(2018) SG Romeo Langford - INDIANA HOOSIERS

[JSHoosier 20,639]

Yeah, I didn't really see that article as some sort of hit piece or attempt to make it sound like something nefarious happened.  They even included a quote from Pitino that "this is legal too".  I don't think it's surprising to the people that follow college ball, but more informational for those that don't.

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10 hours ago, JSHoosier said:

Yeah, I didn't really see that article as some sort of hit piece or attempt to make it sound like something nefarious happened.  They even included a quote from Pitino that "this is legal too".  I don't think it's surprising to the people that follow college ball, but more informational for those that don't.

I don't see it as a hit piece, i see it as a big load of nothing, that they are trying to make ultra casual fans think is nefarious, rare, unexpected and unheard of. 

My Kentucky friend texted me today about Indiana sweating it  for a while, because adidas paid Romeo's dad so he'd go to Indiana.

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The problem is, even the most diehard, educated fans probably didn't read the whole article (I know I didn't; that thing was loooonngggg). I know it got plenty of traction on social media and I noticed a handful of comments along the lines of "I knew it! I knew they cheated to get Langford!" That's what makes an article like this so annoying.

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13 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

The problem is, even the most diehard, educated fans probably didn't read the whole article (I know I didn't; that thing was loooonngggg). I know it got plenty of traction on social media and I noticed a handful of comments along the lines of "I knew it! I knew they cheated to get Langford!" That's what makes an article like this so annoying.

True.  Not only are several key quotes ignored (about it being legal. the Langfords approaching the recruitment totally above board, and no evidence that Tim pocketed excess money) - but you have a lot of people then reading into it what they hope and making massive jumps in logic (and presenting it as fact).  Mostly the later by jealous opposing fanbases.

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44 minutes ago, pumpfake said:

True.  Not only are several key quotes ignored (about it being legal. the Langfords approaching the recruitment totally above board, and no evidence that Tim pocketed excess money) - but you have a lot of people then reading into it what they hope and making massive jumps in logic (and presenting it as fact).  Mostly the later by jealous opposing fanbases.

It didn't ignore the quote about being legal, that is in the article.  Fans of opposing teams may, but nothing the journalist can do about that.

All the article is doing is shedding a light on something that happens in recruiting.  Some here are reading way too much into it.

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We're still talking about this article??? It's old news - done. 

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2 hours ago, TheWatShot said:

The problem is, even the most diehard, educated fans probably didn't read the whole article (I know I didn't; that thing was loooonngggg). I know it got plenty of traction on social media and I noticed a handful of comments along the lines of "I knew it! I knew they cheated to get Langford!" That's what makes an article like this so annoying.

That's my main problem....you look at the headline alone:  "Before this hoops recruit chose Indiana, Adidas made sure he stayed under its tent" reads as if Adidas was steering him toward Indiana, which isn't the case.  Adidas certainly wanted him to go to an Adidas school....there are 102 of them in Division 1 basketball.  

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1 hour ago, brumdog45 said:

That's my main problem....you look at the headline alone:  "Before this hoops recruit chose Indiana, Adidas made sure he stayed under its tent" reads as if Adidas was steering him toward Indiana, which isn't the case.  Adidas certainly wanted him to go to an Adidas school....there are 102 of them in Division 1 basketball.  

The headline says exactly that - Romeo chose Indiana, but Adidas made sure he stayed within Adidas. 

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5 hours ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

The headline says exactly that - Romeo chose Indiana, but Adidas made sure he stayed within Adidas. 

But why mention Indiana and then run a big pic underneath it of him with an Indiana hat?

i think we are just going to have to agree to disagree.

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But why mention Indiana and then run a big pic underneath it of him with an Indiana hat?
i think we are just going to have to agree to disagree.

Because that was the point of the article? Adidas made sure he went to an Adidas school? We knew about Adidas doing this for over a year. Maybe closer to two. It was known Tim Langford was shopping his AAU team. It’s legal. I don’t blame him. I have never filed for bankruptcy, but if I did and I could do something not illegal (assuming he filed his taxes accordingly) I would. I don’t give a rats @$$ how people interpret it. That’s on them if they believe their team hasn’t or wouldn’t do this. He took money for his family to stay with Adidas. His dad pocketed $50-$75k easy. Until they close up the loophole there is nothing wrong with it.


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According to Romeo’s instagram, looks like he will be wearing #0

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According to Romeo’s instagram, looks like he will be wearing #0

Assume he didn't want to take Al or Cliff's jersey #. We all know he could have had either one if he wanted to take it

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3 hours ago, rcs29 said:

Assume he didn't want to take Al or Cliff's jersey #. We all know he could have had either one if he wanted to take it

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I doubt Archie would allow that to happen. Not how you treat upperclassmen. 

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I doubt Archie would allow that to happen. Not how you treat upperclassmen. 

There's been precedent. Maybe not with Archie but plenty of others. You seriously think if Romeo said he wanted a particular # that he'd tell him no? Maybe but I'm doubting it.

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10 minutes ago, rcs29 said:

There's been precedent. Maybe not with Archie but plenty of others. You seriously think if Romeo said he wanted a particular # that he'd tell him no? Maybe but I'm doubting it.

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Romeo probably realized that it'd be douchey to come in and take someone else's number. It would've started things off on the wrong foot. 

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13 minutes ago, rcs29 said:

There's been precedent. Maybe not with Archie but plenty of others. You seriously think if Romeo said he wanted a particular # that he'd tell him no? Maybe but I'm doubting it.

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I'm telling you that I highly doubt it's an option. It's just simply not how you do things. No one comes before the team. That's something Mike Davis would allow Bracey Wright to do. You think Nick Saban let's FR come in and tell him what number they're going to be.. lol no

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6 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Romeo probably realized that it'd be douchey to come in and take someone else's number. It would've started things off on the wrong foot. 

Especially, only for one year most likely. 

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I'm telling you that I highly doubt it's an option. It's just simply not how you do things. No one comes before the team. That's something Mike Davis would allow Bracey Wright to do. You think Nick Saban let's FR come in and tell him what number they're going to be.. lol no

Maurice Creek took Matt Roth's # and he was nowhere near the same talent as Romeo. It really doesn't matter and not worth discussion beyond what has already transpired.

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3 hours ago, rcs29 said:

Maurice Creek took Matt Roth's # and he was nowhere near the same talent as Romeo. It really doesn't matter and not worth discussion beyond what has already transpired.

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He took his number or Matt was willing to give it up?  Big difference 

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http://www.wdrb.com/story/38208824/bozich-pitino-speaks-on-langford-adidas-aau-basketball-board-of-traitors

article from last week from Pitino’s radio interview.   SIAP