Geno Thorpe - COMMITTED TO SYRACUSE

[jordville]

You already posted it.. my bad OX.

 

[TacoTime75]

Gotta think we win this one if we actually want him

 

[jordoo]

Sounds to me like Thorpe would visit and commit if we wanted him too. We are slow playing to wait on Ayala, if we get him Thorpe goes home to Pitt. I know there has been contact, I'm just glad he's still keeping us in play.

 

[cuse91]

I'm confused. all iv read on this board is that we aren't pursuing him but we must be in contact with him if he's only considering us and pitt. my only info comes from this board but I just get the feeling ayala isn't coming here. why not go hard after this guy.

 

[Day2]

I think people have been overreacting WRT Howard for two years running. Overrated after his freshman year, underrated now.

 

[GooseMutt]

Not nearly as down on FH as most posters are. The talent and size is there, jb decided to keep him, im expecting adjustments to be readily apparent.

It's the composure. Composure!

 

[Cusesky8214]

Pitt is a dumpster fire at this point. Gotta think if we want him we would have him. Bring him in with dolezaj then focus on 18 class.

 

[jordoo]

I'm confused. all iv read on this board is that we aren't pursuing him but we must be in contact with him if he's only considering us and pitt. my only info comes from this board but I just get the feeling ayala isn't coming here. why not go hard after this guy.

Yes there has been contact between Thorpe and the staff. Thus the grumbling here.

 

[Cusefan0307]

It all depends what JB wants.

 

[SUOrangeSU]

CuseMan4 Jake what are you hearing guys, if anything

 

[iommi]

It all depends what JB wants.

Good way of putting it.

 

[Sherman20]

Geno Thorpe is highly unlikely to come to Syracuse and its our decision.

There you happy. There is a reason and its more our side than him.

And you have this from a source? Or based on board chatter?

 

[Deano]

Give Ayala a drop dead date. If he says he still isn't sure then move. I would rather have a sure thing with Thorpe, who wants to be hear, rather than some who is wavering.

 

[HoustonCuse]

Pitt is a dumpster fire at this point. Gotta think if we want him we would have him. Bring him in with dolezaj then focus on 18 class.

Exactly. Pitt is the actual dumpster fire that our fans imagine we are.

 

[Alsacs]

And you have this from a source? Or based on board chatter?

Let's just say it's from our end.

We can get this kid if as has been said if JB wants him.

 

[jordoo]

And you have this from a source? Or based on board chatter?

The truth is out there.

 

[iommi]

Let's just say it's from our end.

We can get this kid if as has been said if JB wants him.

The lack of a visit with a few opportunities does say something.

 

[Trueblue25]

Pitt and Cuse???

 

[Deano]

From Francis twitter -

 

[jordoo]

From Francis twitter -

But not this weekend, only one left this month and it's a holiday.

 

[Sherman20]

The lack of a visit with a few opportunities does say something.

Doesn't the staff sometimes take a vote on recruits and other decisions? I've heard JB mention that before (even if he always has the final say). Is JB the only one on staff not interested in Thorpe? He's talked about how he didn't want Gbinije at all, but Autry convinced him to pursue him as a transfer (obviously it helped to have K's word, too). I mean, JB admitted that he was completely wrong about MG. ...Thorpe seems like a no brainer/no downside pickup as a 5th year, one-and-done guy... unless JB is waiting to see if a more impactful AWIII type shakes loose from the grad transfer tree in the next month...

 

[jdubs30]

From Francis twitter -

lol what?

That pretty much says to me that they let him go to Pitt, and if he commits, then fine. But if he didn't want to go to Pitt, they'd have him come to campus.

Sounds lazy to me.

 

[jdubs30]

But not this weekend, only one left this month and it's a holiday.

Doesn't necessarily have to be a weekend.

 

[iommi]

Doesn't the staff sometimes take a vote on recruits and other decisions? I've heard JB mention that before (even if he always has the final say). Is JB the only one on staff not interested in Thorpe? He's talked about how he didn't want Gbinije at all, but Autry convinced him to pursue him as a transfer (obviously it helped to have K's word, too). I mean, JB admitted that he was completely wrong about MG. ...Thorpe seems like a no brainer/no downside pickup as a 5th year, one-and-done guy... unless JB is waiting to see if a more impactful AWIII type shakes loose from the grad transfer tree in the next month...

You bring up valid points. I'm sure there is a democratic element but JB obviously has to sign off. We could've gotten Thorpe on campus and yet to do so.

 

[pearl31]

and... there is still no confirmation anywhere that he's actually visited Pitt yet