(2018) SG Romeo Langford - INDIANA HOOSIERS

[HoosierAloha 30,077]

If we get "played" in two elite level recruiting battles...


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[TheWatShot 14,313]

39 minutes ago, MikeRoberts said:

How does one grow up rooting for IU and switch to its arch rivals? I don’t care what is going on with the program, that makes no sense


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Because they weren't really IU fans, they were Knight fans. Kind of like Colts fans who were actually Peyton Manning fans and now root for the Broncos or some other team.

[yogisballin 2,376]

I really don't get comments like this.. The kid was 17 years old. What makes you think he deliberately trolled IU? You think he took the time to do these things just to mess with the IU fanbase intentionally for what reason exactly? He must be some kind of diabolical sociopath.
I'm going out on a limb here... Maybe he was excited about all the love he was getting? Maybe it was a really tough decision for him that came down to the wire, but ultimately he thought the better choice for himself and his family was to go to Vandy?

Yeah I feel the same as u. I don’t feel he deliberately trolled us bc maybe it was a tough decision. We don’t really know?? I think comments like that from IUDL are “childish”


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[Hutch89 2,939]

I'll be in Nashville this weekend.  I've had visions of seeing Romeo on a golf cart with Bryce Drew and giving them a lil "HOO HOO HOO"!

 

 

[iu-dl 1,484]

2 minutes ago, Iugradman said:

Well, you are wrong. Garland made his mind up to go to Vandy weeks before he committed. If you watched this recruitment closely it was clear the IU staff and media were being led on by the family.

Thanks for the defense, Iugradman.  I just wrote what I watched unfold.  For those who followed the recruitment, it was quite clear what happened. I'm not making up the "childish" stuff, so ease up.

[MikeRoberts 7,211]

I'll be in Nashville this weekend.  I've had visions of seeing Romeo on a golf cart with Bryce Drew and giving them a lil "HOO HOO HOO"!
 
 

Thought about that too. My hope though was that we could get a bunch of IU fans to buy front row seats at vandy wearing candy stripes and be super loud


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[Baltimore Hoosier 986]

17 hours ago, Iugradman said:

No, he did deliberately troll IU. He made up his mind to go to Vanderbilt weeks before he committed and only went on his OV here to get closer go Romeo. Garland gave a deliberately deceptive interview to Rabjohns making it seem like IU was the favorite less than two weeks before he announced his decision.

Please tell me how you know he made up his mind to go to Vanderbilt WEEKS before the interview...

[Baltimore Hoosier 986]

52 minutes ago, Iugradman said:

Well, you are wrong. Garland made his mind up to go to Vandy weeks before he committed. If you watched this recruitment closely it was clear the IU staff and media were being led on by the family.

His family led the IU staff and media on? For what reason? Proof? Recruits and families are put on the spot to talk about specific programs, so they say nice things about the programs pursuing them in interviews. I have yet to ever see a recruit say, "man that Kentucky staff has been real annoying with the phone calls," or, "yeah I like Purdue, but that coach at Butler is way better." It doesn't happen. All of these recruiting battles come down to the wire and most high major recruits have a list of 2 or 3 schools in the mix. To say some kid deliberately trolled IU just reeks of sour grapes to me. To me, it was a tight recruiting battle won by the in-state school.  

[Baltimore Hoosier 986]

3 minutes ago, Iugradman said:

You are wrong. He absolutely intentionally deceived the IU staff, media, and fanbase. It was never close. Why did he go out of his way to point out UCLA was his second choice when it was widely believed to be down to Vandy and IU? Peegs and Rabjohns will tell you they were misled by the Garlands. If you followed the recruitment you would understand this.

This information isn’t going to be in a newspaper article.

I'm wrong, but I at least have what I think is a reasonable explanation. You have zero proof and you're right? Ok. Got it... A 17 year old kid and his family deliberately went out of their way to troll Indiana University.

[HooHooHoo22 3,902]

I'm wrong, but I at least have what I think is a reasonable explanation. You have zero proof and you're right? Ok. Got it... A 17 year old kid and his family deliberately went out of their way to troll Indiana University.

I believe they definitely went out their way to lead on IU. When you have a huge fan base, sometimes it gets taken advantage of for more exposure for the recruit

 

 

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[Baltimore Hoosier 986]

8 minutes ago, HooHooHoo22 said:

I believe they definitely went out their way to lead on IU. When you have a huge fan base, sometimes it gets taken advantage of for more exposure for the recruit

 

 

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Huh? More exposure for the recruit for what purpose? If the goal was more exposure, why wouldn't he just pick the school with the bigger fan base?

[Stuhoo 81,975]

 

I'ma gonna get in before the post-Vandy visit articles:

All - be prepared to read and hear about the Langford family's post-Vandy visit comments. These comments will include:

1. "Loved the atmosphere."
2. "Impressed by Coach Drew. He really cares about his players"
3. "Coach Drew showed me how I would fit in with his offense. I can really see how that would be a great fit for my style."
4. "Vandy has great players coming in next year. Can see how we could be a super-class."
5. "The tour of the campus, academics, and facilities was first class."

If I am already able to  'pre-quote' the post-visit interviews, you guys can be sure that they don't mean all that much; largely that:

• The Langford's will be gracious guests who will be treated very, very well.
• They could all be true or not; the player and his family will assess all of their options and try to make the best, most informed decision based on all factors.
• This visit will contribute to the information set needed to weigh those factors. Period.

In other words, in advance: stop freaking out and jumping to rash conclusions!   ;)

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,726]

 
stop freaking out and jumping to rash conclusions!   ;)

Too late, already have my mind made up.

I'm just not inundating the Board with my negativity towards this recruitment and trying to casually watch it unfold.

Hoping to be surprised!


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[bigrod 2,905]

So you're say we shouldn't expect this?

"The atmosphere was pretty good. I had a lot of seats to pick from. Coach Drew showed told me he'd let me do whatever I wanted next year, so that's pretty cool. Vandy has some really good players coming in next year that are going to try to steal my thunder. The tour of campus facilities was great. Didn't take up much of my time at all."

[johnsoniu 6,627]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

In other words, in advance: stop freaking out and jumping to rash conclusions!   ;)

What you talking 'bout Willis?

Freak outs and conclusion jumping is why I come here. Who needs Netflix and Hulu when I have access to this kind of quality entertainment?

[Stuhoo 81,975]

9 minutes ago, johnsoniu said:

What you talking 'bout Willis?

Freak outs and conclusion jumping is why I come here. Who needs Netflix and Hulu when I have access to this kind of quality entertainment?

 

Well in that case johnson:

 

 

[HoosierHoops1 5,024]

15 minutes ago, johnsoniu said:

What you talking 'bout Willis?

Freak outs and conclusion jumping is why I come here. Who needs Netflix and Hulu when I have access to this kind of quality entertainment?

[Bailey7878 2,506]

I'm wrong, but I at least have what I think is a reasonable explanation. You have zero proof and you're right? Ok. Got it... A 17 year old kid and his family deliberately went out of their way to troll Indiana University.

Maybe your should take your argument up with peegs. You can tell him that he and rabby are liars.

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[Bailey7878 2,506]

 
I'ma gonna get in before the post-Vandy visit articles:
All - be prepared to read and hear about the Langford family's post-Vandy visit comments. These comments will include:

1. "Loved the atmosphere."
2. "Impressed by Coach Drew. He really cares about his players"
3. "Coach Drew showed me how I would fit in with his offense. I can really see how that would be a great fit for my style."
4. "Vandy has great players coming in next year. Can see how we could be a super-class."
5. "The tour of the campus, academics, and facilities was first class."

If I am already able to  'pre-quote' the post-visit interviews, you guys can be sure that they don't mean all that much; largely that:

• The Langford's will be gracious guests who will be treated very, very well.
• They could all be true or not; the player and his family will assess all of their options and try to make the best, most informed decision based on all factors.
• This visit will contribute to the information set needed to weigh those factors. Period.

In other words, in advance: stop freaking out and jumping to rash conclusions!   ;)

I like the part about the facilities being first class.

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[323SGrant 1,176]

 
Well in that case johnson:
 
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I always liked Chic.


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