SF Vance Jackson (Signed LOI on 11/11)

[UConNation]

Somewhere its Friday now

It's 8am here! CA is 9 hours behind me, so somehow I don't think I'm going to find out until Saturday...

 

[TheRogers]

Did you see the tweet:
less than 24 hoUrs. COmiNg sooN

That's code I tell you!

 

[Danzz]

Not kidding at all. There will be approximately 100 posts celebrating and then the thread will slowly go to the back burner occasionally resurfacing as posters like tcf post his accomplishments. The threads get unwieldy as people stress out over the decision making of a recruit. If Vance didn't indicate a timeline this thread would have pushed limits. Since his proclamation of an announcement the numbers of posts dramatically declined.

The worst time on this board may have been the recruiting of Brandon Bass. We didn't have nearly the number of posters that we have today but we made up for it with redundancy.

 

[David 76]

IT IS FRIDAY!

 

[Dogbreath2U]

IT IS FRIDAY!

But is it the correct Friday?

 

[Deadrody]

So Donny is less heralded than Ashmeade or Fair and yet had a much greater impact! Shows you that not only is recruiting fluid but development and accomplishments also appears fluid.

I recall Ashmeade being a big deal, but definitely never lived up to that. I suspect Brian Fair was ranked higher because of his unreal shooting touch. He just wasn't tall enough or athletic enough to translate that consistently to the college level. In HS, though, that kind of shooting touch would rank you pretty damned high.

 

[Husky1]

Brian Fair scored 1000 points in the Big East at UCONN

 

[Scot-e]

Does anyone else but me wish this kid lived in Europe instead of the West coast?

 

[boog204]

I recall Ashmeade being a big deal, but definitely never lived up to that. I suspect Brian Fair was ranked higher because of his unreal shooting touch. He just wasn't tall enough or athletic enough to translate that consistently to the college level. In HS, though, that kind of shooting touch would rank you pretty damned high.

From my memory, Ashmeade was a huge get at the time as he was the first 4* ish recruit to commit to us. No one expected that we would add player after player after that. Rudy was considered the jewel of the class until Donyell came along. I think Rudy was ranked #19 at one point.

 

[Paesano]

From my memory, Ashmeade was a huge get at the time as he was the first 4* ish recruit to commit to us. No one expected that we would add player after player after that. Rudy was considered the jewel of the class until Donyell came along. I think Rudy was ranked #19 at one point.

Weren't Chris Smith and Scott Burrell 4 star recruits?

 

[UChusky916]

Does anyone else but me wish this kid lived in Europe instead of the West coast?

Well, , I totally forgot about that... now my hopes are dashed for at least seeing the announcement while I'm at work. Maybe I'll get some work done today now. Maybe.

 

[KembaStepback]

Maybe he wakes up and announces? I'm all about no productivity today.

 

[Dove]

Okay...my feed is a bit weak but I am hearing that he is up and...eating pop tarts.

 

[Dove]

...strawberry.



With icing.

 

[boog204]

Weren't Chris Smith and Scott Burrell 4 star recruits?

They may have been; I only started following recruiting Donyell's class. Difference is that Smitty and Burrell were hometown guys. Ashmeade was from NYC (with a prep year in CT). But I remember that he was a HUGE get at the time. He might have been the previous year as he was a prop 48 guy.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

...strawberry.



With icing.

Oh no...Strawberries? It's over.

Wikipedia
In California, strawberries are grown as a perennial crop. It is the No.1 producer accounting for 80% of the total U.S. strawberry production. However, supply of fresh strawberries from California starts decreasing by the end of October and this is where Florida strawberry growers dominate the market supply.

 

[Leebo]

No strawberries were harmed in the making of these poptarts.

 

[nomar]

 

[DogMania]

Should we start a poll to predict who posts Jackson's decision first?

 

[ktuck911]

Brian Fair scored 1000 points in the Big East at UCONN

Remember B-Funk... Cool brotha....

 

[WhereistheDove?]

 

[Dove]

So, word is he actually went to school on this exciting day for him. He has been high0fiving a lo of fellow students. On a couple of occasions he mimiced what appeared to be a kind of grizzly bear character with much laughter. No signs of acting like a Husky.

 

[Yonick]

My guess is he'll announce after school. 3PM PDT 6PM EDT

 

[Dove]

Brian Fair scored 1000 points in the Big East at UCONN

598 of those points were in the Carrier Dome. He exploded in that joint.

 

[tcf15]

From Borzello on ESPN:

-- Before the weekend visits really get going, we’ll have a top-50 commitment. California scorer Vance Jackson (No. 49) recently officially visited California and UConn and is also considering Arizona and USC, both of which he took unofficial trips to in the past. Word is that Kevin Ollie and the Huskies are the leader heading into the final days, and Jackson could be the next California-to-Connecticut prospect, following in the footsteps of DeAndre Daniels and Daniel Hamilton.