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Chief00 said:
Quite frankly, that may sound nice but it's BS. Late signing guys you need to close on during or soon after their visit. Maybe in this case there is something unique behind the scenes but don't bet on it.
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Quite frankly, there's a big difference between a typical "late signing", who has presumably been on the market for a long time, and a transfer who has been on the market for a week.
 
Did Sterling stay overnight here when he came with Temple?
 
andrew slater would have to be an absolute jackass if he dropped that report without any serious intel on the situation, a la direct contact with the gibbs people from hs/aau/shu .
 
James said:
andrew slater would have to be an absolute jackass if he dropped that report without any serious intel on the situation, a la direct contact with the gibbs people from hs/aau/shu .
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He wouldn't be the first member of the media to do so nor the last

The longer this drags out the less likely Gibbs comes here. Here's to hoping these visits are just doing his due diligence. I also heard rumors that UConn may have told him and his camp to pump the brakes as they wanted to steer clear of any potential tampering accusations that might come up if he were to commit so soon...seems like pure speculation though
 
James said:
andrew slater would have to be an absolute jackass if he dropped that report without any serious intel on the situation, a la direct contact with the gibbs people from hs/aau/shu .
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Exactly !
 
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Silk31 said:
He wouldn't be the first member of the media to do so nor the last

The longer this drags out the less likely Gibbs comes here. Here's to hoping these visits are just doing his due diligence. I also heard rumors that UConn may have told him and his camp to pump the brakes as they wanted to steer clear of any potential tampering accusations that might come up if he were to commit so soon...seems like pure speculation though
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lol, why do people do this? just say you saw the same tweet that was posted on here.
 
Silk31 said:
He wouldn't be the first member of the media to do so nor the last

The longer this drags out the less likely Gibbs comes here. Here's to hoping these visits are just doing his due diligence. I also heard rumors that UConn may have told him and his camp to pump the brakes as they wanted to steer clear of any potential tampering accusations that might come up if he were to commit so soon...seems like pure speculation though
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That might be the most plausible speculation I've heard. It also would explain him setting up official visits to other schools as a way to mitigate against any potential tampering claims. I'm not sure I buy the waiting for grades/release, or waiting to get admitted to our grad school rumors. But guarding against tampering makes the most sense especially if you are in the camp that believes (which I do) that he's coming, and the original media reports, together with the subsequent scheduling of visits to other schools. Maybe I'm just scratching for the silver lining but I put a lot of stock in media reports especially those that have not been retracted several days later.
 
Dove said:
Yes, on an unofficial visit recruits can't get out of their cars. On official visits they can run amok.
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I thought it was the other way around. At least a couple of decades ago it was. LOL
 
ARIDE said:
AAC will lose many recruits,transfers etc....The University fell asleep and missed the most crucial move in it`s history. The ACC move should have happened and didn't. So basically were in the conference usa/Atlantic ten or the AUSA. What a joke....
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We didnt miss what we were not invited to. You go and ask BC and Miami to let us in since we tried to sue them for leavings.
 
djct1999 said:
My fear is that Seton Hall caught wind and put UConn on a restricted list.
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They only restrict players from going to teams in the same conference or same state most times.
 
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champs99and04 said:
There has clearly been a disconnect here somewhere along the line. Sterling's decision to transfer was preceded by some very loud whispering that he was going to transfer, and that he'd be transferring to UConn. A couple days afterwards, Slater from 247 announces that he'll be committing to UConn - even though it was two days after his intentions to transfer crystalized, and presumably, he had yet to visit any campus - and Meyer, NBC, etc. immediately piggyback on that report.

Now, the unofficial report that precedes the official report, we see that all the time, it's just the way these things work. Information leaks tend to materialize from the ground up, and the subject in question is very often the last one to state anything definitively.

Somebody that is prominently involved, or at least highly familiar with, the decision making process of Gibbs is telling anybody willing to listen what is going on. Only, that person appears reluctant to go on record, and as a result, we don't know if this is one squeaky wheel or multiple people.

Unless Bruce is willing to divulge his source - and I wouldn't expect him to - something that his camp is saying is inconsistent with what his camp is doing, so either somebody is spreading false information or there is a legitimate hold-up with the fine print at UConn. Somebody say something reassuring.
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SOMETHING REASSURING..................................

On another note, I have 2 friends who went to hear JC the other night and he basically hinted at and nearly spilled the beans that Gibbs is coming to UConn. Now I know it's not in stone but they feel he was confident and bursting at the seams to blat it aloud.
 
I don't believe he's coming to UCONN. He seems to be looking for a better conference to play in.
 
aceboon said:
lol, why do people do this? just say you saw the same tweet that was posted on here.
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Nah I actually know some people who have "some" insight into the program. Nothing definitive but you can understand if our staff was exercising caution with us being under the NCAA microscope at any turn

I love when the BY gets argumentative just because
 
Sullybaby said:
I don't believe he's coming to UCONN. He seems to be looking for a better conference to play in.
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I see that you are a new member. Welcome!
Here's a heads up, posting something like this is basically like chumming the water.

The water being this thread. The sharks being well.... you will find out!
 
If he comes here he comes here. I think we have a great shot at another title if he comes. If he doesnt we move on--life goes on and well have a good team no matter what. We got a GREAT player at the 4 and two great young players already.
 
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Sullybaby said:
I don't believe he's coming to UCONN. He seems to be looking for a better conference to play in.
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Well if you believe it, itust be true.

Pull KO and the boys off the recruiting trail and close up shop we can't compete with those other conferences. I'm surprised that DHam, J Adams and Enoch never had any offers from programs in more prestigious conferences.

Yes the AAC sucks and it's a barrier, but it's not insurmountable.
 
People, please ignore the trolls. They are looking for a response to their silliness. Don't feed them.
 
Sullybaby said:
I don't believe he's coming to UCONN. He seems to be looking for a better conference to play in.
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Well that statement appears to be fully backed up by........nothing. Not that you shouldn't have your own opinion, it's just the sharing that gets embarrassing.
 
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Gibbs still doesn't have his release from SH and has not graduated, we are going to be waiting for at least another week to hear anything from him
 
gtcam said:
SOMETHING REASSURING.........

On another note, I have 2 friends who went to hear JC the other night and he basically hinted at and nearly spilled the beans that Gibbs is coming to UConn. Now I know it's not in stone but they feel he was confident and bursting at the seams to blat it aloud.
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Can they and/or you not say exactlt what JC said? I mean apparently said it in a public place, right?
 
Rocktheworld said:
Can they and/or you not say exactlt what JC said? I mean apparently said it in a public place, right?
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Since I'm reading this and don't know when those in the know will be back, I believe earlier in the thread someone mentioned that Calhoun was asked his thoughts about the grad transfer situation, and he said that he wasn't really a fan of it, but was glad that KO seemed to be taking full advantage and benefitting from the possibility of grad transfers. He then made an off the cuff comment about the team having 2 in the fold for next year before realizing and correcting himself by saying 1 (Shonn Miller). He may have done this twice, so everyone is assuming that he and the staff know that there is another grad transfer coming in other than Shonn, whether its Gibbs or not
 
Silk31 said:
Nah I actually know some people who have "some" insight into the program. Nothing definitive but you can understand if our staff was exercising caution with us being under the NCAA microscope at any turn

I love when the BY gets argumentative just because
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So your people just happened to hear the same thing as a tweet from a west coast 247 guy...I never knew Chris Broussard was a UConn fan.
 
Matt1010 said:
Gibbs still doesn't have his release from SH and has not graduated, we are going to be waiting for at least another week to hear anything from him
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Yeah, but as someone else had once pointed out...When Shonn Miller signed, weeks ago, had he graduated already from Cornell? Maybe he did, just asking...
 
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