Cowboy Posted January 17, 2017 -Marcedus Leech, that's the name of a player we should have Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pistol Posted January 18, 2017 3 hours ago, Glorydays2013 said: So if we have 3 players in the top 40 from Eagles, why hasn't Tate locked in on them or are we waiting until after the AAU season Leech (Poplar Bluff) and Okoro (Normal) are both 2.5 hours away from STL, and Wiseman (Nashville) is 4 hours away. Leech and Wiseman have been on college radars since the second they set foot in HS, if not sooner. They've been recruited from all over the place since before Ford took over. So they're not "local" kids and they've had bigger programs on them sooner. I'm not saying we don't have a shot at any of them - it's still early, a lot can change - but I wouldn't count on any. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACE Posted January 18, 2017 Thatch was quoted in an article from last spring saying that he has become friends with this Leech kid while playing together with the Eagles. A long way to go, but hopefully could be something in our favor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cgeldmacher Posted January 18, 2017 Don't know if you were joking, GloryDays, but do you really expect for us to have any 2019 kids "locked in?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SLURadioBoy Posted January 24, 2017 I heard Frank say on his show yesterday that SLU is in good shape with EJ Liddell right now. I remember reading an article a few weeks ago where he said that Illinois is his favorite right now, but that could change if Groce is shown the door after this year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quality Is Job 1 Posted January 24, 2017 1 hour ago, SLURadioBoy said: I heard Frank say on his show yesterday that SLU is in good shape with EJ Liddell right now. I remember reading an article a few weeks ago where he said that Illinois is his favorite right now, but that could change if Groce is shown the door after this year. "In good shape" could merely mean being in his top 10 or top 5. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SShoe Posted January 24, 2017 53 minutes ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: "In good shape" could merely mean being in his top 10 or top 5. Which at this point is fine. We've got a little less than 2 years until he can commit. Keep good relations with him, bring him to next year's beat downs of Dayton and VCU, and show him that the past 3 years are an anomaly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheChosenOne Posted January 24, 2017 42 minutes ago, SShoe said: Which at this point is fine. We've got a little less than 2 years until he can commit. Keep good relations with him, bring him to next year's beat downs of Dayton and VCU, and show him that the past 3 years are an anomaly. Agreed. Good to hear we are at least near the top of his list at this point. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cgeldmacher Posted January 24, 2017 We've gotten so spoiled so fast with recruiting. Now we expect to get all the top local players. Not sure our expectations are unreasonable either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SLURadioBoy Posted January 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, cgeldmacher said: We've gotten so spoiled so fast with recruiting. Now we expect to get all the top local players. Not sure our expectations are unreasonable either. You're completely right, cgeldmacher. With the exception of Tilmon or Ramey, I practically expect us to get any local recruit we go after now, although deep down I know that's completely unrealistic. The funny thing is I remember when Ford got the job he was doing a radio interview and was asked, "How can you get local 4 star recruits to come to SLU?" His response was, "It just takes one. If you get one on board then others will follow." Goodwin was the one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glorydays2013 Posted January 24, 2017 8 minutes ago, SLURadioBoy said: Goodwin was the one. And now we have Gordon a 5* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierPal Posted January 24, 2017 42 minutes ago, cgeldmacher said: We've gotten so spoiled so fast with recruiting. Now we expect to get all the top local players. Not sure our expectations are unreasonable either. This is true, but don't forget about Will Bailey and Van Macon. They are wired into Chicago and metro NY/NE. So we don't want to put blinders on to other areas. Say we have 4 scholarships available, I'm good with the top two locals and two studs not from around here. Build our base around STL, but accept those McD All Americans who are begging to wear the Billiken logo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wgstl Posted January 24, 2017 10 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: This is true, but don't forget about Will Bailey and Van Macon. They are wired into Chicago and metro NY/NE. So we don't want to put blinders on to other areas. Say we have 4 scholarships available, I'm good with the top two locals and two studs not from around here. Build our base around STL, but accept those McD All Americans who are begging to wear the Billiken logo. Not to mention Ford still has a big presence in dallas/fort worth. Nash, Smart and Evans Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kshoe Posted January 24, 2017 We are at the point where SLU doesn't have to actually recruit. We just select players. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Box and Won Posted January 24, 2017 I hope our coach doesn't die. This one time, our coach died, and things did not go too well after that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiseAndGrind Posted January 24, 2017 1 minute ago, Box and Won said: I hope our coach doesn't die. This one time, our coach died, and things did not go too well after that. Yeah that was a definite buzzkill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slufanskip Posted January 24, 2017 32 minutes ago, kshoe said: We are at the point where SLU doesn't have to actually recruit. We just select players. I thought we were moving towards tryouts. 5 stars or 4 stars with a sizeable donation to the athletic department. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slufan13 Posted January 24, 2017 1 hour ago, kshoe said: We are at the point where SLU doesn't have to actually recruit. We just select players. The bags of cash lying around at Chaifetz make it this way Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Posted January 24, 2017 36 minutes ago, slufan13 said: The bags of cash lying around at Chaifetz make it this way -come on, this makes it sound tawdry, the cash is in leather briefcases with monogramed buckles with the recruits initials, while we don't know how to spell our mascot we know how to store and distribute cash, btw we don't use Emery Air Freight either Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3star_recruit Posted January 25, 2017 Amazing as the collection of local perimeter scorers in 2018 has been, the 2019 class is light in that department. So far it's Mario McKinney and that's it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bills_06 Posted February 3, 2017 Marcedus Leech has received an offer. Goodwin already going to work recruiting him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiseAndGrind Posted February 3, 2017 10 minutes ago, Bills_06 said: Marcedus Leech has received an offer. Goodwin already going to work recruiting him. If Travis Ford lands back to back 5* recruits I will die. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
For-DaLove Posted February 3, 2017 2 minutes ago, RiseAndGrind said: If Travis Ford lands back to back 5* recruits I will die. Well you better take out life insurance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SLURadioBoy Posted February 3, 2017 I believe Leech and Thatch are pretty good friends and played on the Eagles together. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billikenfan05 Posted February 3, 2017 Dude is an absolute freak Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
