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Re: [Hoops] Coaching Carousel - gender issues - 16 years ago
That is a direct quote from Brian Delaney. But I am sure you know what he meant.by CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: [Hoops] Coaching Carousel - 16 years ago
Sounds like from this article that Steve intends to stay put. I guess we will see...by CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: Cornell Basketball Recruiting War - 16 years ago
Well, our source close to the situation told us that Mitchell was admitted during the fall. So--- we are doubtful that it was an academic issue. It could have been a battle over his financial aid and that his family felt that Cornell was not interested enough "to up" the award package. Again, just speculation. But doubtful that this was an issue of Cornell losing interest in his tby CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: Cornell Basketball Recruiting War - 16 years ago
Read the latest story on The Cornell Basketball Blog. ArizonaPreps.com is now reporting that Watt backed out of his verbal because "Cornell lost interest in Watt." Just speculating--- but wondering if this was an admissions issue.by CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: Cornell Basketball Recruiting War - 16 years ago
Mitchell Watt ends up committing to U. Buffalo over Cornell and Rutgers. Odd decision.by CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: Basketball Update - 16 years ago
Yup. First two in Atlanta, then 3rd in Ithaca. But the Paul Hewitt (upstate NY) connection helped get that game.by CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: Basketball Update - 16 years ago
He is trying to get some bigs to come (2-for-1 deals), but they still don't want to come.by CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: Basketball Update - 16 years ago
Yup-- and under the NIT's new format--- all 16 teams are guaranteed 4 games. There will be loser brackets. Semi fials are at Madison Square Garden. Loser brackets will be held at various campus sites of participating teams. Cornell can expect a mixture of very strong "high majors" and mid-majors in the field. Steve said that he is having trouble getting teams to come to Ithacby CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: Basketball Update - 16 years ago
Homecoming for Ryan Wittman. But will his dad still be employed in Minnesota?by CornellFan - Other Sports
Basketball Update - 16 years ago
Games for next season include the following-- The Preseason NIT (under new format it guarantees 4 quality opponents/games for Cornell), at Indiana, at Minnesota, at Syracuse, at Siena. Other games are in the works.by CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: Cornell Basketball Recruiting War - 16 years ago
Actually, the athletes do get tentative financial packages before the rest of the student body.by CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: Cornell Basketball Recruiting War - 16 years ago
Watt clarified his position. He says he turned down Cornell because of the lack of scholarship. However, he does not explain why he would commit to Cornell in the first place when he knew a scholarship would never be a possibility.by CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: Cornell Basketball Recruiting War - 16 years ago
Mitchell Watt is not picking Rutgers because its philosophy department is rated 6 spots higher than Cornell's or because he would be just a short 45 minute ride from NYC. He has clearly stated that this about the Big East conference. Never once did he mention money as an issue. In fact, we know it is not an issue because he gave Cornell a verbal commitment in November (when he had scholarshiby CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: Cornell Basketball Recruiting War - 16 years ago
He has not committed yet--- but the article seems to indicate that is the direction he is headed.by CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: Cornell Basketball Recruiting War - 16 years ago
Ugarte: YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT on the ArizonaPreps analysis. With respect to Carter-- I followed his career closely. Rutgers, as you noted, was A-10 back then. Further, the A-10 was pretty damn bad in those years. So--- Carter's choosing Rutgers back then was not the same as Watt choosing Rutgers today.by CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: Cornell Basketball Recruiting War - 16 years ago
ArizonaPreps is part of the Rivals.com network of websites. First-- they are publishers/journalists. Second-- they host camps/clinics/tournaments. They have a vested interest in getting Arizona kids into the top conferences. because the more recognition the State of Arizona receives as a hotbed for talent, the more colleges and fans will subscribe to ArizonaPreps.com's content and attby CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: Cornell Basketball Recruiting War - 16 years ago
There is definitely a fine line between what is and what is not appropriate. I think we are taking a similar path that publishers on ESPN, Scout.com and Rivals.com take when discussing these recruits. We are not attacking Mitchell personally--- just questioning the wisdom of a possible college decision. I don't think that is inappropriate discussion. That said-- he has not yet made a fiby CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: Cornell Basketball Recruiting War - 16 years ago
Is Rutgers big time? They have not appeared in the NCAA Tournament since 1991. The Scarlet Knights finished 2007-2008 with a miserable 11-20 overall record and 3-15 mark in the Big East, which included lowly losses to Rider and St. Peter's and narrow wins over Dartmouth (55-50), Princeton (54-50), Lafayette (90-79) and NJIT (65-55). (Cornell beat Dartmouth, Princeton and NJIT by larger marginsby CornellFan - Other Sports
Cornell Basketball Recruiting War - 16 years ago
I posted the article below on The Cornell Basketball Blog. Curious if anyone on here has any reaction to it. This is a recruit Cornell really, really wanted. By ArizonaPreps.com March 26, 2008 Desert Edge HS (Goodyear, AZ) 6-foot-9 senior forward Mitchell Watt reopened his recruitment after committing to Cornell University in the fall of 2007. Watt decided to explore his options in oby CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: Cornell Hoops on ESPN (video) - 16 years ago
Another Cornell video:by CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: Cornell Hoops on ESPN (video) - 16 years ago
It must be over.... Joe Lunardi picks Stanford in this video:by CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: selection sunday on now..... - 16 years ago
And before Jeff Foote was eligible...by CornellFan - Other Sports
Cornell Hoops on ESPN (video) - 16 years ago
Just one of dozens of videos and news stories recently posted on my blog.by CornellFan - Other Sports
FOOTE and GORE - 16 years ago
Are both juniors academically, but both were red-shirts last season. Accordingly-- the starting 5 of Dale, Wittman, Gore, Tyler and Foote will be eligible together for 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. I am not making any predictions, but we have the tools to three-peat. At the very least, we will be competitive for the next couple of seasons, that at least makes the team fun to watch.by CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: All Ivy Hoops - 16 years ago
Josh, Not picking a fight with you or anything, but I was telling people on this board about Foote all summer and I was pretty much written off. I am not here to say, "I told you so" (after all, I picked Cornell for 3rd), but Foote's play was not a surprise to those of us who followed him during the preseason. And as a big man, he has a huge upside. Another two years of work oby CornellFan - Other Sports
Re: All Ivy Hoops - 16 years ago
There is no award for Ivy coach of the year (from the league), but on our Blog I posted that Steve was nominated for national mid major coach of the year.by CornellFan - Other Sports
All Ivy Hoops - 16 years ago
Dale MVP, Wittman also on 1st team, Foote and Gore on 2nd team. cornellbigred.com ivyleaguesports.comby CornellFan - Other Sports
BBall article - 16 years ago
Just one of hundreds in the last week or so...by CornellFan - Other Sports