Looking at the run down of players, my guess is that unless Tucker has a stellar season this year, he will graduate and transfer.
With I. Wright, Taylor, Ogbe, and Bealer, Tucker is the odd man out.
Looking at the run down of players, my guess is that unless Tucker has a stellar season this year, he will graduate and transfer.
With I. Wright, Taylor, Ogbe, and Bealer, Tucker is the odd man out.
An anecdotal example here or there for a season or two, but it just doest work if you want to be fully committed to one. Now, if all parties agree that noah can put one sport secondary, then yeah. But good luck with that.Originally Posted by sancho
That would be too bad, but I fear you might be correct. I love DakTuck, but he's got an uphill battle for minutes.
I read somewhere that by signing now, Togiai would not be able to participate in football as a freshman....if he wants to play football he needs to wait until the football signing period to sign his NLI. Based on that and what Goon has reported, Togiai ain't playing football anytime soon.
It is not fun to see this, but I think it is naive to assume that all eligible players will return....and that doesn't just go for Utah, I think it is pretty much true of every program. Someone will want more minutes/shots and leave of their own accord. Utah has merely replaced that person in advance. It is way too early to have any idea who that will be.
Yes by signing now he cannot play football. In all conversations I've had with people its been pretty obvious he was wanting to focus on hoops
in case it hasn't been mentioned.
Princeton Onwas found a home with San Jose St and Ahmad Fields with Drexel University.
Austin Sefarian-Jenkins did that up here for a year or so. He was All-Everything in football, but rode pine far down at the end of the bench in basketball.
Great to hear that.
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Yep, every example I can think of from ASJ to Julius peppers to Bronson Kaufusi locally has been that way. They are football players primarily, who join the hoops squad part way through the year once football ends. Not sure any football coach would ever agree to have a player be primarily a basketball player. Hoops practice starts in early october; barely halfway through the season.
Kaufusi was actually a somewhat decent addition to their team a couple of years ago. He could rebound, defend, and was generally a goon that was somewhat in control. I think at the end of the day, Bronco, Rose, and Bronson all realized teh same thing everyone usually realizes, its way too hard to play both at the college level.
At any rate, it appears Togiai will stick with hoops, and I say to him and the other newcomers: "Welcome aboard!"
And Charlie Ward, of course. You are right, most cases are just some muscle that football lends to basketball for a while, there are always exceptions. It's been too long since we had one. I wish more coaches would let players try.
Remember that monster for CSU that was inserted into a game at the Special Events Center to take out Greg Dean? A nice little elbow to the jaw to stir things up a bit. Anyone remember that dude's name?
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I remember everything about that incident except the guy's name.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
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Lol. of course i would forget the best example. well said, sir.
Here's an article from Wilner on changing basketball to be a one-semester sport. This might make two-sport stars more common:
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/college...ack-one-month/
I think Stew Morrill needs to be at the airport when Miller gets home.
And go back when van dyke gets home.
Miller's younger brother just signed with Utah State, so maybe there's more to this than we know.
Since Two Utes son is now an Aggie, he would probably know.
Does everyone think Parker is done as a Ute? Part of me thinks that would be a shame, but I understand the realities of the situation.
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--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell
I am so confused as to why people think PVD cant play at the Pac-12 level (not saying this is your point, LA, just commenting in general). Its so easy (and lazy quite frankly) to look at his skin color and say "he cant defend!" nonsense. what I saw last year was a kid who wasn't ready for this level but who put in a great effort at both ends, and kids like that with an elite skill (shooting) can absolutely become useful at this level. Larry would be very wise to do all he can to get PVD to return.
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He can play. There will be other schools in the state that I would guess would be happy to take him.
I suspect he cant, and I say that as someone whose kids have gone thru school and little league sports with the Van Dykes (younger than Parker) and who roots for him wholeheartedly. He was slow and small last year, and he doesnt fit the prototype of perimiter player LK has been recruiting lately. So I suspect if anybody is going to be an odd man out is a year or two he will be. Just my $0.02, however, and I hope I am wrong.
I don't know anything. But I would totally guess Utah State would be interested in him. From what I understand, the youngest Miller is a sign and send. And I have been told from someone not connected in any way to Utah State that Miller's dad thinks the youngest one might be the best of the three.
I also know that I saw on twitter that the oldest is ready to go this year at Harvard.
I don't know whether he can or he cannot. It appeared to me that he started out as the freshman who played the most and as the year went on he moved further and further down the bench.
Frank Jackson decommits from BYU a week after attending the Utah-Oregon game and about 10 minutes after BYU's first game. Anyone have any inside on the situation?
Hes been talking to other schools for a while. From reading his Dads comments in recent articles, it was obvious to all but the law firm of Harmon, Wrubell, Shep, and Gurney that this was going to happen. I think he wants to see whats out there, and being a high school junior, he should.
I have no idea if he is leaning any particular way, but ive said before and ill say again, if we are going to steal a lone peaker, this is the one to steal. Hes the best one to come through.
What a good colorful image. They seem more like a caliphate to me, but then I'm a lawyer and probably defensive.
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I hope we can persuade him. If not, I see that Duke is also on the list....Of course, anything would be better for me and for him than BYU.
The rumor is that Stanford and BYU are the front-runners. I doubt the kid comes to Utah - his mom is a HUGE BYU homer and his dad is a convert with no connection to the state (other than living in it right now). By the time his recruitment is done, I think the real question is which team better prepares the kid for a shot at the NBA. Competing against Duke, Stanford, and Arizona? That's a tough assignment.
Don't list Stanford with Duke and Arizona. Stanford is closer to BYU that Duke/Arizona in terms of getting him to the NBA.
It would be tempting to choose BYU for the Jimmer-ball. He gets to score 30 per game while shooting 28% from the field. Tons of attention. It would be tempting to choose anything else for every other possible consideration.
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