Topic: Hoops commits

[MUonium]

JMU was much better than us. Hortin starts for us at the 3 imo, and will be a good player.

sure hope so

[Haveyouherd222]

It's not Horton.   He isn't coming to MU.

[MUonium]

It's not Horton.   He isn't coming to MU.

i'm relieved to hear that.  while my expectations are limited, i hold out hope that CJ & staff have their sights set higher

[HerdFan2026]

i'm relieved to hear that.  while my expectations are limited, i hold out hope that CJ & staff have their sights set higher

So he was good enough for a tourney bound JMU team to recruit in the portal from CoC last year

But he?s not good enough for a 13 win Marshall team this year

Got it.

[WindMillersDad]

Believe when it is announced...both on if it happens and also the quality of the recruits.  We need guards so if Corny is holding out for Kyrie Irving he better deliver.

GOOD LORD ..... why would we want a LeeBron wanna be cry baby like KYRIE !

[Haveyouherd222]

Horton is no doubt good enough to play here, and would of been a starter.   It just isn't going to work out.

[Haveyouherd222]

I believe everyone will be excited about the potential of the two commits.    Both are very solid. 

[MUonium]

So he was good enough for a tourney bound JMU team to recruit in the portal from CoC last year

But he?s not good enough for a 13 win Marshall team this year

Got it.

i don't want JMU's 7th man.  got it?  I want a coaching staff who let's go of 7th men to our peers.  got it?

[Haveyouherd222]

Jakob and Cade Gibbs from NAIA Grace College.    Both really solid players.   Both incredibly smart, already have their MBA's.    One was DPOY in their league.    Their career record is 66-5 the last two seasons.

[Refiners]

Don?t know anything about these twins other than reading their stats at a NAIA school. I?m certainly not impressed by the recruiting that Corny has shown so far. Definitely not excited.

[Flat Tire 2]

Don?t know anything about these twins other than reading their stats at a NAIA school. I?m certainly not impressed by the recruiting that Corny has shown so far. Definitely not excited.

They played in the Crossroads League. I believe we played Bluefield VA which was a NAIA school this year.
"The Crossroads League (formerly the Mid-Central College Conference) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Its members are private Christian colleges in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_League

[scope58]

I'm going to give him a chance to see who he signs. These 5 recruits will determine if I get season tickets this year.

yep, me too

[Garbanjo]

Jakob and Cade Gibbs from NAIA Grace College.    Both really solid players.   Both incredibly smart, already have their MBA's.    One was DPOY in their league.    Their career record is 66-5 the last two seasons.

Two strong players moving up for their shot at a bigger school

Go Herd!

[herdorbust2]

yep, me too

The 3 recruits so far haven't swayed me either way. I think the 3 are solid players and look like an upgrade especially on defense. But what he brings in at the guard position especially PG will be the deciding factor for me. And if anyone thinks Corny had a tough recruiting job this year then next year looks very depressing. At least he had Martin and Obinna to build around. Next year we lose Obinna, Martin, Dawson and the Gibb Brothers. Talk about bare, yikes!!!

[elginherd]

None of us really have an idea about how these guys are gonna work out.

I just hope that Coach Corny is flexible enough to work toward the players' strengths and work around their weaknesses. Conner is a lot better player than he was allowed to display with the previous HC.

[bighat]

We're "Staying Alive".

[MUonium]

None of us really have an idea about how these guys are gonna work out.

I just hope that Coach Corny is flexible enough to work toward the players' strengths and work around their weaknesses. Conner is a lot better player than he was allowed to display with the previous HC.

a part of me says that Conner could have done more to step out from the umbrella a bit, to create for himself and others- he was a SO for goodness sakes.  only time will tell if he's better in another system/uniform.  not to be rude but "a lot better" is pushing it for me personally based on evidence and i won't bet on it

[bearmann64]

So the PG they were high on and had pretty told them he was coming here took one last visit to PENN, but assured that he was coming here commited to PENN yesterday.

[Garbanjo]

So the PG they were high on and had pretty told them he was coming here took one last visit to PENN, but assured that he was coming here commited to PENN yesterday.

Gotta find a baller PG and SG

Go Herd!

[Haveyouherd222]

Would you pass up an Ivy League education to play at Marshall?

[herd2win]

Would you pass up an Ivy League education to play at Marshall?

Yes, based on recent events at Ivy League schools those degrees are going to be worthless.  They are pushing an ideology verses an education.

[herdorbust2]

Would you pass up an Ivy League education to play at Marshall?

We have been losing out to Robert Morris and other small schools.

[Buffalo Bop]

We have been losing out to Robert Morris and other small schools.

I noticed that too.

[herdorbust2]

I noticed that too.

Dickerson to Robert Morris, Dylan Williams to Penn and McClure to Longwood. We can't compete with them? Sad!!!

[Luke80]

I'm not saying you guys are wrong, because I really don't know, but just a thought. Just become we show up on some kids list of schools that have reached out to them after they entered the portal doesn't necessarily mean we expressed strong interest. With all the numbers in the portal I would not be surprised if we "expressed interest" before we even knew if we wanted the kid.  This transfer window stuff with all these players becoming available in a short time frame feels like a huge game of musical chairs.