(2018) SG Romeo Langford - INDIANA HOOSIERS

[TXHoosierDaddy]

39 minutes ago, BGleas said:

I have no idea, but if what has been alluded to is true, that Shittu was almost locked up for Arizona before the FBI issue changed things, then I'd say it's close to being "Ole Miss Football" suspicious. We also know either UNC tried to get involved and couldn't, or something made Shittu not interested in UNC. Seems rare for a kid to shun even visiting UNC (coming immediately off a Natty) because he's so set on Vanderbilt. 

I did a little digging and other classes similar to this include California's 2015 class (2 top 10 guys) and Georgia Tech's 2006 class (2 top 10 guys). I think we all wonder about Cuonzo Martin given how things played out with the Porter's, and for Georgia Tech I don't know much about it, but they were coming off a National Title Game appearance two years prior. 

The Porter thing wasn't shady. His dad was a coach on the Mizzou womens basketball team and then was an assistant at Washington before Romar got fired. Porter's family all grew up at Mizzou.  It was a very smart play by Cuonzo and if he didn't do it there were many coaches lining up to hire the Porter dad. This has been done many times before and is not anywhere near as shady as hiring a guy like Kenny Johnson

[Me So Hornsby]

You got it! Good memory, I had to look it up (used Rivals). 

The pacers connection for Thad made that easy haha. As well as Javaris criminal activity tbh haha


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[Ajwhitis]

I'm glad we don't go off topic in this thread lol

[Capt. Crimson]

Hey look its the same handful of people saying the same thing they've been saying for the past week!

[BGleas]

Just now, TXHoosierDaddy said:

The Porter thing wasn't shady. His dad was a coach on the Mizzou womens basketball team and then was an assistant Washington before Romar got fired. Porter's family all grew up at Mizzou.  It was a smart play by Cuonzo. One that has been done many times before and is not anywhere near as shady as hiring a guy like Kenny Johnson

His coaching background was pretty sketchy prior though. He trained his kids and did some AAU coaching (he has 8) and then got the Mizzou girls bbal opps job and later assistant job while his two oldest girls played there. Romar then hired him with that as his coaching background. 

He was hired by Romar and immediately made the highest paid assistant on that staff (with zero experience coaching men's college basketball) and another assistant had to be demoted to an operations role. 

To be fair, Romar and the Dad have a history together. Romar coached the father when he played for Athletes in Action. 

[TXHoosierDaddy]

Just now, BGleas said:

His coaching background was pretty sketchy prior though. He trained his kids and did some AAU coaching (he has 8) and then got the Mizzou girls bbal opps job and later assistant job while his two oldest girls played there. Romar then hired him with that as his coaching background. 

He was hired by Romar and immediately made the highest paid assistant on that staff (with zero experience coaching men's college basketball) and another assistant had to be demoted to an operations role. 

To be fair, Romar and the Dad have a history together. Romar coached the father when he played for Athletes in Action. 

I mean yes it's pretty obvious why he was on staff at Washington as the top assistant and why he is still the top assistant at Mizzou. I don't consider it shady though. There is nothing under the table or illegal which is where I draw the line. Harbaugh just hired a top QB's father at Michigan. KU did the same thing with Chalmers dad. Memphis hired the Lawson twins dad. SMU just hired a recruits dad and I am sure the list goes on. 

As you pointed out, there are plenty of connections to Romar and to Mizzou with the Porters over the last 5-10 years. I don't see anything wrong here though with what Cuonzo did. The real problems stem from the under the table stuff which seems to be rampant in college bball and has me very suspicious of programs like ASU, Vandy, Auburn, Bama, Miami, USC etc. But that's just my opinion. 

[Yogi's Picnic Basket]

1 hour ago, Uspshoosier said:

That argument annoys you probably as much as the argument that the family wanted vandy to get involved late in Romeo’s recruitment annoys me. All I pointed out was vandy has been around his recruitment for a while and this just didn’t happen overnight. Drew reaffirmed the offer right after he got the job just like CAM reaffirmed RP, Louis King, and Romeo’s right soon after he took over the job

 

 

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I hear ya and that annoys me as well. I wasn't directly talking about you. You don't use it as an excuse like others. All I'm saying is relationships are important but half the time some mid power 5 school sits on these kids for years and barely ends up in top 10s lol. If Romeo wanted to come here Archie has been here long enough and has done enough is what I was meaning by that. If we lose him to Vandy it won't be because of them being on him longer or the family wanted them involved it will be strictly cause of Darius and Shittu mainly Darius. Nothing else I take pride in knowing if we get him it won't be for anything else besides he wants to be here IU and Archie will be fine.

[Bailey7878]

I'm glad we don't go off topic in this thread lol

It went off topic because the same posters as always are saying Romeo to vandy is a 100 percent done deal. Basically saying its all over with. That lead to talk of how is drew getting all these top 10 guys.

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[Ajwhitis]

Just now, Bailey7878 said:

It went off topic because the same posters as always are saying Romeo to vandy is a 100 percent done deal. Basically saying its all over with. That lead to talk of how is drew getting all these top 10 guys.

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I get that, but I just wish it'd be moved into it's own thread or even put in the Grey Area Recruiting thread because none of this is news relating to Romeo.

[Uspshoosier]

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/preps/indiana/2017/11/27/romeo-langford-never-considered-leaving-new-albany/898417001/


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[mdn82]

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/preps/indiana/2017/11/27/romeo-langford-never-considered-leaving-new-albany/898417001/


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It may be well into March before he starts getting serious on a decision.


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[johnsoniu]

11 minutes ago, mdn82 said:

It may be well into March before he starts getting serious on a decision.


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March? That'll work, leaves us plenty of time for rock solid info from masseuses and/or used car salesmen, and the holding of  the obligatory candle light vigil.

[AKHoosier]

2 hours ago, mdn82 said:

It may be well into March before he starts getting serious on a decision.


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Plenty of time for other schools, including Duke, to get involved then.

[ap2345]

9 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

Plenty of time for other schools, including Duke, to get involved then.

If Duke gets involved it's game over but I don't think they will jump back in on Romeo. They bowed out early for a reason. I'm just not sure what that reason was.

[Bailey7878]

If Duke gets involved it's game over but I don't think they will jump back in on Romeo. They bowed out early for a reason. I'm just not sure what that reason was.

Huh. Other big name schoolds could get in though.

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[Bailey7878]

If Duke gets involved it's game over but I don't think they will jump back in on Romeo. They bowed out early for a reason. I'm just not sure what that reason was.

Bryce drew baby!!

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[Hoosierfan31]

This is only semi off topic, but i feel like vandy is def involved in something shady. Vandy almost picked up jaquan lyle when he left Ohio st. He was telling people it was likely he was going there..he always seems to be attached to shady programs..And has an IQ of about 75..how would he be able to go to a school like vandy?? They are borderline ivy league.

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[HinnyHoosier]

They're all fired up down there, aren't they?

I didn't take the time to listen.


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[Me So Hornsby]

They're all fired up down there, aren't they?

I didn't take the time to listen.


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Yikes. Final four with the way the team looks this year so far? I read that as a final four without adding Romeo as well lol. They definitely are an optimistic bunch.


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[mdn82]

Yikes. Final four with the way the team looks this year so far? I read that as a final four without adding Romeo as well lol. They definitely are an optimistic bunch.


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That is what happens when your “insiders” are fanboys too and are unable to take emotions out their job.


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