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dwaderoy2004

why would you call a press conference to merely re-state your commitment to a program?  unless it is orchestrated by bo and his staff to get other schools to back off.  i bet (and hope) he re-opens his recruiting.

BrewCity83

I'm hoping for not only the announcement that he is de-committing from UW-Madison, but that he is declaring for Marquette tonight!  But I'm not holding my breath on the MU part.
The shaka sign, sometimes known as "hang loose", is a gesture of friendly intent often associated with Hawaii and surf culture.

MR.HAYWARD

even if that was the way he was thinking i strongly beleive MU would strongly discourage him doing that.  Absolutely no reason to stir the pot and stoke those types of flames in your own hometown.  As has been mentioned the UW deceit and fan reaction has most likely caused him to have nothing to do with UW, but it may have also caused him to want to go far away.

bma725

If he announced for MU, he better leave the building with an armed guard.

The best thing for him to do if he decides to decommit from UW is spend his senior year outside of Madison and not announce his college decision until the April signing period.  He'll just have too much crap to put up with staying there and picking another school.

PE8983

If he re-opens his recruiting, I think the best thing for him to do is:

1) stay in school at Madison Memorial
2) take as many visits to as many schools as he wants (even if he wants to go to MU, visit a few other schools for appearance sake)
3) keep UW, and all others on his list until the very end when he announces where he wants to go

That way, this will have time to die down, and it will appear to be a more well informed, thought-out decision.

BrewCity83

I'm more of a pour-gasoline-on-the-fire-so-I-can-watch-the-flames kinda guy.
The shaka sign, sometimes known as "hang loose", is a gesture of friendly intent often associated with Hawaii and surf culture.

Ellenson Guerrero

Will this be televised in the MKE area?
"What we take for-granted, others pray for..." - Brent Williams 3/30/14

Lighthouse 84

What time is the press conference?  I"d like to check the web later and get a status.
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ecompt

It will be like Mel Gibson's TV scene in "Ransom". Bo probably kidnapped his family and girlfriend, so Vander will announce he's committed to UW.

mugrad99

...the world needs an answer on his school choice today

ATWizJr

Quote from: bma725 on May 19, 2009, 09:02:32 AM
If he announced for MU, he better leave the building with an armed guard.

The best thing for him to do if he decides to decommit from UW is spend his senior year outside of Madison and not announce his college decision until the April signing period.  He'll just have too much crap to put up with staying there and picking another school.

I like this strategy a lot.

BrewCity83

Vander, you can live at my house and attend Tosa East for a year.  Oh, wait...that didn't work out so well for Larry Bradley, did it?   :-\
The shaka sign, sometimes known as "hang loose", is a gesture of friendly intent often associated with Hawaii and surf culture.

jficke13

the only time I'm a "pour-gasoline-on-the-fire-and-watch-the flames" kind of guy are times/things involving UW

Sir Lawrence

Quote from: Lighthouse 84 on May 19, 2009, 09:42:37 AM
What time is the press conference?  I"d like to check the web later and get a status.

5:30.

Here is the article from Mark Miller's web site:

http://www.wissports.net/sports/hoopsb/blog/message.aspx?f=123&id=1030718

By Eric Lutz
Madison Memorial Senior

Vander Blue has been a hot topic of discussion for college basketball fans in Wisconsin since he verbally committed to the University of Wisconsin on April 28, 2008, following his sophomore season at Madison Memorial.

Despite a week of rumors and various conflicting reports about a possible rescinding of his verbal commitment to play for the Badgers, Blue has decided to stay quiet regarding his situation. All fans have heard from Blue is a subliminal Facebook post where he infers some things regarding his recruitment.

In speaking with Blue this evening, he is planning on having a 5:30 p.m. press conference Tuesday at Genesis in Madison, where he intends to discuss his future as a college basketball player.

An alleged meeting with Blue and the Wisconsin coaching staff may take place prior to the press conference tomorrow. More details regarding the potential meeting could be released at the press conference.

Even though Blue has not come out with a formal statement to this point, he has read the recent articles that appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal and decided to comment on those articles this evening.

"I felt disrespected and unwanted here in Wisconsin," Blue said of the articles. "And I was just hurt inside to see how people really felt about me, and the bad part was this was all false information they were basing this off." 

Blue said he has no current grade problems, and the meeting with the Wisconsin coaching staff and UW academic advisors was to ensure there would be no future problems.
 
Blue received Most Valuable Player honors at the WIAA Division 1 State Tournament in March after helping Memorial capture the state title. He has recently risen to the 26th best player in the country in the class of 2010, according to Rivals.com.  Blue is also currently the No. 1 player in the state in 2010, according to Wissports.net.
 
Editor's Note: Eric Lutz is a senior at Madison Memorial who played on junior varsity and varsity basketball teams with Blue. Lutz will be attending the University of Minnesota in the fall.
 
Ludum habemus.

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Quote from: Sir Lawrence on May 19, 2009, 11:36:09 AM
5:30.

Here is the article from Mark Miller's web site:

http://www.wissports.net/sports/hoopsb/blog/message.aspx?f=123&id=1030718

By Eric Lutz
Madison Memorial Senior

Vander Blue has been a hot topic of discussion for college basketball fans in Wisconsin since he verbally committed to the University of Wisconsin on April 28, 2008, following his sophomore season at Madison Memorial.

Despite a week of rumors and various conflicting reports about a possible rescinding of his verbal commitment to play for the Badgers, Blue has decided to stay quiet regarding his situation. All fans have heard from Blue is a subliminal Facebook post where he infers some things regarding his recruitment.

In speaking with Blue this evening, he is planning on having a 5:30 p.m. press conference Tuesday at Genesis in Madison, where he intends to discuss his future as a college basketball player.

An alleged meeting with Blue and the Wisconsin coaching staff may take place prior to the press conference tomorrow. More details regarding the potential meeting could be released at the press conference.

Even though Blue has not come out with a formal statement to this point, he has read the recent articles that appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal and decided to comment on those articles this evening.

"I felt disrespected and unwanted here in Wisconsin," Blue said of the articles. "And I was just hurt inside to see how people really felt about me, and the bad part was this was all false information they were basing this off." 

Blue said he has no current grade problems, and the meeting with the Wisconsin coaching staff and UW academic advisors was to ensure there would be no future problems.
 
Blue received Most Valuable Player honors at the WIAA Division 1 State Tournament in March after helping Memorial capture the state title. He has recently risen to the 26th best player in the country in the class of 2010, according to Rivals.com.  Blue is also currently the No. 1 player in the state in 2010, according to Wissports.net.
 
Editor's Note: Eric Lutz is a senior at Madison Memorial who played on junior varsity and varsity basketball teams with Blue. Lutz will be attending the University of Minnesota in the fall.
 

Minnesota? Lutz is a thug, punk & can't cut it at Wisconsin.

soloWarrior

I still hope we score this kid down the road...but I'm a little taken back by all the hoopla. 

Is Vander Blue a drama queen  or  is all this hype (de-commit talk) caused by some crafty Madison sports writers?

THEGYMBAR

Prep school next year followed by arrival at MU in 2010.

NotAnAlum

My bet is that he says he is re-openning the recruiting process, will visit a few other schools (of which MU might be one) and expect to sign in the fall signing period.
Why on earth would he commit to a new school now.  If he recends his UW commitment any other verbal he gives would be worth the paper its not written on.
Enjoy the process and give your decision when it can be made official.

Chili

Quote from: THEGYMBAR on May 19, 2009, 12:34:51 PM
Prep school next year followed by arrival at MU in 2010.

Ummm - why prep school and not just finish his senior year at Memorial and go for back to back state championships? The kid is doing fine as a student.
But I like to throw handfuls...

bma725

Quote from: Sir Lawrence on May 19, 2009, 11:36:09 AM
http://www.wissports.net/sports/hoopsb/blog/message.aspx?f=123&id=1030718
 
Editor's Note: Eric Lutz is a senior at Madison Memorial who played on junior varsity and varsity basketball teams with Blue. Lutz will be attending the University of Minnesota in the fall.
 

FWIW, the guy that wrote this article posts over at Recruiting Planet, and he said a few days back that Blue was going to decommit from UW and announce he was opening up his process.  He also said that Blue is now looking at going out of state since he doesn't want to cause problems within his friends and family if he were to choose Marquette.  He specifically mentioned Syracuse and UConn as possible destinations instead.

Warrior

It seems once this all blows over that Marquette would be the perfect fit for Blue for many reasons. It sounds like he really wants to play in the Big East and I'm sure his family and friends would like to be able to come see him play in Milwaukee. Marquette's style of play suits him perfectly. He would be playing with one of his good friends in Maymon. Just seems like so many things point to Marquette as the right place for him. No reason to run away from some crap that will just blow over, he should come to Marquette and play for a Big East Championship and possibly much more. 

4thAndState

Quote from: bma725 on May 19, 2009, 12:46:05 PM
FWIW, the guy that wrote this article posts over at Recruiting Planet, and he said a few days back that Blue was going to decommit from UW and announce he was opening up his process.  He also said that Blue is now looking at going out of state since he doesn't want to cause problems within his friends and family if he were to choose Marquette.  He specifically mentioned Syracuse and UConn as possible destinations instead.
bma: Do you (or does the Recruiting Planet piece) mean that he might no longer be considering MU, and has Syracuse and UConn as his two top new choices? Might Blue see MU as too bitter a rival of UW and now just wants a complete change of scenery? The unfortunate part of that is MU would play against him more than if he went to UW.

ATWizJr

Quote from: THEGYMBAR on May 19, 2009, 12:34:51 PM
Prep school next year followed by arrival at MU in 2010.

are we still gettting Jamil?

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