brianstl Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 55 minutes ago, RUBillsFan said: His OSU career didn’t overlap at all with Ford or Phil Forte, but he played his fr & soph seasons with SLU grad assistant Thomas Dziagwa and he would also be familiar with SLU strength coach Jake Manzelmann. He and Forte know each other from the DFW AAU scene. RUBillsFan likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crymdg2 Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Guessing he'll go big time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 17 minutes ago, crymdg2 said: Guessing he'll go big time. Yes he will. But I'll be pretty surprised if there's no communication between SLU and Smith, I do think we will be involved to some extent. Coach314 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Tennessee has already been in talks for a few months now. BilliesBy40, Compton, NoCoBillsFan and 3 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 19 minutes ago, wgstl said: Yes he will. But I'll be pretty surprised if there's no communication between SLU and Smith, I do think we will be involved to some extent. He's boys with Goodwin, so maybe he'll put in a good word... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, Littlebill said: He's boys with Goodwin, so maybe he'll put in a good word... Boys with Goodwin. playing his final year in front of family. Preseason T25 at the absolute very least. Probably already knows a few players on the team. To say we have no chance may be a little extreme, it will be a challenge to get him, but for not being a blue blood or big time P5, we have everything else to get him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 18 minutes ago, wgstl said: Boys with Goodwin. playing his final year in front of family. Preseason T25 at the absolute very least. Probably already knows a few players on the team. To say we have no chance may be a little extreme, it will be a challenge to get him, but for not being a blue blood or big time P5, we have everything else to get him. While all of those things are true, $$$ is the answer to basically all transfers at this point. brianstl and Slu let the dogs out? like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCoBillsFan Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 1 hour ago, crymdg2 said: Guessing he'll go big time. There’s probably a less than 1% chance we land him but if we somehow pulled it off…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilzz Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 So Carr not committing while he was at Wake is good news, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 4 hours ago, Bilzz said: So Carr not committing while he was at Wake is good news, no? Sounds like good news to me. I can report that he has NOT liked any tweets from Wake players, while he DID like tweets from SLU players. And Twitter is worth a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowry Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 14 minutes ago, majerus mojo said: Sounds like good news to me. I can report that he has NOT liked any tweets from Wake players, while he DID like tweets from SLU players. And Twitter is worth a lot About 44 billion. ARon, BilliesBy40, CenHudDude and 3 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 He's probably still at Wake this morning, guessing he's headed back north today. It's weird how quiet it's been - there was the 336 Edits tweet that got like 5 replies from Wake fans, and that's the only chatter I saw anywhere. No articles, no other posts. He has been quiet on social media for a few days. Maybe we'll see some activity today around that visit. Regardless, I'd bet he commits pretty soon. Maybe takes today to get home and talk it over with the family, then we see something official tomorrow. Just a hunch based on how this has gone. The only way this gets delayed is if another school gets involved today. 3star_recruit likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 This is both amazing and depressing. Over 1300 names in the portal. That's close to 30% of all D1 players. Jeff Goodman has it broken down by conference. This will be accurate for about another hour as the portal is open until May 1. 44 players jumped in the past 2 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 It's actually over 1,500. Last year was a little over 1,700 (I'm guessing that's a July 1 to July 1 number) so it's getting close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 Kobe Clark to SEMO. That seems about right. I figured a Lindenwood/SIUE/SEMO level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 25 minutes ago, Pistol said: It's actually over 1,500. Last year was a little over 1,700 (I'm guessing that's a July 1 to July 1 number) so it's getting close. I expect players 11-13 on just about every roster to be in the portal every year. So if you take 3 X 350 teams, that's about 1000 players right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 I just read that SIUE signed a guy named Demarco "Polo" Minor, and I am disappointed that I was not aware of his existence before now. Slu let the dogs out?, brianstl, Eadsbee and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 20 minutes ago, 3star_recruit said: I expect players 11-13 on just about every roster to be in the portal every year. So if you take 3 X 350 teams, that's about 1000 players right there. At some point I would have to think freshman will know theres no reason to leave after first year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 48 minutes ago, ACE said: Kobe Clark to SEMO. That seems about right. I figured a Lindenwood/SIUE/SEMO level. What is Lindenwood's level? Are they just gonna use the players they have from the d2 level? It still shocks me how bad SEMO is yearly. It's close to both Memphis and STL - hot beds for basketballs, and feels like that area produces some decent talent for its size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARon Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, wgstl said: At some point I would have to think freshman will know theres no reason to leave after first year. Depends on how the end of season meeting with the head coach went. Most coaches should give a player a pretty good indication of whether or not seeing game minutes is a possibility the next season. Even as a freshman, if you were just told you probably won't even get in the rotation until year 3, I could a fresh start elsewhere looking pretty appealing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 10 minutes ago, wgstl said: At some point I would have to think freshman will know theres no reason to leave after first year. I hear you. Traore will have to play his next three years at his new school before transferring again without penalty. Maybe he knows that but I'm not sure all freshmen do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 We have to navigate this off-season plus two more off-seasons before the Extra Covid Year runs out. Once it is gone, minutes will open up again for underclassmen. I'd think that the transfers would go down accordingly. The 23-24 off-season likely will be the same scramble. But as the numbers of Extra Year Players start to slim down, let's hope the mad dash to the portal cools off a bit. It will also be interesting to see how or if the NCAA considers players with multiple transfers. This was originally labeled as a One Time Transfer rule. But as we have seen this before, all you need was a pulse for the NCAA to grant waivers. With new blood coming into the NCAA head shed, which way will waiver handouts go? [Perhaps players will be able to transfer at half time of a given game, playing one half for each team.] Bizziken likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slu let the dogs out? Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Box and Won said: I just read that SIUE signed a guy named Demarco "Polo" Minor, and I am disappointed that I was not aware of his existence before now. Good for Demarco Polo for signing with SIUE. It sounds like he's found himself. juniorbill76, wgstl, Box and Won and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBFan Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 58 minutes ago, wgstl said: What is Lindenwood's level? Are they just gonna use the players they have from the d2 level? It still shocks me how bad SEMO is yearly. It's close to both Memphis and STL - hot beds for basketballs, and feels like that area produces some decent talent for its size. SEMO had a losing record last season but was much improved. Former Billiken Phillip Russell is on that team and had a 30 point game. I hope Clark will help them get to a winning record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, CBFan said: SEMO had a losing record last season but was much improved. Former Billiken Phillip Russell is on that team and had a 30 point game. I hope Clark will help them get to a winning record. I'd like to see Semo get to a consistent level. Some schools in the area we compete against for recruiting, SIU's Semo, Lindenwood, etc not so much, id like to see those schools do well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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