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  • #61
    Re: Doug to Creighton

    Originally posted by TH1974 View Post
    9yr's point wasn't that great, but come on.
    They would have been "rooting" against each other had Greg stayed at Iowa State...what is your point?

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    • #62
      Re: Doug to Creighton

      From WHO:

      Greg left because of Creighton's great basketball tradition, and a chance to coach his son.

      LaRon Dendy "I hope we get a better coach in here than McDermott"

      They also reported that Troy Dannen hasn't yet released Doug from his scholarship.

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      • #63
        Re: Doug to Creighton

        Originally posted by UNI83 View Post
        They would have been "rooting" against each other had Greg stayed at Iowa State...what is your point?
        *that* point makes sense. Your Jake Farley point does not.
        UNI isn't exactly splitting atoms in terms of academics. -run&blade

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        • #64
          Re: Doug to Creighton

          Originally posted by Newsbreaker View Post
          From WHO-TV:

          Troy Dannen said the decision to release Doug from his LOI lies with the athletic director in consultation with the basketball coach, and that decision has not been made, nor have they been contacted.

          Do the right thing here, UNI!
          Honest question: If we say no, what are Doug's options?

          1. Come back to UNI

          2. Sit out (1 or 2 years?)

          What restrictions can we put on this, and if we do, can Doug get around them by sitting out?

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          • #65
            Re: Doug to Creighton

            C'mon Troy D. Do the right thing for UNI.
            UNI FIGHT

            Originally posted by 9YRPLAN
            iowa sucks, fran sucks, their schedule sucks, iowa fans suck

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            • #66
              Re: Doug to Creighton

              Not prepared to issue final judgement on this until it's settled for good, but I don't like the looks of it if Doug McDermott does follow his dad to Creighton. Again, witholding final judgement until we find out what is going on for good.

              That being written though, a few years ago when McD left for ISU, didn't he personally call all of UNI's incoming recruits and tell them to honor their committments to UNI? Granted, I know Doug is his son, but if it's so important that Doug plays for him he could have offered him a scholarship at ISU. Doug blew up ratings wise this season, so I don't think it would have looked bad for ISU had Doug been recruited and accepted a scholarship offer.

              As a dual ISU/UNI fan, I was prepared to wish McD luck at Creighton, even though I wasn't happy with the lack of results at ISU. However, if McD does take his son away from us, I will lose a lot of respect for him, and depending on Jake's role on the decision, if he has any, possibly just a bit for him as well.

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              • #67
                Re: Doug to Creighton

                Originally posted by UNI83 View Post
                I hope Dannen put's his foot down here. Don't let him out and if you do put a no-MVC restriction on it.

                Hell, make the MVC be the bad guy (on the 2-year restriction) if necessary, but reach the same result.

                If I'm Troy Dannen, with no emotional ties to Greg McDermott, I'm furious that Greg is on TV telling everyone that Doug is going to go play for him before the LOI release has even been requested. In terms of a "tampering" charge (if indeed one exists) the fact that the announcement was made before the release was even requested is damning evidence.

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                • #68
                  Re: Doug to Creighton

                  Originally posted by Newsbreaker View Post
                  That's right. He's doing what he thinks is best for Doug. That makes him a good Godfather and a good friend to the McDermott family.

                  This was a decision made in his role as a basketball coach, however, and in that role he owes nothing to that family and is paid a LOT of money to do what is best for UNI. What is best for UNI is for the proper action to be taken, and for Creighton to be without this player for the maximum amount of time possible.

                  If Jake can't make this decision for himself then Dannen needs to make it for him. Being an AD is more than being a good fundraiser. Either we are serious about winning or we're not.
                  Is it really in UNIs best interest to have a player whose heart may not be fully invested in UNI and for whom an opposing coach has the worlds most detailed scouting report?

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                  • #69
                    Re: Doug to Creighton

                    Originally posted by Newsbreaker View Post
                    Hell, make the MVC be the bad guy (on the 2-year restriction) if necessary, but reach the same result.

                    If I'm Troy Dannen, with no emotional ties to Greg McDermott, I'm furious that Greg is on TV telling everyone that Doug is going to go play for him before the LOI release has even been requested. In terms of a "tampering" charge (if indeed one exists) the fact that the announcement was made before the release was even requested is damning evidence.
                    Agreed. I hope we/MVC/NCAA hammer the hell out of them if that is the case

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                    • #70
                      Re: Doug to Creighton

                      Originally posted by UNIChippewa View Post
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                      That being written though, a few years ago when McD left for ISU, didn't he personally call all of UNI's incoming recruits and tell them to honor their committments to UNI?
                      This is a good point. I'm not sure if he called them, but I think that was definitely his message.

                      He made that decision in his role as ISU's head coach, not as Jake's friend or a UNI alum.

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                      • #71
                        Re: Doug to Creighton

                        Originally posted by 06panther10 View Post
                        The guy just took our best recruit we have had in years, and took him to a hated conference rival.

                        You have no problem with that?
                        The guy is the DAD and the best recruit is the SON. Totally different ball game. I don't have a problem with it at all. So if Doug picked the clones over UNI you would have been pissed?

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                        • #72
                          Re: Doug to Creighton

                          Originally posted by Newsbreaker View Post
                          Hell, make the MVC be the bad guy (on the 2-year restriction) if necessary, but reach the same result.

                          If I'm Troy Dannen, with no emotional ties to Greg McDermott, I'm furious that Greg is on TV telling everyone that Doug is going to go play for him before the LOI release has even been requested. In terms of a "tampering" charge (if indeed one exists) the fact that the announcement was made before the release was even requested is damning evidence.
                          Yeah, I don't think Mac can say that unless it already happened.
                          TH1974: This guy was all-UNI, and wanted to show it by pretending to play a non-existant musical instrument in public.

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                          • #73
                            Re: Doug to Creighton

                            yeah, if he doesn't want to be at UNI let him out, but the 2 years of sitting out should happen.

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                            • #74
                              Re: Doug to Creighton

                              Originally posted by Scrambler View Post
                              The guy is the DAD and the best recruit is the SON. Totally different ball game. I don't have a problem with it at all. So if Doug picked the clones over UNI you would have been pissed?
                              Had he picked them upfront? Nope.


                              Had it been that he was committed to UNI, his dad got an extension where he would be guaranteed 4 years, then yes.

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                              • #75
                                Re: Doug to Creighton

                                Originally posted by 9YRPLAN View Post
                                Is it really in UNIs best interest to have a player whose heart may not be fully invested in UNI and for whom an opposing coach has the worlds most detailed scouting report?
                                He would be GOING TO Creighton! Do you not see the problem with this?

                                We cannot allow a great player to go to a conference rival with absolutely no consequences.

                                We have to do what is best for UNI, not what is best for freaking Greg McDermott.
                                UNI FIGHT

                                Originally posted by 9YRPLAN
                                iowa sucks, fran sucks, their schedule sucks, iowa fans suck

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