(10-07-2017 07:38 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  Gary Parish has an agenda, and its more and more evident with every anti-Tubby article written. Tubby would have picked Lomax up by golden chariot 6 weeks ago, but Lomax wanted to play the game. Now, after a bomb is dropped on college basketball and faucet shut off, the Dad is trying to strong arm Tubby and Gary is a more than happy enabler. Better off with Harris and leave Lomaxs to someone else.

Totally agree

(10-07-2017 07:38 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  Gary Parish has an agenda, and its more and more evident with every anti-Tubby article written. Tubby would have picked Lomax up by golden chariot 6 weeks ago, but Lomax wanted to play the game. Now, after a bomb is dropped on college basketball and faucet shut off, the Dad is trying to strong arm Tubby and Gary is a more than happy enabler. Better off with Harris and leave Lomaxs to someone else.

Agree. An already sordid process is coming into the spotlight, and GP thinks he's got something to contribute to the news. Bless his heart....

We need to create situations where players have to compete for available scholarships. It would help to have more than one guy with keen recruiting skills on the staff.

I anxiously await Harris’s decision. Adding him and Woodard to Connor makes a strong class, IMO.

(10-06-2017 09:36 PM)450bench Wrote:  

(10-06-2017 09:34 PM)Tigx Wrote:  

(10-06-2017 09:01 PM)memtigbb Wrote:  According to Lomax Sr., he approached Memphis in hopes of setting up an official visit for last weekend. The Tigers, however, would only commit to do a one-night visit starting last Thursday with Lomax.

After getting to tour campus for a full weekend during official visits to Wichita State and Ole Miss last month, Lomax Sr. said the suggestion of an abbreviated visit “just didn’t sit right to me, or his mama.”

And Lomax Sr. do this immediately after the much publicized Tubby and Joe home visit with the Harris family. When Lomax Sr. saw that the pecking order had changed. Too late to play that game, IMO.

Yep

You definitely can't cry "disrespect" or "just didn't sit right" when your son has been the number 1 priority for over a year.
How much "love" needs to be shown? Show all the love you've got and then they admittedly "fell back"
Unfortunately, the only ones looking bad will be Lomax's parents.

I hate it because I like Lomax.

(10-07-2017 09:01 AM)memphissince86 Wrote:  

(10-06-2017 09:36 PM)450bench Wrote:  

(10-06-2017 09:34 PM)Tigx Wrote:  

(10-06-2017 09:01 PM)memtigbb Wrote:  According to Lomax Sr., he approached Memphis in hopes of setting up an official visit for last weekend. The Tigers, however, would only commit to do a one-night visit starting last Thursday with Lomax.

After getting to tour campus for a full weekend during official visits to Wichita State and Ole Miss last month, Lomax Sr. said the suggestion of an abbreviated visit “just didn’t sit right to me, or his mama.”

And Lomax Sr. do this immediately after the much publicized Tubby and Joe home visit with the Harris family. When Lomax Sr. saw that the pecking order had changed. Too late to play that game, IMO.

Yep

You definitely can't cry "disrespect" or "just didn't sit right" when your son has been the number 1 priority for over a year.
How much "love" needs to be shown? Show all the love you've got and then they admittedly "fell back"
Unfortunately, the only ones looking bad will be Lomax's parents.

I hate it because I like Lomax.

Lomax will end up at a good school and will do fine. It’s a shame, though, if he truly wanted to be a Tiger that he would end up elsewhere because of parental jockeying.

(10-07-2017 09:21 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(10-07-2017 09:01 AM)memphissince86 Wrote:  

(10-06-2017 09:36 PM)450bench Wrote:  

(10-06-2017 09:34 PM)Tigx Wrote:  

(10-06-2017 09:01 PM)memtigbb Wrote:  According to Lomax Sr., he approached Memphis in hopes of setting up an official visit for last weekend. The Tigers, however, would only commit to do a one-night visit starting last Thursday with Lomax.

After getting to tour campus for a full weekend during official visits to Wichita State and Ole Miss last month, Lomax Sr. said the suggestion of an abbreviated visit “just didn’t sit right to me, or his mama.”

And Lomax Sr. do this immediately after the much publicized Tubby and Joe home visit with the Harris family. When Lomax Sr. saw that the pecking order had changed. Too late to play that game, IMO.

Yep

You definitely can't cry "disrespect" or "just didn't sit right" when your son has been the number 1 priority for over a year.
How much "love" needs to be shown? Show all the love you've got and then they admittedly "fell back"
Unfortunately, the only ones looking bad will be Lomax's parents.

I hate it because I like Lomax.

Lomax will end up at a good school and will do fine. It’s a shame, though, if he truly wanted to be a Tiger that he would end up elsewhere because of parental jockeying.

Funny how it's disrespect when Memphis started recruiting someone else, but when Lomax started checking into other schools it was called "exploring all options".

(10-07-2017 09:32 AM)Tiger57 Wrote:  

(10-07-2017 09:21 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(10-07-2017 09:01 AM)memphissince86 Wrote:  

(10-06-2017 09:36 PM)450bench Wrote:  

(10-06-2017 09:34 PM)Tigx Wrote:  And Lomax Sr. do this immediately after the much publicized Tubby and Joe home visit with the Harris family. When Lomax Sr. saw that the pecking order had changed. Too late to play that game, IMO.

Yep

You definitely can't cry "disrespect" or "just didn't sit right" when your son has been the number 1 priority for over a year.
How much "love" needs to be shown? Show all the love you've got and then they admittedly "fell back"
Unfortunately, the only ones looking bad will be Lomax's parents.

I hate it because I like Lomax.

Lomax will end up at a good school and will do fine. It’s a shame, though, if he truly wanted to be a Tiger that he would end up elsewhere because of parental jockeying.

Funny how it's disrespect when Memphis started recruiting someone else, but when Lomax started checking into other schools it was called "exploring all options".

Correct. Especially when you consider that Lomax is guaranteed of landing at a good school, while Memphis is not guaranteed to land to high-level PG. Memphis has the most to lose by waiting and can't afford to do so.

(10-07-2017 09:01 AM)memphissince86 Wrote:  

(10-06-2017 09:36 PM)450bench Wrote:  

(10-06-2017 09:34 PM)Tigx Wrote:  

(10-06-2017 09:01 PM)memtigbb Wrote:  According to Lomax Sr., he approached Memphis in hopes of setting up an official visit for last weekend. The Tigers, however, would only commit to do a one-night visit starting last Thursday with Lomax.

After getting to tour campus for a full weekend during official visits to Wichita State and Ole Miss last month, Lomax Sr. said the suggestion of an abbreviated visit “just didn’t sit right to me, or his mama.”

And Lomax Sr. do this immediately after the much publicized Tubby and Joe home visit with the Harris family. When Lomax Sr. saw that the pecking order had changed. Too late to play that game, IMO.

Yep

You definitely can't cry "disrespect" or "just didn't sit right" when your son has been the number 1 priority for over a year.
How much "love" needs to be shown? Show all the love you've got and then they admittedly "fell back"
Unfortunately, the only ones looking bad will be Lomax's parents.

I hate it because I like Lomax.

Good post. Dead on.

(10-07-2017 09:32 AM)Tiger57 Wrote:  

(10-07-2017 09:21 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(10-07-2017 09:01 AM)memphissince86 Wrote:  

(10-06-2017 09:36 PM)450bench Wrote:  

(10-06-2017 09:34 PM)Tigx Wrote:  And Lomax Sr. do this immediately after the much publicized Tubby and Joe home visit with the Harris family. When Lomax Sr. saw that the pecking order had changed. Too late to play that game, IMO.

Yep

You definitely can't cry "disrespect" or "just didn't sit right" when your son has been the number 1 priority for over a year.
How much "love" needs to be shown? Show all the love you've got and then they admittedly "fell back"
Unfortunately, the only ones looking bad will be Lomax's parents.

I hate it because I like Lomax.

Lomax will end up at a good school and will do fine. It’s a shame, though, if he truly wanted to be a Tiger that he would end up elsewhere because of parental jockeying.

Funny how it's disrespect when Memphis started recruiting someone else, but when Lomax started checking into other schools it was called "exploring all options".

Exactly

The timing is the most telling. After saying all summer they were saving their officials and probably wouldn't take one to Memphis since they're already so familiar with us. We go hard after Harris, get the home visit, schedule Harris's official. Then Lomax all of a sudden wants the official. And he wants it now - and before Harris. Had we scheduled that, Harris could very well have backed out. Then Lomax has all the leverage again. It's obvious.

(10-07-2017 11:34 PM)Tiger87 Wrote:  The timing is the most telling. After saying all summer they were saving their officials and probably wouldn't take one to Memphis since they're already so familiar with us. We go hard after Harris, get the home visit, schedule Harris's official. Then Lomax all of a sudden wants the official. And he wants it now - and before Harris. Had we scheduled that, Harris could very well have backed out. Then Lomax has all the leverage again. It's obvious.

It’s a headache.

o why do these things keep happening to us.

(10-07-2017 11:34 PM)Tiger87 Wrote:  The timing is the most telling. After saying all summer they were saving their officials and probably wouldn't take one to Memphis since they're already so familiar with us. We go hard after Harris, get the home visit, schedule Harris's official. Then Lomax all of a sudden wants the official. And he wants it now - and before Harris. Had we scheduled that, Harris could very well have backed out. Then Lomax has all the leverage again. It's obvious.

Sounds almost as if Lomax and Harris don't like the other much.

(10-07-2017 10:02 AM)hsvtiger Wrote:  

(10-07-2017 09:32 AM)Tiger57 Wrote:  

(10-07-2017 09:21 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(10-07-2017 09:01 AM)memphissince86 Wrote:  

(10-06-2017 09:36 PM)450bench Wrote:  Yep

You definitely can't cry "disrespect" or "just didn't sit right" when your son has been the number 1 priority for over a year.
How much "love" needs to be shown? Show all the love you've got and then they admittedly "fell back"
Unfortunately, the only ones looking bad will be Lomax's parents.

I hate it because I like Lomax.

Lomax will end up at a good school and will do fine. It’s a shame, though, if he truly wanted to be a Tiger that he would end up elsewhere because of parental jockeying.

Funny how it's disrespect when Memphis started recruiting someone else, but when Lomax started checking into other schools it was called "exploring all options".

Correct. Especially when you consider that Lomax is guaranteed of landing at a good school, while Memphis is not guaranteed to land to high-level PG. Memphis has the most to lose by waiting and can't afford to do so.

Didn't saul say tubby doesn't do that? If a guy doesn't commit they move on to the next guy, right?

(10-08-2017 08:50 AM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  

(10-07-2017 10:02 AM)hsvtiger Wrote:  

(10-07-2017 09:32 AM)Tiger57 Wrote:  

(10-07-2017 09:21 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(10-07-2017 09:01 AM)memphissince86 Wrote:  You definitely can't cry "disrespect" or "just didn't sit right" when your son has been the number 1 priority for over a year.
How much "love" needs to be shown? Show all the love you've got and then they admittedly "fell back"
Unfortunately, the only ones looking bad will be Lomax's parents.

I hate it because I like Lomax.

Lomax will end up at a good school and will do fine. It’s a shame, though, if he truly wanted to be a Tiger that he would end up elsewhere because of parental jockeying.

Funny how it's disrespect when Memphis started recruiting someone else, but when Lomax started checking into other schools it was called "exploring all options".

Correct. Especially when you consider that Lomax is guaranteed of landing at a good school, while Memphis is not guaranteed to land to high-level PG. Memphis has the most to lose by waiting and can't afford to do so.

Didn't saul say tubby doesn't do that? If a guy doesn't commit they move on to the next guy, right?

Which is why Lomax now wants to schedule an official. Right?

Reply hazy. Try again .

Maybe one of our staff members said first come first serve.

I mean we ain't got no commit from Harris either now.

And Madness is not going to be very alluring.

One thing I'm looking forward to this year is no more daddys interfering with the running of the program. Maybe Lomax, Sr. would choose to fade from the limelight if his son were to sign with the Tigers, but somehow that's not the feeling I get from reading his own words. And with all the trouble Tubby had with that issue his first year, I'm thinking Harris' tournament performance isn't the only reason he's passing Lomax on the recruiting ladder. Maybe hearing Sr. talking about Tubby's offer not sitting well with him brought up some bad memories. I wish the kid well, but I hope Harris commits first.

(10-08-2017 04:52 PM)MTigerBlue Wrote:  One thing I'm looking forward to this year is no more daddys interfering with the running of the program. Maybe Lomax, Sr. would choose to fade from the limelight if his son were to sign with the Tigers, but somehow that's not the feeling I get from reading his own words. And with all the trouble Tubby had with that issue his first year, I'm thinking Harris' tournament performance isn't the only reason he's passing Lomax on the recruiting ladder. Maybe hearing Sr. talking about Tubby's offer not sitting well with him brought up some bad memories. I wish the kid well, but I hope Harris commits first.

I agree. The only point guard worth dealing with "daddy headaches" from would be a Derrick Rose or John Wall level player. Program changers.

(10-08-2017 04:54 PM)cutiepie Wrote:  

(10-08-2017 04:52 PM)MTigerBlue Wrote:  One thing I'm looking forward to this year is no more daddys interfering with the running of the program. Maybe Lomax, Sr. would choose to fade from the limelight if his son were to sign with the Tigers, but somehow that's not the feeling I get from reading his own words. And with all the trouble Tubby had with that issue his first year, I'm thinking Harris' tournament performance isn't the only reason he's passing Lomax on the recruiting ladder. Maybe hearing Sr. talking about Tubby's offer not sitting well with him brought up some bad memories. I wish the kid well, but I hope Harris commits first.

I agree. The only point guard worth dealing with "daddy headaches" from would be a Derrick Rose or John Wall level player. Program changers.

You got that right. Good posts ^^

(10-08-2017 04:52 PM)MTigerBlue Wrote:  One thing I'm looking forward to this year is no more daddys interfering with the running of the program. Maybe Lomax, Sr. would choose to fade from the limelight if his son were to sign with the Tigers, but somehow that's not the feeling I get from reading his own words. And with all the trouble Tubby had with that issue his first year, I'm thinking Harris' tournament performance isn't the only reason he's passing Lomax on the recruiting ladder. Maybe hearing Sr. talking about Tubby's offer not sitting well with him brought up some bad memories. I wish the kid well, but I hope Harris commits first.

But what about the 'threats' made by Harris' uncle to KE?
I mean there seems to be helicopter adults around any player of talent these days.