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Message: [QUOTE="LStudfellow, post: 2350065, member: 5436"] Actually, there is one... Hate to say it, and I hate any type of unfounded speculation with these type of implications but... DeAndre Daniels. Out of all our recruitment situations since Calhoun became our head coach up through Ollie's tenure, this is the only commitment that did not make any sense. He was not really mentioned in connection with us until near the end. He never came on a visit. His recruitment in general was murky... and then, out of nowhere... Voila! He was committing to us. Sorry, but that one never made sense to me, and I have followed our recruiting pretty closely over the last three decades. ... Before any of you kill me for bringing this one up (Chief, etc...), at least make your attacks based in fact and not on just blind faith or homerism. And do remember that JC was willing to push the envelope to get a guy he really wanted - Remember he set up a game with Rudy Gay's and Josh Boone's AAU coach (Cecil Kirk) and team in Maryland that involved a $25,000 payout. Here is an article to refresh your memories: [URL='http://articles.courant.com/2003-11-25/sports/0311250434_1_gay-s-aau-cecil-kirk-athletic-association-aau-program']Calhoun Won't Pardon Radio Team's Take On Gay[/URL] And yes, I know this was NOT at all against NCAA rules... but as the article relates, JC was certainly called out by Maryland coach Gary Williams at the time. Sour grapes by Williams? From our perspective when it happened, yes. From others who do not wear UConn-colored glasses??? As I sit here thinking about it... if you Chief, or anyone else "in the know" on how the Daniels recruitment played out, I would be very interested in someone sharing information on how he ended up a Husky. And of course, I am thankful he did, since he played an integral role in NC #4. [/QUOTE]

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