Tough day for EIU hoops hopes

[LLCoolCY]

Why take these commits now and not wait to see what Foster is going to do?
These guys weren't going anywhere else in the next month.

Fran and his staff either know where Foster is going or or at least know it won't be Iowa... Plus the staff would have to sweat out the likes of Upper Iowa and Truman State if he held back the offers.

http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/kris-murray
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/keegan-murray

 

[Statefan10]

Fran and his staff either know where Foster is going or or at least know it won't be Iowa... Plus the staff would have to sweat out the likes of Upper Iowa and Truman State if he held back the offers.

http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/kris-murray
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/keegan-murray

It really does look like Iowa might be off the plate for XF.. Not sure if Iowa State is his clear cut choice but these recent commits suggest Iowa is scrambling (again).

 

[Go2Guy]

Yeah. The first 4 commitments were probably just Fran making sure his fax machine is still working. He'll definitely be landing some big fish with the last 3.

BBUWUHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA......I'm gonna be laughing for a couple days on this one!

 

[CoKane]

Murphy’s law involves things you can’t control. Fran being an asshat is something very controllable

Late to this, but Pemsl and JordBo are going to play against ISU. We already know how this works for Fran(and well, every other team in general, but especially when Iowa plays us).

 

[JP4CY]

Fran and his staff either know where Foster is going or or at least know it won't be Iowa... Plus the staff would have to sweat out the likes of Upper Iowa and Truman State if he held back the offers.

http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/kris-murray
http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/keegan-murray

I love basketball and didn't know Upper Iowa had a team. I only know Truman has one because of Horner. If you go to Truman's wiki page and click basketball, it doesn't even have a basketball page, it goes straight to "College Basketball."

 

[LLCoolCY]

Just leave this here...

@MatthewBain_ Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery stopped by Oskaloosa last week to give a heads up to Xavier Foster's camp that the Murray twins would likely commit, his father and high school coach tell me.

So, Foster knew this was coming.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

LOL

 

[Cydkar]

Just leave this here...

@MatthewBain_ Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery stopped by Oskaloosa last week to give a heads up to Xavier Foster's camp that the Murray twins would likely commit, his father and high school coach tell me.

So, Foster knew this was coming.

Foster's reaction...

 

[FinalFourCy]

I suspect he’s giving Murray’s sons a chance, knowing they can transfer in a year if it doesn’t So basically Fran is helping these two out for a year, then they’ll enter the portal?

 

[Statefan10]

I suspect he’s giving Murray’s sons a chance, knowing they can transfer in a year if it doesn’t So basically Fran is helping these two out for a year, then they’ll enter the portal?

So that's what the Iowa Basketball program has come to? Lol a participation university for under-gifted division 1 basketball players?

 

[KcCyclone77]

I'll have whatever he's having...

 

[CycloneVet]

So that's what the Iowa Basketball program has come to? Lol a participation university for under-gifted division 1 basketball players?

I wasn’t bad in 8th grade. I have 4 years eligibility left. One last run at the coeds? I’m emailing Fran.

 

[Statefan10]

I'll have whatever he's having...

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Eye opening how drunk that guy is on a Monday.

 

[Sigmapolis]

I'll have whatever he's having...

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He might be right -- not for the reasons he thinks, though.

 

[JP4CY]

I'll have whatever he's having...

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[cycloner29]

Just leave this here...

@MatthewBain_ Iowa head coach Margaret McCaffery stopped by Oskaloosa last week to give a heads up to Xavier Foster's camp that the Murray twins would likely commit, his father and high school coach tell me.

So, Foster knew she was coming.

FIFY. She does not want to give up her boy's scholarships.

 

[Beyerball]

So I’m reading into Bain XF tweet one of two ways..

Either XF is very close with the Murray twins and wanted all 3 of them together...or..

Fran drive to see XF to pressure him to commit before the ships are filled..

kinda only 2 reasons I can see why you wouod drive to see XF and tell him they are committing

 

[kentkel]

I'll have whatever he's having...

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That is not too bad of a career, ppg-wise. But those stats are not going to help the player garner post-season accolades, either. If they have the shooting percentages of their dad, there is no way they are averaging 10ppg - especially knowing Fran's substitution patterns and propensity for playing 13-15 guys each game.

 

[g4ce]

So I’m reading into Bain XF tweet one of two ways..

Either XF is very close with the Murray twins and wanted all 3 of them together...or..

Fran drive to see XF to pressure him to commit before the ships are filled..

kinda only 2 reasons I can see why you wouod drive to see XF and tell him they are committing

I could be wrong but I don't think it's option 1

 

[cyfanatic]

I could be wrong but I don't think it's option 1

If it is option 1...then you tell XF "see ya"! No way he is worth 3 scholarships!