Duane Wilson deciding next week...

[Bob "Big Daddy" Wild]

Does this commitment suggest anything about the feedback from the Big East that Buzz has gotten regarding Otule's waiver?

It suggests someone on the current roster or an incoming recruit will not be on the team to start the 2013-2014 season.

Where that spot comes from can be one of a multitude of ways, all of which this board will speculate over a significant amount in the coming months.

[JD]

Can somebody please help me....So if Wilson is indeed going to be a Warrior, does that leave Nunn out?

I hope not 

[Silkk the Shaka]

It suggests someone on the current roster or an incoming recruit will not be on the team to start the 2013-2014 season.

Where that spot comes from can be one of a multitude of ways, all of which this board will speculate over a significant amount in the coming months.

Easy.  His cousin Jamil will be in the NBA before Duane sets foot on campus.

[Bob "Big Daddy" Wild]

Easy.  His cousin Jamil will be in the NBA before Duane sets foot on campus.

Ha, that would be the ideal scenario, yes.

[Ellenson Guerrero]

They wouldn't be able to apply until after next season.

I understand that the official application doesn't come until then, but I'm assuming that the league isn't completely silent about the issue and leaving a program hanging in the wind.

[MUFC9295]

No, Otule's 6th year would be 2013-2014.  He would have to apply after the 2012-2013 season for the Hardship Waiver.

He should be Dr. Otule by then.  Great kid with terrible luck on the court.  I hope he's getting the most out of his education.  

[MUfan12]

Can somebody please help me....So if Wilson is indeed going to be a Warrior, does that leave Nunn out?

I hope not 

Absolutely not. You don't stop recruiting a guy like that.

A lot of things could happen between now and then. Things will work themselves out.

[THEultimateWARRIOR]

What a class that would be if we had Nunn, Wilson, And Burton.

As much as I hate to see guys be forced to leave the program, I'm 100% all about winning. I want the best guys on the court, and if that means someone has to transfer then so be it. In BUZZ I trust!

[MerrittsMustache]

I understand that the official application doesn't come until then, but I'm assuming that the league isn't completely silent about the issue and leaving a program hanging in the wind.

Are you familiar with how the NCAA operates? That's a pretty big assumption you're making  

There's also a chance that Otule has told Buzz that he doesn't plan on being back for a sixth year. That's a long time to be in college, especially for a basketball player who is 6'10" with bad knees and feet. Perhaps he doesn't want to add another year of wear and tear. Keep in mind, this is TOTAL speculation and just one possibility.

[Goose]

Love the way you think Ultiimate Warrior. Lets get the best basketball players possible and step up the tempo. I'm hoping three years from now we are playing at a pace that makes this team look slow.

[THEultimateWARRIOR]

Love the way you think Ultiimate Warrior. Lets get the best basketball players possible and step up the tempo. I'm hoping three years from now we are playing at a pace that makes this team look slow.

Exactly. Were all Marquette basketball fanatics so why wouldn't we want the team to be better. I love the guys on the lower half of the bench now, but I want to be a national championship contender. If Buzz tried this hard to get the guy on our team, theres a clear cut reason for it. This signing opens up doors for so many potential players down the road. Keeping hometown talent + A Simeon pipeline = National Championship contender.

[Goose]

Now we are talking about raising the bar and not house money and I love it. Best way to keep Buzz is to let him run the program the way he feels fit. This is a business and you have to be constantly improving. I hate to ever lose a kid but plenty leave because of circumstances and do well elsewhere. I have never been angry or rooted against anyone who leaves the program.

[Ellenson Guerrero]

Have we seen the last of Jamail Jones in a Warriors uniform?

[Silkk the Shaka]

Have we seen the last of Jamail Jones in a Warriors uniform?

Come on dude.  Wilson and Burton are high school juniors that have VERBALLY committed.  There is another full year for it all to work out.

[MUMac]

Come on dude.  Wilson and Burton are high school juniors that have VERBALLY committed.  There is another full year for it all to work out.

+ a billion

[Ellenson Guerrero]

Come on dude.  Wilson and Burton are high school juniors that have VERBALLY committed.  There is another full year for it all to work out.

So how do "things work out" without a player leaving or not coming in? Not saying Buzz is forcing anyone out, just asking who isn't going to be there in 2013. A fair question at this point IMHO

[Lennys Tap]

Have we seen the last of Jamail Jones in a Warriors uniform?

He's not going to Phoenix?

[THEultimateWARRIOR]

Come on dude.  Wilson and Burton are high school juniors that have VERBALLY committed.  There is another full year for it all to work out.

Like the way you think Jamailman. A lot can happen between now and then.

[wadesworld]

So how do "things work out" without a player leaving or not coming in? Not saying Buzz is forcing anyone out, just asking who isn't going to be there in 2013. A fair question at this point IMHO

Nobody knows.

[Real Chilly Podcast]

So how do "things work out" without a player leaving or not coming in? Not saying Buzz is forcing anyone out, just asking who isn't going to be there in 2013. A fair question at this point IMHO

I'm all about Otule, but 4 yrs of this kid and/or Nunn, but 4yrs of those guys severely outweigh the benefit of keeping Otule around for a 6th year... I know Buzz loves Otule, but it seems to me like Buzz isn't willing to gamble on Otule's questionable health and NCAA qualifier status with the risk of missing out on a great talent like Duane

[Ellenson Guerrero]

I'm all about Otule, but 4 yrs of this kid and/or Nunn, but 4yrs of those guys severely outweigh the benefit of keeping Otule around for a 6th year... I know Buzz loves Otule, but it seems to me like Buzz isn't willing to gamble on Otule's questionable health and NCAA qualifier status with the risk of missing out on a great talent like Duane

I fully support that decision if that is the case, especially because Otule would likely be able to play immediately if he did receive a waiver and used the grad school exception for a transfer.

[BCHoopster]

There is 2 years before he shows up, you have 4 kids right now for next year, have they all passed there ACT tests yet?  Can burton qualify next year? Otule 6th year, disgruntled player to
transfer after next year, remember next year 14 kids for maybe 10 spots.  A lot can happen, it happens.  DWilson, Juan and jJones may never see the meaningful minutes.  It Happens.

[chapman]

There are a couple dozen scenarios between current players leaving, recruits not coming in or leaving after a year, verbals changing their minds, a breakout year and declaring for the draft, Otule's unique situation, someone else graduating early and using the transfer rule, Buzz adopting someone, etc.  

Pointless to speculate on how it'll play out, but I have zero doubt that the 2013 recruiting class will be at least three.

[Lennys Tap]

What a class that would be if we had Nunn, Wilson, And Burton.

Three Amigos, Part Deux? With far superior players around them.

[brewcity77]

I'm all about Otule, but 4 yrs of this kid and/or Nunn, but 4yrs of those guys severely outweigh the benefit of keeping Otule around for a 6th year... I know Buzz loves Otule, but it seems to me like Buzz isn't willing to gamble on Otule's questionable health and NCAA qualifier status with the risk of missing out on a great talent like Duane

A 6th year senior center with CO's defense and length would be invaluable. I think that along with a senior Gardner we would likely have the best 5 position in the conference, and barring Nerlens Noel type one-and-dones, the country. I know I'm a big CO fan, but I look at 2013-14 with those two, a senior Blue and Jamil, and a wealth of talent in Juan, Todd, Taylor & Taylor, and Burton and I see a NC contender. I hope we get every possible minute out of CO.