Basset Recruiting Updates?

[Fletcher]

Seriously, this kid couldn't STFU about his recruiting for a year straight. Now months of radio silence.

The only thing we can be sure of is he'll be lucky to get 1/5th of what he was going to get from Iowa in NIL. Whoever's advising this kid did him an enormous disservice.

[Caveira]

3 minutes ago, Fletcher said:

Seriously, this kid couldn't STFU about his recruiting for a year straight. Now months of radio silence.

The only thing we can be sure of is he'll be lucky to get 1/5th of what he was going to get from Iowa in NIL. Whoever's advising this kid did him an enormous disservice.

Somehow.   Skipping two grades of school to train from a parental perspective I bet plays a part.   

[1032004]

55 minutes ago, Fletcher said:

 

The only thing we can be sure of is he'll be lucky to get 1/5th of what he was going to get from Iowa in NIL. Whoever's advising this kid did him an enormous disservice.

His dad…

[1032004]

18 hours ago, VakAttack said:

 

As to Bassett, again, there's no evidence or reports of that, and it makes zero sense to do given the fact everybody knows that NIL is about to change so this was the last deal going to be given out like this by Iowa.

I thought the theory was that that’s precisely why they may have had buyers remorse, if Bob think he isn’t going to have to pay guys that much moving forward.  I’m kinda thinking the whole Deloitte thing is gonna get shot down by the courts anyway though 

[Fletcher]

1 hour ago, 1032004 said:

I thought the theory was that that’s precisely why they may have had buyers remorse, if Bob think he isn’t going to have to pay guys that much moving forward.  I’m kinda thinking the whole Deloitte thing is gonna get shot down by the courts anyway though 

I think you're right. The clearinghouse brings the NCAA right back into the same anti-trust/anti-competition territory that led to the NIL era in the first place.

[HokieDave87]

9 hours ago, Greenwave said:

Several things have to happen before he commits.

1. A sign from above.

2. His parents have to agree on NIL and Booster monies offered, with a clause he        will always be the highest paid wrestler.

3. His dad needs to secure a coaching position in the program.

4. It is a package deal with his brothers and parents.

 

I know this is sarcasm but 2-4 were reportedly offered by at least one school

[scourge165]

7 hours ago, Fletcher said:

Seriously, this kid couldn't STFU about his recruiting for a year straight. Now months of radio silence.

The only thing we can be sure of is he'll be lucky to get 1/5th of what he was going to get from Iowa in NIL. Whoever's advising this kid did him an enormous disservice.

Yeah... and the guy talking about how he has not...morality(not exactly how he put it, it was MUCH harsher) could NOT stop trashing him for his recruiting updates!

 

Now, he's NOT talking about it...AND HE'S GETTING TRASHED FOR THAT!

Talk about a no-win situation...

[Fletcher]

14 hours ago, scourge165 said:

Yeah... and the guy talking about how he has not...morality(not exactly how he put it, it was MUCH harsher) could NOT stop trashing him for his recruiting updates!

 

Now, he's NOT talking about it...AND HE'S GETTING TRASHED FOR THAT!

Talk about a no-win situation...

Actually the opposite - I think it's smart for him to keep quiet now.

He spent months making a spectacle of his recruiting process, only for God to tell him he chose wrong. Pretty embarrassing.

[1032004]

On FRL when discussing Melvin Miller’s top 6, they said that both PSU and OK State seemed unlikely for Bo.

[Gene Mills Fan]

What coaches are willing to bring their shovels? We need a snow storm to find out.

[BarSeries]

2 hours ago, 1032004 said:

On FRL when discussing Melvin Miller’s top 6, they said that both PSU and OK State seemed unlikely for Bo.

So AJ Ferrari and Bo will be on the same team!

[CHROMEBIRD]

7 hours ago, 1032004 said:

On FRL when discussing Melvin Miller’s top 6, they said that both PSU and OK State seemed unlikely for Bo.

What if he removes his tattoos?

[nhs67]

6 hours ago, BarSeries said:

So AJ Ferrari and Bo will be on the same team!

Curious how God would appreciate him associating himself with an alleged r*pist...

[Threadkilla]

The kid is annoying.  I just re-watched his 2024 U 20 tournament.  After every win,  he knows exactly where the camera is. Pointing,  mugging, pounding his chest and makes sure he points to the heavens.  But when Japan teched him there was none of that.  No pointing to the heavens for the lesson?

[BruceyB]

4 hours ago, Threadkilla said:

But when Japan teched him there was none of that.  No pointing to the heavens for the lesson?

Find me an instance of any athlete pointing to the heavens after a loss. I'm not a fan of thanking God for athletic successes in general, but Bo in post tournament interviews is consistent when he says things like "I would have loved to come out with the win today, but you know, God has something else planned for me, so I'm just going to continue to trust in him and continue putting in the work and getting better." He is one of the humblest high school wrestlers in defeat that I have seen. I'm not even necessarily a Bo Bassett fan, but the hate he gets from grown men leads me to frequently feeling the need to defend him.

[Tripnsweep]

5 hours ago, Threadkilla said:

The kid is annoying.  I just re-watched his 2024 U 20 tournament.  After every win,  he knows exactly where the camera is. Pointing,  mugging, pounding his chest and makes sure he points to the heavens.  But when Japan teched him there was none of that.  No pointing to the heavens for the lesson?

Maybe he should convert to Shintoism. 

[bnwtwg]

1 hour ago, Tripnsweep said:

Maybe he should convert to Shintoism. 

"Shintoism has a deep connection to the Japanese landscape and agricultural cycles."

Cornell ag school confirmed!!!

 

 

"It also involves the worship of ancestors"

Ahh crap, nevermind. Dake barely has his driving permit at this point and he's getting younger by the day.

[boconnell]

4 hours ago, BruceyB said:

Find me an instance of any athlete pointing to the heavens after a loss. I'm not a fan of thanking God for athletic successes in general, but Bo in post tournament interviews is consistent when he says things like "I would have loved to come out with the win today, but you know, God has something else planned for me, so I'm just going to continue to trust in him and continue putting in the work and getting better." He is one of the humblest high school wrestlers in defeat that I have seen. I'm not even necessarily a Bo Bassett fan, but the hate he gets from grown men leads me to frequently feeling the need to defend him.

I feel exactly the same.  I've never rooted for him in a match, but it's silly how he gets treated.  Up above in this thread he gets bashed for being too loud and then bashed for being too quiet after that.  Here he is getting knocked for being too Christian and not Christian enough.  If people want to find things to attack a HS kid for, they're always going to find those things.  I wish more of the kids I coached were obnoxious and super hard working.  I'd have a pretty easy job if the biggest issue I dealt with as a coach was a kid knew where the camera was.  

[1032004]

7 hours ago, BruceyB said:

Find me an instance of any athlete pointing to the heavens after a loss. I'm not a fan of thanking God for athletic successes in general, but Bo in post tournament interviews is consistent when he says things like "I would have loved to come out with the win today, but you know, God has something else planned for me, so I'm just going to continue to trust in him and continue putting in the work and getting better." He is one of the humblest high school wrestlers in defeat that I have seen. I'm not even necessarily a Bo Bassett fan, but the hate he gets from grown men leads me to frequently feeling the need to defend him.

Not “the heavens,” but:

I do agree criticizing Bo for not celebrating after losing is dumb though

[ScottishSteel]

8 hours ago, BruceyB said:

Find me an instance of any athlete pointing to the heavens after a loss. I'm not a fan of thanking God for athletic successes in general, but Bo in post tournament interviews is consistent when he says things like "I would have loved to come out with the win today, but you know, God has something else planned for me, so I'm just going to continue to trust in him and continue putting in the work and getting better." He is one of the humblest high school wrestlers in defeat that I have seen. I'm not even necessarily a Bo Bassett fan, but the hate he gets from grown men leads me to frequently feeling the need to defend him.

Circa 2010ish the Buffalo Bills had a WR (I think Stevie Johnson) who dropped a wide open game winning TD against the Steelers and when asked by the press after he said he didn't know why God did him dirty like that (can't remember the exact quote)

[BarSeries]

[ionel]

44 minutes ago, BarSeries said:

That don't look right.  

[D3 for LU]

44 minutes ago, BarSeries said:

 

Hmm... so it turns out to be,

the Nebraska Corn Huskers, eh? 

Well... lets wait till the season starts.

(THEN we'll know fur shur.)

D3

[HokieDave87]

11 hours ago, BruceyB said:

Find me an instance of any athlete pointing to the heavens after a loss. I'm not a fan of thanking God for athletic successes in general, but Bo in post tournament interviews is consistent when he says things like "I would have loved to come out with the win today, but you know, God has something else planned for me, so I'm just going to continue to trust in him and continue putting in the work and getting better." He is one of the humblest high school wrestlers in defeat that I have seen. I'm not even necessarily a Bo Bassett fan, but the hate he gets from grown men leads me to frequently feeling the need to defend him.

I'm with you. I was pretty neutral on the kid until he talked about VT in his final schools but seeing the hate he gets has pushed me towards defending him and ultimately rooting for him to do well even before that. It's especially weird when you have people celebrating a loss when he's repping team USA.

[ionel]

1 hour ago, BarSeries said:

 

29 minutes ago, ionel said:

That don't look right.  

Pretty sure this is the actual Nebraska visit photo: