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Thanks, Lee!
Ox, my like button is a one-shot operation. Can I get upgraded to fully automatic w/ high capacity magazine?
Oh my word, could you imagine Swamp Donkey with a fully auto dislike button?
Thanks, Lee!
Ox, my like button is a one-shot operation. Can I get upgraded to fully automatic w/ high capacity magazine?
Oh my word, could you imagine Swamp Donkey with a fully auto dislike button?
Loving Mann already...out there recruiting the stars
Credible source. If I wasn’t excited before, I certainly am now...My neighbor has seen him play in person and he says the kid is legit.
Either the feds stopped the pipeline of shoe money, or the jumpman got in on the action. Because our recruiting has suddenly took off.
Basically he tagged 3 people inside the gators on the instagram post I attached above.
Cleanup on aisle....Eastern half of the USIf we land Lewis, Walker, and Payne along with Mann I may wet myself.
the feds stopped the pipeline of shoe money Because our recruiting has suddenly took off.
I think ThinG8r might be correct in suggesting that now with those underhanded "shoe agents" unable to "groom" kids to choose certain powerhouse schools, other programs (UF) now have better chances at top players. = a more level playing field.
Corey Evans • BasketballRecruiting.Rivals.com said:THREE DREAMIN'
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3. FLORIDA
Tre Mann's commitment could be the tip of the iceberg for what is to come over the next 30 days. Scottie Lewis, a five-star wing from New Jersey, and Omar Payne, a local product and top-50 center, will head to Gainesville. Florida and Kentucky are the most talked about with Lewis and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Lewis come off of the board in September in favor of the Gators. Payne might be more willing to wait things out some but Florida has found great traction with him. A visit is in the works for C.J. Walker, too, one of the top breakout performers from July who played alongside Mann on the travel circuit. While his commitment might be a month or two away, the Gators sit among the favorites of which would only bolster their chances of a nationally ranked class.
Rivals.com said:2. How important is having a good football team, or at least good game day experience, when it comes to official visits in basketball?
Bossi: It’s not a deal-breaker or a true necessity because we see schools that don’t have big time football or who have bad football programs getting guys. But, I don’t see how a great football atmosphere can do anything but help in hoops recruiting. You are trying to show a kid as good of a time as possible and being able to take him to tailgates, pre game functions, parade him around field level prior to the game and have people care – or at least the opportunity to place people in a recruit’s path who care – is a good thing.
Sure, there is the occasional kid who doesn’t care at all about football, but those guys will often find non- football weekends or make sure their visits coincide with basketball activities as well. I can’t imagine there is a coach in America who doesn’t want their football program to be strong because it can only help.
Evans: It is a double-edge sword. On one end, a quality football program equates to a good game day experience which should bring out the best in what a school can provide. Therefore, the college prospect gets the chance to see the respective school at its finest.
However, the drawback of a good football program could be the fact that the school might be known first as a ‘football school.’ USC, Oklahoma, and Florida have withstood such labels and succeeded on both playing surfaces, but it seems that it can also be a detriment and a negative recruiting tool for used by opposing programs.
Kansas, Indiana, Villanova and Xavier have not struggled with a lacking contending football unit; at the end of the day, it all comes back to who can put the prospect into the best spot in order for a national title to be celebrated and an NBA spot to be achieved.
McDonald: It's like a lot of things when it comes to the recruiting process where it just depends on the kid. Somebody like myself in high school would have been swayed heavily by going to visit a school for a huge football game with a crazy atmosphere. I love the sport, but also love everything that comes with the game day experience. But some kids go the opposite direction and don't really care. It just comes down to the coaches recruiting a particular kid figuring out if the football weekend experience would help or hurt.
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4. Which of 2019's early commitments caught you the most off guard?
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McDonald: I did not see Mann popping for Florida when he did. When he opened up his recruitment back in July to add schools to his list, particularly North Carolina, I thought that was a bad sign for Florida, Kansas and Tennessee who made up his top three at the time. Like many, I thought he was going to visit UNC and commit shortly after. However, Mike White's staff did a terrific job to reel in the local star for one of the more significant commitments so far in the 2019 class.