Shuttlesworth

That Aussie U-16 logo at the beginning resembles the shape of Nebraska.  That can't be a coincidence.

Wow.  Indiana offered and he's still going to visit us.  That's saying something.
 
It goes back to a comment I made about Elbert in my really long post the other day:  Elbert wasn't a failure; he's proof that we're as close as we've ever been.
 
And getting a visit from a guy with an Indiana offer is just more proof, baby.

Whoa, Nellie!
We lost a four star recruit to an SEC team. Not the end of the world.
Tim Miles & Co. have a thorough list of players they've been developing as potential recruits and, according to public comments, have a thoroughly developed set of priorities on who to pursue and a strategy for doing so. Moreover, there are always Tim Miles surprises out there, such as Colton Iverson at CSU (drafted by the Celtics) and Walter Pitchford. Unfortunately, the coaches rarely explain their priorities or strategies to the public, so we are left with our speculations and uneducated guesses that keep message boards like this in high demand.
Perhaps we should simply enjoy the ride . . . but speculating and guessing and fretting and stewing are a heck-of-a-lot more fun and entertaining. But some of the posts above seem a bit too close to the ledge for our current reality.

Why do we HAVE to take someone just to take someone though?  Theres no major players currently in the fold for NU so it would be plan c-d guys that we could still get in April.  

I didn't say we have to take one, and I agree that Miles should not take a c-d type of guy just to fill a spot.  I just said that I will be disappointed if we don't sign at least 2 players in November.  I should have qualifed that by saying that I will be disappointed if we don't sign 2 quality recruits in November.  This is year 2 for Miles.  He has been here for over 18 months now.  He has a brand new arena and a brand new practice facility to sell.   So yes, I will be disappointed if he can't pull in at least 2 quality recruits in November.  Not saying I don't like or believe in Miles, or I don't think he can or will get it done, just saying I will be a bit disappointed.  It is tough and rare to sign a quality freshman recruit in April.  Usually that is a time for jucos.  I would much rather sign a quality freshman than a juco at this point.  Besides, as I said, if we could sign a quality freshman in November, we could still easily make room to sign a juco or other recruit in April.
 
But again, as I said above, there is still time and I am still holding out hope for another QUALITY recruit.  I will actually be even more disappointed if Miles signs a c-d type recruit just to fill the spot.  Better to have him hold it than give it to another Doc/Collier type recruit.

I share the concern that we have to have a baseline quality standard below which we'll simply be prepared to bank scholarships for the next year instead of filling them with subpar prospects.
 
I feel that it will be difficult for us to find a quality prospect on short notice who would be willing to sign in November, unless maybe Deng accelerates his process. My feeling is that Hammond will be the only early period signee.

I'll leave answering this question up to the coaches.  They will have decided if they even want to try to use the remaining scholarship for November or see if someone develops during the season to sign in the spring.  There's simply no way for us to answer this question at this point.  Unless you're a deep, deep insider.

Maybe Akoy will decide to come home in December.

I'll be honest, after the conversation I had yesterday, I felt really good about our chances. With all of the smoke surrounding LSU today, my money would be on them.

Yes, it's my belief that it's us or LSU. This belief stems from information that I became privy to this afternoon.

For the record, I'm not trying to purport myself as a person with inside access. I acquired the information rather randomly, but it is from somebody with direct knowledge of the situation. With that said, as another poster stated, no information regarding the recruitment of a 17 year old kid is infallible. I guess we'll have to wait until Tuesday, but I really do like our chances.

For the record, I'm not trying to purport myself as a person with inside access. I acquired the information rather randomly, but it is from somebody with direct knowledge of the situation. With that said, as another poster stated, no information regarding the recruitment of a 17 year old kid is infallible. I guess we'll have to wait until Tuesday, but I really do like our chances.

For the record, I'm not trying to purport myself as a person with inside access. I acquired the information rather randomly, but it is from somebody with direct knowledge of the situation. With that said, as another poster stated, no information regarding the recruitment of a 17 year old kid is infallible. I guess we'll have to wait until Tuesday, but I really do like our chances.

For the record, I'm not trying to purport myself as a person with inside access. I acquired the information rather randomly, but it is from somebody with direct knowledge of the situation. With that said, as another poster stated, no information regarding the recruitment of a 17 year old kid is infallible. I guess we'll have to wait until Tuesday, but I really do like our chances.

Yes, it's my belief that it's us or LSU. This belief stems from information that I became privy to this afternoon.

Yes, it's my belief that it's us or LSU. This belief stems from information that I became privy to this afternoon.

Yes, it's my belief that it's us or LSU. This belief stems from information that I became privy to this afternoon.