Genuine question off Merrick's point (and sorry if it should be its own thread), but how do we go about creating one? Agreed that this is the new reality we're living in, so might as well keep the optimism of a new hire going by funneling that positive momentum into such an entity that is clearly going to be needed.


(Note inserted by BGF:  Please see the new thread about NIL that I created in response to this post.)

Last edited by BGF (4/29/2022 12:16 pm)

dmvpiranha wrote:

jake lieberman @jakelieberman2 2m
SIU transfer Steven Verplancken tells me that he’s already heard from the likes of Colorado State, South Dakota State, Weber State, George Washington, Chattanooga, Siena, Illinois State, Montana, William & Mary, Winthrop, Mercer, + others.

Heard a rumor that GW, Colorado St , Chattanooga, and Weber at were the 4 main contenders.

Wow. Wants to play for a laughingstock,doormat team without guaranteed time and a coach on his way out the door.
Ewing's seat is so hot it may as well be in a sauna.
This talented player might want to reconsider,given a  much better option just blocks away.

New AC Dwayne Lee started following Texas Tech transfer G Mylik Wilson on Twitter.

Was a 3* prospect out of high school. Also played at Louisiana.

Averaged over 12 PPG at Louisiana but only 2.5 last season at TTU. Saw his minutes cut in half transferring up.

We seem to be signing coaches but I think we need some players.

Portal Talk @Portaltalk1 2h
Weber State transfer Seikou Jawara tells me he's heard from these schools amongst several others:
Xavier
Pitt
Cal
Oregon State
San Diego State
WKU
SMU
ETSU
George Washington
Radford
Southern Utah
Wake Forest
CSU Bakersfield

dmvpiranha wrote:

jake lieberman @jakelieberman2 2m
SIU transfer Steven Verplancken tells me that he’s already heard from the likes of Colorado State, South Dakota State, Weber State, George Washington, Chattanooga, Siena, Illinois State, Montana, William & Mary, Winthrop, Mercer, + others.

Weber State

Even if Maximus Edwards doesn't pick GW, having pictures of a potential transfer wearing a GW uniform on campus is pretty significant (in my opinion) considering GW hasn't been very active in the transfer market up to this point. Down below is his verbal commits page, he was in the high school class of 2021, and appeared to have been redshirted last year at Kansas State, so he should have 4 years of eligibility left 

https://verbalcommits.com/players/maximus-edwards  

He redshirted because he got injured in the preseason. 

Played on a loaded HS team with Posh Alexander and Dylan Adae-Wusu from St John’s and that center from Pitt who just transfers to Bona (forget his name). They played high level HS competition during Covid in a bubble with other top teams from around the country and he scored double figures in about half the games and 20 or more 6 times - and won a slam dunk contest. Also shot 36% from three.   

May be very raw, but extremely athletic. 

Very cool to finally see a recruit take a pic in a GW jersey.

Caputo and the staff he has hired are clearly taking a cautious approach to assembling their team. Before Christian, GW was very quiet and under the radar on social media in the recruiting wars. While it’s nice to see pictures in GW uniforms of prospective recruits/transfers or mentions by Rothstein and others of GW interest, it really doesn’t mean all that much. However many openings GW has on its roster, there are more than enough players out there to fill them. The key is to identify and land the right ones. Caputo was brought to GW to reestablish a sustainable program within the parameters of the school’s resource and admissions commitments. Those may not be what other schools have or what we’d like but the new coach didn’t come in with blinders on. Others may know whether past promises were broken. Caputo will find out soon enough. When GW starts the sumner session with multiple scholarship slots unfilled, then I’ll be concerned. If we sign another “Cartagena” fill a position player, then I’ll get concerned. I’m curious and a little antsy but not fretting over vacant MBB and WBB recruits, a WBB assistant, a LAX HC, and whatever surprise staff turnover ultimately occurs as it does every year. Unlike others here, I’m comfortable in knowing that Tanya Vogel and John Square and Chris Caputo and Caroline McCombs will be part of filling whatever holes exist. Time IS on our side, yes it is.