slightly off topic but..
twitter suggested I add former bobcat Ryan Taylor, I clicked on his twitter account and was surprised to see that in spite of being at EU for two years now his profile his still him in a Bobcats uniform and his header pic is still a pic of him in a team huddle in the Convo. scrolling through his tweets about 90% of them are from or about Ohio players. Lots of Jaaron, Ndour, Campbell retweets. And virtually nothing about his current team.
it makes his departure all the more confusing. he clearly has a deep bond with this team, why did he leave?
wow, he was a big loss. Maybe, he was unhappy wit his dip in playing time.
http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2015/07/13/report-... /
He was a big loss, and a surprising one obviously. It is, however, important to consider who his departure has allowed Ohio to recruit who might now be important to the team. And I'm not just referring to him specifically, but just as a general thought. Every player that leaves opens up a chance for someone new, who might be just as important in the long run to the program.
Example: the decommits of JC recruits probably paved the way for Kaminski and Simmons to transfer to Ohio. On that occasion, I call that a recruiting win for Ohio.
its easy to track Ryan's scholarship-
- 6/30/15: Jason Carter commits, filling Ohio's only open spot for 2016-17.
- 7/30/15: Ryan Taylor announces transfer.
- 4/24/16: Rodney Culver takes Ryan Taylor's scholarship.
Ohio has all 13 scholarships filled for 2016-17 with expectation of 3 opening up at end of season for seniors (Campbell, Kaminski, Mompremier)
- 6/26/16" Gareri commits
- 7/28/16: Butler commits
- 8/1/16: Vander Plas commits
Ohio lands 3 freshmen based on that expectation. Ryan Taylor's scholarship remains open.