would of been great to keep Shepard, but coach has done a great job with 2 new guards hes brought in.....also, spoke with a d1 assistant who said Hollywood (ball state) will be good player by junior year but a bit of a project.

Our depth is looking real good right now and I think that puts us in top 3rd of division next year.

https://twitter.com/Jordan_Shep13/status...9206425606

wow, looks like it worked out for him. Good luck to him as a sooner.

I looked at that VC site last night and it definitely looked like Oklahoma needed help at the point guard position in the long term (a junior [2 star JUCO] and senior [3 star] are in place there). Both Hollywood and Shepherd going to good programs. Ball State had a good season last year at 21-14 and Oklahoma coming off a Final Four appearance. I'm surprised, though, by the level Shepherd ended up at.

What will be interesting is if he will go from 2 stars to 3 stars now that he's signed with a BCS school- I don't think so - I think it's late in the recruiting season and he's viewed as a sleeper/underrated prospect that's 2 stars no matter who signs him.

Is there still any questions that MB knew D1 talent? Wish this young man success, even if it's at OU (gag) and hope Lou can recruit players equal or better than him, Curry and Cooke.

(05-09-2016 06:41 PM)Longhorn Wrote:  Is there still any questions that MB knew D1 talent? Wish this young man success, even if it's at OU (gag) and hope Lou can recruit players equal or better than him, Curry and Cooke.

No doubt MB knows talent- often JMU would get in early on a kid and bigger programs would follow. Its a reminder about how much parity there is in college basketball. Folks have described JMU as low major on this board yet they can bring kids to Harrisonburg that when they transfer become A-10 first team all conference or when they de-commit wind up in the Big 12.

(05-09-2016 09:47 PM)NJDuke97 Wrote:  

(05-09-2016 06:41 PM)Longhorn Wrote:  Is there still any questions that MB knew D1 talent? Wish this young man success, even if it's at OU (gag) and hope Lou can recruit players equal or better than him, Curry and Cooke.

No doubt MB knows talent- often JMU would get in early on a kid and bigger programs would follow. Its a reminder about how much parity there is in college basketball. Folks have described JMU as low major on this board yet they can bring kids to Harrisonburg that when they transfer become A-10 first team all conference or when they de-commit wind up in the Big 12.

Tits on a bull.

(05-09-2016 09:59 PM)jmutoml757 Wrote:  

(05-09-2016 09:47 PM)NJDuke97 Wrote:  

(05-09-2016 06:41 PM)Longhorn Wrote:  Is there still any questions that MB knew D1 talent? Wish this young man success, even if it's at OU (gag) and hope Lou can recruit players equal or better than him, Curry and Cooke.

No doubt MB knows talent- often JMU would get in early on a kid and bigger programs would follow. Its a reminder about how much parity there is in college basketball. Folks have described JMU as low major on this board yet they can bring kids to Harrisonburg that when they transfer become A-10 first team all conference or when they de-commit wind up in the Big 12.

Tits on a bull.

Ah, your comment makes zero sense. Bone up on your aphorisms.

(05-10-2016 10:56 AM)Longhorn Wrote:  

(05-09-2016 09:59 PM)jmutoml757 Wrote:  

(05-09-2016 09:47 PM)NJDuke97 Wrote:  

(05-09-2016 06:41 PM)Longhorn Wrote:  Is there still any questions that MB knew D1 talent? Wish this young man success, even if it's at OU (gag) and hope Lou can recruit players equal or better than him, Curry and Cooke.

No doubt MB knows talent- often JMU would get in early on a kid and bigger programs would follow. Its a reminder about how much parity there is in college basketball. Folks have described JMU as low major on this board yet they can bring kids to Harrisonburg that when they transfer become A-10 first team all conference or when they de-commit wind up in the Big 12.

Tits on a bull.

Ah, your comment makes zero sense. Bone up on your aphorisms.

When in Rome...

I think the CAA has a PR issue- I find it interesting when a CAA player transfers out there is a line out the door from BCS schools for them (even for bottom dwelling programs like Drexel and Delaware) and then media starts saying- big get for XYZ power school when they never covered said player when he was playing in the CAA. The CAA under the new commissioner should do everything they can to have the perception and coverage match the talent. Glossy bigger sections of preview magazines, tournaments/challenges with other solid Mid Major leagues, etc. muzzle guys like Coach Deane who are overly candid about the league being a one bid league. Act big and you'll be big.

That was my point- you can't be viewed by some on here as a low major or programs with no talent and then have big coaches and programs trip all over themselves to bring CAA players and recruits in.

Coaches recognize that the CAA has a lot of talented players- even the post apocalyptic (no VCU, no Mason, no ODU) CAA.

The CAA is what it is. You can try to dress it up but at the end of the day it's the CAA

(05-10-2016 10:56 AM)Longhorn Wrote:  

(05-09-2016 09:59 PM)jmutoml757 Wrote:  

(05-09-2016 09:47 PM)NJDuke97 Wrote:  

(05-09-2016 06:41 PM)Longhorn Wrote:  Is there still any questions that MB knew D1 talent? Wish this young man success, even if it's at OU (gag) and hope Lou can recruit players equal or better than him, Curry and Cooke.

No doubt MB knows talent- often JMU would get in early on a kid and bigger programs would follow. Its a reminder about how much parity there is in college basketball. Folks have described JMU as low major on this board yet they can bring kids to Harrisonburg that when they transfer become A-10 first team all conference or when they de-commit wind up in the Big 12.

Tits on a bull.

Ah, your comment makes zero sense. Bone up on your aphorisms.

We can talk of MB knowing talent or the players that got away, but none of that changes the fact that we are a one bid league. We are so desperate we are celebrating the talent and status of a player who decommitted. It's worthless banter. Worthless as ....But what really makes zero sense is trying to argue for parity based on the players we lost.

(05-09-2016 09:59 PM)jmutoml757 Wrote:  

(05-09-2016 09:47 PM)NJDuke97 Wrote:  

(05-09-2016 06:41 PM)Longhorn Wrote:  Is there still any questions that MB knew D1 talent? Wish this young man success, even if it's at OU (gag) and hope Lou can recruit players equal or better than him, Curry and Cooke.

No doubt MB knows talent- often JMU would get in early on a kid and bigger programs would follow. Its a reminder about how much parity there is in college basketball. Folks have described JMU as low major on this board yet they can bring kids to Harrisonburg that when they transfer become A-10 first team all conference or when they de-commit wind up in the Big 12.

Tits on a bull.

Lipstick on a pig?

(05-10-2016 11:10 AM)NJDuke97 Wrote:  I think the CAA has a PR issue- I find it interesting when a CAA player transfers out there is a line out the door from BCS schools for them (even for bottom dwelling programs like Drexel and Delaware) and then media starts saying- big get for XYZ power school when they never covered said player when he was playing in the CAA. The CAA under the new commissioner should do everything they can to have the perception and coverage match the talent. Glossy bigger sections of preview magazines, tournaments/challenges with other solid Mid Major leagues, etc. muzzle guys like Coach Deane who are overly candid about the league being a one bid league. Act big and you'll be big.

That was my point- you can't be viewed by some on here as a low major or programs with no talent and then have big coaches and programs trip all over themselves to bring CAA players and recruits in.

Coaches recognize that the CAA has a lot of talented players- even the post apocalyptic (no VCU, no Mason, no ODU) CAA.

The league should follow JMU's lead, not offer the COA stipend and schedule DIII programs every year.

(05-10-2016 11:52 AM)Purple Pilgrim Wrote:  

(05-09-2016 09:59 PM)jmutoml757 Wrote:  

(05-09-2016 09:47 PM)NJDuke97 Wrote:  

(05-09-2016 06:41 PM)Longhorn Wrote:  Is there still any questions that MB knew D1 talent? Wish this young man success, even if it's at OU (gag) and hope Lou can recruit players equal or better than him, Curry and Cooke.

No doubt MB knows talent- often JMU would get in early on a kid and bigger programs would follow. Its a reminder about how much parity there is in college basketball. Folks have described JMU as low major on this board yet they can bring kids to Harrisonburg that when they transfer become A-10 first team all conference or when they de-commit wind up in the Big 12.

Tits on a bull.

Lipstick on a pig?

More like sour grapes from a supposed JMU fan who can't appreciate CAA MBB because they pine for pie-in-the-sky.

(05-10-2016 11:52 AM)Purple Pilgrim Wrote:  

(05-09-2016 09:59 PM)jmutoml757 Wrote:  

(05-09-2016 09:47 PM)NJDuke97 Wrote:  

(05-09-2016 06:41 PM)Longhorn Wrote:  Is there still any questions that MB knew D1 talent? Wish this young man success, even if it's at OU (gag) and hope Lou can recruit players equal or better than him, Curry and Cooke.

No doubt MB knows talent- often JMU would get in early on a kid and bigger programs would follow. Its a reminder about how much parity there is in college basketball. Folks have described JMU as low major on this board yet they can bring kids to Harrisonburg that when they transfer become A-10 first team all conference or when they de-commit wind up in the Big 12.

Tits on a bull.

Lipstick on a pig?

More like sour grapes from a supposed JMU fan who can't appreciate the CAA MBB because they pine for pie-in-the-sky.

http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle....=211058896

Cool video on Jordan Shepherd at Oklahoma. Glad JMU turned the page in terms of the head coach but will be interested to track his progress in the Big 12.

Jordan Shepherd announced that he is transferring from Oklahoma. His minutes really went down this year with Trae Young on the team. Young is going to the NBA but apparently Oklahoma is recruiting grad transfers to take over PG next season before a 2019 PG commit joins the team.

Not sure if he would be in play at JMU but would have to sit a year and be a red shirt junior next season so with so many 2019 juniors on the roster I doubt JMU recruits a transfer in that class.

Will be interesting to see where he lands- my guess is a mid major in the South East.

I don't like what college sports have become.

Transferring from school to school is out of control.