TJ Taylor withdraws from MU

[Dawson Rental]

Not only that, but Newbill never even filled out the paperwork.

I guess he was forgetful......

[Blackhat]

*Eye witness source I have said he/she saw this happen outside Real Chili*

Larry Williams:  You ready to quit Mayo?  
Mayo: NO SIR!!

LW: Pfft...look over at Garrett Swanson, he decided to stay instead of taking liberty this summer.  He may not make it through the program, but he's got more HEART and more CHARACTER THEN YOU'LL EVER HAVE. And stop eye balling me boy!!

I looked through your FILES, I done some checking, heard about your mama.

Be proud of those rings, they're the only ones you're gonna leave here with MAYO-NAISSE!


Not sounding good guys.

[Dawson Rental]

At the time, was Larry Williams wearing a hat that looked like this?

[PaintTouches]

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/goldeneagles/mu-recruit-taylor-makes-quick-exit-ju663a7-162979126.html

What do you know, Enlund with a timely story... oh wait, that's not Enlund. It's Badgerboy Jeff Potrykus. Makes complete sense to put a Badger fan on a hitjob. 

His "source" sounds really credible though. Probably used one of the posts here or on the other boards. 
"A Marquette source said Wednesday that Taylor, a native of Denison, Texas, was homesick. The source noted there were posts on Taylor's Twitter account referring to personal issues back home."

[Blackhat]

At the time, was Larry Williams wearing a hat that looked like this?

I'll have to ask but probably.   Bald guys will cover their dome with anything.

You don't even want to hear what LW had to say to TJ Taylor...something about steers.

[MUeagle05]

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/goldeneagles/mu-recruit-taylor-makes-quick-exit-ju663a7-162979126.html

What do you know, Enlund with a timely story... oh wait, that's not Enlund. It's Badgerboy Jeff Potrykus. Makes complete sense to put a Badger fan on a hitjob. 

His "source" sounds really credible though. Probably used one of the posts here or on the other boards. 
"A Marquette source said Wednesday that Taylor, a native of Denison, Texas, was homesick. The source noted there were posts on Taylor's Twitter account referring to personal issues back home."

Potrykus just couldn't resist taking a jab by referencing Newbill and Durley.

And did he really cite an unnamed course that cited Twitter?  That guy is such a hack.

[wyzgy]

careful you doom and gloomers-jake "the snake" thomas will emerge to become our "sniper" i believe better than steve novak without the height   watch his you tube stuff-he's got a bomb!!

[Clam Crowder]

From what I have seen of Jake in the Pro-Am he is incredibly streaky. There will be times he could give us 12 points in 3 minutes and other times where he misses a good portion of his shots. I think he will be a good player. None of us really knew what TJ would bring to the program. I wish him the best of luck, but for him to tie down a scholarship that long and just leave would be classless.

Buzz is a pretty cunning guy. I still believe we see a commitment in the next couple of weeks from some higher profile guy. Maybe the transfer from Miami that was mentioned. Who knows? We lost a guy that would give us a marginal amount of time. If Mayo doesn't return on top of TJ's transfer it is a different story. If that happens we have Vander playing close to 35 minutes a game and defenses playing the zone on us all the time due to our lack of three point threats.

[GGGG]

hags, you seem to be inferring that Taylor was "Buzz Cut."  There is no evidence to suggest this was the case.  

And let me just say that if we did bring (another) guy to campus only to let him go after two weeks, that I would be EXTREMELY disappointed.

[Clam Crowder]

I don't know what to make of TJ. His twitter seemed to indicate something going on.

2 days before the release he said: Cut me loose idc

I don't think you can consider it Buzz cut especially on a kid who hadn't even been cleared yet. We know that he seemed happy to be coming here. Was he Buzz Cut? or was he he Larry'd? A kid that was struggling to be cleared doesn't seem to fit in with the LW's agenda. Just saying.

[Clam Crowder]

hags, you seem to be inferring that Taylor was "Buzz Cut."  There is no evidence to suggest this was the case.  

And let me just say that if we did bring (another) guy to campus only to let him go after two weeks, that I would be EXTREMELY disappointed.

If we let go of a guy with clearinghouse issues for a top 100 transfer I would be pretty happy. I don't buy into the whole release thing being a huge issue. It's a big money business at the end of the day, MU wouldn't be what it is without basketball.

[GGGG]

Why do we keep saying he wasn't "cleared?"  To be on scholarship and living on campus means that he was cleared...by both the NCAA and the University.  (Unless he was paying his way.)  There is no indication whatsoever that academics were an issue.  To use an example, this is why Mayo didn't participate in the Pro-Am last year - he was not on campus because he had trouble getting through the clearinghouse.

It seems from reading his twitter is that he no longer wanted to be here.  "Cutting someone loose" is a mutual decision - perhaps he approached Buzz about it a few days ago and it took a couple days to mull it over.

[GGGG]

If we let go of a guy with clearinghouse issues for a top 100 transfer I would be pretty happy.

Cura Personalis.....unless it is for the benefit of the basketball program.

[wyzgy]

sounds like he missed his mommy and buzz ain't no ones mommy

[Clam Crowder]

Why do we keep saying he wasn't "cleared?"  To be on scholarship and living on campus means that he was cleared...by both the NCAA and the University.  (Unless he was paying his way.)  There is no indication whatsoever that academics were an issue.

It seems from reading his twitter is that he no longer wanted to be here.  "Cutting someone loose" is a mutual decision - perhaps he approached Buzz about it a few days ago and it took a couple days to mull it over.

I was just repeating what others said about not being cleared. I didn't see anything to support that claim. I am not saying MU should just cut guys loose, but if TJ wasn't committed I think MU can do what they want when they are providing him with free tuition, and the innumerable perks of being a MU basketball player. Even if a player fails to do what a coach requests in terms of summer workouts we should have the right to part ways with him. It is a contract and both parties should benefit from it.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

A kid that was struggling to be cleared doesn't seem to fit in with the LW's agenda. Just saying.

#1 We have no idea if TJT was struggling to be cleared. None. No indication. Nothing. Zip. Zilch. Nada.

#2 The "LW agenda" is something that has really been created on this board. It's been pieced together via various media quotes, rumors about Buzz leaving, alleged email from Buzz to Ners, and rumors of academic changes. We don't have any facts or on-the-record statements from LW about a new agenda, yet it gets purported and even promoted that there is a "LW Agenda".

#3 STOP. It's ok to say "I don't know". I don't know why TJT is leaving. Buzz says it's for personal reasons. Fine. I'll have to accept that for now as there is no indication otherwise. We don't need to make crap up. That's not speculation, that's just making crap up.

[bilsu]

Why do we keep saying he wasn't "cleared?"  To be on scholarship and living on campus means that he was cleared...by both the NCAA and the University.  (Unless he was paying his way.)  There is no indication whatsoever that academics were an issue.  To use an example, this is why Mayo didn't participate in the Pro-Am last year - he was not on campus because he had trouble getting through the clearinghouse.

It seems from reading his twitter is that he no longer wanted to be here.  "Cutting someone loose" is a mutual decision - perhaps he approached Buzz about it a few days ago and it took a couple days to mull it over.

I would think if any player that came in and asked Buzz for his release, Buzz would say take a couple of days to think about it and if you still want to leave I will release you.

[Clam Crowder]

#1 We have no idea if TJT was struggling to be cleared. None. No indication. Nothing. Zip. Zilch. Nada.

#2 The "LW agenda" is something that has really been created on this board. It's been pieced together via various media quotes, rumors about Buzz leaving, alleged email from Buzz to Ners, and rumors of academic changes. We don't have any facts or on-the-record statements from LW about a new agenda, yet it gets purported and even promoted that there is a "LW Agenda".

#3 STOP. It's ok to say "I don't know". I don't know why TJT is leaving. Buzz says it's for personal reasons. Fine. I'll have to accept that for now as there is no indication otherwise. We don't need to make crap up. That's not speculation, that's just making crap up.

Well this is a message board. People come on here to read opinions. If I wanted the news I would go to a different site. It isn't as fun when there are named sources and cold hard facts.

[The Equalizer]

I don't know what to make of TJ. His twitter seemed to indicate something going on.

2 days before the release he said: Cut me loose idc

I don't think you can consider it Buzz cut especially on a kid who hadn't even been cleared yet. We know that he seemed happy to be coming here. Was he Buzz Cut? or was he he Larry'd? A kid that was struggling to be cleared doesn't seem to fit in with the LW's agenda. Just saying.

He would have gone through the clearinghouse before his freshman season at Oklahoma.  If he hadn't passed then, he would have had to play two years at a JUCO and earn an associates degree before becomming eligible at a D1 school.  

[Clam Crowder]

Everyone getting on me for the clearinghouse and being cleared stuff...I got it from Paint Touches yesterday

Paint Touches ‏@PaintTouches
Wonder if eligibility was an issue was T.J. Taylor, who was rumored to have not been cleared by the Clearinghouse yet.

@trebby being cleared just means you can't play, not necessarily grades related or eligible.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

Well this is a message board. People come on here to read opinions. If I wanted the news I would go to a different site. It isn't as fun when there are named sources and cold hard facts.

Yea, but you aren't speculating, you are making crap up.

There is a difference.

If TJT ends up at a school closer to home, then feel free to speculate that he was homesick, because then you will have some facts to support that.

Right now, we have nothing, and it's ok to say that.

[BubbaWilliams]

If he did choose to leave, that's a scumbag move. e probably wouldn't have made it through Buzz's bootcamp anyway.

[Golden Avalanche]

I was just repeating what others said about not being cleared. I didn't see anything to support that claim. I am not saying MU should just cut guys loose, but if TJ wasn't committed I think MU can do what they want when they are providing him with free tuition, and the innumerable perks of being a MU basketball player. Even if a player fails to do what a coach requests in terms of summer workouts we should have the right to part ways with him. It is a contract and both parties should benefit from it.

Opinions are great and it can make this board a lot of fun. But when you write something like your first two sentences, my shoulders cringe at the idiocy.

Couple that with your (and others') pestering of the kid through Twitter and it's no shock to see people suck hard these days.

[Hards Alumni]

I'm not sure what you guys are all getting in a fit about.

My guess is that TJ didn't realize how hard he would have to work his ass off (also getting yelled at constantly) on a daily basis, and that basketball plus school leaves very little free time.  That mixed with a combination of missing home and his gf... and there is probably your answer.

I don't think everyone should be looking for a single answer since things are rarely that simple.

[GGGG]

I think paint touches is wrong. My understanding is that you cannot accept any benefit if you aren't cleared. He was living on campus.