(2018) SG Romeo Langford - INDIANA HOOSIERS

[HoosierX 1,597]

2 hours ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

Courtesy of the Kansas board..LOL

 

I feel like there are a lot of Trae Young parallels here. If Langford ends up being as good as Trae Young (extremely unlikely) it’s possible that Indiana could have a season like OU’s next year (10 seed, mid-conference finish), although OU had a better coach and a bit better supporting cast.

I did a lot of lurking on Kansas boards the last couple of months and overall felt them to be a pretty good group.

Unlike Vanderbilt fans

[Bailey7878 2,506]

I’m not sure I am buying Romeo just decided Friday. The announcement date has been set open to the public for awhile.

Who knows. I don't care at this point. I will say this I don't live in indiana now but nowhere will you see what you say today. A packed gym, full cheerleader squad, a band, 85 media passes, and people in line for hours. Only in Indiana would you ever see this. It's a different era than Damon Bailey since they stayed for years but it's like Damon Bailey to the state. No question.

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41 minutes ago, Magnanimous said:

I can't speak for Bridges but Zeller would have been at IU regardless of whether or not the one-and-done rule existed. Like Gordon, Romeo would be going straight to the NBA if he could. I also think it is worth considering how it would look if he didn't come out of his freshman year ready to leave.

Not that we're going to get a lot of them necessarily, but Archie will likely reel in the occasional top 10 player going forward, and these kids want to know that the one year they're forced to go to college will pay off if they choose IU. Archie doesn't have an Anthony Davis, John Wall, or Tyus Jones to his name yet to make up for misses like Alex Poythress or Rasheed Sulaimon the way Cal and K can. It would be awesome if Romeo did stay two years under his own volition after a productive and healthy freshmen season, but the odds are heavily against that. It may be better for the program long term if the early top 10 players Archie gets do go pro after their freshmen seasons so he has something to sell 5* players and can continue to bring them in when needed.

Having said all that, the one-and-done rule is likely coming to an end in the next two or three years, so what I just said is likely a moot point in the coming years. Lets just enjoy him for the year he's here. Tonight was a big night in more ways than one.

Interesting.  I do wonder how that is all going to play out when the one-and-done rule is ended, if it ends as is expected.  Will high school students be allowed to enter for the draft, and if they are not picked straight out of high school, will they be allowed to accept a scholarship and play college ball?  I don't see why that would not be allowed once the one-and-done rule is rescinded.  But who knows?  Whatever happens, schools will still compete for the top athletes remaining, and some of those athletes will prove to be amazing, and show NBA scouts in their freshman year that they are really good, really promising, got overlooked/missed in AAU/high school for whatever combination of many, many reasons.

Here is another completely different thought to add to your really good post.  Zeller had the opportunity to go pro after his freshman year, but opted to stay at IU one more year for several reasons, 1) he was having a blast, coz duh (IU college experience) X (being Cody Zeller there,) 2) he had a chance to bring a new banner back to the rafters, 3) he could improve his stock from mid-1st round to top of the draft.  If Romeo stays at IU two years, does that really drop Indiana stock from buy to sell for the top talent in future recruiting classes?

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53 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

https://sports.yahoo.com/kind-like-abraham-lincoln-romeo-langford-makes-pledge-hoosiers-pomp-filled-ceremony-024415657.html
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2 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

Just listened to the ITH interviews of Tim Langford and Coach Shannon. A major takeaway from both:
There is absolutely NO doubt in my mind that Rob Phinisee is THE most important recruit that IU has had in a long time. There is NO doubt in my mind that Romeo Langford very much considered Rob Phinisee being at IU as a HUGE plus.
And so will others.



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I'm pretty sure a source on this board has been saying this (or very similar) for a while.     =)

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You just can’t make up news days like we have had the past 24 hours. In fact —I put together a summary of the major news stories at some of the major universities using mostly abbreviations or numbers:
 
University of Kansas: FBI
 
Purdue University: STD
 
Indiana University: OMG —007 says YeahYeah22 2 IU is 98 percent—A.OK!
 
Vanderbilt University: SOL
 
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Just had to bring this back now that it is all true and confirmed! Let the good times roll!


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[Bailey7878 2,506]

Interesting.  I do wonder how that is all going to play out when the one-and-done rule is ended, if it ends as is expected.  Will high school students be allowed to enter for the draft, and if they are not picked straight out of high school, will they be allowed to accept a scholarship and play college ball?  I don't see why that would not be allowed once the one-and-done rule is rescinded.  But who knows?  Whatever happens, schools will still compete for the top athletes remaining, and some of those athletes will prove to be amazing, and show NBA scouts in their freshman year that they are really good, really promising, got overlooked/missed in AAU/high school for whatever combination of many, many reasons.
Here is another completely different thought to add to your really good post.  Zeller had the opportunity to go pro after his freshman year, but opted to stay at IU one more year for several reasons, 1) he was having a blast, coz duh (IU college experience) X (being Cody Zeller there,) 2) he had a chance to bring a new banner back to the rafters, 3) he could improve his stock from mid-1st round to top of the draft.  If Romeo stays at IU two years, does that really drop Indiana stock from buy to sell for the top talent in future recruiting classes?

I'd be shocked if he stayed two years with injury risk, etc but you never know. I suspect we cam be pretty darn good next year assuming Morgan stays. I fully expect him back.

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[Brass Cannon 24,895]

If education truly is important I could see two years that gets you close to finished if you bust your butt. Lot more likely you finish later

[hoosierpap 14,300]

Archie has it figured out. I love what Romeo brings next year, but it's bigger than that.

 

[Brass Cannon 24,895]

So we know Archie is a fan of cluster news. I'm 100 percent hoping we hear about Morgan tomorrow

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,610]

Archie has it figured out. I love what Romeo brings next year, but it's bigger than that.
 

Sums up my thoughts


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In an interview (and I apologize if this was already posted) he singled out Ed Schilling and his ability to develop players as a deciding factor that set Indiana apart.    

I also liked this :  

"The rest of the class is filled with four-year guys, and they’re going to form the foundation of the program," ESPN recruiting insider Jeff Borzello said. "Archie didn’t sit around and wait to see what Romeo was going to do; he went out and landed a group of players that would have upgraded the talent and depth of the program, with or without Romeo."

[Bailey7878 2,506]

Sorry if posted already. So glad he waited til spring.

Little did Lee – or anyone else – know that the decision was made at the Langford’s home on Friday night. All of the Langfords, including sisters Tisha and Tiffany, took their turn talking about three schools. Finally, Romeo said: “I want to go to IU.”

“I guess I was kind of surprised, in a way,” his mother, Sabrina Langford said. “He told me he wasn’t really thinking to go to IU at first. But that’s one of the benefits of waiting – getting to watch the coaches and the team go through the decision. Th



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[Bailey7878 2,506]

When's practice start??

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All I know is it's going to be tough to get a ticket next year. Assembly hall is going to be rocking the whole year. Romeo is not a savior but he will be a massive draw no matter what.

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It's weird not going to the recruiting forum to view this thread. I love it, but it's wierd.

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Pat ford, @#$*#&&*&*()&*****FU!

 

 

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Wow! somebody must have pooped on Pat's Pop Tart this morning.

Not sure why you even write that article.

 

 

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[HoosierDYT 1,748]

The IDS has our projected lineup for next season as

- DG

- Romeo

- Smith

- Morgan

- Davis 

Substitute Race for Davis if he’s not healthy and I really like that lineup if Smith develops to be a decent three point shooter  

 

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1 hour ago, Bailey7878 said:

I'd be shocked if he stayed two years with injury risk, etc but you never know. I suspect we cam be pretty darn good next year assuming Morgan stays. I fully expect him back.

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Nobody really knows until college life starts, and practices begin, and life happens.  Romeo, just like all freshman undergrad students, is moving out of his parents' home and into his own life for the first time for a year, or however many years he decides, and he is doing that in Bloomington, at Indiana University.  He will never experience anything like that college life at IU again in his life.  If he bolts for the NBA straight from his freshman year in college, he is almost assuredly going to have a very good life.  That is already most likely in the cards for Romeo no matter what.  And his first year in the NBA is always most likely going to be unbelievably great whether he goes pro after freshman year or later, but would that ever be as good in full, in retrospect, as living an extra very early adult year or more in life in college in Bloomington, Indiana at Indiana University in his very early prime?  Idk.  Think about how good life is when you move out for the first time into your own life, and you do that with 50,000ish+ of your very similar peers.  I think it is a question worth asking.  The Zeller family sent 3 children to the NBA, and Papa Zeller encouraged Cody to stay at IU at least one extra year past freshman year even when Cody was projected upper mid 1st round, after Papa had already sent two children to the NBA before Cody, and he encouraged Cody to do that because he wanted Cody to experience at least one more year in that once-in-a-lifetime place in life and time.  And if you ask Cody today about that decision he made to stay an extra year in Bloomington, do you think he regrets that year in Bloomington?  Or do you think he wishes he could have another year even better than the one he spent in Bloomington in college as a sophomore?

[Bailey7878 2,506]

The IDS has our projected lineup for next season as
- DG
- Romeo
- Smith
- Morgan
- Davis 
Substitute Race for Davis if he’s not healthy and I really like that lineup if Smith develops to be a decent three point shooter  
 

Not sure Davis will be healthy yet so id say maybe we go smaller with hunter.

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15 minutes ago, HoosierDYT said:

The IDS has our projected lineup for next season as

- DG

- Romeo

- Smith

- Morgan

- Davis 

Substitute Race for Davis if he’s not healthy and I really like that lineup if Smith develops to be a decent three point shooter  

 

I think maybe close but more

DG (short leash)

RL

McRoberts

Smith

Morgan