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Post by jd369 on Oct 1, 2009 19:48:13 GMT -5
While Jelan is my favorite target by far, would love to have Roscoe here but i think he's overrated...
How do scholarship offers work? Correct me if im wrong, but I think Gtown just has a single available scholarship. Is that just for the first taker whoever it might be (Jelan, Smith, etc.) or do schools set priorities and place offers on hold (the offer is there if Roscoe doesnt sign with us)?
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Post by SFHoya99 on Oct 1, 2009 20:37:24 GMT -5
They work however the staff wants them to work. There's no rules around verbals, certainly, and the school isn't committed to anything until they give a formal offer of financial aid, which at least doesn't happen until signing day, I'd think.
Schools do all sorts of things. Tell many players they have an offer, and take the first to commit. Take more than they can technically have (though I haven't seen GU do this). Tell a player they have an offer, but it is "behind" another player. Tell a player they have an offer contingent on something. Or a mix of all of the above.
Top schools often "offer" a whole lot of kids, but there are only a few kids who have an offer that they could call today and be accepted. A whole lot more have "offers" that someone can commit later on, if someone else doesn't come, etc.
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Post by jd369 on Oct 2, 2009 0:30:28 GMT -5
Thanks SFHoya, very helpful
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Post by prhoya on Oct 2, 2009 11:01:49 GMT -5
Correct me if im wrong, but I think Gtown just has a single available scholarship. The general consensus around here is that this is Monroe's final year, meaning we'll know after the basketball season if there's another open scholarship.
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Post by alexd on Oct 6, 2009 12:27:45 GMT -5
Smith is not visiting Duke this weekend as originally planned. He may still visit them in November. By then, Duke may have Barnes wrapped up. It looks like it might be down to UCONN and GU.
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Post by williambraskyiii on Oct 6, 2009 12:35:39 GMT -5
any word on how roscoe's visit went?
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Oct 6, 2009 12:44:06 GMT -5
i suggest checking out balla's board.
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Post by cdnhoya on Oct 6, 2009 12:59:24 GMT -5
how do i find balla's board?
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Post by EasyEd on Oct 6, 2009 13:18:10 GMT -5
It basically says don't expect to see Roscoe at Georgetown but that's good news so hold your breath while Balla withholds what's good to come in place of Roscoe.
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Post by cdnhoya on Oct 6, 2009 13:49:13 GMT -5
hmmm, suspenseful...thanks ed
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Post by strummer8526 on Oct 6, 2009 16:44:42 GMT -5
It basically says don't expect to see Roscoe at Georgetown but that's good news so hold your breath while Balla withholds what's good to come in place of Roscoe. That is the perfect summary of Balla's Nostradamus-like nonsense.
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Post by gtowndynasty on Oct 6, 2009 20:25:14 GMT -5
Are there no resident experts on this board?! Im sure someone has to know something. Dont hide the ball!!
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Post by MJGHoya on Oct 7, 2009 13:38:11 GMT -5
If I remember correctly...after the Riley decommittment didn't Balla suggest that good news or a big surprise was in store for the spring. Was the good news ever revealed?
Was it that he thought Summers was staying, Monroe was staying, or an unnamed recruit was signing in the spring?
Anyone else remember this?
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Post by dcc33 on Oct 7, 2009 14:02:57 GMT -5
I think it was Hollis coming in early, but I could be wrong.
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Oct 7, 2009 14:04:32 GMT -5
Yeah dcc is correct I believe.
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Post by prhoya on Oct 7, 2009 16:12:59 GMT -5
Correct.
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Post by chep3 on Oct 23, 2009 9:11:20 GMT -5
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Oct 23, 2009 10:35:00 GMT -5
no duke has 4 seniors plus will probalby lose singler to the draft so that gives them 5 openings they have thorton, hairston, and now irving they have room to take 2 more if needed.
so not officially or numerically, but i do not believe they'll play together.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Oct 23, 2009 10:38:38 GMT -5
I love how Irving vociferously denied this about two days ago just so he could have some ridiculous press conference. How much ego do these kids have?
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Post by damnhoya on Oct 23, 2009 12:08:45 GMT -5
If Barnes goes to Duke (which he probably will), Roscoe won't be going there.
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