BYU basketball just had a huge day on the recruiting trail. Here’s the rundown (msn.com)
This just in: BYU will field a team devoid of any RMs…hahahahahahaha
Moral: He who recruits hardest, wins in March
Unless RM now means Recruited Mercenary.
BTW, have ZERO problem with that!
The recruiting field seems to have leveled out…though Crowton comes to mind…and questions about continuity that is essential for season to season success with the minor league professionalism that is NCAA.
But it is good, very good, to see four coaches meeting with a top recruit so far from the western homeland of BYU.
Give me 100 Jamaal Williams or Derwin Greys and Jernaro Guilfords—non LDS kids who embrace the culture and rules while at BYU and leave as great ambassadors for BYU. And 100 KVNs and Brandon Davies—LDS kids who have to really work to find their way and come out bigger and better men on the other side. And in the mix I will get some like Tom Holmoe and Kresimir Kovic and Mile Hall who find their new faith in a new place.
They all make BYU a better place for all of us.
Then give me Jimmy Mac to captain my ship every day, and I’ll put up with whatever chaos he causes.
I listened to Egor and I think one other. They all said, “Love BYU, it’s quiet. I can focus on Basketball”. obviously there are plenty of guys who don’t want the college party life. They want to put in the work, with coaches that know what they are doing. Kevin Young, he is the conduit to the NBA. He can pick up the phone and talk to anyone in the league. There might be less then 5 coaches in college that have that kind of connection.
Depends on the chaos. There are limits…Even at non-LDS schools.
When my wife and I visited BYU and it was my first time doing so, I noticed that I could go to the gyms and track fields without choking cigarette smoke and a bunch of cussing and swearing going on. I know there were still things going on but it wasn’t always in your face every second of the day. Being a non-member that stood out above San Jose State and UCLA where I was looking to go to as well.