he de committed from ISU (they aren’t the benchmark by a long shot). His senior year, he was held out of 3 games for disciplinary reasons. Came back off the bench for 1 game, then left the team. I don’t know Chris or anyone involved with BHS basketball and rumors are just that. People change anyway. If he becomes a dawg, he will have me behind him 100.
he de committed from ISU (they aren’t the benchmark by a long shot). His senior year, he was held out of 3 games for disciplinary reasons. Came back off the bench for 1 game, then left the team. I don’t know Chris or anyone involved with BHS basketball and rumors are just that. People change anyway. If he becomes a dawg, he will have me behind him 100.
He also committed to SIU, though I believe only verbally. Do you remember if that was after he de-committed from ISU?
@resaluki-88 yes it was after he de committed. After SIU fell through I believe he went the juco route. Not sure what happened because I’m pretty sure he signed with us, not just verbal.
Very exciting news on Payton! We have a good core here, and the thought of us getting exactly the two things on our own wish list makes me really excited about November.
Let’s go win a Championship!
We have not signed this kid.
This is in no way a done deal. Of course it would be cool if it were, but it's not.
Stop.
My own fault, I guess, but the first thing that popped up on my feed was "Very exciting news on Peyton!" And I was stoked. Only to find that, in fact, there was ZERO "exciting news on Peyton" at all.
Just chill out, Barney Fife folk, PLEASE!
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I know we're all desperate, but these scenarios of Saluki mightiness based on an official visit from this one kid are really kind of stretching things.
Don't get me wrong: I understand. But FFS!
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@austinsaluki I was kind of thinking the same thing. We're getting a little ahead of ourselves here and I'm guilty, as well.
@austinsaluki I was kind of thinking the same thing. We're getting a little ahead of ourselves here and I'm guilty, as well.
Nothing wrong with talking about a guy who had an official visit. He is probably not the second coming of Marcus Timmons, but he would fill the serious need for an athletic 4. He certainly has not committed, or even hinted at it. However, what's the fun of a message board if you cannot talk about a serious prospect.
I think message boards are fun. I don't like it when they fuel weird fantasies. Given that, I'm going to shut up.😊
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I think message boards are fun. I don't like it when they fuel weird fantasies. Given that, I'm going to shut up.😊
I understand. It's all speculation until someone officially commits. It doesn't make sense to post as if he has already committed. Posting about what he WOULD possibly bring to the team if he DOES commit is fun.
not sure what all the hubbub is about, i don't think anyone posted as if he was for sure coming here. Not sure why there was a need to tell a poster that was excited Payton visited to calm down. But whatever, to each his own i guess.
not sure what all the hubbub is about, i don't think anyone posted as if he was for sure coming here. Not sure why there was a need to tell a poster that was excited Payton visited to calm down. But whatever, to each his own i guess.
Yes. Here are my exact words:
"and the thought of us getting exactly the two things on our own wish list"
I guess "the thought of" and "already committed" mean the same thing according to some. I'm pumped about the fact that we are clearly in serious conversations with Payton. Well shoot...I did it again.
not sure what all the hubbub is about, i don't think anyone posted as if he was for sure coming here. Not sure why there was a need to tell a poster that was excited Payton visited to calm down. But whatever, to each his own i guess.
Yes. Here are my exact words:
"and the thought of us getting exactly the two things on our own wish list"
I guess "the thought of" and "already committed" mean the same thing according to some. I'm pumped about the fact that we are clearly in serious conversations with Payton. Well shoot...I did it again.
I was going to let this whole thing go because it was an overreaction on my part. But now you're being deliberately obtuse: "Gosh-golly! I don't know WHAT I could have said that would cause someone to react that way! Here's all I said . . . ."
B.S. Here are some other "exact words" that you seem to have missed while trying to figure out my (over) reaction:
Very exciting news on Payton! We have a good core here, and the thought of us getting exactly the two things on our own wish list makes me really excited about November.
Let’s go win a Championship!
Imagine that being the first post that popped up in the thread when you opened it, a thread that 8 people were following. I would guess you'd get pretty stoked. And then I would guess you'd be a little surprised and disappointed to find that actually there was no more "exciting news" than the official visit and workout.
But I already explained that in an earlier post, which I guess you chose to ignore or perhaps didn't see. Maybe you didn't see it because of the stars in your eyes from thinking about the signing?
Can you at least admit that your post was also a bit of an overreaction and could have been a tad misleading to some poor old SIU fan who is starving for some great news on the recruiting front? 😉
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Damarco Minor to SIUe
SIUe got a good one here. Pairing him with Ray’Sean Taylor…could make some noise in the new look OVC
Yes, we were actually interested in Damarco. Guess we liked Xavier Johnson even better. Nice to be in a position to pick & choose. Our coaches have worked their butts off to get there.
