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what did his facebook say?

Please remember that TR will be reading this.

Hopefully he ends up here.

I agree with everything posted above and feel just sucky about the whole situation. Seriously, how can you know anything about Maryland and say Duke is a top choice? That’s just vindictive, honestly. I hope he figures out that shoe companies aren’t always the best people to listen to on life decisions such as which college to go to and ends up coming here, but I don’t think that will be the case.

Please don’t bash Gary for this one. Unless something comes out that he personally did, it seems like Ross acted completely on his own (with some help from outsiders) and that Gary and Co. did everything right…

i heard ross denies this story. my source is close to the u of m maybe you can check twitter or something like that to see if he is on that

Big deal. Its not like this guy alone is going to win anyone a national championship, and there is little chance he’ll ever win one in Durham. Let him go to Duke with their withering legacy and be part of the end of that. Or get to a vacated final four for Kentucky and Mr “Woops I guess we just blew the national champiosnhip bc I can’t coach” Calipari. The players we get Gary will make better and in the end we’ll be right there with Duke and UNC like every other year.

Personally I’d like to see what Tucker and Bowie can do in the backcourt next year with Mosley who is the NBA talent we already have.

Jordan Williams > Gus Gilchrist (say hi to Terrelle Woody when he’s cooking your streak at Sizzler)
Sean Mosely > Jeff Jones (who went to UVA-see you in March when they bring back the tourney for teams who can’t make the NIT)
Who even knows what happened to the big guy who decommitted and went to Lousville? Or the guy at Kent State or wherever?

Terrence Ross: All the maryland fans calm down, UMD is still in my top 5 ill make decision in th spring.

Probably #5, behind dook, kentucky and apparently two others. Awesome

It’s become rather clear that this is about Nike, and Vetter has no say. It’s probably wise to give up all hope on getting Ross and be pleasantly surprised (shocked?) if some miracle happens and he decides to ignore the Nike pressure.

I don’t think CJ Leslie or Roscoe Smith are even on the radar at this point…we missed those boats long ago. Maybe Pe’Shon Howard…

Also, anyone who is considering getting an inside membership at IMS, TT, etc….don’t do it. It’s a very depressing time to be an “insider” right now.

stu vetter in terrapin times says ross going to maryland

Poor taste, give him room to do his thing, a bunch of disgruntled msgs from Terps fans aren’t gonna help a bit. Probably gone for good anyway- but please remember the Duke & Kentucky articles were most certainly speculative/ wishful thinking. No use getting upset about what other schools may be in the mix until a decision is made.

HERE’S MY GUESS. IT’S GRADES OR S A T SCORE. NO WAY HE’S GOING TO DUKE. IF HE C N’T GET INTO MARYLAND HE’S NOT GOING TO GET INTO DUKE. IF IT’S GRADES OR S A T HE’LL GO TO KENTUCKY, CT. OREGON, OREGON ST. CINC. SOMEWHERE WHERE GRADES ARE NOT THAT BIG A DEAL.

Maybe we should let the womens assistants recruit him. throw a little of that salary around.

Seriously, I dont really care. He is a high school kid and I’ll cheer the kids that do come to MD.

duke will not touch him. not coach k’s way and he’s not duke material academically

Gary thrives on this.

I checked his FB page just now and MD fans are harassing this kid. I sent him message to change his privacy settings, because what most people don’t know is they changed after FB modified there privacy settings a few weeks ago. Now you all need to also stop posting on his wall. He is a HS kid and can change his mind. I’d love him to go here yes, but if he doesn’t life goes on. Apart from the human decency aspect of not harassing him, it could borderline NCAA violations for contacting a recruit by interested parties/boosters of a university. Google search facebook group and recruits and you’ll know what I am talking about.

There is no way he is coming back. Why would he even list us. If he wanted to be at Maryland then he never would have decommited. Hopefully we can find a replacement or Stoglin can step up…

Is an Ohio State Student. Still looks bad for us tho

IT’S 100% ABOUT ACADEMICS. REPEAT. IT’S 100% ABOUT ACADEMICS. ROSS DOES NOT HAVE THE GRADES TO GET INTO MARYLAND AT THIS TIME. THERE IS NO OTHER REASON. NOBODY GOT TO HIM AND CONVINCED HIM TO LOOK ELSEWHERE. THE SOURCES I HAVE ARE EXTREMELY GOOD. 2 SOURCES WHO ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/terrapins-insider/2009/12/more_on_terrence_ross.html

Or should be. Billy Gillispie had his problems, but he was adamant about not recruiting someone after a commitment. Mr. USA Basketball gives only lip service.

We’ve seen this before. Recently. Coach K recruited Austin Rivers after he committed to Florida. He and the rest of the staff showed Austin around the campus, the new facilities, the underground tunnels, promoted the program’s history and accomplishments, explained how he would fit in their system and the players they had coming in, and told him that they would love to have him on their team. It was a great visit. Only problem was, Austin was still committed to Florida, and Coach K didn’t seek Florida’s permission.

Here’s the kicker. You know what Coach K said told Austin? After the on-campus tour, after the sales pitch, after making clear how much they wanted him? He told Austin that he really couldn’t recruit him, not without a decomit or Florida said it was okay.

I’m not kidding. I don’t know what his definition of recruiting is, but I’m convinced his definition of ethics is not the same as mine.

Nike or not, maybe the kid doesn’t want to be a guinea pig for UnderArmour to try and figure out Basketball…. Nike has it wired… who would want to risk their career on inferior product?

Check it out. As a college basketball fan, you have to realize that the landscape of the game has changed very much so. Look at where a lot of really good coaches have aligned themselves. Either in the ACC or SEC. Some of the best recruiters are in those 2 conferences. Gary Williams is a good coach but he stinks at recruiting. The ACC is recruiting better players from top to bottom than it has ever done. A former bottom feeder like Florida State is recruiting 4-5 star kids and getting them to come there. While Gary Williams sits and lets Tyler Thornton, Roscoe Smith, Josh Hairston, Kendall Marshall, Doron Lamb and Josh Selby who are all in the Virginia and Maryland DC area walk right out the front door. So the blame should not be put on other coaches and such, it should be pointed directly at Gary Williams and his staff. Get in those recruits houses and get them signed early. Case closed.

I guess this is typical of Maryland fans to deny the obvious and point to others to blame. The fact remains though that you are not getting it done recruiting wise. I am a Duke fan. I would love to see a rivalry like there was in the early 2000’s and late 90’s but that is not going to happen until the staff at Maryland either changes or decides to change there approach. Coach K has been ridiculed for not casting the net big enough and targeting in too much on particular recruits. He seems to be changing this. I dont know exactly what the problem at Maryland is but i highly doubt Coach K called the kid and said. " Hey Terrance, why dont you come to duke where you can win ACC championships and have a better chance of winning a national championship." I doubt that happened. The kid is shaky on Maryland and the university needs to decide what there going to do with coach Gary williams before a great basketball institution hits rock bottom.

There’s enough innuendo to speculate on to keep “Gossip Girl” happy. What I have learned is there are sponsors at the NCAA level. This is bold news. Stop the presses or the bits over the wireless towers. Second athletes make money in sports at the college level. This seems errily reminiscent of point shaving scandals that brought down LIU, Fordam, CCNY, and Hunter in the 1930s and later. They haven’t recovered yet. But the fix is so well respected today that it’s taken for granted. Whether the coach at the high school or the private “academy” condemns it they all get patted on the back and some actually get money in a brown bag. What’s the percentage of players recruited from so called religious schools these days? Is there a chance there is money exchanged between innocent boosters and the head master? Nah! How can that be? Are the AAU coaches themselves working for the corporate sponsors? Nah, couldn’t be. Yes it happens Virginia. Santa Claus wears a trademark sneaker and you know who it is. But don’t tell. It’s a secret. So next time I watch a game I will be looking for scouts who wear dark glasses and hoodies to hide the guilt on their faces from lying to our innocent youths who incidentally read the sports pages for business and refer to students who pay fees to support them as their entourage. As long as money is involved there will be gamblers. As long as sponsors are involved there will be fixes. Or as they say don’t blame the playa blame the sport. Now let’s go watch another highlight with my fav making a last second dunk to win. It always surprises me how that happens.