ISU loses Walker, McFarland to follow?

[cycloneworld]

Originally Posted by hfthomp

Didn't we also sign that little white kid from Nebraska?

LOL. I don't know why, but I found this hilarious. Probably because it's so politically correct...I love it.

[cyclonedrew]

Montrel Clark may 180 but we do have a weight room. He can use it if he has skill on the basketball court. Walker wasn't exactly Brent Curvey. He was a bit on the slender side as well. Also last I checked Kevin Garnett woould probably get pushed around by Homan also. Then again maybe he would just school Homan without having to get pushed around.

[Jeremy]

Sorry guys about making a prediction with a percentage on it. I never should have done that and it obviously made me look foolish today:) My 95% was based on feedback Kenton himself had been giving as well as those around him. He really liked ISU but Creighton just had more for him in the end. I'll make sure not to put those type of numbers out there anymore as it's not only foolish but innacurate in the fact that nobody truly ever knows whats up with these kids until it's official.

[ISUFan22]

Originally Posted by Jeremy

Sorry guys about making a prediction with a percentage on it. I never should have done that and it obviously made me look foolish today:) My 95% was based on feedback Kenton himself had been giving as well as those around him. He really liked ISU but Creighton just had more for him in the end. I'll make sure not to put those type of numbers out there anymore as it's not only foolish but innacurate in the fact that nobody truly ever knows whats up with these kids until it's official.

What...now you're not allowed to speculate like the rest of us? Bull!

To those of you on Jeremy's back about is previous thoughts that we were almost a shoe-in for Walker - get off his back.

I saw many times he stated he thought for sure we'd get Walker but also followed it up with "but I'm not 100% sure on that". All he had to go on was the information he was getting from Walker and others in the program.

I saw guys on CN say the same things about Walker. So it went the other way...and now we rip on a guy bringing us the information?

Well...don't complain when next time you want to know more details and Jeremy withholds some of the info.

[cyclonedrew]

I want my money back.

[ss]

ahhh nothing foolish about it. thats prob. where he was at when u talked with him.....alot can change overnight...i agree with alot of others, if they want to ride on the bus we call "hilton magic" than great, if not, bye.

[pttb]

You're talking about dealing with 17-19 year olds...these kids have a mind of their own and can choose what they want to and when. They say they are going to do one thing and then turn around with another idea and go with it.

Coach McDermott has said before, he didn't want to go into the family business of farming b/c of the unpredictable nature of weather, market, etc...so instead he got in the business where 18-22 year old kids determine his future! :) I'm sure there are plenty of plans in place since Walker didn't commit.

[crash_zone]

keep putting the percentages! You have a better idea than I do about if they will/won't be cyclones in the future - so put a % basis, and we can all assume that cyclone fans are smart enough to realize that those are best estimates/guesses at this time. Just don't pull any of those "something really big happend, but I'm not telling" thing again. Those are frustrating.

[arganbright2]

This is exactly why im pissed that Marsden and Thompson have scholarships. I knew eventually we would get screwed over. Neither of them are good at all, they just happen to be 6'10. I think both of them could be average players if they went to Drake, but I don't see any of them contributing anything on a big 12 basketball court. Seeing those two gives me hope. I only have to hit a 9 inch growth spurt and I can play division one basketball.

[mustangcy]

I have total trust in GMAC but why are we competing and losing players to mid-level programs like Creighton and Idaho...ok, Creighton I can see but Idaho?

Also, where is everyone getting the information that these players are so good? I see people posting about "how they really hope we get this kid"...has anyone seen them play other than random internet clips? Not trying to pass judgement, I really just don't understand.

[BryceC]

I think a lot of people want them because that is who ISU is persuing, and if they are good enough for McD, they are pretty much good enough for the people around here too. As it should be.

[billdo00]

if they only way i could get excited about potential recruits was seeing them first hand then i'd be a very scared boy for basketball season. i trust our coaches judgement and from what i can tell from some videos alot of these kids are legit

[Wesley]

Originally Posted by 9seven

That is terrbible news! I was so excited for the recruiting class and now it looks like we might not sign any of the 3 remaining studs we all thought we were getting???

Clones have some competition down the street....Altman appears to be a lot like McDermott in their approach to basketball.

Walker will be playing home games in the 17,500 seat Quest Center. Creighton has sold 14,000 season tickets to date (more than twice as many as nebraska). Fan support is better for Creighton than the Clones: http://www.gocreighton.com/sports/co...articleID=5193

Creighton’s average attendance figures in 2005-06 were better than each team that qualified for the 2006 Final Four, as well as major-conference schools around the Midwest such as Iowa, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Minnesota.

1500 seats have been added which will proabbly be filled. Do not be surprised that attendance matches Kansas this year.
http://www.gocreighton.com/sports/co...articleID=5351

Going to Rainbow Classic instead of Cyclone Challenge:
http://www.gocreighton.com/sports/co...articleID=5306
Better airport to fly to Las vegas from school...

2005-06 Men’s Basketball Attendance Leaders

Rank School G Attendance Average
1. Kentucky 15 341,445 22,763
2. Syracuse 19 410,153 21,587
3. North Carolina 17 344,071 20,239
4. Louisville 22 402,963 18,316
5. Tennessee 15 269,310 17,954
6. Maryland 17 291,961 17,174
7. Wisconsin 16 274,272 17,142
8. Indiana 13 220,343 16,949
9. Illinois 16 265,888 16,618
10. Kansas 16 260,800 16,300

11. Ohio St. 17 261,622 15,389
12. Arkansas 16 239,336 14,958
13. Memphis 20 297,328 14,866
14. Michigan St. 14 206,626 14,759
15. Wake Forest 18 263,970 14,665
16. Arizona 14 204,213 14,586
17. North Carolina St. 18 260,509 14,472
18. Marquette 16 223,983 13,998
19. Connecticut 16 223,176 13,948
20. Creighton 17 236,313 13,900

21. New Mexico 17 227,575 13,386
22. Texas 17 221,415 13,024
23. Dayton 17 211,176 12,422
24. Vanderbilt 16 195,159 12,197
25. Iowa 17 204,102 12,006
26. Iowa State 16 190,331 11,895
27. Oklahoma 15 177,076 11,805
28. Oklahoma State 16 185,470 11,591
29. Minnesota 18 207,639 11,535
30. Brigham Young 15 166,037 11,069

[cyclonedrew]

looks like Chris WIlliams has a new article about Stinnet. Hopefully it's good. It's on CN Premium.

[iowast8fan]

ISU "loses" Walker

That is too bad. However, I am not surprised. I was more surprised when the "95% chance" statement came out. With ISU geting Brackins, I expected Walker to go somewhere that he is needed more, somewhere he can get more play time.