Harrison Announcement

[Ellenson Guerrero]

Per Adam Zagoria Harrison's AAU coach say that Harrison will announce his decision on Thursday between us, St. Johns, Baylor and OK State

[mu89]

I wonder why he wouldn't wait till after marq madness.

[nyg]

I wonder why he wouldn't wait till after marq madness.

If he decides on Thursday for one of those schools, it is obvious he would not be coming to Midnight Madness. 

[HoopsMalone]

He has been to MU unofficially per this article:   http://www.zagsblog.com/2010/08/20/dangelo-harrison-planning-visits/

I guess if he has already seen the campus and met everyone, there is not that much he can learn from Madness.  If he comes to Madness as a commit, he can relax and enjoy himself instead of having to hear pitches the whole time.  If he knows he is not coming to MU, why not spend time with his high school buddies rather than come to MU for a weekend.

[mikem91288]

What's your take on this? Does he want to come to Madness as the hot new recruit or does he just not feel like making the trip to Milwaukee, I'm leaning towards the latter .

[muguru]

What's your take on this? Does he want to come to Madness as the hot new recruit or does he just not feel like making the trip to Milwaukee, I'm leaning towards the latter .

Him announcing BEFORE madness, is not good IMO.

[GGGG]

Well he made officials to both Baylor and Oklahoma State right?  Yeah that doesn't sound good...unless he wants to make the big announcement before coming to town. 

[GB Warrior]

He'd have to have an incredibly large ego to announce before coming simply to fuel excitement. With that said, I would be ok with this since Marquette would be drooling to have him, but I doubt this is the case, and the bets have to be on the nearby schools.

[4everwarriors]

Ain't happenin', move on to the next dude.

[cheebs09]

I guess I'm optimistic because I feel if he isn't going to come here and knows it already, then why not just eliminate us? Has he canceled his visit yet? I know it might just be understood, but usually something would be said like "Harrison cancels visit to MU and is about to decide" or something like that. I guess the fact that we are still on his list and hasn't officially canceled his visit makes me optimistic. If he is still thinking about us, then why not take the visit? I hear they are fun and it's pretty much all paid for (if not all). For full disclosure, I'm very high on Harrison and he is probably the SG I want most so trying to be optimistic about this all.  

[MUBurrow]

I wish I could be as optimistic about this as some others. The fact that he hasn't taken an official here, but HAS been here unofficially would seem to say that he's not particularly interested in coming back.  If he was destined for MU, you would think he would continue to use the officials to come back as much as possible. 

Can you take an official visit after committing?
If not, bummer.
If so, still very likely bummer.

[MuMark]

"Can you take an official visit after committing?"

Yes you can....happens all the time.

[MUfan12]

Ain't happenin', move on to the next dude.

Yep. Although my gut says we'll be seeing him at least once a year. Would be shocked if it's not St. John's.

[ceh]

I agree with most here - it does not look good for MU  I guessing that it's OKS.

[4everwarriors]

Remember, no is the second best answer?

[willie warrior]

If this is true, it hurts. Some concerns:
~~How is a stiff like Lavin getting somebody from Tx., over Buzz? Where is the Texas connection?
~~Have we given up on recruiting a Point? Perhaps yes, considering we have Cadougan, Smith and Blue around for 3-4 years. Maybe this is not the year to recruit a Point.

[jfmu]

Yep. Although my gut says we'll be seeing him at least once a year. Would be shocked if it's not St. John's.

he hasnt visited st johns officially yet has he?

[MUfan12]

he hasnt visited st johns officially yet has he?

No, but there's been some smoke in the past week about him being a St. John's lean.

[bilsu]

If this is true, it hurts. Some concerns:
~~How is a stiff like Lavin getting somebody from Tx., over Buzz? Where is the Texas connection?
~~Have we given up on recruiting a Point? Perhaps yes, considering we have Cadougan, Smith and Blue around for 3-4 years. Maybe this is not the year to recruit a Point.

Lavin has been on TV for several years now. All the recruits know who he is. None of them knew who Buzz was two years ago.

[GGGG]

If this is true, it hurts. Some concerns:
~~How is a stiff like Lavin getting somebody from Tx., over Buzz? Where is the Texas connection?

1.  Lavin isn't a stiff.  Not in the least.  He has always been good at recruiting.

2.  Connections get you in the door.  They don't guaranty anything.

[4everwarriors]

What's Broecker tweeting?

[chapman]

~~How is a stiff like Lavin getting somebody from Tx., over Buzz? Where is the Texas connection?

Buzz: "OMG, I am from Texas too lol!"
vs.  
Lavin: "I'm turning over 10 roster spots next year."

[Slim]

This thread sounds a lot like Anderson's last week. Have faith. Besides, we can't lose D'Angelo and Angelo's Pizza in one week.

[RJax55]

St. Johns has plenty of playing time to offer as well. I believe they lose 8 guys to graduation this year.

[radome]

I don't believe that a student is permitted to commit while on campus.  If so, maybe he wants to announce and then head out to his new home to be.