Isaiah Whitehead Still Considering Syracuse After Confusion
by Sean Keeley on Nov 21, 2011 10:34 AM EST
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After word broke yesterday that coveted 2014 recruit Isaiah Whitehead was dropping Syracuse from his list over the Bernie Fine allegations, reader PointBlankPeriodPeriod pointed out that it sounded like Whitehead's mother thought Fine was the head coach, not an assistant.
Up realizing the error, Isaiah has rescinded his removal and is still considering playing for the Orange after all.
"His mother thought Fine was the head coach. The way she was asked led her to think it was the head coach who was involved," Morton said. "Syracuse is one of the schools that Isaiah is still interested in."
Whitehead personally confirmed it to The Recruit Scoop on Sunday:
"Of course," Whitehead said by phone on Sunday night referring to whether he was still considering Syracuse or not. "I still like Syracuse and my family will wait to see what happens."
At the moment, Syracuse is reportedly joined by the likes of Pittsburgh, Kansas, North Carolina, Kentucky, St. John's and many others and it will be a while until Isaiah makes a decision. Glad to see cooler heads have prevailed...for now.
H/T: Dave S.
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Isaiah's mom now crosses Syracuse off the list again
“Wait, the head coach is a giant orange sphere wearing a hat? No, my son is not going there.”
Just poking fun, kudos to them for getting more facts before making a rash decision. Hopefully other recruits will do the same.
She also heard
that there is a statue of Bernie/Davis near the Dome, which is completely inapproporate,
And for the school to allow Nike to put its logo all over a statue of a molester and molestation victim
Would never want my son associated with that
Damn
How serious can you really be if you A) don’t know the story about what is going on and more importantly B) you don’t even know the coaches names?
by PickleTJohnstone on Nov 21, 2011 11:05 AM EST via mobile reply actions
just goes to show you
what goes into college recruiting. Its less about whos the head coach/tradition and more about winning/playing time/being on tv and flashy facilities.
May Doug Marrone bless you and keep you.
Well in defense
It was his Mom who was confused not Isaiah. And, he is only a sophomore in highschool. So, he is probably getting letters from numerous schools and his mom probably has yet to meet any of the coaches. So, Isaiah could be very serious about going to SU but his mom may be a little overwhelmed at this point.
by Mike Will is DoubleDown on Nov 21, 2011 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
I would plan ahead as if we know he is not interested
by PickleTJohnstone on Nov 21, 2011 11:07 AM EST via mobile reply actions
He's interested in every big name program
The difference between interest and disinterest is vanishingly small at this point.
by Mike I. on Nov 21, 2011 11:15 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
In the immortal words of Rick Perry; "Oops"!
I can’t wait to see the screaming headlines pointing out the Mom’s mistake!
Yep, that’ll be great to see as the NY Post & all the others who shouted this everywhere, will now get a chance to clarify this issue for the sake of accuracy.
Because if there’s one thing we can all be sure of, the media loves to point out when there’s been a misunderstanding.
Awesome!
This makes me feel a little better
but stuff like this just feels like a small victory in a big war still to fight. And I guess we’ll continue to fight on.
Since the early 1990's I have not been able to get Mike Hopkins' bloody face out of my brain. I don't remember what game it was but I'll never forget that as my first memory of SU basketball. Mike Hopkins, bloody face, bloody nose, all for the love of Syracuse.
Dan Gavitt came out in support of Fine
Nice to see the league come out and support Cuse. Now, would one of Swofford’s minions do that for you? I don’t think so. Can’t trust those ACC southerners. And how does the recruit not know JB is the head coach? It’s not like the guy has been there two minutes. Looks like which ever one of us gets him, our APR might drop when the LOI is signed.
It was his mom, not Isaiah
She was asked the question and it’s unclear if she consulted her son.
http://twitter.com/#!/TeabagDunk
by I miss DIAP! on Nov 21, 2011 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, we can't trust those ACC southerners
They’re only the ones that have gone ahead and offered us a place with stability and interest in football, while the Big East panders to you basketball schools and does nothing as it spirals out of control. If we weren’t the ones to go, another school would’ve.
Stop trying to hold on to the Big East. It’s dead.
Easy Cuse2012...
…you seem a little jumpy. Wasn’t meant to inspire hostility.
this makes more sense
I could understand why any recruit would be a bit cautious at this point
by headydoo on Nov 21, 2011 1:59 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Honestly...
…recruits should not be nervous at this point. It’s not Penn State where it has been pretty much acknowledged that something did happen and that people did in fact know about it. Whether this is true or not, the story is much more suspect and there is no indication of any widespread issue. If a kid wants to go to Cuse to play, and this is the only reason why he doesn’t go, that would be crazy.
Agree, but...
Kids go play Football at the University of Oregon because of the jerseys. Kids do all sorts of crazy, dumb things.
http://twitter.com/#!/TeabagDunk
by I miss DIAP! on Nov 21, 2011 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
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