspect they could be on probation within three years

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[mdn82]

That's something that I think gets lost a lot of the time. I don't know the guy personally. Maybe he's a great guy, does great work in the community, etc. Who knows. He's just a guy who seems to be willing to play dirty to get recruits. Nothing more, nothing less. 

Absolutely. Lately I have seen extreme posts talking about him as a person. Greedy? Probably, but whose to say in that environment with that much money on the line we wouldn’t do the same individually. I hope IU doesn’t have to go there. But I am not about to throw stones at glass houses. I don’t think Romeo goes that route, but who knows what is available to them.


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[ccgeneral]

@AdamZagoria: Vanderbilt and Indiana will see 2018 G Romeo Langford live Friday when he plays on ESPN. Newly minted McDonald’s All-American.

[LamarCheeks]

I think everybody needs to hit the brakes here -- just my opinion. It seems to me that anything about Bryce Drew playing dirty is pure conjecture. Just because Vandy isn't playing well and had a great recruiting class coming in doesn't necessarily mean there's been malfeasance going on. Remember in 2010-11? We were 12-20 and 3-15 in the B1G. Yet we landed Cody. And the next season, we won 27 games (11 in the conference) and went to the Sweet 16. So Garland wanted to stay close to home, because he's probably thinking he will be a one-and-doner, and wants his family to be able to see him play. What's wrong with that? And he forms a friendship with Shittu and gets him to go to Nashville, too. And they know Romeo, who makes Vandy one of three finalists. Why does that have to mean Drew is dirty? Alabama, which is not a traditional basketball power, had the No. 4 class this past season. Does that automatically make Avery Johnson dirty? Alabama doesn't have any more of a basketball pedigree than Vandy. Just because a school is getting player(s) we want doesn't mean it had to resort to dirty tricks to get them. Just chill. 

[BH33]

2 minutes ago, ccgeneral said:

@AdamZagoria: Vanderbilt and Indiana will see 2018 G Romeo Langford live Friday when he plays on ESPN. Newly minted McDonald’s All-American.

Zags doubled-down in the next tweet and said Archie Miller was going to be in attendance. IU plays Friday night, too, so not sure how he's going to pull this off.

[Bailey7878]

I think everybody needs to hit the brakes here -- just my opinion. It seems to me that anything about Bryce Drew playing dirty is pure conjecture. Just because Vandy isn't playing well and had a great recruiting class coming in doesn't necessarily mean there's been malfeasance going on. Remember in 2010-11? We were 12-20 and 3-5 in the B1G. Yet we landed Cody. And the next season, we won 27 games (11 in the conference) and went to the Sweet 16. So Garland wanted to stay close to home, because he's probably thinking he will be a one-and-doner, and wants his family to be able to see him play. What's wrong with that? And he forms a friendship with Shittu and gets him to go to Nashville, too. And they know Romeo, who makes Vandy one of three finalists. Why does that have to mean Drew is dirty? Alabama, which is not a traditional basketball power, had the No. 4 class this past season. Does that automatically make Avery Johnson dirty? Alabama doesn't have any more of a basketball pedigree than Vandy. Just because a school is getting player(s) we want doesn't mean it had to resort to dirty tricks to get them. Just chill. 

Cody vs shittu hmmmmm

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[Bailey7878]

He knew what his team was going to be heading into this year. IMO that is why he sped up the process this way. Before anyone jumps up saying how good of a dude he is, not all people that cheat are bad. Every one of us sitting in our glass houses have done something unethical. That said I don’t see him getting away with this class forever. Too obvious imo.


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Whats even more interesting is of the six wins drew has 5 are against cupcake city. The only other win is a 1 point win over Alabama at home.

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[Stromboli]

41 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

I think everybody needs to hit the brakes here -- just my opinion. It seems to me that anything about Bryce Drew playing dirty is pure conjecture. Just because Vandy isn't playing well and had a great recruiting class coming in doesn't necessarily mean there's been malfeasance going on. Remember in 2010-11? We were 12-20 and 3-5 in the B1G. Yet we landed Cody. And the next season, we won 27 games (11 in the conference) and went to the Sweet 16. So Garland wanted to stay close to home, because he's probably thinking he will be a one-and-doner, and wants his family to be able to see him play. What's wrong with that? And he forms a friendship with Shittu and gets him to go to Nashville, too. And they know Romeo, who makes Vandy one of three finalists. Why does that have to mean Drew is dirty? Alabama, which is not a traditional basketball power, had the No. 4 class this past season. Does that automatically make Avery Johnson dirty? Alabama doesn't have any more of a basketball pedigree than Vandy. Just because a school is getting player(s) we want doesn't mean it had to resort to dirty tricks to get them. Just chill. 

 

Four or five times I've typed out long responses similar to yours and deleted them.  I tend to think like you.  Obviously a lot of people on here think differently.  Who am I to get in the way of a good witch hunt.  

This thread is trash anyway.  Since the mob has decided that this recruitment is dirty, I hope I get to see the backpedaling if Romeo picks IU. 

I really, really like the kid, and maybe that's why I get defensive when you guys make the clear implication that Romeo is playing in the mud here as it relates to Vandy.  He is classy to fans.  Handles the pressure cooker of Indiana basketball.  Handles the best shot of every team he plays against.  Also plays a little nasty.  It's hard to see sometimes because his demeanor is so calm.  But I swear I see him playing headgames, going straight at guys out there.  I've said before I think he has that same competitive streak Jordan had.  

Watch what Romeo has to say about Indiana basketball here.  

 

 

[Bailey7878]

 
Four or five times I've typed out long responses similar to yours and deleted them.  I tend to think like you.  Obviously a lot of people on here think differently.  Who am I to get in the way of a good witch hunt.  
This thread is trash anyway.  Since the mob has decided that this recruitment is dirty, I hope I get to see the backpedaling if Romeo picks IU. 
I really, really like the kid, and maybe that's why I get defensive when you guys make the clear implication that Romeo is playing in the mud here as it relates to Vandy.  He is classy to fans.  Handles the pressure cooker of Indiana basketball.  Handles the best shot of every team he plays against.  Also plays a little nasty.  It's hard to see sometimes because his demeanor is so calm.  But I swear I see him playing headgames, going straight at guys out there.  I've said before I think he has that same competitive streak Jordan had.  
Watch what Romeo has to say about Indiana basketball here.  
 
 

Nobody said romeo is playing in the mud they said drew is playing in the mud. Big difference and just because drew is in the mud certainly does not mean romeo is.

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[BGleas]

^^^^^ You're lumping the player being dirty with the coach being dirty. They're separate things. People thinking Drew/Vandy are dirty doesn't mean they think Langford is. 

Of course people are going to speculate when a coach that has never even been in a recruitment for a 5* all of the sudden lands two top 10 players and is in the final 3 three for another one, at a school that hardly ever lands these types of kids if at all. If they land Langford you're looking at a class that rivals Duke and is probably better than UK'...at Vanderbilt. 

It's not like Drew came in an took them on some magical run and is now capitalizing on it. This is completely out of nowhere for both the coahc and school. 

[323SGrant]

John Wooden was a great guy but we all know what went on at UCLA.

 

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...and Bill Walton shared quite a bit on that topic!

 

 

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Before Drew started landing any recruits, I said there’s no way he’s not dirty like his brother. Many on here defended him saying he’s actually a good guy, and no one knows where his brother came from. A couple 5* commits later: “Bryce Drew is scum just like his brother!”


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I heard it as ap2345 stated as a rumor that he was told privately. Which to me sounds like something that is unethical but maybe not against NCAA rules? I don't think it's fair to just act like Bryce is dirty because his brother is. I think everyone should be judged for their actions. But assuming this is true I can't help but be feel like this is something his brother would do. A lot of the things I've heard his brother does are often just petty and unethical and not so much NCAA violations. Mind you I'm not saying his brother hasn't ever committed any. I don't know frankly. But I think there is probably something to his reputation he has gotten. Which is he plays in a gray area.

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Ouch, harsh man


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