Rashad Vaughn - Not going to ISU

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CY9008

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Re: Rashad Vaughn - Announcing Saturday

Personally (no facts here) I think Kaffey had it all set up when they announced Vaughn was headed to Vegas. He gets his asst job while rashad attends Findlay and either stays there or finds something to do on UNLV staff when Vaghn gets there. What would Kaffey do if Vaughn chose ISU? I don't think he'd stay in Vegas. Would he move to Ames? Back to MN? Rashad hasn't been without him since 4th grade.
 

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Re: Rashad Vaughn - Announcing Saturday

Everyone that is hyperventilating, please do me a favor. Stop worrying for a second and hear me out.


We have a man in the program that turned a team around in one year. After that first rough season, we have had a very good basketball team. Every year, the national media expects us to be down. It hasn't happened yet. We bring in new players and they fit the scheme. They might be transfers, freshman, whatever. They might not be McDonald's All Americans but they play true to the team. This team, and this man, accomplish against the proverbial odds.


That man is obviously Fred Hoiberg. He is the lynch pin, and will forever be more valuable than any single player on this team. His coaching puts our players in a position to succeed. Kane was good at Marshall. He is great at ISU. Every player that has entered Hilton as a Cyclone has left as a more highly regarded basketball player. (With a few minor exceptions.)


If CFH gets RV. Awesome. We will be fine. If he doesn't, take a step back. We will be fine. We have a coach that is all over the national media landscape. We have a team that many consider a Dark horse come March. Times are good and getting better. Don't let the decision making process of a teenage boy get you down. Our league competition may despise our fan base, but they unanimously respect Fred Hoiberg - and that speaks to the direction this team continues to head.


Look at the recruits we are getting. Morris, Kane, Niang, Custer. Smart players who understand how to work at the game. It's not about making themselves shine. It's about making the team win. Winners will find this program and it will continue to grow. The guys that don't come here don't find being a part of that appealing enough to join it. Just wish them luck knowing they missed an opportunity to learn from one of basketball's brightest minds. It truly is their loss.


We are witnessing special times regarding Cyclone basketball. If you spend your hours ******* and praying one player decides to join the team, you may miss what an unbelievably awesome time it is to be a fan of ISU basketball.
 

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Re: Rashad Vaughn - Announcing Saturday

Wants to focus on his games this weekend instead of making an announcement. Ughhh just get it over with

Focus on his games? He plays for a school of 11 students... who cares? By the way, is going to Findlay like being homeschooled without parents? I am trying to put a picture to a day in the life of a Findlay Prep student.
 

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Re: Vaughn pushes back announcement to Tuesday

I'm guessing the schools on his list that have not had their visits yet are freaking out.
 

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Re: Vaughn pushes back announcement to Tuesday

Mods, please close this thread and just update the RV megathread title.
 

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JFC.....I'm getting sick of posters saying step back from the edge or chill out. NO ONE is really freaking out if we lose out on RV. Fact remains he is a highly highly ranked recruit that we are battling against some blue blood schools for. That plus the fact he has held off on his decision for quite a while makes for a lengthly discussion (mega thread).

ISU will be fine next year if RV doesn't sign with us. Everyone here knows this. We all would love to have RV come here and know it could make for a special year but our season/program doesn't hinge on his decision.
 

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I like the new thread! I hate the mega threads...

There I said it!!
 

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Re: Rashad Vaughn - Announcing Tuesday

*Sees RV pushed back his announcement date*

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LET IT END DEAR LORD! LET IT END!
 

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Re: Rashad Vaughn - Announcing Saturday

Personally (no facts here) I think Kaffey had it all set up when they announced Vaughn was headed to Vegas. He gets his asst job while rashad attends Findlay and either stays there or finds something to do on UNLV staff when Vaghn gets there. What would Kaffey do if Vaughn chose ISU? I don't think he'd stay in Vegas. Would he move to Ames? Back to MN? Rashad hasn't been without him since 4th grade.

Let's all take a step back and relax. Kaffey has obviously been a positive influence on RV and helped him become the type of player and person to be a lottery pick. I don't get all the Kaffey talk. UNC, KU or UK don't bring in mentors to be on staff to get a player so why would RV put them on his list? Relax. Maybe Kaffey is a heck of a recruiter and would make a decent recruiting coord.. Who knows. RV seems like a really great kid. Be glad to have him any day.

And, Kaffey had really great things to say about ISU and the visit. All we can ask for.
 

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Re: Rashad Vaughn - Announcing Tuesday

Vaughan clearly did this so he could see this thread hit 15,000 posts
 

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Re: Vaughn pushes back announcement to Tuesday

I agree, this is pertinent info and that mega thread is filled with to much garbage to find this type of info.
 

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Re: Vaughn pushes back announcement to Tuesday

I don't like the nonsense in the megathread, either. But even worse is having to read through three separate threads looking for useful information (which rarely exists). Might as well limit the painful scanning to one thread.
 

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Re: Vaughn pushes back announcement to Tuesday

He has two game this weekend. Wants to focus on those first.
 

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Re: Rashad Vaughn - Announcing Tuesday

Vaughn has two games this weekend, UNLV and ISU play on Saturday. Saturday just doesn't make any sense. It sucks to have to wait longer, but it's perfectly reasonable.
 
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