Real sad Harrison

[jaretac]

I respect the decision and wish him the best. But the way his family and him invited us all (Cyclones) to come and celebrate was very shameful on their part. He really showed today his lack of maturity and that he can put up a good front. You had to know what we all would be thinking and to pull a public stunt like that was pure BS. I hope ISU can meet up with you on the court and ruin your day.

Signed

A real Cyclone

He was inviting his current fan base to come celebrate with him taking a huge step forward in his basketball career. It isn't his fault that most of the little cyclone fan base is also Big Cyclone fans.

Why be angry about it. Grow up, life is not all about you or the Cyclones (I say this as a die hard Cyclone fan).

 

[Cycsk]

Haha thats unnecessary she has probably already put in her notice to follow him to NC

I heard her say today that Ames is still her hometown.

 

[aauummm]

All this talk of how mature and classy this kid is was absolutely crushed today.

Before I continue...let me make one thing clear. I have absolutely no problem with him attending UNC. It's a great school with a great basketball tradition and a legitimate NC contender. It's a logical choice that many of us (admit it or not) would make.

However, the selfish, arrogant 17 year old in this kid really came through today. Welcome back to mortality, Harrison.

I've never seen anyone use an entire coach, program, University, and city to advance his own agenda than this kid has. Then to put on the spectacle he did was absolutely outrageous. You're going to invite the city of Ames and the ISU community, then skype Roy Williams? Seriously. He f**king skyped Roy Williams.

The thank you's to the other coaches and the whole speach was the most contrived and fabricated speech I've ever heard from a high schooler. He should have been focusing on a school with a good public policy program instead of a business school. Seasoned politicians can't spin a story that well in public. The special thanks to McD and Iowa State was a joke. I knew it the minute he said he'd always be a Cyclone Fan. Game Over. Thanks for the consolation prize, Harrison.

You know what's mature? Tell someone that you aren't considering that they're not in the running. Don't use their practice facilities and team to make yourself better. You know what's classy? Hold a private press conference without the public there to annouce your intention to attend another University. Be humble and don't put on a f**king Disney production at your press conference to attend an out-of-state school.

The kid can talk about grades, and saxophones, and choir, and god all he wants. He can be as well behaved and well spoken as he wants. At the end of the day, he's still a pompous teenager who loves the spotlight. Kids do that and it's fine. It's natural. However, the coverup is worse than the crime. The act is over. You are too smart not to know exactly what you were doing all along. Your actions as of late and your show today is twisted and sadistic. No one is buying it anymore, Harrison.

There is no way ISU was in the running until today. I will never beleive it.

I agree 100%. Bad, bad show. That could have been done in the school library with his family and friends and a skyped roy. He wanted to fill the gym to put on a show for ESPN and fill it with ISU hopefuls. I realize that he has the right to be as self-centered as he wants, but leave ISU out of his little self-serving games.

 

[URBCLONE]

Here is what it comes down to:

On his visit to UNC he gets to meet Michael Jordan. Here, maybe we can get Marcus Fizer on a red-eye back from Turkey to say hi.

On his visit to UNC he got to play pick up ball with NBA pros. Here, we could see if Julius Mikalec could take a few days off from pushing cars, or see if perhaps if Curtis Stinson could take a day off from his Iowa Energy try-outs.

On his visit to UNC, they should him their trophy case full of national champsionship trophies. At Iowa State we could show off a Big 12 title or two.

On his visit to UNC he got to sit down and talk with one of the most successful coaches in college basketball. At Iowa State, he got to sit down and talk to his buddies dad that he has known for four years already.

It hurts me as much as all of you, but I suppose all you can do is try to put yourself in the shoes of an 17 year old kid. These are all very powerful forces, and I guess I can't hardly blame him for his decision.

Trying really hard to be objective and I agree with most of what you are saying here.

What does this say about ISU's BB program though? HB grew up in Ames, his dad played for ISU, his mom works for ISU, his teammate's dad is the ISU HC, he has become friends with and played with all of the current ISU players. If ISU cannot land a player like this in its own backyard, is it ever reasonable to hope for anything more than an occasional NCAA tournament appearance?

Not trying to add any salt in the wound. I am truly wondering what this says about our program.

 

[Clonefan32]

All I can think about in response to this is (in the South Park "They tuk errr jobs" voice)

They tuk errrrrrrrr player.

 

[Clonefan32]

Trying really hard to be objective and I agree with most of what you are saying here.

What does this say about ISU's BB program though? HB grew up in Ames, his dad played for ISU, his mom works for ISU, his teammate's dad is the ISU HC, he has become friends with and played with all of the current ISU players. If ISU cannot land a player like this in its own backyard, is it ever reasonable to hope for anything more than an occasional NCAA tournament appearance?

Not trying to add any salt in the wound. I am truly wondering what this says about our program.

It means we aren't as good of program as UNC and we have sucked lately.

 

[aauummm]

Quote: I am truly wondering what this says about our program. Unquote

I am $eriously thinking about what it $ay$ about college athletic$ in general.

 

[Rods79]

Trying really hard to be objective and I agree with most of what you are saying here.

What does this say about ISU's BB program though? HB grew up in Ames, his dad played for ISU, his mom works for ISU, his teammate's dad is the ISU HC, he has become friends with and played with all of the current ISU players. If ISU cannot land a player like this in its own backyard, is it ever reasonable to hope for anything more than an occasional NCAA tournament appearance?

Not trying to add any salt in the wound. I am truly wondering what this says about our program.

I think it says that there is a point of being too close, and weighing too much pressure because of it. I was thinking this before, with his humble attitude it might be that we would be the fanbase to put too much pressure on him to get us somewhere. What it says about our program is that we aren't a destination point quite yet...have more room to grow, and we need to start proving people wrong in the coming years so that we can be in a better position for big recruits. Can't fault him for going to UNC and being among a lot of great players (and thank god it isn't KU)...can fault him on the way he handled it.

 

[tiberius]

I wish he was a cyclone, but I have to respect how he is putting together the Harrison Barnes brand. He played out the recruitment to get a ton of publicity and is going to a school where he is guaranteed to get a lot of exposure. Long-term he is setting himself up for huge endorsement deals. I just can't blame the kid for setting a path to make the most $$$. Sure if he goes to ISU he is a local legend, but in the bigger picture is that all that important?

 

[atlantacyclone]

In my book, HB IS a real Cyclone. Once its in your blood its there!

 

[Dave19642006]

I hope he gets homesick...I REALLY DO....

 

[iowaboy]

iowaboy says:
November 13, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Its an all about me mentality. While HB may be a fine young man, alot of that I am sure was from his upbringing and living in Iowa had much to do with that. Giving back to ones Community is a great way to pay them back for all it has provided for you. His mother works at ISU,he lives in Ames! He would have been the big man on Campus had he stayed. Now, he will be just one of many.
Evidently he wants to go pro. Great! But if he is as good as advertised, he would of been a high pick no matter where he played his college ball. The only difference would have been he would of been able to take us Iowans in general and ISU in particular along for the ride.
Again….. It’s all about me, message received loud and clear.

 

[URBCLONE]

Quote: I am truly wondering what this says about our program. Unquote

I am $eriously thinking about what it $ay$ about college athletic$ in general.

Same here. I loathe Dukie V and ESPN. They live for UNC, Duke, and Kentucky. Someone needs to do some research and count the number of times Dukie references Coach K while doing another team's games.

 

[Cat4ISU]

 

[Cat4ISU]

I wish he was a cyclone, but I have to respect how he is putting together the Harrison Barnes brand. He played out the recruitment to get a ton of publicity and is going to a school where he is guaranteed to get a lot of exposure. Long-term he is setting himself up for huge endorsement deals. I just can't blame the kid for setting a path to make the most $$$. Sure if he goes to ISU he is a local legend, but in the bigger picture is that all that important?

Because in the bigger picture, making as much money as possible is all that's important. :no:

 

[Hindy]

HB must have called Don King for advice on his 3 ring show. Pathetic

 

[GoCyGo]

How pathetic, a bunch of grown ups crying and calling a kid names. Get off the computer and look in the mirror because a flawed character is staring back at you and I'd work on that before you start worrying about a 17 year old kid.

 

[Al_4_State]

All this talk of how mature and classy this kid is was absolutely crushed today.

Before I continue...let me make one thing clear. I have absolutely no problem with him attending UNC. It's a great school with a great basketball tradition and a legitimate NC contender. It's a logical choice that many of us (admit it or not) would make.

However, the selfish, arrogant 17 year old in this kid really came through today. Welcome back to mortality, Harrison.

I've never seen anyone use an entire coach, program, University, and city to advance his own agenda than this kid has. Then to put on the spectacle he did was absolutely outrageous. You're going to invite the city of Ames and the ISU community, then skype Roy Williams? Seriously. He f**king skyped Roy Williams.

The thank you's to the other coaches and the whole speach was the most contrived and fabricated speech I've ever heard from a high schooler. He should have been focusing on a school with a good public policy program instead of a business school. Seasoned politicians can't spin a story that well in public. The special thanks to McD and Iowa State was a joke. I knew it the minute he said he'd always be a Cyclone Fan. Game Over. Thanks for the consolation prize, Harrison.

You know what's mature? Tell someone that you aren't considering that they're not in the running. Don't use their practice facilities and team to make yourself better. You know what's classy? Hold a private press conference without the public there to annouce your intention to attend another University. Be humble and don't put on a f**king Disney production at your press conference to attend an out-of-state school.

The kid can talk about grades, and saxophones, and choir, and god all he wants. He can be as well behaved and well spoken as he wants. At the end of the day, he's still a pompous teenager who loves the spotlight. Kids do that and it's fine. It's natural. However, the coverup is worse than the crime. The act is over. You are too smart not to know exactly what you were doing all along. Your actions as of late and your show today is twisted and sadistic. No one is buying it anymore, Harrison.

There is no way ISU was in the running until today. I will never beleive it.

Best post I've seen about the HB announcement.

 

[Dave19642006]

im surprised no one said....Harrison Barnes the new Gene Chizik

 

[Dave19642006]

how much flack will he get in school now?????