(2018) SG Romeo Langford - INDIANA HOOSIERS

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IU will be fine with or without Romeo. We've got the right coach and he already has some really talented guys coming in next year. RL may still come to IU but if he doesn't at least Archie got us this far. We are in contention for a bunch of high-level '19 guys and should feel very good about that.

I don't understand the Vandy thing either but it is what it is. If Vandy was Adidas it would make more sense to me but I think that's a good reason to think IU hast a legit shot. We'll see.

[HinnyHoosier 5,434]

It's been mentioned that although humble, Romeo prefers the lion's share of the spotlight. At face value that statement can be read to make him seem like a selfish person, which he's not at all. But to showcase himself, it makes sense. He will not be as much "on display" at Kansas amid a stacked roster. At Vandy, Garland and Shittu are two other top 15s that will get a lot of attention, but not much of a supporting cast behind that.

 

IU has no top 10s to compete with, but will have a very solid supporting cast of experienced players and a wealth of 4 star newcomers around him, which would be more than Vandy has to offer aside from Garland and Shittu. It depends on how you view things, sure. But IU could have the balance that would benefit Romeo the most. Only time will tell. But until then, I look forward to tracking his senior year.

 

 

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[HoosierAloha 30,090]

He'll commit after his season ends.  His family doesn't want him playing in front of an IU crowd as a Vandy commit.  

I've heard a lot of pro IU things with Romeo. At one point I thought for sure that Romeo would attend an Adidas school. It's still possible that he does but I won't be one bit surprised if he ends up at Vandy.

On a side note, something seems off. There are two theories to Vandy's uptick in recruiting for 2018. The first is an alpha dog in Garland persuading a few buddies to join him at Vandy. The other involves something not smelling right.


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[Hoosierfan2017 22,769]

1 minute ago, HoosierAloha said:

I've heard a lot of pro IU things with Romeo. At one point I thought for sure that Romeo would attend an Adidas school. It's still possible that he does but I won't be one bit surprised if he ends up at Vandy.

On a side note, something seems off. There are two theories to Vandy's uptick in recruiting for 2018. The first is an alpha dog in Garland persuading a few buddies to join him at Vandy. The other involves something not smelling right.


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There have been lots of "alpha dogs" out there in past years but it's not often that they convince other elite players to join up with them - at a non-basketball school especially. My money would go toward smelly door #2 in this situation. 

[Hoosierfan2017 22,769]

49 minutes ago, goonaha said:

My bad. I didn't realize that adults are no longer allowed to make jokes. Adults are still allowed to make the same melodramatic point in every single recruiting thread on this forum. 

Why not just ignore them if their "melodramatic points" annoy you?

[HoosierAloha 30,090]

There have been lots of "alpha dogs" out there in past years but it's not often that they convince other elite players to join up with them - at a non-basketball school especially. My money would go toward smelly door #2 in this situation. 

I'm not privy to that information. However, the situation looks iffy at best. A recruit was going somewhere he would get paid. After, he suddenly finds Jesus and is clean? Possible, not likely. On the flip, maybe Garland is the alpha dog (Wade) and gets his buddies to form a big three. Possible, not likely.


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[goonaha 2,974]

Just now, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Why not just ignore them if their "melodramatic points" annoy you?

Because sometimes I enjoy making a lighthearted joke about them. It wasn't supposed to be that serious.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

Guys it’s not doomsday. Romeo hasn’t committed to either Vanderbilt or Kansas. And IU is still just as much in the driver’s seat. He knows what it would mean to play at IU and restore that program. Just be patient. Don’t buy into all the rumors. It’ll make you go mad. I’m just waiting till he commits. Not gonna get caught up in rumors

Yeah don’t listen to those rumors, listen to this guy’s rumors.


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[Bailey7878 2,506]

He'll commit after his season ends.  His family doesn't want him playing in front of an IU crowd as a Vandy commit.  

That makes no sense. If he commits to vandy now far less iu fans will go to his games. Instead he will have iu fans in his ear now until April. He might as well just verbal to vandy now since it's a done deal.

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[BGleas 8,093]

15 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said:

Guys it’s not doomsday. Romeo hasn’t committed to either Vanderbilt or Kansas. And IU is still just as much in the driver’s seat. He knows what it would mean to play at IU and restore that program. Just be patient. Don’t buy into all the rumors. It’ll make you go mad. I’m just waiting till he commits. Not gonna get caught up in rumors

Langford is a tremendous talent and would no doubt elevate IU to a different level from day one, but another reason that it won't be doomsday if he doesn't pick IU is that we have a really nice core developing. Yes, this year is going to be tough, but I already like what we have in Durham, Smith and Davis, and potentially Green if he settles down and develops, then you add the '18 class that even without Langford is a really strong foundational class, and IU is in a great position IMO. 

Would definitely need to nail the '19 class, and yes Langford would make this all go much quicker, but the pieces are there and IU basketball is in good hands either way. 

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2 minutes ago, Bailey7878 said:

That makes no sense. If he commits to vandy now far less iu fans will go to his games. Instead he will have iu fans in his ear now until April. He might as well just verbal to vandy now since it's a done deal.

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It's almost like the most likely theory is that Romeo actually hasn't decided where he's going to school yet.... Not sure if that's a hot take or not but there ya go. Shittu has been in the bag for Vandy for weeks. The Langfords knew this. Nothing has changed today.

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14 minutes ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

Yeah don’t listen to those rumors, listen to this guy’s rumors.


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What exactly is your problem? I’ve been mellow since that last recruitment. I don’t think it’s a done deal with Romeo by any means. But I still have a hard time believing he picks Vanderbilt over IU. Better chance now than before? Yes. But in the end, I think the power of IU and what it would mean will win out. We’ll see

[Bailey7878 2,506]

There have been lots of "alpha dogs" out there in past years but it's not often that they convince other elite players to join up with them - at a non-basketball school especially. My money would go toward smelly door #2 in this situation. 

It stinks to high heaven imo. You convince two top 10 guys to come with you to a non bbal school thats gets 9000 fans per game? It has never been done before.

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[Hoosier Guy 7,816]

9 minutes ago, BGleas said:

Langford is a tremendous talent and would no doubt elevate IU to a different level from day one, but another reason that it won't be doomsday if he doesn't pick IU is that we have a really nice core developing. Yes, this year is going to be tough, but I already like what we have in Durham, Smith and Davis, and potentially Green if he settles down and develops, then you add the '18 class that even without Langford is a really strong foundational class, and IU is in a great position IMO. 

Would definitely need to nail the '19 class, and yes Langford would make this all go much quicker, but the pieces are there and IU basketball is in good hands either way. 

I agree that IU is in a good position regardless of the outcome of Romeo. But that class goes from good to great with him in the fold. It is of utmost importance to get the best player in the state every year

[Bailey7878 2,506]

I'm not privy to that information. However, the situation looks iffy at best. A recruit was going somewhere he would get paid. After, he suddenly finds Jesus and is clean? Possible, not likely. On the flip, maybe Garland is the alpha dog (Wade) and gets his buddies to form a big three. Possible, not likely.


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He was going to get paid at Arizona period. Those are facts. Now all of a sudden he's a alter boy? I don't think so. Schools would have been all over him if he wasnt demanding something shady

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[Bailey7878 2,506]

I agree that IU is in a good position regardless of the outcome of Romeo. But that class goes from good to great with him in the fold. It is of utmost importance to get the best player in the state every year

In 2019 hopefully we will. We can't keep letting them leave the state.

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What alarms me the most is that (if the rumors are true) romeos parents wanted drew to get involved, when he wasn’t recruiting him in the first place.


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[Capt. Crimson 3,624]

10 minutes ago, Bailey7878 said:

Those are facts
 

You literally don't know that. lol

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http://www.zagsblog.com/2017/11/22/romeo-langfords-father-breaks-three-remaining-schools/


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[Bailey7878 2,506]

You literally don't know that. lol

Considering two other 2018 Arizona recruits were offered money it's a pretty safe bet I'd take any day of the week. Arizona is very crooked but yet they are getting to play the season as if nothing happened. Why wouldn't vandy pony up seeing there are no consequenses.

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