Vaughn IS NOT going to ISU! UNLV is the winning bidder!

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I can totally live with him going to UNLV. The ISU fans are hilarious right now.
 

BieberHole69 said:
They have an 853 page thread on this kid on CycloneFanatic.... W...T...F....
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Yeah kinda crazy, although at least 20 of those are just from the last half hour, so at that rate I wouldn't be surprised if 70 or more pages were from just today. But still, even our Tyus Jones and Reid Travis threads only went up to 120 or so didn't they? How much can be said about a single recruit?
 



Well, ISU fans, you can be happy about one thing. Because you didn't get Vaughn, I don't rate you as dirty a program as UNLV, Baylor, and Kentucky.
 


howeda7 said:
Uh oh! Cue the 'Pitino to ISU' rumors. He commented on how cold it was on his show last night a couple times. He might be drawn to the tropical climes of Ames.
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Much better chance of Tubby to ISU rumors.:rolleyes:
 

Im convinced Jimmy was the lead recruiter
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>congratulations to <a href="https://twitter.com/ShowtimeMr">@ShowtimeMr</a> Rashad Vaughn REEEEEE-BELLLLLLS <a href="https://twitter.com/UNLVRebellion">@UNLVRebellion</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachDaveRice">@CoachDaveRice</a></p>— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) <a href="https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/statuses/433388505813614592">February 11, 2014</a></blockquote>
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schlegs said:
Im convinced Jimmy was the lead recruiter
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>congratulations to <a href="https://twitter.com/ShowtimeMr">@ShowtimeMr</a> Rashad Vaughn REEEEEE-BELLLLLLS <a href="https://twitter.com/UNLVRebellion">@UNLVRebellion</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachDaveRice">@CoachDaveRice</a></p>— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) <a href="https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/statuses/433388505813614592">February 11, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Kimmel and Guy Fieri opened up their pocketbooks. Vaughn was the one of the big 3 I wanted most, but with how dirty and scummy this all feels, I would take either Tyus or Travis in a heartbeat. Even if everything is on the up and up, it sure looks shady.
 

jovs said:
I think the decision was made last summer and it is only a matter of time before the Kaffey announcement is made, I like your timing about that.
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I'm just waiting until we find out what the terms of Rashad's contract are... :clap:
 



I'm thinking this is roughly how it broke down...

The old Findlay Prep head coach, who is currently an assistant at UNLV, called up Findlay and told them to approach Vaughn's coach (Kaffey) with a position as an assistant and to convince Vaughn to come along. Vaughn's coach tells him that he's going to Findlay and that he should along to prepare for the next level and get away from Minnesota. Then once Vaughn gets on campus at Findlay, the head coach and Kaffey do everything they can to steer him to UNLV.
 

I wish that people would stop ranting about how dirty programs are just because they land three 5 star recruits in one class like UNLV did. It doesn't ALWAYS mean a program is scandalous because they work their asses off in recruiting and build a solid reputation. It smells of envy and jealousy because our beloved Gophers rarely land anything better than a decent 3 star guy. It happens (Dre Hollins, Rodney Williams), but not often. So let's ease off on bashing programs for simply getting players we all wanted.
 

BigGopherFan said:
I wish that people would stop ranting about how dirty programs are just because they land three 5 star recruits in one class like UNLV did. It doesn't ALWAYS mean a program is scandalous because they work their asses off in recruiting and build a solid reputation. It smells of envy and jealousy because our beloved Gophers rarely land anything better than a decent 3 star guy. It happens (Dre Hollins, Rodney Williams), but not often. So let's ease off on bashing programs for simply getting players we all wanted.
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I wish that you'd stop posting altogether. Can't always get what you want.
 

BigGopherFan said:
I wish that people would stop ranting about how dirty programs are just because they land three 5 star recruits in one class like UNLV did. It doesn't ALWAYS mean a program is scandalous because they work their asses off in recruiting and build a solid reputation. It smells of envy and jealousy because our beloved Gophers rarely land anything better than a decent 3 star guy. It happens (Dre Hollins, Rodney Williams), but not often. So let's ease off on bashing programs for simply getting players we all wanted.
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I don't think anyone is bashing Stanford for getting Travis though, or Duke for getting Tyus. The fact is that Vaughn's entire recruitment has seemed a little sketchy. Personally, I think the whole Findlay Prep thing is dirty (just an opinion - I mean, it's not even an actual school...). But I don't think it's fair to see people are only complaining because we missed on a good recruit, when we've missed on others and haven't claimed their recruitments were dirty.
 



Jeshurun said:
Not saying you specifically, but weren't a lot of us guilty of the same thing when Travis went to Stanford? Admittedly and regrettably, I was among them.


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I've known Reid since he was a toddler so I didn't but yea I know a lot of people on here did. I couldn't see myself saying anything like the stuff that's said anyway (I was disappointed but I know he was going where he was going for the right reasons). I think we just have to remember these are kids at the end of the day and sometimes another school is a better fit. I get being disappointed but too often fans go too far.
 

Quite a bit different when a kid comes and sits behind your bench after he's publicly stated an announcement date for later that week and invites the public. I don't think the two situations are similar at all other than that they have to do with reactions to high school kids making decisions.

As for Vaughn? When your final two choices are Iowa State and UNLV after being recruited heavily by 4-5 blue blood programs and your home state school...I think speculation is only natural. The ISU assistant coach seems to be way out of bounds by essentially making Vaughn's announcement for him and generally acting like a child who didn't get what he wanted for Christmas.
 

Maximus said:
UNLV had the #1 pick in the NBA draft last year and is bringing in a potential top 10-15 national class in 2014-15. I'm guessing assistant coach Stacey Augmon knows something about what it takes to get to the NBA. It's also an area of the country that he is now familiar with and a fun city if he's just looking to play one year of college. Plus, they draw okay, even better than Minnesota.
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No doubt, Rice and his staff have shown they can recruit. They just can't seem to coach them up very well. I'm still a little surprised tho. The Mack will be rockin next year!! Looking forward to a few games!

Miles Tarver said:
Iowa St boosters couldn't come up with enough money in the end?
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I have to share a funny text exchange I just had with one of the biggest UNLV boosters (the fam whose name is on the new practice facility) when I hears the news;

Me: Admit it, your family gave Vaughn an envelope full of cash
Reply: shhhh
Reply: Envelope was too small
Me: Suitcase. Shameful. Everything that's wrong with collegiate athletics
Reply: Don't be bitter
Me: Safe to say Rice will be adding Kaffey to his staff next year?
Reply: Btw, we had him for quite some time. He didn't just barely change his mind

Obviously he's joking about the cash. Not sure if he's right about having Vaughn locked up for a while now. I guess it doesn't matter

Better than ISU!!
 

3 five star recuits! I think I've seen this movie before. Blue Chips!
 

Did he just come from his blackjack dealer job?

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Hahaha good. I'm glad that he didn't go to ISU. Their page is pretty funny to read though! At least we don't have to hear any more about him. He can have fun in the MWC and rarely be on TV. Out of sight, out of mind :)
 

"Trust me, nobody knows anything."

Other than you are going to pick between two schools?
 

So if Jarvis, Henry and Alex don't attend the U, is it Us? The BIG _____.
 

Twinsfan007 said:
\He can have fun in the MWC and rarely be on TV. Out of sight, out of mind :)
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UNLV is on TV quite a bit. They have 14 games on CBS Sports Network (about 3 million fewer homes than the Big Ten Network), 2 games on ESPN2, 6 on ESPN3

Guessing with three top40 recruits and a game at Kansas, they'll get even more tv coverage next year.
 

Maximus said:
UNLV is on TV quite a bit. They have 14 games on CBS Sports Network (about 3 million fewer homes than the Big Ten Network), 2 games on ESPN2, 6 on ESPN3

Guessing with three top40 recruits and a game at Kansas, they'll get even more tv coverage next year.
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Too late at night for us midwesterners.
 


EG#9 said:
Quite a bit different when a kid comes and sits behind your bench after he's publicly stated an announcement date for later that week and invites the public. I don't think the two situations are similar at all other than that they have to do with reactions to high school kids making decisions.

As for Vaughn? When your final two choices are Iowa State and UNLV after being recruited heavily by 4-5 blue blood programs and your home state school...I think speculation is only natural. The ISU assistant coach seems to be way out of bounds by essentially making Vaughn's announcement for him and generally acting like a child who didn't get what he wanted for Christmas.
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So if the Gophers ever land an out of state 5 star player should we all immediately turn on our program for being dirty? Even more so than UNLV who at least has a tradition in basketball in the last 25 years/
 

maroonedinCA said:
So if the Gophers ever land an out of state 5 star player should we all immediately turn on our program for being dirty? Even more so than UNLV who at least has a tradition in basketball in the last 25 years/
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Once again, taking the side opposite of the Gophers. Isn't there anything interesting to discuss on Buckyville?
 

maroonedinCA said:
So if the Gophers ever land an out of state 5 star player should we all immediately turn on our program for being dirty? Even more so than UNLV who at least has a tradition in basketball in the last 25 years/
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Speculating doesn't mean you automatically think the program is dirty.

Anyone who knows more to this story knows there is something fishy about it. It may be nothing, but there seems to be a lot of coincidences, that is all.
 

MadtownGopher said:
I'm thinking this is roughly how it broke down...

The old Findlay Prep head coach, who is currently an assistant at UNLV, called up Findlay and told them to approach Vaughn's coach (Kaffey) with a position as an assistant and to convince Vaughn to come along. Vaughn's coach tells him that he's going to Findlay and that he should along to prepare for the next level and get away from Minnesota. Then once Vaughn gets on campus at Findlay, the head coach and Kaffey do everything they can to steer him to UNLV.
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We agree. I posted basically the same thing months ago.
 


maroonedinCA said:
Are they worse than us with Travis Reid? Are we really the ones to be throwing stones?
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Hometown kid. Big difference. Not to mention the cyclone fans trolling over here for the past ________ months.
 

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