the "how did the Ellenson visit go?" thread

[Litehouse]

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[Hey DeDe]

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[keefe]

I just wanted to contribute to this because I didn't see it anywhere else...

At the President Lovell event in Chicago on Tuesday, he actually mentioned Henry's visit in his remarks and said that his family commented on how aligned himself, Wojo and Scholl were when it came to the university and what it had to offer him.

Are you sure you heard that correctly? I have it on very good authority that the acoustics were terrible

[MUFC9295]

Are you sure you heard that correctly? I have it on very good authority that the acoustics were terrible

I kept hearing Henry "Peters."

[NYWarrior]

Are you sure you heard that correctly? I have it on very good authority that the acoustics were terrible

What Hey DeDe shared is accurate (not sure what was deleted, of course) .. I was there too.  Lovell also noted that if Henry commits to MU it would constitute the best class since the McGuire era -- and to expect big things from the program in the future.  Lovell was gushing just a bit about the program & Wojo ... he was also proud to point out that each of the key athletic department roles were filled quickly, with leaders he has a lot of confidence in (2 coaches, AD).

[Tums Festival]

I kept hearing Henry "Peters."

This almost had me shooting soda out of my nose.

[MU82]

What Hey DeDe shared is accurate (not sure what was deleted, of course) .. I was there too.  Lovell also noted that if Henry commits to MU it would constitute the best class since the McGuire era -- and to expect big things from the program in the future.  Lovell was gushing just a bit about the program & Wojo ... he was also proud to point out that each of the key athletic department roles were filled quickly, with leaders he has a lot of confidence in (2 coaches, AD).

Unlike Henry simply talking to reporters on the spur of the moment at Madness, Lovell's comments actually would seem to be a recruiting violation.

[wadesworld]

What Hey DeDe shared is accurate (not sure what was deleted, of course) .. I was there too.  Lovell also noted that if Henry commits to MU it would constitute the best class since the McGuire era -- and to expect big things from the program in the future.  Lovell was gushing just a bit about the program & Wojo ... he was also proud to point out that each of the key athletic department roles were filled quickly, with leaders he has a lot of confidence in (2 coaches, AD).

I have been hearing the same things.  Have heard we may be on the verge of something very, very special.

[GGGG]

Unlike Henry simply talking to reporters on the spur of the moment at Madness, Lovell's comments actually would seem to be a recruiting violation.

Yeah did Lovell mention Henry by name?  My understanding is that Marquette can't speak publicly about a recruit until he is signed.

[wadesworld]

Yeah did Lovell mention Henry by name?  My understanding is that Marquette can't speak publicly about a recruit until he is signed.

(I don't know the answer to your question, just thinking out loud if the answer is, "Yes.")  Could it be different if a recruit's brother is in the program already?  Could he have mentioned the Ellenson family without specifically mentioning Henry?  Would that be legal?

I'm sure BeeJay will come to the rescue in 3...2...1...

P.S. QUEENS SKOLL!

[wadesworld]

(I don't know the answer to your question, just thinking out loud if the answer is, "Yes.")  Could it be different if a recruit's brother is in the program already?  Could he have mentioned the Ellenson family without specifically mentioning Henry?  Would that be legal?

I'm sure BeeJay will come to the rescue in 3...2...1...

P.S. QUEENS SKOLL!

If the answer to these questions is, "We're screwed," then I guess the tin foilers were onto something.  This is just Lovell being a puppet of Larry and turning us into SLU.  Bert throwing games so he could leave earlier was all part of the plan as well.  Ners really was onto something here.

[rocky_warrior]

We've received several requests to delete posts from this thread.  Let me state a couple things:

1) If Lovell committed a recruiting violation, it is up to Marquette to report that.  I'm not here to cover things up for Marquette.

2) If you don't know what was said (like me), it's best not to speculate, or rely on some random internet post to get all freaked out.  Instead, I recommend you just keep checking back here for updates.  If nothing else is said, there's no problem.  Just don't comment unless you have something valuable to add.

[mu_hilltopper]

Just don't comment unless you have something valuable to add.

This will save on bandwidth.  Like 99%!

[JakeBarnes]

We've received several requests to delete posts from this thread.  Let me state a couple things:

1) If Lovell committed a recruiting violation, it is up to Marquette to report that.  I'm not here to cover things up for Marquette.

2) If you don't know what was said (like me), it's best not to speculate, or rely on some random internet post to get all freaked out.  Instead, I recommend you just keep checking back here for updates.  If nothing else is said, there's no problem.  Just don't comment unless you have something valuable to add.

Might as well just shut her down then. The whole site. We haven't had a valuable post since about November 2013

[Dawson Rental]

Might as well just shut her down then. The whole site. We haven't had a valuable post since about November 2013

It took awhile, but now that I've seen your signature line gif enough times, It cracks me up again when I notice the guy in the crowd in the yellow shorts who runs behind the guy in the blue shirt like he's trying to protect himself.

[mu03eng]

It took awhile, but now that I've seen your signature line gif enough times, It cracks me up again when I notice the guy in the crowd in the yellow shorts who runs behind the guy in the blue shirt like he's trying to protect himself.

Or the fact that everyone reacts except for the gentlemen on each end....as if what just happened is pretty routine stuff.

Rocky was this valuable enough to add?   

[wadesworld]

It took awhile, but now that I've seen your signature line gif enough times, It cracks me up again when I notice the guy in the crowd in the yellow shorts who runs behind the guy in the blue shirt like he's trying to protect himself.

Haha I don't know if I ever noticed that either.

[JakeBarnes]

It took awhile, but now that I've seen your signature line gif enough times, It cracks me up again when I notice the guy in the crowd in the yellow shorts who runs behind the guy in the blue shirt like he's trying to protect himself.

He's running to the guy in the blue shirt like Henry will (theoretically) run to Marquette for greatness. (Boom. Topic is back on).

[mu03eng]

He's running to the guy in the blue shirt like Henry will (theoretically) run to Marquette for greatness. (Boom. Topic is back on).

[Big Daddy 84]

All:

According to the NCAA Legislative Services Database (sad that they even have to have one) Division I Legislation Display Cite: 13.10.2.1

“Before the signing of a prospective student-athlete to a National Letter of Intent or an institution's written offer of admission and/or financial aid or before the institution receives his or her financial deposit in response to its offer of admission, a member institution may comment publicly only to the extent of confirming its recruitment of the prospective student-athlete.  The institution may not comment generally about the prospective student-athlete's ability of the contribution that the prospective student-athlete might make to the institution's team; further, the institution is precluded from commenting in any manner as to the likelihood of the prospective student-athlete committing to or signing with that institution.”

Dr. Lovell's comments about HE were allowed.  Houston "we do not have a problem"

[4everwarriors]

Are the Cougars recruitin' him too?

[MU82]

All:

According to the NCAA Legislative Services Database (sad that they even have to have one) Division I Legislation Display Cite: 13.10.2.1

“Before the signing of a prospective student-athlete to a National Letter of Intent or an institution's written offer of admission and/or financial aid or before the institution receives his or her financial deposit in response to its offer of admission, a member institution may comment publicly only to the extent of confirming its recruitment of the prospective student-athlete.  The institution may not comment generally about the prospective student-athlete's ability of the contribution that the prospective student-athlete might make to the institution's team; further, the institution is precluded from commenting in any manner as to the likelihood of the prospective student-athlete committing to or signing with that institution.”

Dr. Lovell's comments about HE were allowed.  Houston "we do not have a problem"

Thanks for that, BD. I am happy to stand corrected, even when I'm sitting.

[NYeagle]

King Henry speaks about his trip to MU:

http://www.placefoto.com/index.php/p/820646877316890181_411205110

Not much detail!!

[ChicosBailBonds]

[Dawson Rental]

No mention of what flavor ice cream he had.