NextYearBill Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 13 hours ago, 3star_recruit said: Nebraska is pulling out all the stops. Tyronn Lue is scheduled to be in town for Thomas Allen's visit this weekend. There is a person who I believe went to SLU that Allen Iverson also thanked in his HOF speech. Maybe we can get him to show up for Allen's visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 i hope SLU can get J-Good to show him around. French, Allen, Goodwin should be the top class in the a10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusam Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 I wonder how SG Nana Akenten committing to Nebraska will influence Allen's decision? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Nebraska took back an offer to an in-state wing who committed as a sophomore and then didn't develop as expected. Akenten is the replacement for that spot. The other scholarship is being offered to the best guard available. Parker Stewart, a point guard, visited Nebraska two weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy03 Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Allen has posted a few times with him in a Nebraska jersey. Doesn't look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikenbooster Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Future tool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 15 hours ago, Westy03 said: Allen has posted a few times with him in a Nebraska jersey. Doesn't look good. Tim Miles... another coach on the hot seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Not to mention, Nebraska beat Oregon in a pretty good game. Akenten's commitment is an interesting wrench. He's a guy the Crews staff recruited, and Ford had reached out to since taking over, but we hadn't offered yet. I'm not sure what that does for Allen - no doubt Nebraska would still want a player of his caliber, but he may be thinking about minutes. Allen's the better player, though, and a different type (he's a shorter 6-2 sharpshooter and Akenten is more of a 6-6 wing). No reason they can't coexist there. So Nebraska gave him the best visit he could get, no doubt. Still, we have to trust Ford and his process. He appears to be really, really impressing players and their families when they show up on campus. He will visit Ohio State the same weekend Nojel Eastern is scheduled to be there. They host Indiana in football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 If he wants a football school there is not much we can do. Luckily, T. Ford appears to know what he is doing. $LU, amirite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusam Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 A big 3-4 weeks coming up for SLU. Allen, French, Turner, and I think Mack will be visiting. I haven't seen a date for Mack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prebilliken Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 On 9/15/2016 at 0:00 PM, majerus mojo said: And Richmond is a s***hole so he should probably cross them out also Not related to the topic or comment, but Richmond is a total dump. That being said, I think UR is the most beautiful campus I have ever been on, probably has something to do with it being tucked in the outskirts of the city. I highly recommend stopping by if you ever find yourself in town or to see a Bills game. I think SLU has a beautiful campus, and I have seen many of the schools people consider the most gorgeous campuses: Virginia, Notre Dame, Duke, U of San Fransisco, SMU... But Richmond tops them all for me, it was completely unexpected. Gorgeous collegiate gothic buildings that all circle a lake in the middle of campus. Their student union actually serves as a bridge that crosses the lake. Its all pretty beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 27 minutes ago, prebilliken said: Not related to the topic or comment, but Richmond is a total dump. That being said, I think UR is the most beautiful campus I have ever been on, probably has something to do with it being tucked in the outskirts of the city. I highly recommend stopping by if you ever find yourself in town or to see a Bills game. I think SLU has a beautiful campus, and I have seen many of the schools people consider the most gorgeous campuses: Virginia, Notre Dame, Duke, U of San Fransisco, SMU... But Richmond tops them all for me, it was completely unexpected. Gorgeous collegiate gothic buildings that all circle a lake in the middle of campus. Their student union actually serves as a bridge that crosses the lake. Its all pretty beautiful. All of this. Richmond was the school I decided not to go to at the last minute, picking SLU instead. It's really an amazing campus, really nice atmosphere. They also recently did renovations on their gym to make it a better gameday atmosphere. It's right on campus, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 33 minutes ago, Pistol said: All of this. Richmond was the school I decided not to go to at the last minute, picking SLU instead. It's really an amazing campus, really nice atmosphere. They also recently did renovations on their gym to make it a better gameday atmosphere. It's right on campus, too. Was that where you stayed with those fine Americans who were student managers for one of the women's athletic programs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Some 2017 updates: Elijah Childs received visits from Indiana State (offer), Florida Gulf Coast, and Northern Kentucky. He visited Central Arkansas. Marquette got commitments from forwards Jamal Cain and Theo John since Hasahn French visited. That could be good news for SLU (and the other 4 left on his list). French still has Minnesota and SLU visits scheduled (9/23 and 9/30, respectively), with the other two visits TBD. His Minnesota ties run fairly deep; his HS coach knows both Richard Pitino and Kimani Jones from back in the day. Taveion Hollingsworth had a good visit to West Virginia, said he felt at home. He said most schools at this point are recruiting him as a combo guard. He said Wright State, Murray State, and Winthrop are communicating the most, with WVU and Cincinnati coming on strong lately. He said he's "cut off" some programs at this point, and plans to take more visits but wasn't specific about either. Mizzou extended an offer to Elijah Joiner. He visited Illinois State, with Iowa State and UAB coming up. I would expect Mizzou and possibly Cincinnati to round out his five official visits. Isaac Kante picked up an offer from K-State and has been visited this month by Xavier, Seton Hall, Rutgers, and UConn. The official Twitter account of his HS said his recruiting process is still "wide open". I don't have the schedule, but Anthony Mack is visiting SLU, Memphis, and Wyoming. Duquesne is his only official visit in the books so far and they continue to show high interest. I would bet that Mack visits along with Blair Academy teammate Matt Turner, who will visit SLU the first week of October. Turner's finalists are SLU, St. Joe's, GW, Pitt, VT, and Santa Clara. Antwan Walker took an unofficial visit to Virginia Tech this weekend along with 17 (!) other recruits. He was the sole 2017 recruit, though. Georgetown still appears to be his leader. Aaron Wheeler has had Creighton and Purdue out to visit recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 26 minutes ago, TheChosenOne said: Was that where you stayed with those fine Americans who were student managers for one of the women's athletic programs? Ha, that's right. Hard to believe I didn't go there after their stories of volunteering for road trips as managers for various women's teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVBilliken Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Betting SLU over-signs this fall by one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 11 hours ago, WVBilliken said: Betting SLU over-signs this fall by one. That would mean signing 3 more kids this fall. I'd be surprised if that occurs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 17 hours ago, Pistol said: Mizzou extended an offer to Elijah Joiner. He visited Illinois State, with Iowa State and UAB coming up. I would expect Mizzou and possibly Cincinnati to round out his five official visits. With the CJ Roberts commitment, you can take Mizzou out of the race for Elijah Joiner and any of the other 2017 guards they were relatively in on (possible exception being a huge long-shot, Nojel Eastern). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Don't like Roberts commiting to mizzou. Seems to have a relationship with Watson and Gordon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 1 hour ago, TheChosenOne said: With the CJ Roberts commitment, you can take Mizzou out of the race for Elijah Joiner and any of the other 2017 guards they were relatively in on (possible exception being a huge long-shot, Nojel Eastern). I'd bet that Eastern is going Big Ten, with Michigan State, Ohio State, and Purdue looking like his big three. 1 hour ago, RiseAndGrind said: Don't like Roberts commiting to mizzou. Seems to have a relationship with Watson and Gordon. It seems like it, and I don't like it, either. That said, Gordon clearly also has a relationship with Tate, and we had all but written him off as a possibility prior to Tate's hiring. We're very much in the mix for Watson. They had a good visit at Mizzou this weekend but there will be plenty more fun visits for these guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 2 hours ago, Pistol said: It seems like it, and I don't like it, either. That said, Gordon clearly also has a relationship with Tate, and we had all but written him off as a possibility prior to Tate's hiring. We're very much in the mix for Watson. They had a good visit at Mizzou this weekend but there will be plenty more fun visits for these guys. I don't know much about Tate's relationship with Gordon, but I thought I heard a while back (when he was at Mizzou) that the two Missouri 2018 recruits he had the best relationship with were Watson and the kid from Sikeston, Thatch (I am wondering if he kind of peaked). At the time Gordon seemed like a certainty to go to KU, but maybe that has changed a bit with some rumblings of him having a desire to stay local. It is interesting that the top St. Louis kids in 2018 don't play with the Eagles currently (Gordon, Ramey, and Watson) yet their program is still loaded. It is promising that Watson appears to be working out with Corey Frazier who is apparently signing SLU's praises now. Is there any chance with Ramey? I had heard he had no interest in the local programs, but that was prior to Ford. I am really curious to see whether Ford can make us a legitimate player with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Thatch is a stat sheet stuffer. He was the Missouri Class 4A Player of the Year as a sophomore. Watson is currently the higher ranked guy because he's the more polished scorer. Would be happy with other player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVBilliken Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 On Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 9:04 AM, kshoe said: That would mean signing 3 more kids this fall. I'd be surprised if that occurs. Right.....forgot MB leaving opening up one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 "Wichita State's Peyton Allen has left the program, per release. " I never read through the comments so dont shoot me if its been brought up. He's from a town south of Springfield ill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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