http://iowaprepsports.com/2012/05/06/uthoff-says-visit-to-marquette-is-up-next/ (http://iowaprepsports.com/2012/05/06/uthoff-says-visit-to-marquette-is-up-next/)
Uthoff to visit MU?
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/150456875.html
QuoteUthoff to visit MU?
YES
This would be 3-for-3. I already consider Uthoff a member of MU.
Quote from: strotty on May 07, 2012, 01:18:16 PM
This would be 3-for-3. I already consider Uthoff a member of MU.
No crap?
Quote from: strotty on May 07, 2012, 01:18:16 PM
This would be 3-for-3. I already consider Uthoff a member of MU.
Huh? Did I miss something over the weekend besides Lockett?
Quote from: strotty on May 07, 2012, 01:18:16 PM
This would be 3-for-3. I already consider Uthoff a member of MU.
Any way we can get Enlund to do a write-up about Jabari Parker and MU?
Was only joking about Enlund's write-ups on Durley and Lockett days before they left/committed. I don't know anything re: Uthoff's recruitment. Only in jest. Sorry.
Uthoff to visit MU?
Former University of Wisconsin forward Jarrod Uthoff may be visiting Marquette sometime this week.
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/150456875.html
Interesting read, thanks for the post IC!
I know there are mixed feelings on this guy, but I'd love to see him as a Golden Eagle down the road!
Is Uthoff really interested in MU? Or is he hoping to work badger nation into a big enough frenzy about him coming here that they chose the lesser evil and let him go to Iowa?
I don't think Ryan would give a sh1t but the fan base would be verklempt
There's interest. Uthoff wouldn't care enough to take a visit just to piss Bo and co. off.
Quote from: strotty on May 07, 2012, 01:56:58 PM
Was only joking about Enlund's write-ups on Durley and Lockett days before they left/committed. I don't know anything re: Uthoff's recruitment. Only in jest. Sorry.
Congratulations Strotty, you've become an authority. As a consequence, your ability to talk tongue in cheek may be forever lost.
Quote from: strotty on May 07, 2012, 08:13:23 PM
There's interest. Uthoff wouldn't care enough to take a visit just to piss Bo and co. off.
I'm sure there's probably interest as well. However, I think both Buzz and Uthoff would be more than happy to do a little dance if it allows the whole thing to hang around a little longer and embarrass Bo just a little more.
Quote from: NavinRJohnson on May 08, 2012, 07:36:17 AM
I'm sure there's probably interest as well. However, I think both Buzz and Uthoff would be more than happy to do a little dance if it allows the whole thing to hang around a little longer and embarrass Bo just a little more.
Buzz doesn't care about embarrassing Bo. In fact, I am pretty sure that if there wasn't serious interest that he wouldn't be taking the visit because he respects Bo.
Enlund makes it sound in his story as if Lockett playing next season is not as done of a deal as a lot of people on this board make it out to be...
All he did was state that the NCAA must approve a waiver. Which is a fact. However since ASU isn't contesting anything, and since Lockett graduated, it is a simple formality in my opinion.
Quote from: icheights on May 08, 2012, 08:56:14 AM
Enlund makes it sound in his story as if Lockett playing next season is not as done of a deal as a lot of people on this board make it out to be...
I think there is 99.9% chance that Lockett gets approved to play next year. However, it is not a done deal until acutally approved. Also, you have factor in his mother's health. He may not want to play next year, if his mother's health takes a turn for the worse.
Quote from: The Sultan of South Wayne on May 08, 2012, 07:59:59 AM
Buzz doesn't care about embarrassing Bo. In fact, I am pretty sure that if there wasn't serious interest that he wouldn't be taking the visit because he respects Bo.
+1. Exactly. Don't people think enough of Buzz other than a little weasel who would like nothing more than to 'stick it to Bo'? Ridiculous. If Buzz thinks that Uthoff can contribute to this team in the future, he will want/get him here. To suggest that Buzz would take a player solely(or otherwise) to spite another coach/team is so short sighted and just dumb.
Quote from: We R Final Four on May 08, 2012, 10:29:54 AM
+1. Exactly. Don't people think enough of Buzz other than a little weasel who would like nothing more than to 'stick it to Bo'? Ridiculous. If Buzz thinks that Uthoff can contribute to this team in the future, he will want/get him here. To suggest that Buzz would take a player solely(or otherwise) to spite another coach/team is so short sighted and just dumb.
Sign a player who can't play? No.
Recruit a (seemingly good) player involved in this thing who is interested that will potentially continue to shine an in-state rival in a bad light? Absolutely.
The competition for good players is obviously fierce, and if you think these coaches won't do whatever they think might give them a advantage over their closest competitors now or down the road, you're fooling yourself. Do I think this was a priority for Buzz? No, but I also suspect there is no real downside to having the kid in for a look even if he wasn't convinced he would be a great fit, given the coverage this received, and now continues to receive. How many kids come in for visits that the JS doesn't even mention? Yet, this one was. Why is that?
If you can use jis situation to create enough doubt in just one good players mind Down the road and it helps you get him, it would have been worth it.
All of that said...I believe he is visiting because buzz thinks he can play.
Quote from: NavinRJohnson on May 08, 2012, 12:17:27 PM
Sign a player who can't play? No. Recruit a (seemingly good) player involved in this thing who is interested that will potentially continue to shine an in-state rival in a bad light? Absolutely.
The competition for good players is obviously fierce, and if you think these coaches won't do whatever they think might give them a advantage over their closest competitors now or down the road, you're fooling yourself. Do I think this was a priority for Buzz? No, but I also suspect there is no real downside to having the kid in for a look even if he wasn't convinced he would be a great fit, given the coverage this received, and now continues to receive. How many kids come in for visits that the JS doesn't even mention? Yet, this one was. Why is that?
If you can use jis situation to create enough doubt in just one good players mind Down the road and it helps you get him, it would have been worth it.
All of that said...I believe he is visiting because buzz thinks he can play.
"Faith, hope and love, and the greatest of these is making Bo Ryan look bad." --Buzz Williams
Quote from: bilsu on May 08, 2012, 10:04:24 AM
I think there is 99.9% chance that Lockett gets approved to play next year. However, it is not a done deal until acutally approved. Also, you have factor in his mother's health. He may not want to play next year, if his mother's health takes a turn for the worse.
Lockett will play next year. I can't think of any scenario where he would have agreed to come to Marquette without knowing 100 percent he was playing next year. Just my $0.02.
I would definitely take this guy, and I don't think it should be that big of an issue for a guy from another conference to transfer to MU. Especially such a low profile guy. If Jordan Taylor decided to visit MU after transferring well yeah that should cause some drama, but a guy that didn't even play?? No Big Deal.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7906831/report-former-wisconsin-badger-jarrod-uthoff-visit-marquette-golden-eagles
didnt see I was beat to the punch already
Commits to Iowa. That sort of blew up in Bo's face.
What's the old saying...Pigs get fat, Hogs see their former player commit to a conference opponent.
Quote from: The Lens on June 06, 2012, 08:20:12 PM
Commits to Iowa. That sort of blew up in Bo's face.
What's the old saying...Pigs get fat, Hogs see their former player commit to a conference opponent.
Iowa has a bright future
So he redshirted, now has to sit out 2 years due to Big 10 rules? Poor kid will end up with 2 years of eligibility when all is said and done. Really curious decision.
Quote from: The Lens on June 06, 2012, 08:20:12 PM
Commits to Iowa. That sort of blew up in Bo's face.
What's the old saying...Pigs get fat, Hogs see their former player commit to a conference opponent.
Hoist with his own petard.
Quote from: brewcity77 on June 06, 2012, 08:45:23 PM
So he redshirted, now has to sit out 2 years due to Big 10 rules? Poor kid will end up with 2 years of eligibility when all is said and done. Really curious decision.
Agreed. Very strange. He would still have three years of eligibility after the two red-shirt years, no?
Quote from: JamilJaeJamailJrJuan on June 06, 2012, 09:45:46 PM
Agreed. Very strange. He would still have three years of eligibility after the two red-shirt years, no?
I don't think so. You get 5 years to complete 4 years of eligibility. They usually only grant a 6th year if it's injury related. 1 year redshirting, 2 years sitting out for the in-conference transfer, that leaves him with only 2 years on the clock. He'd need a waiver just to play a third year.
Didn't something happen to keep the Big Ten rule from applying when Ben Burst went from Iowa to Wisconsin? Could Iowa (and Uthoff) have reason to think that Uthoff will get some sort of waiver?
Quote from: The Lens on June 06, 2012, 08:20:12 PM
Commits to Iowa. That sort of blew up in Bo's face.
What's the old saying...Pigs get fat, Hogs see their former player commit to a conference opponent.
Bo restricted the entire Big Ten in the end. Uthoff has to pay his own way for a year and then sit out another year as a result. Odd choice for the kid to make.
I think he has to pay this year but not next.
Yeah he only has to sit out a year. He has to pay his way for that year. But its in-state tuition and who knows what kind of $$ the family has. Even a student loan can be paid back within a couple years playing pro ball somewhere.
He sits out one year no matter where he goes. And big deal, so he has to pay for one year of school and joins 95% of the normal student body where the parents pay or they take out a loan.
He wanted to play close to home. In his eyes its a small price to pay. He probably loses a year of eligibility on the back end but he probably doesn't view that as a big negative. He will have his degree and be playing pro ball somewhere by then.
in the final analysis, Uthoff was the "player to be named later" in the Brust deal..... :D
Only has to sit out 1 year and will have 3 full years of eligibility after that...I am a die hard Hawkeye fan as well as Golden Eagle fan and I am ecstatic to see Jarrod get ~6 opportunities to kick Bo's ass..
And the Hawkeyes are a very up and coming basketball program, watch out because they are poised for a comeback to the national scene
Quote from: icheights on June 08, 2012, 02:21:49 PM
And the Hawkeyes are a very up and coming basketball program, watch out because they are poised for a comeback to the national scene
Really only one direction they could go.
Quote from: icheights on June 08, 2012, 02:21:49 PM
...I am a die hard Hawkeye fan
you have my sympathy...