Ok nothing was ever Greg’s fault. Got it.
In the endgame now...need to get Schiano signed today and make it official Wed
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Ok nothing was ever Greg’s fault. Got it.
That's not what I hear. But at this point, who knows what rumors have any teeth to them.
I agree we're not flipping 4+ star players. However, I doubt that GS has been sitting on his hands for the past 2 months and doesn't know who might still be available. Heck, we can find that info on the various recruiting sites. He may have identified a few kids, and they could still be had. Also, while GS was recruiting the 5-star players at OSU he still saw film of their teammates who were less regarded. Again, perhaps 2-3 of them could still be in play.
Agree on the first part, but disagree mostly on the 2nd part. From what I've heard, agreements have been reached, in principle, but that dotting the i's and crossing the t's on how this is all financed (NJ, RU, big donors, B1G monies, etc.) is taking some time, which is not a surprise, given the political climate, and which has nothing to do with Greg, per se, as any good coach would be asking for what Greg's asking for. I continue to not be worried and will only become worried if something goes awry and we hear that negotiations have broken down for some reason, which we have not heard and which I don't expect to hear. But, of course, until we have everything finalized, something always could go wrong. This is Rutgers and NJ after all.
Let me add that an awful lot depends on what the public/student/faculty/legislature's reaction is to whatever package Schiano and the university agree on. As we all know, not everyone is a fan of big-time sports at Rutgers. The more private donors will contribute to this, the less the hysteria will be, so our boosters matter a lot too.
I'm glad Greg is evidently on board, but financing could turn into a critical issue. Don't assume that will automatically turn out all right.
Try to understand some nuance. I said it wasn't all Greg's fault, whereas the poster I was replying to basically said it was all Greg's fault. Sure, he could've done better as he admitted in his SI interview after being fired. I'm just saying a big part of that failure was on Tampa's dysfunctional leadership, which continues to this day. And I assume you agree that citing TN and the Patriots is just silly, as those weren't failures. OSU in his 3rd year? I'm sure there was some blame on Greg and some on the injuries.
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I suspect that the folks actually doing the recruiting could possibly be passing along the information about how likely it is that GS will be here at least informally/off the record.
lol @ “the faculty” et al...Barchi, The BOG and Murphy are on board. That’s all anyone needs to know.
If Dowlings old buddies start making a fuss, tell them the Big Ten is a great conference for chess and we will spend some on chess boards.
Thanks, but there isn't even a completed deal yet so far as we know. So how can we be sure who's on board?? And @RU848789 says finances are still being arranged; unfortunately, that part of it could still fall though and that would kill the deal for sure. Let's not count our chickens before they're hatched.
Okay you keep worrying. Enjoy. I’m no longer skeptical that it’s done as I began to get - slightly and privately - prior to the weekend.
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except for one thing
Come year four, we are going to need 6-8 bonfire players from this class to be able to contribute (and even lead some ) because we will hopefully be talented behind this class, but painfully young.
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Need to break this down
I'm no longer skeptical - got that - you are now confident
that it's done - hold on - you are skeptical that its done? or not skeptical that its done - which we would mean there is a deal??
as I began to get - slightly and privately - prior to the weekend - ok - you began to get skeptical prior to the weekend??
I AM TOTALLY & UTTERLY LOST NOW!!
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I'm a big fan of decoding --
and I predict if it goes past Friday its not going to happen - that is with no inside information what so ever.
He flipped many right away when he came here as a relatively unknown in 2000.
Think he will more successful than you might think ...even with a short window.
I agree---like the approx. 496,000 who didn't give to the BIG build fund, many of whom sit on this site and everyday post their "demands" and complaints about ice on the sidewalk, burned out light bulbs or the price of beer and would rather get scalped tickets than be a season ticket holder--yes they can be counted on???? (we know that's not happening)
Dude... WTF do you think they’ve been doing? You DO realize the BOG votes are ready to go, right? WE WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN THIS FAR OTHERWISE (Which has been discussed hear 1000 times in 100 different threads already but I guess you just don’t want to listen).
That's obviously wrong. If the votes are "ready to go," why hasn't a meeting been called yet??? Clearly, there is an issue to be resolved.
lol...sure ...because I don’t care “where” the money is coming from, or the actual figures, it’s a “problem” ...makes a ton of sense.
