dirtyolcrowe 47 Report post Posted April 10 Seems Ole K D is losing 3 freshman he recruited last year. They are Gavin Bizeau PF-Plainfield IN....this guy was a 4 Star recruit per Verbal Commits Brandon Wade-Ann Arbor MI 2 Star Eric Williams Jr-New Haven MI 2 star anyone know the back story? could be they were the odd man out in terms of playing time. I think these guys were at one time Akron recruits when Ole KD was here. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LZIp 1,673 Report post Posted April 10 (edited) 18 minutes ago, dirtyolcrowe said: Seems Ole K D is losing 3 freshman he recruited last year. They are Gavin Bizeau PF-Plainfield IN....this guy was a 4 Star recruit per Verbal Commits Brandon Wade-Ann Arbor MI 2 Star Eric Williams Jr-New Haven MI 2 star anyone know the back story? could be they were the odd man out in terms of playing time. I think these guys were at one time Akron recruits when Ole KD was here. Williams was the leading scorer and rebounder on last year's team. Edited April 10 by LZIp Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LZIp 1,673 Report post Posted April 10 Also another one. Duke fans seem to think they have a chance at getting Utomi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtyolcrowe 47 Report post Posted April 10 10 minutes ago, LZIp said: Also another one. Duke fans seem to think they have a chance at getting Utomi Holy Crap!! Is KD leaving for.....???....why the mass exodus?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kangaroo kid 7 Report post Posted April 10 5 minutes ago, dirtyolcrowe said: Holy Crap!! Is KD leaving for.....???....why the mass exodus?? Maybe he's getting some interest from Cincy since Cronin left? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Let'sGoZips94 979 Report post Posted April 10 Well well well... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kreed5120 1,331 Report post Posted April 10 49 minutes ago, LZIp said: Also another one. Duke fans seem to think they have a chance at getting Utomi Out of curiosity I went over to Duquesne's fan forum and this gave me a chuckle. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zippy5 1,319 Report post Posted April 10 Wow. Would be rough to have to deal with a max exodus of players this late in the game huh? Sounds familiar for some reason.. 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWAkron 753 Report post Posted April 10 TOS Duquesne? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue & Gold 1,533 Report post Posted April 10 Wow. This is going to be an interesting story to watch develop. Unlike us, Pittsburgh has a local paper so we should be getting more information on the situation. Gavin Bizeau & Dylan Swigle were both being recruited by KD when he was still at Akron. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtyolcrowe 47 Report post Posted April 10 1 hour ago, kangaroo kid said: Maybe he's getting some interest from Cincy since Cronin left? i glanced at Bearcat talk and they are talking Pitino, Nick Van Excel!! Only 2 i saw that made sense were John Becker(Vermont) & John Brannen(NKU). They are really hyping NVE!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akronzips71 286 Report post Posted April 10 Do we have a shot at any of these guys? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zippypitt 33 Report post Posted April 10 From what I saw at Duquesne this year, the answer is no. Williams = he will upgrade his situation to a big conference Wade = looked lost at the DI level Bizeau = physical presence of Olive Oil Swingle previously kicked the tires of UA, so maybe?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zippyfan34 232 Report post Posted April 10 9 minutes ago, zippypitt said: From what I saw at Duquesne this year, the answer is no. Williams = he will upgrade his situation to a big conference Wade = looked lost at the DI level Bizeau = physical presence of Olive Oil Swingle previously kicked the tires of UA, so maybe?? I don’t think Swingle will contribute much at the D-1 level. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clarkwgriswold 1,576 Report post Posted April 10 The Duquesne program is disintegrating before our eyes. 3 transfers, maybe 4? Inexcusable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zippyfan34 232 Report post Posted April 11 12 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: The Duquesne program is disintegrating before our eyes. 3 transfers, maybe 4? Inexcusable. And 2 of them are 6’11. How are they going to compete with the runt 6’8 Michael Hughes at center! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akronzips71 286 Report post Posted April 11 10 minutes ago, zippyfan34 said: And 2 of them are 6’11. How are they going to compete with the runt 6’8 Michael Hughes at center! Can we please have one of them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWAkron 753 Report post Posted April 11 37 minutes ago, zippyfan34 said: And 2 of them are 6’11. How are they going to compete with the runt 6’8 Michael Hughes at center! What a joke. Any D1 players left? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kreed5120 1,331 Report post Posted April 12 (edited) I ventured back to the Duquesne fan forum. Apparently 9 of the 17 players he recruited to Duquesne have already transferred. Add in the 2 players that he inherited who decided to transfer and he is on average losing 5 players per year. Edited April 12 by kreed5120 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clarkwgriswold 1,576 Report post Posted April 12 8 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: I ventured back to the Duquesne fan forum. Apparently 9 of the 17 players he recruited to Duquesne have already transferred. Add in the 2 players that he inherited who decided to transfer and he is on average losing 5 players per year. KD homers/Groce critics- 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hilltopper 607 Report post Posted April 12 KD once explained to me the plight of the mid-majors. If you want to field a team that has a chance to make some noise comprimises have to be made when recruiting players. The P5 schools gobble up all the sure bet players. Some of them may never see the floor, but hey they played for Duke, NC, etc... That leaves guys who have talent but also some baggage that scared away the big schools. Guys like Tree(bad temper), BigDog(weight issues), Harney(weed, attitude), etc... For a mid-major coach to be successful he has to juggle all these guys with problems and find enough other role players to put together a winning team. Sometimes those combinations just don't work out. With the advent of the transfer rules it has made it easy for players and coaches to get a divorce. 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z.I.P. 271 Report post Posted May 1 On 4/10/2019 at 12:25 PM, zippyfan34 said: I don’t think Swingle will contribute much at the D-1 level. Dylan ends up in the MAC after all, playing three years at BGSU starting in 2020. Would love to know the whole story on the kid. His HS coach was really high on Keith, and that played the big role in his recruitment. BUT...Swingle originally was offered and accepted at WVU by Huggins. From P5 to mid A-10 to low MAC. Quite a slide. Indicating his health and weight may be trouble. Dylan's a project. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue & Gold 1,533 Report post Posted October 14 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kreed5120 1,331 Report post Posted October 14 If he insists on playing in Akron on an annual basis, it would be nice if he'd actually schedule Akron once. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue & Gold 1,533 Report post Posted October 14 Btw, Gavin Bizeau, who was mentioned in Post #1, has transferred to Toledo. We never did find out what the mass exodus at Duquesne (KD's recruits, mind you) was all about. Screw Duquesne. Go Zips! Go AKRON! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
