Was he at the game or watching on TV?
Tv. Put it on Instagram on his story
Could JACOB EPPERSON be a back up plan to Bamba? He plays with Poole so maybe it could quickly be explored? 6-11 and has a nice low post game already that includes a baby hook.
Weāre recruiting Bamba for his talent level, not his position.
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Agreed and I think Epperson is a good option as well.
If we donāt get Bamba then move on as we have to many 5ās as it is. Need more wings who can create or a grad transfer point.
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Staff canāt seriously think he is coming
I get everyoneās skepticism, and Iām right there with you. However, why wouldnāt there be a chance if he was watching the game and made that public?
Whether itās 1% consideration or more than we think, heās at least still considering Michigan if heās watching them play.
I am tempted to say figure he wonāt come and if he does create space one way or another.
The positive spin you could put on the Ohio State performance is that he would be a huge difference maker defensively, on the boards and would likely not get into as much foul trouble as Wagner/Wilson. He would be a +4-5 wins kind of player for Michigan whereas for Duke or Kentucky plus +1-2 at best.
So there are people who are mad that JB passed on Langford once he locked up Battle and there are people mad that weāve given up on Bamba and arenāt out offering lower rated athletes. Range of emotions indeed.
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āTo expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.ā
- Oscar Wilde
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Iām not sure how these situations are the same at all. Langford wanted to commit early and we turned him away. Bamba is in the midst of a recruitment that will basically go the end of the cycle where we are unlikely to be the favorite.
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Thereās no evidence that Langford wanted to commit early. We were in the running, and in pretty good shape, but there was no attempt to commit on his part.
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There is no evidence for anything in recruiting besides peopleās wordsā¦ Sam Webb has said that this is the case since it happened and he is very very reliable.
My understanding was that JB didnāt recruit through the whistle. Battle committed to lock up a spot and JB cut off recruiting Langford. Langford went green. Then Battle went to Syr. In that case we all wish JB would have continued to pursue the top tier talent and figure out fit. In this case JB is continuing to pursue the top 10 talent regardless of fit. In both cases the man has serious detractors.
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He sure didnāt commit earlier than Battleā¦
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Sam has also been on the record saying that Beilein tried to put a little pressure on both Battle and Langford to commit. Coach was open about the fact that they offered both players, had one spot available, and the spot would go to the first player who accepted the offer.
This practice also happens on the football side and the idea is to get things rolling. The fear is that if both players remained uncommitted for too long, neither of them would commit. Unfortunately, thanks to Battle and his dad, the nightmare scenario happened anyway and Michigan ended up with neitherā¦
After Battle committed, Langfordās dad called Beilein to ask if a scholarship was still available. Beilein said āno.ā There were no more open spots. If one was available, would Langford have committed? No one knows that. Should Beilein have sad āyesā and figured it out later if Langford ended up committing? Thatās the debate that Iāve seen.
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You know Moās watching this.