Satchel in the Bag?

[LloydMooresLegs]

We will soon find out:

Satchel Pierce ‏@satch1032 25m Fridays going to be a big day here at kiski, got our 1st game and like my dude @major25canady I'll be announcing where I'm going to school!

[blikemike2]

Would he commit to Marquette without visiting?, he's not coming to the Ohio St game. UGH!

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Could be a huge day for the Big East. If Peirce commits to MU and Cliff Alexander goes to Depaul.

[setyoursightsnorth]

Would he commit to Marquette without visiting?, he's not coming to the Ohio St game. UGH!

That's what I was thinking.

For all you twitter lovers, he's been tweeting a lot about Pitt lately.

[LloydMooresLegs]

That's what I was thinking.

For all you twitter lovers, he's been tweeting a lot about Pitt lately.

If by "a lot" you mean once in the last two weeks when he tweeted that he was at the Pitt ND football game on Saturday.

[GGGG]

That's what I was thinking.

For all you twitter lovers, he's been tweeting a lot about Pitt lately.

Once...because he was at the Pitt / ND game.

Not sure it means anything but who knows.

[GGGG]

FWIW, 247 crystal ball now has 11 of 11 people with Pierce going to MU, including two that made their predictions yesterday evening.  I wonder if they heard something more definitive. 

[MuMark]

Corey Albertson ‏@Corey_Rivals513 1m
Pierce will reschedule his visit to Marquette for sometime in the next month.
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Corey Albertson ‏@Corey_Rivals513 2m
7'0 center Satchel Pierce will not be able to make his Marquette visit this weekend due to a team scrimmage, per his father.

[drewm88]

FWIW, 247 crystal ball now has 11 of 11 people with Pierce going to MU, including two that made their predictions yesterday evening.  I wonder if they heard something more definitive. 

One guy (Andrew Slater from Duke) just changed his prediction to Miami.

[CreightonWarrior]

FWIW, 247 crystal ball now has 11 of 11 people with Pierce going to MU, including two that made their predictions yesterday evening.  I wonder if they heard something more definitive. 

247's predictions do need to be taken with a grain of salt. Both of Creighton's guys so far were unanimously picked to go elsewhere when they committed here.

[source?]

I enjoyed the title of this thread, probably more than I should have.

If he is rescheduling his visit to Marquette, and announcing Friday, that would seem to indicate that he has decided to come here. Who would visit a school after already committing? Why not just cancel in that case?

[GGGG]

I enjoyed the title of this thread, probably more than I should have.

If he is rescheduling his visit to Marquette, and announcing Friday, that would seem to indicate that he has decided to come here. Who would visit a school after already committing? Why not just cancel in that case?

I would guess that he made up his mind to come here based on his relationship with Buzz, but wants to get the full treatment of the place with his parents at a time that better fits his schedule.

[🏀]

My gut is he's not coming.

[Benny B]

I would guess that he made up his mind to come here based on his relationship with Buzz, but wants to get the full treatment of the place with his parents at a time that better fits his schedule.

This.

[LloydMooresLegs]

I enjoyed the title of this thread, probably more than I should have.

Saving "MU gets a Satchel, Not a Purse" for if/when he commits.

[bilsu]

I enjoyed the title of this thread, probably more than I should have.

If he is rescheduling his visit to Marquette, and announcing Friday, that would seem to indicate that he has decided to come here. Who would visit a school after already committing? Why not just cancel in that case?

This is true as long as he is just not saying this to keep his choice a surprise.

[source?]

I would guess that he made up his mind to come here based on his relationship with Buzz, but wants to get the full treatment of the place with his parents at a time that better fits his schedule.

Meant to say "who would visit a school after committing elsewhere." My bad.

[GGGG]

247's predictions do need to be taken with a grain of salt. Both of Creighton's guys so far were unanimously picked to go elsewhere when they committed here.

When Mark Miller predicts someone is coming to MU, that gets me feeling about 99% certain it's a lock.

[CreightonWarrior]

Just playing devil's advocate here but he could be pushing it back the date so Buzz won't be expecting him this weekend and he doesn't have to cancel now and let the cat out of the bag that MU isn't his choice and just cancel later. I'd love to see the kid come to MU though, another nice addition for the Big East.

And that was quite the run-on sentence.

[GGGG]

Just playing devil's advocate here but he could be pushing it back the date so Buzz won't be expecting him this weekend and he doesn't have to cancel now and let the cat out of the bag that MU isn't his choice and just cancel later. I'd love to see the kid come to MU though, another nice addition for the Big East.

And that was quite the run-on sentence.

I know what you are saying.  And a guy just switched his pick to Miami on 247.

So maybe I'll just wait til Friday and stop trying to read the tea leaves.  

[Stretchdeltsig]

Fingers are crossed!

[icheights]

SIAP but this Rivals article would make it seem like he is going to Miami:

Saltsburg (PA) Kiski School center/power forward Satchel Pierce took an official visit to Miami this past weekend.

Now the question is whether it will be enough to turn him into a Hurricane.

Pierce says his plan is to announce a decision this week.

"The visit went great," Pierce said. "I liked just being able to meet coach L (Jim Larranaga) and his whole staff in person. And I liked the team. We just hung out with the team. I sat down and talked with them about how they play and how the coaches coach and all that good stuff."

He previously took one other visit, to Pittsburgh, and he isn't ruling out visiting Marquette either ... if he decides to put off announcing a decision.

Asked what kind of shape UM is in to land his commitment, Pierce says "in real good shape."

Why is that?

"I like the way they develop their players," Pierce said. "When I went down there I went in the weight room and I liked how they do individual workouts with the players. And I loved the campus."

He also attended the football game against Wake Forest.

"That was a real good game," he said. "It was excitating, a lot better than other games I'd been to."

Last season Pierce averaged 13 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks per game.

"I copy my game after Tim Duncan," he says.

He landed over 20 offers during the recruiting process, including Kansas State, Texas Tech and James Madison.

"He's got great hands, great size," Kiski School coach Darren Freedman said. "He's really good shot blocker, rebounds well. One of his best assets is he really has a great feel for scoring in the post. He's very skilled for a big. He's come a long way and is just getting better. He hasn't even got close to his ceiling and he's one of the nation's top big men."

[MarsupialMadness]

SIAP but this Rivals article would make it seem like he is going to Miami:

Interesting read, thanks for posting.

[CreightonWarrior]

stop trying to read the tea leaves.  

But that is the very essence of recruiting! It truly is the worst

[Otule's Glass Eye]

I'm not feeling good about this.