Tobias Harris Announcement Open Thread
by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 5:30 PM EST
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Because you'll need a place to vent and talk about how overrated he is when he chooses Tennessee. Or to talk about how amazing he is if he chooses Syracuse.
Announcement on or around 6pm ET.
Update (5:51pm) - "Tons" of Syracuse fans at ESPNZone for the announcement. Now I only hope Tobias chooses SU just so we can avoid a full-scale riot in Times Square.
Update (5:55pm) - Still no sign of Tobias. That's fine, ESPNU is still showing the Penn State/UNC-Wilmington game. Still some time left in that one so we might be sitting here for a while.
Update (5:57pm) - Tobias Harris has arrived. I repeat, Tobias has arrived. Some ""Choose Cuse'' chants go up.
Update (6:12pm) - Penn State just got beat, freeing up ESPNU. Let's see if the day can get even better...
Update (6:22pm) - And it's Tennessee. Well...if Syracuse fans need a reason to feel good, I've actually give them four: Fab Melo, Dion Waiters, C.J. Fair and Baye Moussa Kieta
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You guys will have to keep me updated, since I’m in class without a way to watch…
by ljshorty89 on Nov 19, 2009 5:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
VIEWING
is there a place to watch the press conference online?
by orange10 on Nov 19, 2009 5:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
For the record
this will be the first time I’ve ever watched a signing presser, for both hoops and gridiron.
Few things irk me more than those goobers from South who tie up sports talk radio shows asking about the progress on some 3-star OT from backwoodseyville Arkansas
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
by StrawHatGuy on Nov 19, 2009 5:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i wish there was a place to watch online, I’m stuck at work too.
I checked channelsurfing and justin.tv… no luck
by cityvol on Nov 19, 2009 5:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
didnt find it either
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 5:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm guessing the U is wating for this epic wilmington/penn st game to finish?
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
by StrawHatGuy on Nov 19, 2009 5:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I am really surprised Tobias would contemplate leaving NY for Tennessee.
by cityvol on Nov 19, 2009 5:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
One of the schools…SU or UTenn knows tat they DIDN’T get a letter of intent from Harris. You would think the news would be out by now.
by AlbanyHDTV on Nov 19, 2009 5:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Incredible that there has not been a solid leak, only speculation.
by cityvol on Nov 19, 2009 5:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Verbal Only
This is verbal commit only I believe
by klydefrog on Nov 19, 2009 5:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I hope so, because rumor was he wasn’t going to SIGN with Cuse, but he could verbal commit…
by ljshorty89 on Nov 19, 2009 5:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s what I have heard as well. The LOI was in last night before midnight. Otherwise it’s just a piece of scrap paper.
by cityvol on Nov 19, 2009 5:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Harris just tweeted that the show starts at 6PM, not 5:30PM.
by AlbanyHDTV on Nov 19, 2009 5:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
ESPNU
http://www.justin.tv/atlbossplaya1117
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 5:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Anyone here still have hope it’s us? Every rumor I hear is UT, unfortunately….
by ljshorty89 on Nov 19, 2009 5:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Either way Cuse will be fine with or without him. I’m hoping cuse can grab him though, following him on twitter he only ever talked to the cuse players on there. Might be something…
by KyleMcintoshStiffarm on Nov 19, 2009 5:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That's why I am holding out a tiny bit of hope.
(The Twitter thing).
by NOLACuse on Nov 19, 2009 5:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone was hearing louisville for Fab Melo and that turned out fine, so who knows
by KyleMcintoshStiffarm on Nov 19, 2009 5:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
True…
What’s got me nervous is that for Melo I didn’t really pay much notice to that recruiting situation….I’ve been paying too close attention to Tobias…
by ljshorty89 on Nov 19, 2009 5:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
There is still 6min left in the Penn St-UNC Wilm game on ESPNU.
by AlbanyHDTV on Nov 19, 2009 5:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
His game is so much like Melo’s, (not saying he’d be the next melo just the same style of play) why wouldn’t he want to come to a system that proved to be the ultimate fit for that style?
by KyleMcintoshStiffarm on Nov 19, 2009 5:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
If he’s chosen Tennessee, more power to him. Unless we play UT in the NCAA Tournament, I wish him well.
Without him, this is a great class that will lead this team to great things. With him, it’s a phenomenal class that’ll lead this team to great things. So… yeah. If he comes here, great. If he doesn’t, we’re still good.
by wildcatlh on Nov 19, 2009 5:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
yeah if he does good luck to him, seems like a good kid who’s got a great support system around him, I just hate bruce pearl…
by KyleMcintoshStiffarm on Nov 19, 2009 5:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Villanova should have lost to George Mason today. They squeaked out a 1 point win by hitting two 3’s in the last minute.
by AlbanyHDTV on Nov 19, 2009 5:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
They just mentioned SU loss to Lemoyne on ESPNU.
by AlbanyHDTV on Nov 19, 2009 5:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
“Tobias, congrats and best of luck to you. Feel proud of the hard work you did to put yourself in this position! Enjoy the moment”
Someone from UT just tweeted this at Tobias. Name is Dave Telep. Tobias responded “Will you still be following me after my announcement?”
…Maybe not UT?
by ljshorty89 on Nov 19, 2009 5:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
we'll know soon enough!!!
like the sound of that though haha
by bwelch37 on Nov 19, 2009 5:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dave Telep covers college basketball recruiting on the Scout.com Network.
by AlbanyHDTV on Nov 19, 2009 5:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
just noticed that there is an “LOL” after Tobias’ tweet response….that’s not as good.
by ljshorty89 on Nov 19, 2009 5:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jonny Flynn is a chronic LOL overuser
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 5:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds rhetorical
Like, “Will you still be following me after my announcement? LOL i dunno! It depends what I do! I’m so secretive it’s obnoxious!” Yeah, that’s all.
I hope he comes to the Cuse, obviously. And I think people are reading into these little things way too much. Even that trip to see a UT bball game the other day…who cares? He is probably going to be at the Garden tonight! Haha.
by DMF on Nov 19, 2009 5:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Recruiting is crazy. Once you start following it gets addictive.
by cityvol on Nov 19, 2009 5:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
same with the NFL draft...
I used to follow that pretty closely until I realized the only thing it does for me is that I know where a bunch of NFL players went to college.
by bwelch37 on Nov 19, 2009 5:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Rivals.com and Scout.com take up hours of my day sometimes
by KyleMcintoshStiffarm on Nov 19, 2009 5:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The Harris family just pulled up outside the ESPN Zone in a black, stretch limo! From Mike Waters
by AlbanyHDTV on Nov 19, 2009 5:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Is it me or this kid gonna be high maitenance wherever he goes?
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 5:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like he need Grizz and Dot-Com from
30-Rock
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by StrawHatGuy on Nov 19, 2009 6:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think this is the first time we have all followed a recruitment this closely.
I’m guessing none of this is at all out of the ordinary. So I don’t know that he will be any more high maintenance than other big names we’ve gotten.
by NOLACuse on Nov 19, 2009 6:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Shhhhh not yet!
Too soon…wait for him to sign first…that kid is all over twitter and the interwebs. I’m sure he’s been reading TNIAAM with his smartphone. And since it has taken this long to decide, he might be teetering on the brink. That would suck if your comment pushed him to Tenn.
(Obviously kidding. I can’t tell if he’s a good kid, as everyone attests to…or an attention whore. Or both. I think it’s the last choice. Which is fine. But I hope he doesn’t go Donte Greene and just start winging hideous 3 pointers and never passing or playing D – unless he goes to UT.)
by DMF on Nov 19, 2009 6:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They should have all stepped out with cuse gear on
by KyleMcintoshStiffarm on Nov 19, 2009 5:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
But then he doesn’t get to do the suspenseful “which hat should I choose” thing!
by wildcatlh on Nov 19, 2009 6:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s propbably going to be wearing orange…who’s logo is the question.
by AlbanyHDTV on Nov 19, 2009 6:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I haven’t been this interested in hearing from a recruit since the NBA draft declaration deadline in ’02. I was sure Melo was going to declare for the draft.
by wildcatlh on Nov 19, 2009 6:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This Penn St game cant end fast enough
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Penn State and basketball don’t sound right in the same sentence.
by cityvol on Nov 19, 2009 6:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I DONT WATCH “WITCHES OF WAVERLY”. IM AN ADULT!!!!!!!
by brendoh on Nov 19, 2009 6:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"Penn State not gonna quit"
ugh. QUIT!
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm missing possible Call of Duty time
between presser and game
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
by StrawHatGuy on Nov 19, 2009 6:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Why would he make the announcement in NYC when the ’Cuse is playing in MSG unless he is choosing SU?
by AlbanyHDTV on Nov 19, 2009 6:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
He does live on Long Island...
I kinda figured that was the reason more than anything.
by NOLACuse on Nov 19, 2009 6:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Go UNC-Whatever schools!
(my undergrad degree comes from a UNC-Whatever school)
by wildcatlh on Nov 19, 2009 6:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Waiting for UNC-W and Penn State game to end on ESPNU.
Tobias is mic’d up and ready. MW
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
30 sec
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
33 seconds.
Or based on how PSU is fouling, about 45 minutes.
by NOLACuse on Nov 19, 2009 6:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"Harris wearing orange button down with gray suit. "
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
how sick would that be
if he chose UL, UMD or WV like that
by brendoh on Nov 19, 2009 6:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly someone should have paid attention to whether it was bright orange or lighter orange.
by Orange22 on Nov 19, 2009 6:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to see him say he hasn't made his choice
and will do so in the spring. that would be epic
by actioncuse on Nov 19, 2009 6:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
the penn state basketball team probably walks around campus like the syracuse crew team does. i.e. unnoticed
by KyleMcintoshStiffarm on Nov 19, 2009 6:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Let's go Seahawks!
Home of the Other-Other-Other 12th man
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by StrawHatGuy on Nov 19, 2009 6:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
even with this anticipation, who here wouldnt rather have the second coming of josh pace?
by Sadler1 on Nov 19, 2009 6:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
At least two dozen Syracuse fans sitting behind Tobias. This kid will need a security detail if he doesn’t pick SU.
—From Mike Waters lol
by AlbanyHDTV on Nov 19, 2009 6:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Seriously, if he doesn't Cuse
those fans there are gonna boo the shit out of this kid
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
yes
and I would be ok with it. Players like to be the center of attention. Future recruits would see the dedication of Syracuse fans and how we always got their back.
by actioncuse on Nov 19, 2009 6:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I wish there was a way for josh pace to pull greg paulus
by KyleMcintoshStiffarm on Nov 19, 2009 6:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
the first time i'm pissed class is ending 10 minutes early
now i have to walk back to my dorm to avoid sitting here awkwardly while everyone else leaves, and might miss the announcement!!
FML
by bwelch37 on Nov 19, 2009 6:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
From tobias31 on twitter:
“This is it !”
by AlbanyHDTV on Nov 19, 2009 6:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Even the Penn State coach is scratching his forward in anticipation of the Harris announcement and all the bloody fouls.
by cityvol on Nov 19, 2009 6:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'd say I've never hated Penn State basketball more
but I don’t remember ever having a nemotional attachment to them before
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
New Theory for why Tobias went to UT
He wanted to break up with Bruce Pearl in person. He’s a gentleman.
by DMF on Nov 19, 2009 6:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
fyi, i'm a cuse grad sitting in the PSU law school right now...does anyone hate me?
by Sadler1 on Nov 19, 2009 6:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I do!
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
UNC Wilmington
has very quaint fans
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
oohhh d-2 football
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
by StrawHatGuy on Nov 19, 2009 6:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh Good, Tennessee State-Eastern Illinois!
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Jinx owe me a coke
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by StrawHatGuy on Nov 19, 2009 6:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i dont have espnu….i’m in the library…what is going on?
still the psu game?
by Sadler1 on Nov 19, 2009 6:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
B-ball highlights.
His announcement coming up supposedly.
by NOLACuse on Nov 19, 2009 6:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I predict he chooses ‘Cuse. If he doesn’t, it was a bad move to make the announcement in NYC an hour before SU plays in MSG.
by AlbanyHDTV on Nov 19, 2009 6:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I am building myself up
to be broken down…
Beat Cal and I will be happier regardless of what he does!
by actioncuse on Nov 19, 2009 6:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Highlights
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by StrawHatGuy on Nov 19, 2009 6:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
They are showing highlights of the games from Puerto Rico
by AlbanyHDTV on Nov 19, 2009 6:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Regardless of how this turns out
Thank you Tobias “Page Views” Harris.
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
You should have had a promotion that said that the more times your advertisers are clicked on,
the better chance he’d sign with us
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
by StrawHatGuy on Nov 19, 2009 6:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"Tobias Harris commits to XXX"
That is the current headline on Syracuse.com/sports. There you have it – he’s not going to college, he’s doing porn.
by DMF on Nov 19, 2009 6:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
do they give scholarships for that? can you be a one and done?
by Sadler1 on Nov 19, 2009 6:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tobias will pick Tennessee
Bruce Pearl will then come out to shake his hand. Harris will pick up his chair, and then smash it over Pearl’s head. He’ll rip off his suit to reveal a Syracuse jersey. Boeheim will come out and raise his hand as ESPNU goes to commercial
by wildcatlh on Nov 19, 2009 6:16 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Agreed.
Then Boeheim will appear in the roof with a bullhorn with Tobias preening behind him. BRUCE PEARL…THERE’S NO PEARL IN THIS OYSTER, BABY….WOOOOOOO….
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, I chance my mind
That scenario would only work if Jim Ross was there to do commentary. “NO DAMMIT! NO DAMMIT! WHY? WHY?”
by wildcatlh on Nov 19, 2009 6:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That would be the best announcement ever
by KyleMcintoshStiffarm on Nov 19, 2009 6:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
they said a few moments a few moments ago
by KyleMcintoshStiffarm on Nov 19, 2009 6:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
There's a cake there for Tobias
what are the chances that cake has orange frosting on it?
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Orange Tie.
It is closer to our orange than the Tennessee “Creamsicle”
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by StrawHatGuy on Nov 19, 2009 6:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i cant believe this has my attention more than the game in 45 mins
by Sadler1 on Nov 19, 2009 6:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
"Both"
what a dumbass. Tell her “nothing”
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by StrawHatGuy on Nov 19, 2009 6:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Tobias looked nervous. It may be because he is surrounded by Syracuse fans and he’s gonna say, “I’m All Vol!”
by cityvol on Nov 19, 2009 6:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
He might just pull a last-second switcheroo just to make sure he lives
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Or because he's an overgrown 17 year old on ESPN
…without a basketball in his hands.
by DMF on Nov 19, 2009 6:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Cal fan here… Good luck with your recruit
Word from our beat writer is that Theo Robertson, our most consistent senior starter (who shot 49% from three last year — on 115 3PAs) is very doubtful with an undiagnosed foot injury. I feel we have 0% of winning the game without him; I consider him to be the best player on our team and, by far, the most versatile. Anyway, good luck to you guys tonight. You won’t need it =P
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 19, 2009 6:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Interesting...
Good luck to you guys, looking forward to it
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
this was the first thing that came to mind when i found out the info
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 19, 2009 6:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"Rocky Top THIS BITCH"
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
by StrawHatGuy on Nov 19, 2009 6:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
They sure did get a lot of milk out of that tiny hamster.
by wildcatlh on Nov 19, 2009 6:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I feel emotionally raped by ESPNU right now
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
by StrawHatGuy on Nov 19, 2009 6:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
They know we're all watching for Harris
May as well wait til 6:59 for the announcement so we all switch to ESPN at 7 for the game!
by wildcatlh on Nov 19, 2009 6:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Deer in headlights
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That NJ-looking Cuse fan with the jersey behind him...
…might snap if he doesn’t go to Cuse.
by DMF on Nov 19, 2009 6:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
BOOOOOO
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
by StrawHatGuy on Nov 19, 2009 6:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
FUCK YOU TOBIAS
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
At least its not the Big East
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by StrawHatGuy on Nov 19, 2009 6:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yep. There it is.
Have fun disappearing into obscurity Tobias.
by NOLACuse on Nov 19, 2009 6:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This feels like a woody page meltdown
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by StrawHatGuy on Nov 19, 2009 6:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
#31…he couldn’t get that number at the ’Cuse
by AlbanyHDTV on Nov 19, 2009 6:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Face it, he wasn't getting much PT next year anyway
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by StrawHatGuy on Nov 19, 2009 6:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
not that we didnt already know. but jesus.
by Sadler1 on Nov 19, 2009 6:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
now we move on to the late signing period, find someone else
by Sadler1 on Nov 19, 2009 6:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
ok, call of duty
See you all in 30 min
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by StrawHatGuy on Nov 19, 2009 6:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
M-E-H
MEH.
We’ll just have to crush the Vols in the 2011 National Championship Game.
Who knows. We’re still on Selby’s list of the final 5, right? He’d work too. :)
by wildcatlh on Nov 19, 2009 6:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
We might crush someone in the 2011 Championship game...
but it probably won’t be Tennessee.
by NOLACuse on Nov 19, 2009 6:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
first Browning, then Oku, now Harris. I hate Tennessee.
by stumpycuse on Nov 19, 2009 6:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
As for us
WE BETTER OFF ANYWAY. NOW LETS GET FOCUS ON THIS GAME. GO CUSE
DAVID PORTER
by agentdp009 on Nov 19, 2009 6:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Fab Melo, Dion Waiters, C.J. Fair and Baye Moussa Kieta
That is all.
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yo...that's pretty damn good
Fact is, if Kris and/or Wes stay…is Tobias Harris an upgrade? I don’t really know that it is. I’m glad I never wasted time watching recruiting clips of him, but if those were his best clips for ESPN…he looked slow. Just rationalizing, but that was the first thing that hit me when I saw those clips (pre-UT commit).
by DMF on Nov 19, 2009 6:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Absolutely
That class hasn’t changed for a year. And it doesn’t matter. It’s still amazing. It’s even getting better, since Fair has looked like he’s all the way back from that injury.
The scary thing for the rest of the Big East is… Kieta is the least heralded prospect of the bunch. But if he ends up playing up to the level of his talent, he could be the best player in this class of recruits, easily.
by wildcatlh on Nov 19, 2009 6:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
not to mention
triche, wes, ricky, KJ, mookie, scroops, and the rest…we’ll be alright
by Sadler1 on Nov 19, 2009 6:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
and we have young players like riley developing too
by Sadler1 on Nov 19, 2009 6:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This kid is going to be a major bust
Way too much hype for this clown.
by nleary66 on Nov 19, 2009 6:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Here's what i don't get...
Why in the world would he schedule his press conference for ESPNZone in Manhattan the same night that the Cuse is playing at MSG? Surely the Cuse/Cal game was on the schedule as he planned this attention-grab. If he wasn’t sure that he was going to Cuse, why go out of his way to announce when they are in town? When rabid fans would be around en masse. I thought it was absolutely hilarious when the Cuse fans drowned out his voice with boos.
Theory: too many cooks in the kitchen. The class is stacked as it is – maybe he’s worried about touches? If so, good luck at UT…Cuse doesn’t need that crap anyway.
by DMF on Nov 19, 2009 6:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Easy
He lives on Long Island. All the ESPN cameras are at MSG for the games tonight. When they scheduled the announcement, they probably asked him to do it this way.
by wildcatlh on Nov 19, 2009 6:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely a requirement
to do it at ESPNZone
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by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hate, hate, hate, hate...
luckily NOLA and I had a very good inkling that this was going to happen so we started the hate fest hours ago.
Maybe he likes snitching (Bruce Pearl did on Illinois), and snitching is something we don’t advocate at Cuse.
He better enjoy the spotlight now, because he will be buried in the SEC beneath coverage of the Big East/ACC/Big Ten lovefest that ESPN has anyways.
Good luck losing to Kentucky every year.
If he wants to play on a court named for the WOMEN’S coach, be my guest. In an arena that’s on a street named for a football coach.
Going to Tennessee is almost as bad as going to a school in…NEW JERSEY!
F—- Tennessee!
anybody got any others?
by chicagocuse on Nov 19, 2009 6:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Just head on over...
to one of the lower-class Kentucky boards (Catspause — Rupp Rafters, for example), and you can pick up lots more overused unoriginal material.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
by sddbaker on Nov 19, 2009 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
seeing as we don't follow or care much about UT
it’s all original material to us!
by MrPlow99 on Nov 19, 2009 7:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Glad to know
us hillbillies weren’t the only ones glued to the TV/Interweb/radio waiting for this announcement.
Y’all will probably end up with Selby- not a bad consolation prize.
Ball, oskie, cover, block, cut and slice, pursue and gang tackle... for this is the WINNING EDGE.
by pound the rock on Nov 19, 2009 10:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Is Selby still available?
I know he’s considering.
by adselver15 on Nov 19, 2009 10:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I am SU ‘06 grad, my mom is a UT grad, I have family in Knoxville, and I try to make a UT football game every year or so. Still love the football program, I gave up the hoops program in the early 00s and obviously adopted the Cuse when I came there. I think I have a unique perspective on both schools’ athletic programs. So my reaction is this: DUMMMMMMBBBBBBB
UT will never be a big-time program. He will be not even second-banana, but third-banana at Tennessee behind football and biting tongue the ladies. Bruce Pearl will bail on that program the second a better job opens up (Illinois, USC, etc). He’s not a Tennessee guy, that is a stepping-stone job for him. People in Tennessee care about men’s basketball the way most SU students care about SU lacrosse. No matter how good it gets, it will never get recognition. Think about it, if a bunch of girls get more respect, things must be pretty bad.
by TRCuse on Nov 20, 2009 12:36 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Illinois will never have Pearl
nor would he want to take that job, for obvious reasons. He’s been a persona non grata in Illinois for the last 2 decades. When he took UW-Milwaukee to the sweet 16 against Illinois in 2005, played in the state for that matter, boy did they let him have it. Interesting point you raise, but I don’t see Pearl leaving UT for a while, he really had to work his way back up after that incident, toiling away in D-II then working his way up to the Horizon League. Now that he’s being paid very well and in a power conference, he may have found a home.
They’ll run a good program, but I agree that they may never be a big time program, especially with the limited exposure for SEC basketball only reserved for a few teams which have been down, but Kentucky looks to be back (even if they sold their soul to the devil), and Florida should come out of their slumber some time soon, and that will push UT down in the SEC. But since the SEC is not really that deep, UT should consistently finish in the top half or top quarter of the league. Seriously what are the consistently relevant basketball programs of the SEC? I can name really only Kentucky, Florida, UT lately at least, LSU and maybe Miss. State.
But where would he go? He’s got the backing of a big state school with resources now. I could see him taking a job in maybe the Pac-10 or the ACC if something attractive opened up, but some of those schools could be considered a step down from UT, IMHO. He’s got a good situation right now and for years to come it looks like. At this rate, UT will overtake Memphis as the premier basketball program in the state in the next decade. I doubt Memphis will stay hot with recruiting and their new coach, also I feel some violations for them coming soon.
Anyways, I rather have Tobias go to UT and in the SEC than some other school in the Big East. This is the last we cuse fans will be talking about him for a good while. Unless we meet in a tournament game somewhere down the line…
by chicagocuse on Nov 20, 2009 2:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was just rattling off a midwest school—where he probably would go next—and a west coast school, but points well taken. Tennessee has a big state school and resources, yes, but most if not all of the resources are going to FOOTBALL. They are in the middle of a huge renovation of Neyland Stadium, have the highest paid football coaching staff in the country, and they already have a great indoor practice facility. Men’s and women’s basketball is low on the totem pole especially in a state whose taxes are going up and up.
by TRCuse on Nov 20, 2009 2:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was there...
30-40 of us Cuse fans on the way to the garden booed the hell out of that kid… for the hell of it… was a good pregame warmup for that schallacking of Cal at the garden… he couldn’t keep a straight face for a while… LOL
by QuintInBedstuy on Nov 20, 2009 1:30 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I DVRed it and it looked like you guys got to him… it was a dumb decision to do that at ESPNZone, or at least to do it with fans in the background. There are plenty of other studios and cameras in the building without doing it in the main restaurant area with fans right behind him. Look at the bright side: the 25 hard-core Tennessee basketball fans in America were really excited.
by TRCuse on Nov 20, 2009 2:02 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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