The Northern Star is reporting via Facebook that Jake Anderson will not transfer to another school and said in a text message that he will focus on landing a job.

"I'm done playing," Anderson said.

Knowing what the job market is like I think I would have stayed in the game as long as I could, but can't blame Jake for moving on with his life. I don't think he would get the coaching he needs to play beyond college by transferring at this point in his career.

Best of luck to you, Jake.

Glad to see that Jake wants to stay at Northern, proves a lot about his character imo

Sucks that he got screwed over by one bozo though

Oh no. Que up Cagy.

enter stage left...........so, just how did he get "screwed?" He got three years of one year scholarships that paid for his entire last three years of college....he apparently got, or is close to a degree.....he started, starred, and played ball for three seasons......he led his team to 40 losses his first two years and, after adding a bona fide star in X, whined his way through another 20 loss season. He was not exactly coachable, was jealous of Dinunno his first year and X his last year. He failed team chemistry 101 and was told his services, as self serving as they were, were no longer needed. Then he found no other takers either.....had he been the star he envisioned himself when delusionally placing himself in last year's NBA draft, surely he would have had dozens of suitors when this coach "screwed" him......why do you suspect he is staying? to finish a degree he was advertised as having finished? to go to grad school? why was another D1 school willing to give his back court mate 3 (that is THREE) years of full ride when many self proclaimed experts on this board (stand up and take a bow, 7) pronounced him the WORST player in college bball but the late, great, Jake, couldn't get a sniff for his last year?

(05-18-2010 06:33 AM)cagy cager Wrote:  enter stage left...........so, just how did he get "screwed?" He got three years of one year scholarships that paid for his entire last three years of college....he apparently got, or is close to a degree.....he started, starred, and played ball for three seasons......

I was with you up to here. After that, immature sour grapes, regardless of the reality of the situation.

Again, what SO MANY of you fail to realize about college athletics is that at many schools, NIU included, it is not about W-L. It is part of a process to prepare young men and women for the remainder of their lives.

Why can't you leave it at that?

Good luck kid. Get your degree, walk the ceremony, listen to the probably forgetable speaker, grab a job downtown, hang out in Wrigleyville, find a young lady friend, get a better job, get married, have kids, find a nice house in the west suburbs, and continue to support NIU Athletics for the overall (non W-L) success that it is.....

(05-18-2010 06:33 AM)cagy cager Wrote:  enter stage left...........so, just how did he get "screwed?" He got three years of one year scholarships that paid for his entire last three years of college....he apparently got, or is close to a degree.....he started, starred, and played ball for three seasons......he led his team to 40 losses his first two years and, after adding a bona fide star in X, whined his way through another 20 loss season. He was not exactly coachable, was jealous of Dinunno his first year and X his last year. He failed team chemistry 101 and was told his services, as self serving as they were, were no longer needed. Then he found no other takers either.....had he been the star he envisioned himself when delusionally placing himself in last year's NBA draft, surely he would have had dozens of suitors when this coach "screwed" him......why do you suspect he is staying? to finish a degree he was advertised as having finished? to go to grad school? why was another D1 school willing to give his back court mate 3 (that is THREE) years of full ride when many self proclaimed experts on this board (stand up and take a bow, 7) pronounced him the WORST player in college bball but the late, great, Jake, couldn't get a sniff for his last year?

Strange. I don't remember hearing any whining until after "the meeting".

I'm sure any whining wouldn't have been publicized. Maybe "pouted" could have been a more accurate term to use by Cagey. At times it seemed it might have been the case.

(05-18-2010 02:35 AM)7 Wrote:  Oh no. Que up Cagy.

lol

(05-18-2010 06:33 AM)cagy cager Wrote:  enter stage left...........so, just how did he get "screwed?" He got three years of one year scholarships that paid for his entire last three years of college....he apparently got, or is close to a degree.....he started, starred, and played ball for three seasons......he led his team to 40 losses his first two years and, after adding a bona fide star in X, whined his way through another 20 loss season. He was not exactly coachable, was jealous of Dinunno his first year and X his last year. He failed team chemistry 101 and was told his services, as self serving as they were, were no longer needed. Then he found no other takers either.....had he been the star he envisioned himself when delusionally placing himself in last year's NBA draft, surely he would have had dozens of suitors when this coach "screwed" him......why do you suspect he is staying? to finish a degree he was advertised as having finished? to go to grad school? why was another D1 school willing to give his back court mate 3 (that is THREE) years of full ride when many self proclaimed experts on this board (stand up and take a bow, 7) pronounced him the WORST player in college bball but the late, great, Jake, couldn't get a sniff for his last year?

lol

Where is MadDawgz to call Cagey Cager an "apologist?"
Let's break down your comments:

"he started, starred, and played ball for three seasons."
IF he was as bad as you say, then what does that tell you about the coach who "started" him, let him supposedly "star", and "played him for three seasons?" Funny how he duped the entire league's coaches who named him "Freshman of the Year" once.

"he led his team to 40 losses his first two years and, after adding a bona fide star in X, whined his way through another 20 loss season."
Suddenly he's "leading" the team to 40 losses in his first two years? Wasn't Patton supposed to be leading this program? That "bona fide star in X" only made Second-Team All-MAC. NIU has had losing seasons in which truly "bona fide stars" like Hicks, etc., got recognition in spite of the team's overall limitations and records. I sincerly hope X develops by leaps and bounds, but he can't even hold the jocks of past Huskies like Bradley, Dawkins, Rayhorn, Thomas, Lux, etc.

"(Jake) was not exactly coachable, was jealous of Dinunno his first year and X his last year. He failed team chemistry 101."
Regardless of which side of the debate you're on for the quality of the head coach, which other players were "coached" this past season? Seems to me like the whole class / team failed Chemistry 101. Hard to say he was the only one when the team came within one defeat of tying the school record for consecutive losses. Really not too sure what that says about the program or coaches if just one guy was responsbile for all of that.

"had he been the star he envisioned himself when delusionally placing himself in last year's NBA draft, surely he would have had dozens of suitors when this coach "screwed" him."
Wait a second, didn't the majority of the board think it was a wise move for Xavier to declare for the NBA Draft to get an assessment of what he had to work on, and then return to the Huskie fold? If that thinking applies to a guy from Kentucky, Purdue, Western Michigan, or Division I Eastern Kentucky, then doesn't it apply to anyone and especially those who are being delusional? So if things don't pan out next year, will you say X was delusional for taking the step he did?

"why do you suspect he (Jake) is staying? to finish a degree he was advertised as having finished?"
Since you brought it up, you mean that release wasn't accurate? Didn't he get his degree as per the release? If he didn't and he's staying to complete it, then which is a bigger black eye for athletics, his completing a degree that helps the athletic department's graduation rate or the fact that Patton, media relations, or whomever were previously willing to put out a complete fabrication?

Based on your double standards and seeing just one side of an issue, seems to me like you should join The Northern Star sports staff.

great reporting by the N. Star

(05-21-2010 05:02 PM)DSniu41 Wrote:  great reporting by the N. Star

This is a case where reporting via text messaging makes you look bad. A phone call and an online story explaining more would have looked better on their part. We could have seen Anderson's quotes and gone from there. Instead we were left with a three-word quote without any context.

In their defense there could be somethings prohibiting him from talking and such. I don't know if there are any NCAA regulations about that.

But yeah, regardless, lesson learned here. If you're not Adam Schefter; don't report via text and Facebook.

uiniu, I appreciate your effort. I tried but couldn't even formulate thoughts regarding how idiotic cagey's comments were. As soon as Jake is gone, he is made out to be satan and everything that happened in Dekalb over the past 3 years was his fault. People are dumb.

(05-21-2010 06:04 PM)Jerry Burnes Wrote:  

(05-21-2010 05:02 PM)DSniu41 Wrote:  great reporting by the N. Star

This is a case where reporting via text messaging makes you look bad. A phone call and an online story explaining more would have looked better on their part. We could have seen Anderson's quotes and gone from there. Instead we were left with a three-word quote without any context.

In their defense there could be somethings prohibiting him from talking and such. I don't know if there are any NCAA regulations about that.

But yeah, regardless, lesson learned here. If you're not Adam Schefter; don't report via text and Facebook.

i know - just giving them a hard time. it showed some initiative though! its one of those things where its do we print it or not.. if it goes well, then great. if its wrong, you look bad. but worth the chance. kinda like Rabid n Me'co