dskurz Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 basketballjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hskr4life Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Who turned out better by Sr year too?? That kid from New Zealand or you!? basketballjones and Silverbacked1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uneblinstu Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 I mean, his timeline's probably not quite right, but the sentiment isn't entirely off base, either. There's high end D1 talent coming through the state and we're ceding it to the school in Omaha (and other places), almost without a fight. We might be able to do this already, but we're gonna look back on this stretch as a missed opportunity if something doesn't change soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskurz Posted March 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 The problem is Nebraska did recruit him pretty heavily. Not sure if NU ever did line up an in-home, but he visited NU a bunch of times unofficially. Not sure how he can say we didn't recruit him. Heck, Miles even went to some of his AAU games in Vegas that I remember reading about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hskr4life Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 15 minutes ago, dskurz said: The problem is Nebraska did recruit him pretty heavily. Not sure if NU ever did line up an in-home, but he visited NU a bunch of times unofficially. Not sure how he can say we didn't recruit him. Heck, Miles even went to some of his AAU games in Vegas that I remember reading about. Yeah... no inside info here, but to say we didn't recruit him at all is hogwash. When bigger shinier things came about... he was quick to jump at the opportunity. Swan88 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhcmatt Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 The first thing Miles did was sign Omaha Central's Deverell Biggs. I think what Agau is saying here is that we were fawning over Tai and not him. 37 minutes ago, uneblinstu said: There's high end D1 talent coming through the state and we're ceding it to the school in Omaha (and other places), almost without a fight. In some regards you do make a good point here. Regardless of what you think of went down with Arop he's some level of D-1 player. We take flier on out of state kids we know will transfer if they don't work out instead of instate kids who we might be stuck with if they don't work out. In other regards, does anyone think that Akoy's high school team coming here would have ended well? 49r 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49r Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 25 minutes ago, dskurz said: The problem is Nebraska did recruit him pretty heavily. Not sure if NU ever did line up an in-home, but he visited NU a bunch of times unofficially. Not sure how he can say we didn't recruit him. Heck, Miles even went to some of his AAU games in Vegas that I remember reading about. As I recall it, the story is, Tim was at an AAU event in Vegas and was having pretty animated phone conversations (presumably with Akoy - he needed a quality big man to pair with Biggs/Webster) and left quickly to hop on his jet to go to an event in KC that Akoy was playing in. I believe this was also the famous flight that he gave Izzo a lift in... Norm Peterson and ShortDust 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49r Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, hhcdimes said: does anyone think that Akoy's high school team coming here would have ended well? Yeah that was my initial reaction as well. "We didn't want your whole high school team, bud...we wanted YOU!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Norm Peterson Posted March 17, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Akoy seems to have an issue with the truth. He milked his recruitment for all it was worth including sideline passes to Nebraska football games. Miles probably spent more time with him than with his own family until Akoy decided to go elsewhere. He's a liar if he's saying Nebraska didn't try to recruit him. ShortDust, ladyhusker, jayschool and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhcmatt Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 We also didn't recruit Mike Gesell Silverbacked1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskerFever Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 2 minutes ago, hhcdimes said: We also didn't recruit Mike Gesell Have you seen his basement??? cookie and Red Rum 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhcmatt Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Just now, HuskerFever said: Have you seen his basement??? Here's the kicker: HIS FAMILY DIDN'T HAVE A BASEMENT Bugeaters1, HuskerFever, 49r and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcp Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 they lived in the Alamo? hhcmatt, Bugeaters1, George Beadle and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navin R. Johnson Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 It would also help if a lot of these metro kids would do better in the classroom so there would not be a risk recruiting them. basketballjones, ladyhusker, Bugeaters1 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Taylor Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 39 minutes ago, Navin R. Johnson said: It would also help if a lot of these metro kids would do better in the classroom so there would not be a risk recruiting them. The top ones have been eligible, except for maybe Hollins. Akoy's at Georgetown now, so he handled business. As for the rest of his stuff, pfffft, he's rewriting history. jayschool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskerpapa Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 Truth.........................Lie Somewhere in between the two, the real story exists. Cell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Pesek Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 Katina Powell is a very persuasive recruiter. Norm Peterson and hhcmatt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugular Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 Wish someone would ask him how many times he came down and used the hot tub in the locker room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basketballjones Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 7 hours ago, 49r said: Yeah that was my initial reaction as well. "We didn't want your whole high school team, bud...we wanted YOU!" Not to mention that like 4/5 of the starters didn't qualify out of HS. Scott, Hollins, Billingsley, et al went JUCO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhcmatt Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 37 minutes ago, Jugular said: Wish someone would ask him how many times he came down and used the hot tub in the locker room. Did he take off his Georgetown sweater first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navin R. Johnson Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 27 minutes ago, basketballjones said: Not to mention that like 4/5 of the starters didn't qualify out of HS. Scott, Hollins, Billingsley, et al went JUCO. Thanks, that is what I was saying. Believe me I'm a big supporter of Nebraska high school basketball players but many metro players have had grade issues and some that did qualify did so late. Some coaches will not hold a scholarship unless that player is real special player. basketballjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredsSlacks Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 akoy is trolling hard and is clearly bitter things haven't worked out for him at louisville or georgetown. he should get in the gym instead of tweeting. Swan88, basketballjones and Silverbacked1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb5856 Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, TimSmiles said: akoy is trolling hard and is clearly bitter things haven't worked out for him at louisville or georgetown. he should get in the gym instead of tweeting. Yep. He's mad his career hasn't panned out. Didn't recruit him? I believe we recruited him TWICE! The second time after he decided to transfer, Miles gave him every opportunity to be here but finally closed the door when he jacked us around so long. Norm Peterson and throwback 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesota_Husker Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 Wait.. Who the heck is Akoy Agau? Cant say I have ever heard of him........ Silverbacked1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigFRED Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 I really do wish we had gotten Mike Gesell, but with nearby friend Adam Woodbury already headed to Iowa it was an uphill battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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