Comments on: Dalonte on recruiting

By: Mal Skinner

Mal Skinner — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:51:20 +0000

I ain’t hip like you kids, but lemme say this — I’m proud to read your words because most of you have a lotta purple running thru your veins. The team likes the black suits, so I think they’re kinda neat (sweet?). But, don’t laugh, they had a lotta success in their (in)famous “two-tone traveling purple” ‘way back in the last century.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:17:48 +0000

Is Jaquan Barnes one of the off-the-radar recruits?

http://www.kansas.com/news/local/story/344653.html

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:42:54 +0000

Jeff have you ever been out getting crunk with Delonte?

By: Zac

Zac — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:40:55 +0000

is the academic loss due to bennett and is that a sure thing?

By: yosh

yosh — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:39:26 +0000

Sys is correct. We won’t see any commitments for 08 until Beasley hires an agent. However, we know we have at least one more for 09 (academic penalty ’ship) and probably another because Hoskins won’t have any definitive word until mid summer at the earliest. I think over the off season we’ll only see one 08 recruit and probably three more for 09.

By: sys

sys — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:29:32 +0000

zac,
stewart and young’s ’ships are spoken for (samuels and academic penalty). ‘08 recruiting is to fill beasley, hoskins, and walker’s ships.

By: Zac

Zac — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:21:28 +0000

This isn’t a slam on you Jeff, but these recruiting updates suck. Essentially, its the samething, “we’re still recruiting and 08 looks great.”

We have 2 obvious spots, Blake and Clent, and yet we still don’t have anyone close to being signed… outside of Witherspoon, obviously.

Give me something with substance, but that probably won’t come for another couple weeks.

By: The Minister

The Minister — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:50:41 +0000

Agree with yosh & Rusty: just because KSU gets a glut of emails from players interested doesn’t mean they will necessarily sign them, but there’s no way that can be construed as bad news.

Recruits think the uni’s are sweet — Oregon effect. Excellent.

By: TheWhale

TheWhale — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:14:06 +0000

“…from kids on the staff’s radar.” = No recruiting trips to the Ivory Coast for Frank. The money saved there makes the athletic department happy.

By: Russell

Russell — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:09:17 +0000

you’re right, yosh. The fact that out-of-the-ordinary attention is being received is an excellent sign, overall.