[Th3rd]

any bets on who signs first today? or throughout the signing period

[jcmanson]

Chris Perez

[Th3rd]

Chris Perez

id agree, though i would love for Ovie to be first just cause that would be relieving

[olldflame]

I would think the recruit most likely to sign today is Perez. He is a former teammate of Minaya, who is almost certainly staying because he has used his transfer year. As far as Vander Pol is concerned, no news is good news. I wouldn't expect any announcement for status quo. If we hear anything, it will be that he has asked for his release, which I don't expect. As a post player, the coaching change is almost certainly a good thing for him, and hopefully he is smart enough to see that. I think Soko and Barnes are a lot more iffy, but you can be pretty sure that Layer has some players on his list we haven't heard about yet.

[jcmanson]

Vander Pol will be here. I think we only get one between Soko and Barnes.

[Th3rd]

I would think the recruit most likely to sign today is Perez. He is a former teammate of Minaya, who is almost certainly staying because he has used his transfer year. As far as Vander Pol is concerned, no news is good news. I wouldn't expect any announcement for status quo. If we hear anything, it will be that he has asked for his release, which I don't expect. As a post player, the coaching change is almost certainly a good thing for him, and hopefully he is smart enough to see that. I think Soko and Barnes are a lot more iffy, but you can be pretty sure that Layer has some players on his list we haven't heard about yet.

yea, Vander Pol will be here, just trust me on that one...
Also I think that Layer does have some guys we havent discussed so dont be surprised if a guy signs out of nowhere

[Hold My Own]

Barnes will not be signing with LU today or any other day...and that doesnt mean it was solely his decision.


Yesterday I found out about a Patrick Konan from the pipeline that dried up being Florida. haha...he's from Rock Christian and I have been told he is a young version of Smitty...I like the way that sounds!

Patrick, Joel, Per should all sign here soon


Oh as far as Soko goes, I dont think anyone is going to be getting him...being from overseas may have reared its ugly head again

[jcmanson]

HMO, Joel's already signed back in November.

[LUconn]

ESPN says Konan is 2010 http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiti ... son%3d2010

Also, Konan is an awesome name.

[jcmanson]

Konan is a Layer recruit. Marquette was looking at him although there wasn’t an offer on the table. He had offers from North Florida and one other D1 school that is slipping my mind.

[jcmanson]

I think Konan will be playing next season. He is a senior in high school this year. I read something stating that he was considering doing a year of prep school, which may be why ESPN has him listed as a 2010 prospect.

He is originally from the Ivory Coast and is fluent in French.

[Chris Lang]

Konan will sign today, per an article in the Gainesville Sun:

http://www.gainesville.com/article/2009 ... -NFL-Draft

It's the third item in the article.

[jcmanson]

He chose Liberty over scholarship offers from Stetson, Utah State, North Florida and Florida International.

The Big South Conference’s Flames appeared to be on the outside of Konan’s recruitment until new coach Dale Layer (hired April decided to make the 6-foot-5 swingman a recruiting priority, flying to Gainesville quickly for an in-home meeting that won over Konan.

[SuperJon]

The Big South Conference’s Flames appeared to be on the outside of Konan’s recruitment until new coach Dale Layer (hired April decided to make the 6-foot-5 swingman a recruiting priority, flying to Gainesville quickly for an in-home meeting that won over Konan.

And that's what some of us have been saying all along about Coach Layer having someone that wasn't Big East level but could play here.

[Hold My Own]

We beat Isiah Thomas out for a recruit! Haha

[Hold My Own]

What I heard was it doesnt look like he will qualify. That can include a lot of things. Visa's not being approved, grades, transcripts who knows...this happens all the time with foreign players

[Chris Lang]

Transcripts and classes and credits transferring from one country to the other is generally the biggest issue.

[SuperJon]

Transcripts and classes and credits transferring from one country to the other is generally the biggest issue.

That's one of the big reasons he didn't sign with us in the fall.

[LUconn]

The NCAA clearinghouse isn't exactly a fast moving organization either. I posted an article probably a year and a half ago about a recruit that played at the Heat Academy in Martinsville, and he just got cleared to play for the 2nd semester of next year, back in late January. It took them that long.

[LUconn]

Konan led the Class 1A state semifinalist Lions in scoring and rebounding and also was one of the area’s most spectacular dunkers.

[dompennix]

So we are signing Konan today? I'm confused

[SuperJon]

So we are signing Konan today? I'm confused

Read the article. If you're confused after that, something is wrong.

[dompennix]

So we are signing Konan today? I'm confused

Read the article. If you're confused after that, something is wrong.

When i clicked on the link it was something about the NFL draft, something must be wrong

[SuperJon]

Read Chris' post. It said it's the third item in the article.

[dompennix]

Read Chris' post. It said it's the third item in the article.

Oh gotcha, I thought the article was all about the NFL thing so i clicked out. I need to read peoples post better