MrSpots

June 7th, 2019 at 6:46 PM ^

Kansas. Howard hasn't even taken the recruiting test per Sam Webb (not sure what's taking so long).

LKLIII

June 7th, 2019 at 8:44 PM ^

Apparently it’s an open book test BUT the regulation book is like 400 pages long. 

Plus if a person fails, they aren’t allowed to retake the test again for another 30 days. 

At first I was baffled that JH25 hadn’t taken it yet. But given the circumstances I totally get why now.  At this phase of the 2019 recruiting cycle, it would be catastrophic if he took it and failed. 

Measure twice & cut once. 

Yes, it marginally reduces the odds of getting Jalen Wilson back into the 2019 class. But in my view, the dude was already a long shot anyway once JB and Yak left. 

In light of all that, it’s far better to invest the extra few days now to ensure you pass the damned test the first time. Otherwise, practically the ENTIRE home stretch of the whole rest of the 2019 class could be placed in serious jeopardy. 

cobra14

June 8th, 2019 at 10:21 AM ^

I mean as a recruit or member of the recruits family I’m sure they are fine hearing from two assistants instead of the head man who no one has any idea of what he is running offensively and defensively

Think as a recruit or recruits parents that aren’t diehard Michigan fans. It’s a legit red flag so far.

blueday

June 7th, 2019 at 11:17 PM ^

Obviously did not really care about Michigan the school. We don't need that type. Move the commit date up so we don't have to read this stuff any longer. 

Perkis-Size Me

June 8th, 2019 at 7:38 AM ^

Dude, he lost the coach he specifically committed to. He came here for Beilein, and Beilein is gone. At the end of the day, Howard is a complete unknown as far as head coaching is concerned.

If le goes to UNC or KU, it’ll suck, but I can’t say I’d blame him. So spare me this oh welll he didn’t care about the school bullshit. The guy wants to make basketball his career. We don’t know yet what Howard can do. But we know what Bill Self and Roy Williams can do.

kehnonymous

June 7th, 2019 at 9:05 PM ^

I didn't know that there was a test coaches have to take to be able to legally recruit.  

In any event, there's 0.01% doubt in my mind that if we'd flubbed this technicality, it'd be our asses in the wringer, but the NCAA wouldn't even notice if it was Louisville, Kansas or UK.

1VaBlue1

June 8th, 2019 at 7:40 AM ^

The differences between the way Michigan has handled all past such indiscretions, and how those habitual offenders handle things, are stark.  Here are the school's official response when the NCAA lays out a charge:

NCAA: 'You've been caught, ahem, disobeying our arbitrary rules.'

UNC, UL, UK, UK (etc): 'Umm, okay whatever, now step aside, we've got a game to play'

Michigan: 'Oh no, we're sorry! Here, have unconditional access to our records for the last 50 years! What can we do to help your investigation, we want to fix this right now and take our punishment in accordance with the arbitrary and unfair bylaws of the NCAA that we agreed to uphold regardless of how bad you diss us on the field, or how unfair the scheduling practices are for sports like baseball, softball, and golf.  Please, whatever we can do to get our punishment quickly, to get behind all of this, so we can all move on in harmony again!'

RAH

June 7th, 2019 at 10:57 PM ^

I see your point but it seems to me that Howard has even more important priorities than taking the test as soon as possible after his hire.  #1 Get his staff hired and organized. #2  Undertand the entire current situation. #3 Make sure he knows the material so well he is certain to pass it the first time.