Bob Huggins (official thread)

[MuckFich06]

Originally Posted by cincibuck

Got me, I'm outed. Cincibuck is not a UC fan

It's okay, I couldn't remember Mick's last name, I had to look it up.



Isn't Huggins lucky to have such a handsome fanbase waiting for him in Morgantown?

[OSUsushichic]

Is he really worth $5 million?

[ScriptOhio]

Originally Posted by LitlBuck

With regard to Patterson, Beasley, and Walker all joining Huggy Bear that West Virginia, a lot of that is going to depend on how many scholarships they have available and how many players John B. signed in the early signing period. I am too lazy to look all that stuff up

The departure of Bob Huggins leaves two top players at a university in Manhattan, Kan., that they would not have considered if not for Huggins. Bill Walker, a freshman forward, will probably play for them next season. Michael Beasley, a forward considered the nation's top prospect, signed a letter of intent with Kansas State early this year. But if he seeks to be let out of his commitment, as many believe he will, Kansas State AD Tim Weiser reiterated yesterday that it is university policy to not allow any athletes to do so.
-- New York Times

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ege/index.html

[808 Buck]

But if he seeks to be let out of his commitment, as many believe he will, Kansas State AD Tim Weiser reiterated yesterday that it is university policy to not allow any athletes to do so.

Hate to get off-topic, but this is one of my pet peeves. If a coach leaves, signed recruits (incoming, not yet enrolled) should be free to make a choice. I know kids are supposed to select a school for its academic merits, but the connection between coach and athlete, more often than not, seals the deal. I'm sure the NCAA's administrative body will step in and rectify this problem.

[WoodyWorshiper]

808 is completely correct here. When a Coach goes after a kid HE is the salesman looking to "close the deal." This [censored] should actually be written into the NLOI as far as I'm concerned, and there should be an "out" clause if the Coach who recruits a kid decides to leave before he enrolls. Does anybody out there really believe that Oden and Conley would have come here if Matta wasn't our coach? From what I've heard, they would have possibly gone to Xavier if Matta had stayed there. Those two signed to play for Thad Matta moreso than than to play for TOSU.

[BB73]

The schools hold all the cards the way the game works now. I would advise a 5-star recruit to only give a verbal commitment, and not send in the NLOI on signing day. Tell the school to hold open the schollie, and if the head coach is still there after the March/April coaching merry-go-round, then send it in.

Many schools and coaches would be pressuring the kid to sign and fax, but the more pressure they apply, IMO, the less likely it is that's a good place to be.

But only a few of the very top-level kids would be able to try that approach. And if the head coach is thinking about leaving, he's more likely to allow the kid to hold off, so he could be followed to the new job. Right now Huggins probably wishes that Beasley had done this.

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