kreed5120 Posted April 28 Report Posted April 28 54 minutes ago, ClevelandZip said: Looking forward to three-peat next year! With that being said, I have transferred to the City of Pittsburgh. Don’t think it’s possible to change my username on here so I may just end up making a new account. Plea$e re$pect my decision. NIL impacting everyone 3 Quote
Zippy87 Posted Friday at 02:41 AM Author Report Posted Friday at 02:41 AM Evan Wilson will be a GA at Arkansas State next year. 3 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted Friday at 11:25 AM Report Posted Friday at 11:25 AM Interesting interview of Nate here- https://youtu.be/RSrqpRvU28I?si=Dz2Y985waOtdQIOb 1 Quote
kreed5120 Posted Friday at 12:50 PM Report Posted Friday at 12:50 PM 1 hour ago, clarkwgriswold said: Interesting interview of Nate here- https://youtu.be/RSrqpRvU28I?si=Dz2Y985waOtdQIOb Interview starts at 7 minutes for those interested Quote
Illini Zip Posted Friday at 02:59 PM Report Posted Friday at 02:59 PM Well, I admit I was wrong about much of how things played out. The timing of events led me to believe Groce was in control of roster changes, but obviously he wasn’t. I don’t fault anyone for taking a big payday, but he needed to be more timely with his decision. I fault the parents for that. Once your kid commits, teach them that their word matters. And I’m not sure if I believe that Nate put his name in the portal without being contacted first. 2 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted Friday at 03:11 PM Report Posted Friday at 03:11 PM It's a confusing interview given the nature of questions and Nate's occasional odd answer. It was nice to hear him regret making such a late decision. Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted Friday at 03:23 PM Report Posted Friday at 03:23 PM 17 minutes ago, Illini Zip said: Well, I admit I was wrong about much of how things played out. The timing of events led me to believe Groce was in control of roster changes, but obviously he wasn’t. I don’t fault anyone for taking a big payday, but he needed to be more timely with his decision. I fault the parents for that. Once your kid commits, teach them that their word matters. And I’m not sure if I believe that Nate put his name in the portal without being contacted first. Hard to make a timely decision when the desperation money naturally doesn't flow in until later in the process. Without a doubt he was contacted prior to entering the Portal, and I would imagine any body language expert would confirm that from the interview. 6 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: It's a confusing interview given the nature of questions and Nate's occasional odd answer. It was nice to hear him regret making such a late decision. The person doing the interview conducted himself in an odd manner. I don't think Nate came off particularly stellar in the interview because of the position some of the questions put him in and his apparent lack of preparedness for said questions. I do also, though, appreciate the unprompted comment about his decision coming late in the process and putting Akron in a difficult spot. Showed some self-awareness and understanding of the situation at least. I thought his comments regarding his conversation with Groce were interesting. Doesn't sound like it was the cleanest breakup, although I expect nothing but professionalism from Groce which it sounds like occurred. 3 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted Friday at 03:25 PM Report Posted Friday at 03:25 PM Finalized my season ticket purchase this morning. While on the phone with the ticket sales rep, I asked if there were any home opponents he could divulge. He said he doesn't know the specifics, but they are closing in on securing a solid name that fans will be excited about for the home opener. He said the program is aware their last few home openers have been less than stellar draws, and they're looking to change that. It's not much in terms of breaking news, but as we approach the dead days of summer, it's something to look out for. 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted Friday at 04:48 PM Report Posted Friday at 04:48 PM 1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Hard to make a timely decision when the desperation money naturally doesn't flow in until later in the process. Without a doubt he was contacted prior to entering the Portal, and I would imagine any body language expert would confirm that from the interview. The person doing the interview conducted himself in an odd manner. I don't think Nate came off particularly stellar in the interview because of the position some of the questions put him in and his apparent lack of preparedness for said questions. I do also, though, appreciate the unprompted comment about his decision coming late in the process and putting Akron in a difficult spot. Showed some self-awareness and understanding of the situation at least. I thought his comments regarding his conversation with Groce were interesting. Doesn't sound like it was the cleanest breakup, although I expect nothing but professionalism from Groce which it sounds like occurred. Amen, like I said "confusing." I'm not sure Nate understood all of the questions and some of his responses were as "fuzzy" as the questions asked. 1 Quote
kreed5120 Posted Friday at 05:05 PM Report Posted Friday at 05:05 PM Yes, I believe much of what he stated was true, but likely some things he bent the truth as he didn't want to paint himself or Kansas State in a negative light. Like he did sound genuine that he enjoyed his time here and that he initially did plan to return. It was also nice that he acknowledged he put Groce and the team in a bind by waiting until the last minute. Regarding everything else, like if he had family, agents, or other teams pressuring him, I'm not going to further speculate. What's done is done. Looking forward to next season. 1 Quote
RoyalBlu Posted Friday at 06:51 PM Report Posted Friday at 06:51 PM 3 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Finalized my season ticket purchase this morning. While on the phone with the ticket sales rep, I asked if there were any home opponents he could divulge. He said he doesn't know the specifics, but they are closing in on securing a solid name that fans will be excited about for the home opener. He said the program is aware their last few home openers have been less than stellar draws, and they're looking to change that. It's not much in terms of breaking news, but as we approach the dead days of summer, it's something to look out for. My guess would be Cleveland State or Youngstown 1 Quote
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