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Post by lmills72 on Nov 29, 2018 23:01:44 GMT -6
After a few days of reflection on the defections, interesting that this trend is hitting us in several sports and what it potentially says about relationships. Grande leaves the women’s basketball program while Persons stays. Neal and Gilbert leave too. All four are high impact players who get plenty of PT and room to roam so to speak. On the surface, you would think a great relationship between coach and player plus on court/field success would equal stay. True with TP not Grande. Brady is a great guy but pretty hard nose and no nonsense. Whitford is quiet and more reflective. I guess my whole point with this is it’s hard to imagine, despite public statements to the contrary, that a senior starter would leave a program if the relationship wasn’t broken or tenuous in some way. I think it's just a mixture of what the player wants, what they think they need, and how they perceive things in general. Just judging from afar, I can't imagine TP playing for Sallee, even though I would consider Sallee a superior coach to Whitford. But my perception is that TP and Whitford are compatible, primarily because Whitford pretty much lets TP do what the hell he wants within some loosely defined guidelines. I doubt that Sallee would be so flexible. On the other hand, there is the Grass-is-Greener perception. Grande, Neal and Gilbert had all played for one college coach. TP transferred here from another college program. I think the more experience you have with different people, you come to realize that the grass is not always greener elsewhere, so maybe TP stayed because he knew what he had here and knew that a transfer was no guarantee he was going to get anything better, no matter what he might be told. The other three, having not had that extra experience, might have been more easily swayed to try the other side of the fence, particularly Neal and Gilbert whose experience was playing for losing teams.
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Post by 00hmh on Nov 30, 2018 5:57:18 GMT -6
Well thought out.
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Post by redbirdman on Nov 30, 2018 9:30:01 GMT -6
I will accept that as well thought out. However we kept Persons because Carsen Edwards stayed at Purdue if he had left Persons would be there playing on BT TV.
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Post by rmcalhoun on Nov 30, 2018 9:34:22 GMT -6
I actually spoke to Persons dad a couple weeks ago.. Small talk and he brought up the transfer. He said to me.. "the reason Taylor stayed is because he loves Ball Sate, Muncie and the connection he has with the fans." Now that could be bullshit but it is what he said to me
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Post by rmcalhoun on Nov 30, 2018 10:41:08 GMT -6
Im just bored here at work and I was just thinking...Scary I know. I really thought we would have a couple more transfers by now but so far it has been quiet. Maybe they are still coming as I am not sure when end of year meetings are or will finish. Another possibility is maybe the early signing date is not really mattering mutch and kids are going to play it out till february.. The third and most interesting to us would be did Rileys announcement to transfer influence kids some kids to stay. I have no Idea on any of this just some thoughts
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Post by redbirdman on Nov 30, 2018 10:52:10 GMT -6
I would think if you arre going to transfer it's done before the start of a new semester & assuming you want a scholarship elsewhere you would do it soon to get your name out there to others. Also think that Gilbert & Riley's leaving would effect thinking of any RBs, QBs, & receivers in transfering.
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Post by JacksonStreetElite on Nov 30, 2018 11:07:15 GMT -6
Im just bored here at work You work? I thought you just took beach vacations and went to sporting events. I was always in awe of how you did it.
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Post by cardfan on Nov 30, 2018 11:29:05 GMT -6
Im just bored here at work You work? I thought you just took beach vacations and went to sporting events. I was always in awe of how you did it.
He doesn’t really work. Just wants us to think he’s like us.
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Post by rmcalhoun on Nov 30, 2018 11:30:52 GMT -6
I do not really work but I show up everyday lol.. Ive been blessed with kids who love sports and Wife that tolerate them. The trade off for dragging them to sports events is making sure My wife gets to the beach Fall Break, Spring Break and somtimes in the summer.. No beach No sports.. Happy wife is a Happy Life
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Post by rmcalhoun on Nov 30, 2018 11:31:46 GMT -6
You work? I thought you just took beach vacations and went to sporting events. I was always in awe of how you did it.
He doesn’t really work. Just wants us to think he’s like us. You know me to well... I have become very good at hiding in this damn place
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Post by frozenbaugh on Nov 30, 2018 13:29:57 GMT -6
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Post by cardfan on Nov 30, 2018 13:31:20 GMT -6
Yep, that’s Rob right there.
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Post by rmcalhoun on Nov 30, 2018 13:43:21 GMT -6
Yep, that’s Rob right there. you have to add my phone in there.. I have successfully managed to not see another soul for the last two hours.. If they tracked work production today would be a minus 350..
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