Absolutely! You hit upon a very key issue. "... you do have to move fast if you want in on the good guys."We aren't the only ones.@ams66 play stupid games, win stupid prizes? Why? Do we have any other guys at his level and position, lined up and ready to commit? Cracks me up when posters say stuff like this. What if this was you, or your kid? Wouldn't you expect a school to give you reasonable time to weigh such important decisions, and what would you think of a school that didn't?
You may have been kidding, but I say give them time to make up their minds. If it was my kid, I'd be advising to consider multiple options and pick the one that is/feels best. And, I'd tell him to axe any program that tried to pressure him and not give him reasonable time.
Iowa forums were saying late last week that McCollum had made 'Accept this by Wednesday or it's off the table' type offers. Might have been to a couple of their guys leaving, not sure.
The portal circus happens fast! If I was a parent I'd understand a school telling my kid to fish or cut bait. The school has responsibilities too, outside of we want to be really easygoing and nice people.
"We're Indiana. We're good enough. We're smart enough. And doggone it, people like us." Won't fly. (With apologies to Stuart Smalley.)
It seems like the better players have either already decided or narrowed their lists down. So you do have to move fast if you want in on the good guys. I can see not letting a guy string you along too long as it could keep you from missing the boat on others.
The 2026 portal class hasn't been built by the Hoosiers but so far targets have been strategically identified and Indiana has been aggressively pursuing those targets.
I see Samet Yigitoglu the massive 7'2" big man from SMU committed to IU.
Absolutely! You hit upon a very key issue. "... you do have to move fast if you want in on the good guys."We aren't the only ones.@ams66 play stupid games, win stupid prizes? Why? Do we have any other guys at his level and position, lined up and ready to commit? Cracks me up when posters say stuff like this. What if this was you, or your kid? Wouldn't you expect a school to give you reasonable time to weigh such important decisions, and what would you think of a school that didn't?
You may have been kidding, but I say give them time to make up their minds. If it was my kid, I'd be advising to consider multiple options and pick the one that is/feels best. And, I'd tell him to axe any program that tried to pressure him and not give him reasonable time.
Iowa forums were saying late last week that McCollum had made 'Accept this by Wednesday or it's off the table' type offers. Might have been to a couple of their guys leaving, not sure.
The portal circus happens fast! If I was a parent I'd understand a school telling my kid to fish or cut bait. The school has responsibilities too, outside of we want to be really easygoing and nice people.
"We're Indiana. We're good enough. We're smart enough. And doggone it, people like us." Won't fly. (With apologies to Stuart Smalley.)
It seems like the better players have either already decided or narrowed their lists down. So you do have to move fast if you want in on the good guys. I can see not letting a guy string you along too long as it could keep you from missing the boat on others.
The 2026 portal class hasn't been built by the Hoosiers but so far targets have been strategically identified and Indiana has been aggressively pursuing those targets.
I see Samet Yigitoglu the massive 7'2" big man from SMU committed to IU.
You pretty much have to have a guy over 7 foot in the big ten look at purdue, illinois, and michigan.
@ams66 It's been, what, 1 day since he was on campus? If this was dragging on, I'd understand it, but if you don't give guys a reasonable amount of time to weigh offers and decisions, I don't think you're being realistic. I don't even know, but he's a very sought after prospect, what's he weighing 3-4 million dollar NIL deals? Think giving him a reasonable amount of time, is, well, reasonable. And I think "take it or leave it" sounds great, if you're not involved, but wouldn't be well-received in the actual marketplace, in such short timeframes.
I am guessing its at least 4 and maybe 5 million. I am pretty sure lots of programs could have offered him 3 million but at 5 million the list gets much smaller. My guess is IU has offered 5 million.
probably....
and that is completely nuts
And with no end in site. In four years we went from TDJ getting 500k to guys getting 5 million. Sean Miller and Sampson both got fired for things that would now just be laughed at. Boy how it has changed. It appears boosters have pockets that never go empty soon many will be making more than NBA players.
it just goes to show....
money can buy everything....even "love"
We must have way more than 14 million to spend. Either that or we blew it all already. Lol.I guess Aiden Sherrell really did want to play the 4 and IU made sure he is able to do that. Out of nowhere, 7'2" SMU transfer Samet Yigitoglu just committed to IU. He apparently had a Zoom meeting and didn't need to take any further time. MSU wanted him but IU snagged him, presumably with a large offer to pair him with Sherrell (we certainly hope).
I did not see this coming, I'll get his commitment piece written as soon as possible.
The IU portal recruiters like players with 2 years of remaining eligibility. Samet Yigitoglu just finished his sophomore season at SMU. A massive space eater at 7'2" 270 lbs. In 28.9 mpg: 10.7 pts, 7.9 reb, % 1.3 blocks. Bad free throw shooter at 49.5%.
It's April 14 and that's the 4th portal commitment for IU.
(DeVries must have beaten out Painter for this guy. LOL)
Platooning bigs?
Samet Yigitoglu, 7-2 .
So, Uwe Blab? 😱 j/k (And Uwe carried us his senior year, and these days hed still, somehow, have a couple years left.)
I think we needed him more than Michigan State. (And we know what that $pells.)
From a few minutes of highlights. Good get!
Welcome to the Hoosiers!
as i said in the roster thread, i love this add. elite at the rim. elite offensive rebounder. nearly 63% eFG%...i think their ideal move is yigitoglu, sherrell and rancik in a rotation at the 4/5 and boy would it be nice to have 6'10, 255, 7'2, 270 and 6'11, 220 around the rim.
Length and size is undefeated.
Impressive so far. Cant say we arent in it to win it.
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(DeVries must have beaten out Painter for this guy. LOL)
He was an MSU target, just like Sherrell was. Izzo can't be thrilled with IU right now.
TurboTax is a very appropriate background, when talking portal players.