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[QUOTE="pfister1, post: 1970798, member: 285"]
Having listened to Francis' podcast I am looking at the Green recruitment very differently.     UK didn't just sweep in out of nowhere on Tuesday and break up a firm relationship between us and Green.   I interpreted what Francis said in his podcast to suggest that we were never as "in" with Green as we all thought (maybe largely led in that direction by a certain source in the academic support department).    I could be wrong, but thought Francis said Green never told us/reffirmed (after UK offered) that we were his top destination; and in fact, his actions in withholding a public verbal commitment - when we wanted/needed him to be recuiting others for us, attending UK's midnight madness, taking several officials etc. suggested that we really should have been pressing hard for him to explain what the hell he was thinking - before we cut ties with other options.

It sounds like Green was always looking for what would be perceived as the "best/most prestigious" offer he could get.   When that finally came from UK over the summer we were in trouble with him, but just didn't realize it.    Maybe we didn't recognize it because Green still thought Kentucky's offer was to play behind one of the more highly recruiting PGs that they will still after?

This looks to me more like the staff got caught with their pants down, then UK showed up at the last minute and lured a firm commitment away with money.      I think they finally told a kid who wanted to be the top option at UK what he was waiting to hear... that the other PG prospects were headed in different directions - [U]now[/U] making Quade UK's Plan A.

And as far as Seth Greenberg goes, until someone can find videotape of what he said, I don't believe he said it or, alternatively, when you actually hear his words the interpretation of what he said given his words here on this board will turn out to be a strained one at best.
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