Tyus Battle's dad is unable to say whether Michigan is still in it for Battle
I doubt I've ever created two threads in the same day regarding the same topic, but the news keeps coming in. Tyus Battle's dad talked to Brednan Quinn at MLive, and this came out:
Ty and I are not making any comments until we figure things out," Gary Battle wrote in a text message.
Asked to clarify the status of his son's reopened recruitment and whether Michigan is still involved, Gary Battle said, "If I knew than I could say but I truly don't until I sit with fam and talk to Michigan."
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2015/06/tyus_battles_father_d…
A thought of my own: To say that I'm frustrated by the Langford/Battle news is an understatement, but let's remember we're talking about (in Battle) a kid who's not old enough yet to vote. That said, I curse the recruiting gods and spit on their idols.
So you're saying there's a chance.....
Michigan's still in play!
I guess you could say the Battle rages on?
Here's some salt. Please pour it into my infected, festering recruitment wound. Thx.
After he committed, Tyus Battle told MLive that one of the reasons he jumped to the decision was because U-M held one open spot for 2016 and "I didn't want someone else taking my scholarship."
use? Ok.
If Davis doesn't prep then that was the last spot, unless there was attrition from someone transferring or early entry to the NBA. I don't think there was a decision on whether Davis was prepping when Battle committed.
And Sam Webb said the same thing this morning. It's also something that many people can read about without attacking Battle.
those sheets are dirty and so are you.
Any reference to Descendents gets an automatic upvote from me. I'll be seeing them in August for the first time as a fan of 20+ years. I can't fucking wait!!
To hell with him. Move on. Don't wait on someone who dissed you once already.
Yeah, fuck that 17 year old kid for trying to figure out what's best for his future.
He backed off of something he committed to when there was no change from the other side. I'm not condoning blasting his name but don't be so quick to always give someone a pass because "he's 18".
Well he's 17 and therefore not legally an adult yet. His mother seems to want him to play closer to home and his parents seem to be "helping" him make this decision.
I can't blame this kid for what looks like, as an outsider, that he genuinely wants to go to UM but that other factors(parents wishes) are contributing to this decision.
I accepted a position when I was 28 that I decided not to take and backed out of. I felt bad, the money was good and the people were great, but I just didn't want to move to Houston. I understand that recruiting is a little different, with only a handful of spots, but it does happen in the adult world.
With the exception of certain prescribed conditions that require NCAA approval, such as a coaching change or a catastrophic change in a recruit's family situation, I believe a commitment should be binding. The decision to commit often impacts many other recruits and teams. If you are not sure, don't commit. If you do commit, you are obligated to fulfill your obligation.
Battle's father was involved in his choice of schools, and I suspect other individuals were also giving advice. So yeah, Battle might be 17, but he isn't out there on an island all by himself.
Battle did not finalize everything with his family and just announced his decision. So, after discussing it after the fact, they decided he had acted too quickly. Just surmising on my part here. Normally, I'd hope to see parents instilling in their kid some responsibility that makes them understand their word can have a big impact on others. Obviously there can be mitigating circumstances (like a coaching change for example) that could force them to back out. But it could be that Tyus, being only 17, made a rash decision and he now wants to make absolutely sure it's the right one. My best hope now is that he will stick with his original decision. The dad's comments leave it pretty open, so there's that.
Yeah...treat these HS kids like Gods...kiss their asses for what? Go get another prospect. One kid is not bigger than the program. Never kiss asses. Show them the benefits of what you have, and if they dont want it...thats their choice, especially...if they have dissed you 1x. Move on. Just like with a woman..
As a reminder, it is responses like this that can give the site (and this fanbase) a nice little black eye, so if you're going to throw profanity at a kid who is trying to chart the course of part of his life - an important part of it too - do so in the comfort of your own inner thoughts. On the outside (at least on this site), try to be merely disappointed and express the feeling politely as others have. We can question the process by which people come to various conclusions, but let's try not to say things like this if we are disappointed at the conclusion (and by all accounts, Battle hasn't come to one yet officially).
from following recruiting. Dumping profanity on 17 year old kids makes you and this site look bad.
Taking the high road, I see.
Agreed, lets get Wintson.
No need to selfish players.
I think coaches in these circumstances sometimes say, "You've burned us once, and we can't risk it happening again."
That's exactly what I would do, especially in this case. Battle admitted that he committed at least in part to prevent someone else from taking "his" spot. Which it turns out he didn't even want.
I would yank the offer, even if that meant settling for a player that isn't nearly as good.
What he admitted was that he felt pressure to lock down the spot he wanted, and so did that without consulting his parents. After talking to his parents, he reconsidered and let that spot open again. He had it for what, five weeks? And we don't know that he doesn't want it, all we know is that he doesn't want to lock it up while he reconsiders.
He hasn't hurt Michigan at all, I don't think, because I don't think Langford was coming to Michigan in any case.
Tip of the cap, sir.
Now I can go about my day without the lingering concern of a potentially life threatening misunderstanding due to the title. I'll sleep well tonight.
Wait, so you wont be following 16 and 17 year old kids on Twitter and trying to friend them on Facebook???
But what about all quarterbacks? Poors guys will only have a chance at you knowing their names if they throw a pick...
I don't care which sport. I don't care about stars. But I think we could use a nice shot in the arm before hell gets rained down on Michigan this afternoon/evening.
I told myself this morning that I was getting Subway for lunch. Sweet onion teryaki. Then I found out 30 minutes before lunch that the cafeteria had my favorite soup. I had already told everyone that I was going to Subway, even though there was nothing binding me to that decision. Even if I went with the soup, the Subway program could find another patron. So what did I do???
I took the elevator up to the 2nd floor and marched my ass to Subway. As Jared once said "those who (Sub)way will be champions." I didn't visit the soup section. I had given my word, and all I have in this life is my balls and my word.
As of now, he is still committed to Michigan according to his social media presence (whatever that is worth). Give them a few weeks to think it over. In the meantime, our coaches need to keep recruiting.
I think the title of this is poorly worded. It's pretty ambiguous. Mr. Battle is stating that he simply doesn't know anything, but when I clicked on this, I expected to see something negative. The "not sure" part of the title seems to imply that he doesn't think Michigan is in it. Splitting hairs, but the word "unsure" would fit better.
I think the new title conveys the uncertaintly in Mr. Battle's statement.
True for Hollywood. True for recruiting. True for life.
I loathe basketball recruiting so much.