Newest Kool Aid recruiting thread

[collegecoach8502]

Generally coaches offer a number of players within a talent group. If they have 3 scholarships, some schools may offer 20+ kids. I am guessing Davidson does the same, but probably a narrower group. Regardless, more offers than scholarships available. First 3 to accept are those we welcome in the fall. A coach may make multiple offers to a group and first two guys that accept are the ones go with, all while holding out on the third scholarship for someone special.

[BDL]

If Dallion (and/or Justice) wanted to be Davidson Wildcats, they’d be Davidson Wildcats. At the end of the day though, I think it’s important to remember that whoever McKillop brings in we will have a competitive team.

Just look at last year, we lost out on our priority big man recruit, Riley Battin, and snagged Luka... pretty good result if you ask me.

[BDL]

If Dallion (and/or Justice) wanted to be Davidson Wildcats, they’d be Davidson Wildcats. At the end of the day though, I think it’s important to remember that whoever McKillop brings in we will have a competitive team.

Just look at last year, we lost out on our priority big man recruit, Riley Battin, and snagged Luka... pretty good result if you ask me.

Last point: everyone should read this article

https://www.cbssports.com/college-baske ... ssion=true.

A lot of guys are gonna pick P6 teams just because they’re big schools. Best of luck to Dallion, Riley Battin, Hunter Tyson, etc but bigger is not always better and Davidson basketball will always be a better program than the Penn States, Boston Colleges, and Northwesterns of the world as long as McKillop is coach (and likely afterwards too).

[mccabemi]

Generally coaches offer a number of players within a talent group. If they have 3 scholarships, some schools may offer 20+ kids. I am guessing Davidson does the same, but probably a narrower group. Regardless, more offers than scholarships available. First 3 to accept are those we welcome in the fall. A coach may make multiple offers to a group and first two guys that accept are the ones go with, all while holding out on the third scholarship for someone special.

I find it instructive to watch the offers and read the tea leaves. If we start making additional offers after a couple of months with recruit 1A, it is likely one of two reasons: 1A has said “no thank you” or 1A has been asked to make a decision so that we can move on to 1b. This is just the nature of the recruiting beast. 1A is being asked to decide so that we don’t have to move to option 2A in January.

[Sir Walter Cat]

If Dallion (and/or Justice) wanted to be Davidson Wildcats, they’d be Davidson Wildcats. At the end of the day though, I think it’s important to remember that whoever McKillop brings in we will have a competitive team.

Just look at last year, we lost out on our priority big man recruit, Riley Battin, and snagged Luka... pretty good result if you ask me.

Last point: everyone should read this article

https://www.cbssports.com/college-baske ... ssion=true.

Good read. 'You could sit next to Roy Williams and get a good story. But he hasn't slid off an armband in his f'ing career.' Don't know who the anonymous coach is, but bless him.

[rbarney]

Judging from the language, I would doubt the coach was McKillop.

[BDF]

Judging from the language, I would doubt the coach was McKillop.

As well as the cynicism.

[collegecoach8502]

Judging from the language, I would doubt the coach was McKillop.

Disregarding the language, there is nothing in this article that would indicate it is Davidson/Bob

[GoalCat]

Thanks for the insight, and especially that recruiting diary, very interesting stuff. In reading that, it really hit at the essence of my curiousness with how recruiting "offers" work. Sounds like a Davidson offer is a firm offer. How do the major-major schools finagle "qualified offers"? I mean, you're either offered or not offered ... unless the coaches are flat-out telling kids that they are being given "lower offers" that are contingent upon the response from "higher offers" ... in which case, they are not actually being offered.

[stevelee]

We've surely had offers before that went away when someone else accepted their offer first. Likely suspects are when announcements are made almost back to back.

[GoalCat]

Yes, but the distinction appears to be that Davidson's multiple offers are "equal offers", with the first one to accept being given the scholarship. The major-major comparison was of "unequal offers", whereby not every offer-holder actually had the ability to accept a scholarship by simply saying "yes". If they did say "yes", the "lower offers" would be told that they had to wait until others decided.

Super excited to see what's next for us!

[Wildcat92]

My favorite part of that article is the coach looking at another coach from his conference and telling a *reporter* on the record "See that guy? If his house burned down there'd be 11 suspects. He's that guy."

[raptorcat]

Judging from the language, I would doubt the coach was McKillop.

Disregarding the language, there is nothing in this article that would indicate it is Davidson/Bob

It's definitely not our Bob. The quotes, if verbatim, don't fit the syntax that he normally uses. And even when he is speaking in unguarded moments, he's not dropping F-bombs.

[chantillycat]

My favorite part of that article is the coach looking at another coach from his conference and telling a *reporter* on the record "See that guy? If his house burned down there'd be 11 suspects. He's that guy."

I took that to mean he's from a 12-team conference. That would narrow it down a little bit, at least.

Thanks for sharing, BDL. Fun read.

[RichmondCat]

My favorite part of that article is the coach looking at another coach from his conference and telling a *reporter* on the record "See that guy? If his house burned down there'd be 11 suspects. He's that guy."

I took that to mean he's from a 12-team conference. That would narrow it down a little bit, at least.

Thanks for sharing, BDL. Fun read.

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