Kevin Noreen Apparently to WVU

[GGGG]

http://sundaygazettemail.com/Sports/WVU/201006280374

[mu ricer22]

R u serious why couldnt buzz get this guy

[4everwarriors]

One of the last places I'd guess. Go figure. He'll probably fall off the face of the earth there.

[Clam Crowder]

he wants to give like 10 percent effort in class to get a's apparently. WVU has that we dont

[Markusquette]

he wants to give like 10 percent effort in class to get a's apparently. WVU has that we dont

Isn't he ridiculously smart though?  I have a hard time believing academics would be the main issue.

[5YearsatMU]

R u serious why couldnt buzz get this guy

Really? 

[NotAnAlum]

I guess I'll never understand why kids make the recruiting decisions they do.  Here is a kid who seems on the surface to be concerned about academics who decides to go to a university, relatively far from home to play for a coach who is very "in your face" and doesn't have a great reputation for caring much about academics at a program that while solid doesn't have a reputation for developing big men.  Noreen appeared to take trips all of the country so it wasn't like he was uninformed.  If he was dying to play in the BE certainly MU was an option.  

[ChicosBailBonds]

he wants to give like 10 percent effort in class to get a's apparently. WVU has that we dont

Thing is, he's a 4.0 student and Boston College is no academic slouch, his original school he signed with.

[wadefan#1]

this is very disappointing

[ATL MU Warrior]

this is very disappointing

Meh...

I know nothing about this kid other than seeing what was posted on this board but something tells me we are going to be ok with the fact that we didn't sign him. 

From what I saw he looked like a major project physically.  His move to college ball is going to be a VERY big challenge for him...I wouldn't be surprised if he's a total non-factor for his first 2-3 years there. 

[NersEllenson]

Does anyone know if Buzz formally offered him while he was on his visit?  Just because a kid visits campus it doesn't necessarily mean he is offered a scholarship.  Either way, I'm not too upset we didn't land this kid..he may be skilled, but I am confident either Gardner or some other player Buzz signs will have as much impact as a kid like Noreen would.  Time will tell...

[willie warrior]

If he is a major project physically, then we do not have to worry about him doing any damage to us.

[marquette99]

Well, if davante keeps shedding weight faster than noreen can bulk up, then hopefully it will be clear we got the right big man in a couple of years,  I wanted noreen, but we haven't had great luck with minnesota players, so I'll take the 1st team all-state center from virginia.

[79Warrior]

he wants to give like 10 percent effort in class to get a's apparently. WVU has that we dont

Really? just how "superior" are we academically?

Take a look at the WVU campus. Perhaps he really liked that compared to downtown Milwaukee. Knocking another school when we lost out is chicken s###.

[TedBaxter]

Really? just how "superior" are we academically?

Take a look at the WVU campus. Perhaps he really liked that compared to downtown Milwaukee. Knocking another school when we lost out is chicken s###.

I don't like the practice of knocking other schools either.

We didn't lose out on Noreen.  Both parties went their separate ways a couple months ago.

[94Warrior]

Probably a good fit for him.  Sounds like he could play the role of Pittsnoggle. 

I won't knock WVU, because it would make me sound too much like a fan of that team to our west. 
However, I am not a huge Huggy Bear guy, he make my skin crawl. 

[tower912]

Pittsnoggle was a Bielein guy, not a Huggins guy.    Huggy has never really developed the spot-up 4/5, so this seems an odd fit.    Best of luck to the young man.   

[avid1010]

I don't like the practice of knocking other schools either.

We didn't lose out on Noreen.  Both parties went their separate ways a couple months ago.

I thought I had read that Buzz gave him a deadline to committ...a take it or leave it offer, or something of that sort?  I'm guessing this won't be the last kid we lose to WV...not a Huggins fan either, but he wins.

[Dawson Rental]

Really? just how "superior" are we academically?

Take a look at the WVU campus. Perhaps he really liked that compared to downtown Milwaukee. Knocking another school when we lost out is chicken s###.

US News and World Report's well known college rankings have Marquette as a tier 1 national university, WVU as a tier 3 national university.  They further define tier 1 & 2 schools as "top schools".  Fall 2008 acceptance rate at Marquette 65%, at WVU 88%.  Sorry to be the one to tell you that you went to a school that's well thought of academically.

[MarkCharles]

Probably a good fit for him.  Sounds like he could play the role of Pittsnoggle. 

I won't knock WVU, because it would make me sound too much like a fan of that team to our west. 
However, I am not a huge Huggy Bear guy, he make my skin crawl. 

+1

Lets not waste our time talking about the academics of rival basketball programs. UW fans are world champions at that, we should just let them have their favorite sport. And don't confuse the character of the head coach with the academic reputation of a school overall. Indiana is actually a pretty good school.

[GGGG]

WVU is just like most other public universities.  Their mission is to provide education to a wide variety of students, and when you are talking about a poor state like West Virginia, you aren't going to get a lot of academically talented students.  However, I am sure they get their fair share of top students, who can piece together a top-notch education that will challenge them academically.

[T-Bone]

Pittsnoggle was a Bielein guy, not a Huggins guy.    Huggy has never really developed the spot-up 4/5, so this seems an odd fit.    Best of luck to the young man.   

Ugh.  Pittsnogle.


Back on topic, Huggins' teams have never really seemed to have had a "finesse" guy.  I cannot think of one that wasn't a hard nosed scrapper who would mix it up with anyone. 

[Hards Alumni]

WVU is just like most other public universities.  Their mission is to provide education to a wide variety of students, and when you are talking about a poor state like West Virginia, you aren't going to get a lot of academically talented students.  However, I am sure they get their fair share of top students, who can piece together a top-notch education that will challenge them academically.

This MAY be heresay, but my friends from the East coast say that the kids that go to WVU are not the WV kids... They are the kids who couldn't get into the good schools out east... UVA, etc.

sort of a back up school.

and if you guys put MU in the same academic light as WVU again, you only do your degree a disservice.

I am not for making fun of WVU kids, but it isn't close.

[GGGG]

WVU still has a lot of in-state students and "first generation" students.  You just aren't going to be considered academically elite under those circumstances. 

But that doesn't mean that Noreen can't get an excellent education there.

[LAZER]

This MAY be heresay, but my friends from the East coast say that the kids that go to WVU are not the WV kids... They are the kids who couldn't get into the good schools out east... UVA, etc.

sort of a back up school.

and if you guys put MU in the same academic light as WVU again, you only do your degree a disservice.

I am not for making fun of WVU kids, but it isn't close.

There are plenty of kids at MU that would have no chance of getting into UVA