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Message: [QUOTE="intlzncster, post: 3313840, member: 56"] I'll grant you I took less than 3 second look at the link. Saw Purple/gold and LSU immediately came to mind. That's on me. But I see that it's ECU. Which makes sense, because they aren't big time. And miscommunication on the word 'AD' is also on me. I mean, 'AD' as in Athletic Department. I use those acronyms interchangeably to the detriment of clarity. Benedict runs it, so sets that tone, but no, he's not involved in any single recruit. I get that people here view how college sports operate through the lens of the UCONN AD, but that's just not how big time programs are playing the game. I've spent long enough in the SEC scene (it doesn't take much) to know that all wheels can and are greased. Boosters require/facilitate it even, or you're gonna be out of a job. At some schools, I would not be shocked if more than 50% of football transcripts are doctored. Don't poo poo contributions to one win. That one win could be in the AAC tournament. You don't know how critical it could be. And obviously, he'd probably help out more than that. This is a message board. Of course it's "think". Every single post on this board is "think". You draw conclusions based on evidence on the table. Nobody has Hurley's ear on here. I thought that was blatantly obvious. This very much looks to be a loss in Hurley's eyes--yes, we are all making assumptions because we haven't spoken to the man--just using common sense. They desperately wanted another big this year. That is known. They recruited for it and struck out. They had a chance to grab a kid late in the game and took it. Even a moron could see we had very, very little depth in the front court coming into this year. At that time, Hurley had no idea what to expect from Whaley (I'd argue we still don't). And Polley is limited. So he had 2 guys solidified (Akok/Carlton). You think Hurley and UCONN just tried to have him reclassify eligibility-wise for the hell of it? I get bringing him in early to lock him down, there's value in that; that's true. But if you'd think he'd voluntarily red shirt him, when we are so flawed at his very position, idk what to tell you. We've only got 10 eligible guys on scholarship. That's far from ideal. I'm also think it's highly likely that Ricky wouldn't go through the effort of reclassifying, at a young age, to come to UCONN simply to sit on the bench. He, like all kids, wanted to play. Relax. It's hyperbole. People are putting lipstick on the pig. Fine, that's their right. But it's definitely worse for this season. [/QUOTE]

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