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Doubt it, it appears too many players are in flux ie visiting to finalize. I do hope they announce them as they sign.

Other programs announcing signings well back to zzzz

Did the PG from Cali arrive? Normaly how long is his stay? Would be nice to get a comittment. Maybe his tweets will tell us something. Alvano 23.2 ppg 5.8 assists, team was 20-6

Did Bond sign his LOI?

Geez they told Wilson they had no 2014 scholies available? Where are the players receiving them then?

(04-17-2014 07:57 AM)emu79 Wrote: [ -> ]Did Bond sign his LOI?

Geez they told Wilson they had no 2014 scholies available? Where are the players receiving them then?

Good Question and frustrating as well! With so many scollies to give, you would think that EMU would have received some comittments by now.

Hope we are not left holding the bag.

You don't have to sign a LOI to keep your commitment. In fact, I think it's dumb for players to sign a LOI. It benefits them in no way.

Visiting Missouri St this weekend, this is a player I hope will commit to EMU:

http://easternmichigan.scout.com/a.z?s=3...id=7679114

(04-17-2014 08:34 AM)EagleSam Wrote: [ -> ]You don't have to sign a LOI to keep your commitment. In fact, I think it's dumb for players to sign a LOI. It benefits them in no way.

Does the university have to honor a scholarship offer if there is no LOI?

14 wins in year one.
16 wins in year two.
22 wins in year three.

Have faith....

(04-17-2014 04:24 PM)rayEMU Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-17-2014 08:34 AM)EagleSam Wrote: [ -> ]You don't have to sign a LOI to keep your commitment. In fact, I think it's dumb for players to sign a LOI. It benefits them in no way.

Does the university have to honor a scholarship offer if there is no LOI?

Not for all four years, no. They may have to honor it for the first season, but even that I'm not sure of. But the school can practically hold a player hostage if he signs it and wants to decommit after, say, a coaching change. It isn't much of a benefit for players to sign.

updates Hortford has interest from Central Florida, Notre Dame, Florida and UConn as 5th year transfer.

Goins was never offered by EMU. Confirmed today that U of D, CMU and Oakland were his other offers.

New basketball offer:

http://verbalcommits.com/players/kris-clyburn

Ellis did sign with Ferris St.

Where in the H has EMU Steve been?????? Looking for transfers???

This player made an official visit to us this past weekend:

Nouhoum Bocoum

Who is counting the scollies?

NOBLES
WILSON
ALVANO
BOND
OKOLOJI

????????

HOW MANY MORE?

I'm guessing we have a solid 5 coming back Talley, Ajayi, Price, Lee and Ward, lets add one more scholie and call it 6. Wilson is walking on for one year-sorry I don't see that changing. Then we have signed 4 which gives us 3 more.

Offers out there are Joseph, Clyburn, Albert, Bingham, Dieng the Nazione JUCO forward and maybe Bocoum. To me its either Clyburn or Albert at guard, Albert has offers from Missouri and Rhode Island but there have been coaching changes there. That's two more bigs out of Joseph, Dieng or Bacoum and one forward whether Nazione or Bingham. I am beginning to wonder whether Bingham has the grades to qualify or is waiting for test scores. If any of these fail we may be looking at more 5th year big men to fill out the roster.

Rivals has confirmed that Nouhoum Bocoum visited last weekend and that EMU has offered Nouhoum.

As much as I would love to sign another center for next year or pick up a transfer to fill the void of Riley, I really think that they may be feeling comfortable with using a shorter but more athletic forward in the middle of the zone. Okoloji, Nobles, and Wilson are all in that 6'8 range which is taller than Hughley who ended up with more minutes in the middle than anyone would have expected coming into the year. With the roster as it is now, I would not expect to see anyone getting more than 15 minutes in the middle of the zone, whether that be Lekan or one the previously mentioned forwards. I think this is the future of our zone for the next 1-2 years.

With that said I would like to see a raw 7 footer brought in and given a few years to develop before being counted on to man the center spot. Time will tell with Murphy's lock and key style of PR and recruiting.

If you want a raw 7 footer to develop in a few year Dieng is your type of player.

I agree we could go with a three forward look as well.