Kasongo might be announcing on Tuesday

[Tenspro2002]

When will follow-backing be an NCAA violation? And will UConn be the first and only to get penalized?

It will be made a violation in 2015, at which point Ollie's "follow"ing in 2013 will earn us a ban from the 2016 NCAA Tournament.

 

[Huskybass]

I think he needs more than a snickers bar.

 

[hungry husky]

Rough day hungry? You may need a Snickers bar.

I'm having an A1 day, actually.

I hope we get Kasongo, personally.

 

[upstater]

What kind of jackass response is that?

Kasongo retweeted an Oregon fan. Looks like he's going there. Tough everybody.

The difference between RT an Oregon fan and asking a coach for a follow is easy to see.

 

[Gurleyman]

What kind of jackass response is that?

Kasongo retweeted an Oregon fan. Looks like he's going there. Tough everybody.

To me, the jackass is the one who posts on a messageboard telling other people to get lives. Newsflash: you're on an internet messageboard, you are already as lifeless as anyone else here. Twitter is basically the same thing in a different format - random banter from assorted sources, only some of the sources are actually first hand.

I personally don't give a rat's behind about a kid's Twitter posts - or even most recruiting news - but if someone wants to follow a recruit and attempt to read tea leaves, it is no better or worse than any other recruiting gossip that has ever happened since the dawn of time, going back to when Oog was deciding between Neanderthal and Homo Habilis and there was gossip painted on cave walls about his decision ("Oog throw rock good. Habilis give Oog wheel. Habilis cheat.")

 

[upstater]

Thanks, I was wondering about that.

I'm with James on this one - I think Ray left Oregon wanting to choose UConn. As support, I'd cite the well known "Larrier Theorem", which states that where a prospect is down to 2 schools, and immediately upon leaving a visit with school 1 the said prospect tweets/retweets several times about school 2, the prospect clearly desires to attend school 2. With Larrier we were school 1, with Kasongo we are school 2.

The only questions in my mind are (1) whether the Lubin commitment impacted UConn's level of interest and (2) whether Kasongo's advisors/parents/etc. think Oregon's a better spot for PT and will convince him to change his mind.

#1 is a possibility, based on some of the tweets I read last week. Think they pushed him. It didn't work. He went on a visit elsewhere. Came back. He then asked Ollie for a follow.

 

[3uconn]

#1 is a possibility, based on some of the tweets I read last week. Think they pushed him. It didn't work. He went on a visit elsewhere. Came back. He then asked Ollie for a follow.

That's what's got me hanging. The part about him asking for the follow after he visited Oregon.

 

[UCONNfan1]

Good. Get em all and decide what to do with them later.

 

[RMoore1999]

I think he needs more than a snickers bar.

Agreed. He needs to lick the eyes of the tiger off my avatar; that should put him in a state of numbness....

 

[3uconn]

@RayKasongo32: I will be deciding which university I'll attend sometimes this week !!! #StayTuned

 

[I Bleed Blue]

SWEET! Hopefully its tomorrow!

 

[FeedTheDove]

@RayKasongo32: I will be deciding which university I'll attend sometimes this week !!! #StayTuned

I've got a good feeling about this one....

 

[CTfanOregon]

Here is an article from Oregon and of course biased towards U of O. It sounds like Ray is going to visit Kansas? Is this accurate? Here is the link. Search for Kasongo...he's mentioned a couple of times (It's embedded in the article in more than one place with all the football opinions). http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/or...f/2013/09/canzano_the_action_at_autzen_s.html

 

[3uconn]

Here is an article from Oregon and of course biased towards U of O. It sounds like Ray is going to visit Kansas? Is this accurate? Here is the link. Search for Kasongo...he's mentioned a couple of times (It's embedded in the article in more than one place with all the football opinions). http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/or...f/2013/09/canzano_the_action_at_autzen_s.html

He had been saying that he wanted to visit Kansas and Kentucky before he committed. However, that's not happening with him deciding this week.

 

[UConNick]

So I'm assuming it is just between us and Oregon? Come on, RayK, that's a no brainer! Bleed Husky blue!

 

[HooperScooper]

Florida trying to get involved also.

http://zagsblog.com/recruiting/kasongo-to-announce-this-week/#more-103479

 

[Scot-e]

Florida has more players they are still involved with then almost any other school in the country- and are still on maybe 10 kids lists as a top 3-5 school. I doubt they have any effect on his choice- he is a back up plan for the "first tier" talent they are going after (so that they can loose in the first round of the NCAAs).

(Snarky I know- just getting ready for the season).

 

[Brochacho]

I think its UConn. Think we pick up Cassell soon as well.

 

[UConNick]

Florida's not a player. They are big with Kevon Looney, and I get the feeling they're all in with him, not to mention the multitude of small forwards they are targeting. It's us or the Ducks (probably us. You don't ASK a coach for a follow then choose an inferior school. That would reveal a lot about his character, that we would have perceived incorrectly, should he choose ORE. does feel a lot like Larrier, but from the right side).

 

[Matt (Chicago)]

Do you actually have sources, or do you just enjoy being a wet blanket?

The guru does not reply to messages directed at him. Nor does he post anything longer than one sentence.

 

[UConn Dan]

You people read into Twitter way too much. Get a life.

Knowledge is power.

 

[PAHusky]

If we were fortunate to grab Kasongo, would we still have room for Robinson as well? I'm assuming that the additions of Lubin and Kasongo wouldn't affect Robinson's decision playing time wise (as I always imagined Robinson at the 3/stretch 4 and the former two as more traditional PF's) but would the scholarship numbers work out against him committing?

 

[UChusky916]

Kasongo, Robinson, and Cassell added to Lubin and we call it a class!

 

[UConn Dan]

Kasongo, Robinson, and Cassell added to Lubin and we call it a class!

You're forgetting the prize...D Ham.

 

[caw]

If we were fortunate to grab Kasongo, would we still have room for Robinson as well? I'm assuming that the additions of Lubin and Kasongo wouldn't affect Robinson's decision playing time wise (as I always imagined Robinson at the 3/stretch 4 and the former two as more traditional PF's) but would the scholarship numbers work out against him committing?

UConn has four seniors leaving, so a minimum of four scholarships to offer. Purvis is already on scholarship so wouldn't count in the four.

With Kasongo the newcomers would total three (Kasongo, Lubin, Hamilton).

Many think Daniels and/or Boatright may leave early, which would open up one or two additional scholarships.

I don't think Robinson would be affected unless both Kasongo and Cassell verbal. Then UConn technically doesn't know if it has the extra scholarship. I think they would sign him anyways in the likelihood that Daniels/Boatright leave.

I think four is the minimum you will see sign in November and five the maximum. If it's five, then I wouldn't be shocked to see some sort of transfer fill the sixth spot (if Daniels and Boat leave) in the spring