Recruiting as of 4/15/25

[Otule's Glass Eye]

Here's a local name to remember in the coming years: Tayshawn Bridges

[Lennys Tap]

At least you're consistent, my friend!

Mike - I pick things up where your signature ends:

You may say I'm logical
But I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And Scoop will live as one

[JakeBarnes]

I might run up to St. Cloud, MN tomorrow to see Milwaukee Washington (Foster, Long) and Park Center (Dain Dainja), among others. Big tourney - Granite City Classic.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts. Let us know if you see Wojo and co!

[We R Final Four]

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts. Let us know if you see Wojo and co!

Wojo was at the Al today—saw him at the Women's game.

[MU82]

Mike - I pick things up where your signature ends:

You may say I'm logical
But I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And Scoop will live as one

Nicely done.

With musical chops like those, I can't believe you "lost" Scarlett Johansson!

[Herman Cain]

I might run up to St. Cloud, MN tomorrow to see Milwaukee Washington (Foster, Long) and Park Center (Dain Dainja), among others. Big tourney - Granite City Classic.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.sctimes.com/amp/2427202002

[MuMark]

https://www.prepcircuit.com/news_article/show/980806

[Lennys Tap]

Nicely done.

With musical chops like those, I can't believe you "lost" Scarlett Johansson!

Can't lose someone you never went after - I'm still with (45 years later) the only one I ever offered. Lucky me.

[MuMark]

Can't lose what you never had..........recruit or wife.

[MU82]

Can't lose what you never had..........recruit or wife.

Much too logical.

[GoldenEagle323]

Devontes cobbs C/O 2022 local kid from milwaukee plays at shadow mountain HS in Arizona, remember the name

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Old target Bruno Fernando looked awfully good for the Terps tonight.

[Lennys Tap]

Can't lose what you never had..........recruit or wife.

So you're dating Sharon at school and Bob is dating her at home. At her graduation you both show up with a ring. She accepts his and says no to you. Your reaction would really be "No big deal, can't lose what you never had"? Don't think so.

[dw3dw3dw3]

Speaking of not losing what you never had.... Tyrese Haliburton, seems like would have been a very getable prospect from Oshkosh North.
Can't really even find much about us even kicking the tires. Happy we have McEwen in the fold to run the point these next two years, but seems like we missed out on an easy one there. Already showing up in draft sites as a potential one and done (Stepian, SI). 

[MU82]

So you're dating Sharon at school and Bob is dating her at home. At her graduation you both show up with a ring. She accepts his and says no to you. Your reaction would really be "No big deal, can't lose what you never had"? Don't think so.

So you're one of 20 boys who has been dating Sharon. She accepts somebody's marriage proposal. Your reaction would be, "Damn, I had her. My loss is so profound!"?

[GGGG]

Speaking of not losing what you never had.... Tyrese Haliburton, seems like would have been a very getable prospect from Oshkosh North.
Can't really even find much about us even kicking the tires. Happy we have McEwen in the fold to run the point these next two years, but seems like we missed out on an easy one there. Already showing up in draft sites as a potential one and done (Stepian, SI). 

Late bloomer.  Had a couple of Horizon and MAC offers until he took off in the summer of 2017. 

I don't think we had any openings either.  The class of Joey and Brendan was already set and the Haanif and Harry departures had yet to occur.  (Which opened up spots for the JC and Koby transfers.)

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

So you're one of 20 boys who has been dating Sharon. She accepts somebody's marriage proposal. Your reaction would be, "Damn, I had her. My loss is so profound!"?

Yep. Recruiting is pretty much like the Bachelorette. 

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Late bloomer.  Had a couple of Horizon and MAC offers until he took off in the summer of 2017. 

I don't think we had any openings either.  The class of Joey and Brendan was already set and the Haanif and Harry departures had yet to occur.  (Which opened up spots for the JC and Koby transfers.)

Correct.

Wisconsin fans are also lamenting that they never went after Haliburton after Herro flipped to Kentucky.

[GGGG]

Correct.

Wisconsin fans are also lamenting that they never went after Haliburton after Herro flipped to Kentucky.

That would have required them to recruit a kid who verbally committed elsewhere.  Isn't that against one of their unwritten rules?

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

That would have required them to recruit a kid who verbally committed elsewhere.  Isn't that against one of their unwritten rules?

The thinking is Gard should have had a better feel that Herro would decommit and Hauser would choose MU.  Gard needed to get his foot in the door before the verbal to ISU.

[tower912]

By that logic, Lenny, I have actually lost billions of dollars in lottery winnings because I didn't win. 

[brewcity77]

That would have required them to recruit a kid who verbally committed elsewhere.  Isn't that against one of their unwritten rules?

No, that rule only applies when they have secured a verbal commit, not when pursuing someone else's verbal commit.

[GGGG]

The thinking is Gard should have had a better feel that Herro would decommit and Hauser would choose MU.  Gard needed to get his foot in the door before the verbal to ISU.

Yeah I know.  Just being a smarta$$.

[Lennys Tap]

So you're one of 20 boys who has been dating Sharon. She accepts somebody's marriage proposal. Your reaction would be, "Damn, I had her. My loss is so profound!"?

C'mon, Mike. If you're one of 20, it's not the same as being a "finalist". If you don't see being eliminated a year out along with 20 others as different from being essentially left at the altar (think Mannion and Grimes) I don't know what to say. I'll guarantee you that Wojo and Stan felt those losses profoundly. Why shouldn't we? Doesn't mean you don't pick yourself up, carry on, etc. - but it's not a "no big deal, no loss" feeling for coaches or fans - and it shouldn't be.

[Lennys Tap]

By that logic, Lenny, I have actually lost billions of dollars in lottery winnings because I didn't win.

Tower - anyone who views winning the lottery as a type of competition will not just lose in that endeavor but also in the game of life. Nobody (with a brain) pours their heart and soul into winning the lottery. It's total chance and the odds against you are more than 300,000,000 to 1.

Winning (or losing) the girl of your dreams against another suitor, a prized recruit against another school or a game against another team are not (logically) remotely the same thing as winning (or "losing") the lottery.