It can't get worse than the incoming class unless Ohio is dropping down to NAIA level ball. If he can't get a couple of the FOUR HUNDRED transfers available that are at least semi-legit D-1 athletes, maybe he needs to walk the plank.
Stop. Repeating a falsehood ad nauseum doesn't make it true. Every recruit coming in had at least 1 other D1 offer so this NAIA comment is baseless. I'm not saying these guys are all world beaters out of the gate but good god man how about watch them play for 5 minutes before throwing them under the bus.
An offer maybe from their sophomore year. We have been embellishing offers list. No way anybody recently offered the three that we have coming in this year. If they did, they may be in danger of being fired as well. I like McMurray, he comes from a great program. Most Stow players don’t become superstars, they are usually solid. He shouldn’t miss open threes or shoot 60-70% from the line. Murrelet was like the 10th man and the big guy, I can believe the offer from Hampton at one point, they don’t recruit well, but that is about it.
"We" aren't embellishing anything. verbalcommits.com is typically the most reliable source of this info and actually if anything would be more likely to under report than fictitiously add an offer. Check out how many offers Dartis had...Kennesaw State and they at the time were offering everyone. More offers probably a good sign, I agree, but a lack of offers isn't automatically a bad thing especially with guys who commit early. Carter had only Kent & Miami offers for example.
6'-11" guys who are physically mature and possess a jump shot aren't out there for us to get so we have to seek those that need to develop physically. Sure it takes longer before they have a significant impact but if they pan out it can be huge (big if). That's a risk you've got to take at this level.
All 3 guys coming in played on teams with other D-1 bound players so stats and playing time are going to be spread a little thinner, particularly when looking at Murrel & Springs. Let's just see how they play in Athens before deciding they aren't going to hack it.
Back to the original topic....I'm surprised a 1 year extension wasn't added with limited buyout cost just so it can't be used against us in recruiting. I can't argue against the decision based on recent results regardless of what lead to them though. I do think next year will be improved regardless of who else is signed in the late period assuming Carter, Dartis, and BVP are healthy but we aren't challenging Buffalo or possibly even Toledo without 1 of the 2 remaining schollies being an immediate contributor in backcourt. My preference is a JUCO 2/3 with one scholarship and a Freshman or young transfer PG.