Parakeet Jones

Every year in the off season we try to figure out who the X factor is for the upcoming season. It’s Leal.

Great resilience tonight.

I think we just Earl Bruced Chris Holtman.

Beautiful

I’d say imagine how OSU fans feel, but we know all too well.

This game feels like it has been on for five hours. How are there still 13 minutes to go?

We done blowed up HSN tonight, boys.

Who am I kidding, most of them are bad.

Second half last Saturday?

Does he have his shorts on under his candy stripes?

What’s the call? I have the TV muted.

Sorry

Extending our NCAA lead.

I told my wife that’s the kind of thing I count on him not to do.

Running clock tonight.

I hate that Cupps missed that. He needs to take that shot every time. I hope that doesn’t scare him off the next time.

Both teams putting on a clinic so far.

Every recruit on the first page of the recruiting forum is either a 25, 26, or 27 kid except for Queen and Davis. I guess we really are portal or bust next season.

Sorry for the tangent, but that was my exact assessment of the Archie hire. All the Billy Donovan noise was because we swung for him and when he said no the up and coming mid major guy who wouldn’t say no was plan B.

Is the other guy any good though?

I’m enjoying Leal getting an opportunity to shine.

I said in the game thread for that game that Woody should have made him an NIL offer for next year in the portal in the handshake line.

Can you elaborate at all? I don’t mean that in a jerkish way, I’m truly curious because I think you’re one of the guys who does hear things and I respect your opinion and info you share.

For better or worse as of now it looks like our hopes for next year are tied to the portal. That’s kind of a 50/50 proposition to me. @5fouls has made some good posts about reliance on the portal that I agree with. We just don’t seem to have any other options for next year with only one player committed. Plus if the staff is feeling any heat at all, they aren’t going to want to roll into next year with a bunch of unproven freshmen that need time to develop. They will be looking for win now guys. This off season is going to be fascinating to watch unfold. The portal threads in the recruiting forum have the potential to be epic.

I don’t remember that. I don’t think any time frame was mentioned.