Like it or not you can do damage to the program

[BM1090]

Vander cited the Badgers forums as a reason he didn't recommit

[Boozemon Barro]

The best way to ruin a message board is to censor all negative thought.

[RushmoreAcademy]

This is classic.
The recruits don't care what a handful of blowhards say.

Self-importance much?

[Skitch]

Wasn't the original poster the one quoted in another thread sending tweets to Ahmed Hill?  Maybe you should stop directly contacting recruits on Twitter and then you can tell the rest of us how to act.

[MU82]

Yup, that would be my argument.  If MU loses recruits because of message board banter, than those same recruits aren't going to see anything differently on any other message board.  Otherwise the argument is that recruits are really sensitive to Marquette posters, but don't care what the posters on other boards say about them.  That doesn't pass the smell test.

Any recruit who is such a wuss that he would make his decision based on the Internet ramblings of anonymous dopes (present company included) isn't tough enough to play for the Warriors. Let him go to Dayton!

[keefe]

If it is so true, there should be like so many examples.  Feel free to provide some

Jams

There is one that I do know of. Kid's mom didn't like some of what she read. He's at PC now.

[tower912]

Jams

There is one that I do know of. Kid's mom didn't like some of what she read. He's at PC now.

Derosiers?    And ramblings of the badger boards contributed to Blue's decision to not go to UW.   

[keefe]

Derosiers?   

Yea

[Avenue Commons]

Message boards and internet reports can work against Wojo's efforts to bring the current players together and recruit prospects.  Over the years it has actually cost MU recruits.

Name one recruit lost bc of MQ message boards.

[SWARM!]

Jams

There is one that I do know of. Kid's mom didn't like some of what she read. He's at PC now.

And he blows. Do we get a pat on the back now?

[ChicosBailBonds]

Vander cited the Badgers forums as a reason he didn't recommit

Did he cite them for the reason he decommitted in the first place?

[ChicosBailBonds]

Jams

There is one that I do know of. Kid's mom didn't like some of what she read. He's at PC now.

I don't know if you are brilliant ( I think you are some days) or just got lucky on this one, but really....he's at "PC" now.  You meant Providence, or you put PC there as the ultimate pun?

You win the internet today.

[keefe]

I don't know if you are brilliant ( I think you are some days) or just got lucky on this one, but really....he's at "PC" now.  You meant Providence, or you put PC there as the ultimate pun?

You win the internet today.

Pun intended, Jams.

[keefe]

Name one recruit lost bc of MQ message boards.

Sam Bowie

Scooter

Walt Downing

Joe Barry Carroll

[Groin_pull]

Sam Bowie

Scooter

Walt Downing

Joe Barry Carroll

You forgot Ricky Olsen and Rod Foster.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Sam Bowie

Scooter

Walt Downing

Joe Barry Carroll

Don't forget Wilt Chamberlain and George Mikan.  The DePaul message boards showering love ultimately sealed the deal for Mikan.  Bastards.

[4everwarriors]

Then let's just spell out the new rules. This needs to be a 100% rah-rah, wave-your-pom-poms board.

The expression of opinions—especially negative ones—will not be tolerated.

Don't want this to turn into Dodds Gestapo Board. Got banned umpteen years ago for stating, "who the hell is IWB." Guess I was slightly ahead of the curve, aina?

[keefe]

Don't want this to turn into Dodds Gestapo Board. Got banned umpteen years ago for stating, "who the hell is IWB." Guess I was slightly ahead of the curve, aina?

Exactly.

BTW, I was curious why Tulsa posted this here so I looked over at Dodds Board and while he posted the same message there it was with the caveat that "the message was really for the Scoop Board..."

I mean, WTF?

There is a reason this place is a lot more fun. And actually has informed discussion.

[esotericmindguy]

Message boards and internet reports can work against Wojo's efforts to bring the current players together and recruit prospects.  Over the years it has actually cost MU recruits.

Couple things. First, I don't believe this. There is no way internet boards are the sole reason a player doesn't attend a school. Kids might mention it, but there are likely other factors that prevent them. Chat boards are an easy target. Much easier to say that then bash the school, city, etc.

Second, if They, in fact, don't attend MU because some gibroni says something stupid on scoop, then good riddance. Not mentally tough. If they can't handle that, how the hell will they handle the rigors of major college basketball.

[Tums Festival]

Name one recruit lost bc of MQ message boards.

Didn't know Mequon had message boards about college basketball players. Learn something new every day.

[muhoops1]

Message boards and internet reports can work against Wojo's efforts to bring the current players together and recruit prospects.  Over the years it has actually cost MU recruits.

I like it.  If a kid doesn't want to come to MU because of something said on a message board, how is that same kid going to handle the pressure of a college course load and actual games. 

[goldeneagle91114]

If this is true, then we all need to start creating accounts on other basketball boards and troll 110%

[Wojo'sMojo]

If anything, this board hypes these recruits into better players than they really are. Potential recruits get their youtube highlights posted on here and everyone talks about them like they are the greatest player to ever lace them up. There isn't very much negativity when talking about potential recruits. Now talking about our former coaches, lots of negativity and most deservedly so!

[77ncaachamps]

If this is true, then we all need to start creating accounts on other basketball boards and troll 110%

All joking aside there is an underlying truth there: kids need to lock up their damn tweets and facebook accounts.

They're part of the reason there's unfettered access (love and hate) to their accounts and, understandably, emotions.

You don't like what someone says? Block them. Report them.
You can't be sure they represent who they say they are.

But they just want the love...they want to feel wanted...
Which is all baloney when the coach you support decides to leave.
HE left the university; the university didn't fire him.

Some people these days...use the gray matter and grow a pair.

[KenoshaWarrior]

If this is true, then we all need to start creating accounts on other basketball boards and troll 110%

I will go first I will register on Badgermaniac and be known as Swenson and take shots at Diamond Stone saying how much better Ellenson is.  Of course I will do this all with thinly veiled racism.