Doogy (Regarding Tyus chant)

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GopherLady said:
I couldn't agree more. We used to get word on which recruits would be at what games (not from Monson, of course, as he couldn't comment on recruits ;), and there would be tons of signs, chants, etc. in the Barnyard. It's really not that tough. I don't know if they still hand out flyers before the game, but we did ,NateDawg would do a great job digging up dirt on opposing players, and we'd get the recruit info on there. Then you spend about $25 investing in posters and markers that people can make in the foyer area, or while waiting for the game to start. It's a minimal effort and cost, but it does make a difference. Just like winning, a coach, facilties, etc., they all play into a decision...and let's be honest, these are 17 year old kids, who wouldn't want to feel like an entire student body wanted them?

I also agree with Doogie on this - show all those kids the love. It's not that tough to do.
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I totally agree with Nadine on this, the attention does make a difference. I was sitting about 20 feet from Tyus and Rashad, and Rashad had a "left out" look on his face during the Tyus chants. While the student section was loud yesterday, they need to do a better job in regard to recruits in attendance. Someone in the Barnyard needs to take charge and make a difference. Even if it was passing out a flyer at the beginning of the game to the students that had scheduled chants....i.e. at the 10:00 of the first half...VAUGHN AND TYUS....VAUGHN AND TYUS. You could get creative and have all sorts of good chants. I'm not saying it's a genius idea by any sort, but I think it could be effective. The one thing that surprised me was when Vaughn showed up to Williams that he never acknowledged Tyus as he walked in, they never said a word to each other, let alone tossed a glance at one another. They are clearly no more than acquaintances.
 

Eye of the Gopher said:
I totally agree with Nadine on this, the attention does make a difference. I was sitting about 20 feet from Tyus and Rashad, and Rashad had a "left out" look on his face during the Tyus chants. While the student section was loud yesterday, they need to do a better job in regard to recruits in attendance. Someone in the Barnyard needs to take charge and make a difference. Even if it was passing out a flyer at the beginning of the game to the students that had scheduled chants....i.e. at the 10:00 of the first half...VAUGHN AND TYUS....VAUGHN AND TYUS. You could get creative and have all sorts of good chants. I'm not saying it's a genius idea by any sort, but I think it could be effective. The one thing that surprised me was when Vaughn showed up to Williams that he never acknowledged Tyus as he walked in, they never said a word to each other, let alone tossed a glance at one another. They are clearly no more than acquaintances.
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Well I was sitting 19 feet from Tyus and Rashad and Rashad did not have a "left out" look on his face. Seriously dude!
 

Sorry but the chanting is a soon forgotten buzz, and not on the list used by players when making a college decision.
 

GopherLady said:
I couldn't agree more. We used to get word on which recruits would be at what games (not from Monson, of course, as he couldn't comment on recruits ;), and there would be tons of signs, chants, etc. in the Barnyard. It's really not that tough. I don't know if they still hand out flyers before the game, but we did ,NateDawg would do a great job digging up dirt on opposing players, and we'd get the recruit info on there. Then you spend about $25 investing in posters and markers that people can make in the foyer area, or while waiting for the game to start. It's a minimal effort and cost, but it does make a difference. Just like winning, a coach, facilties, etc., they all play into a decision...and let's be honest, these are 17 year old kids, who wouldn't want to feel like an entire student body wanted them?

I also agree with Doogie on this - show all those kids the love. It's not that tough to do.
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Is this how we landed Kerry Wooldridge? :)
 


Eye of the Gopher said:
The one thing that surprised me was when Vaughn showed up to Williams that he never acknowledged Tyus as he walked in, they never said a word to each other, let alone tossed a glance at one another. They are clearly no more than acquaintances.
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This doesn't surprise me. A lot of kids that grew up playing with Tyus think he gets hyped too much. There is a reason why the state’s other best players are not running to play with him at Pulley. I personally think jealousy has a lot to with it.

How many times in the history of Minnesota have we had a player the caliber of Rashad Vaughn gets over-shadowed? Rashad is the 10th best prospect in the country and all he hears is the Tyus chants (literally and figuratively).

I know Rashad is looking forward to Saturday to prove he is the best prospect in the state.
 

As HS juniors both Jones and Vaughn have their own threads on the local Big Ten university's primary fan site (GopherHole). That's not enough to stroke their egos?

Both are getting plenty of love from Gopher fans. What's most important is that they get plenty of love from the coaching staff, which it appears is the case.

This is just plain silly, as was Doogie's tweet.
 

What is there to prove Sat? AV much better team , Tyus is a ?, Both TOP rated players at their position. Tyus does get more press than Vaughn , He also plays for a better AAU team and High School Program and is ESPN number one. I like Vaughn just as much as Tyus . but Saturdays game will only prove who was the better team Saturday.
 

Rouser said:
Is this how we landed Kerry Wooldridge? :)
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Haha, great reference, a blast from the past! However, we got a game changing player like Woolridge because we didn't have official visits to give with the sanctions. Got him to commit without coming here...but I'm sure he would have been blown away if the crowd a sign for him :)
 



Fact Check! Kerry committed to the U of M Sept. 2002 on an Official Visit. Jason Groth article for Gopher Illustrated.
 

Parski1 said:
Well I was sitting 19 feet from Tyus and Rashad and Rashad did not have a "left out" look on his face. Seriously dude!
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You think I made this up just to stir the pot? I saw what I saw, it appeared to be a brief moment of disappointment from what I could tell, nothing crazy. People interpret reactions differently, is it not possible that you and I saw different reactions? Just reporting what I noticed...don't kill the messenger. I want Vaughn here as much as the next person, trust me.
My buddy recently told me that according to an insider on Gopher Illustrated, that his source very recently said he would update Rashad from high to very high in coming here. Obviously a lot can change but he cited, Rodney, Vince Taylor and Tubby are making great strides. Take it with a grain of salt obviously, but positive to hear at the very least.
 

I was not at the game but for you people to say the chants don't make some difference are kidding yourselfs, I mean if they didn't, why should we chant we want tyus? Kids want the attention, they want to know they are wanted by a student body if they picked that school. Tyus went on a retweeting spree with people mentioning the tyus chant, and rashad retweeted people saying things like don't forget that we want rashad too,so he clearly noticed the lack of attention he got, I know its not the main factor in a decision, but I can easily see if(and thats a big if) Tyus picks Minesota, that the other recruits will pick else where because they know all the attention will be on Tyus and not them, and will want yo prove everyone wrong, and they can do that by picking a another school and being more successful there. Don't forget these are just 16-17year old kids, getting attention matters to them, so spread the love gopher fans, we want them all
 

Better than not chanting but not close to a deal maker. Chanters think it really matters and it might be fun so they chant, when a kid signs elsewhere he does not say the University of Kentucky has better chanters then the U of M...time to grow up. Like when a player misses a free throw some folks jumping up and down while he was shooting are egocentric enough to think they caused the miss
 



New info regarding the topic from the man himself

Kevin Nelson ‏@RomiDaMan
@DarrenWolfson did you talk to him about the "chants controversy" at all? and did he say how many teams he would cut his list to and when?
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Darren Wolfson ‏@DarrenWolfson
@RomiDaMan I did. Said he heard a couple real faint chants. But that they came at weird times. He noticed the Tyus ones were more frequent.
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there was mention on here that they didn't talk to each other at the game, Darren says other wise...

Darren Wolfson ‏@DarrenWolfson
They spoke for a bit Monday at Barn. They're friends. “@9thnhennepin: @DarrenWolfson Any info on how well Rashad and Tyus know each other?”
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