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UNTLifer Grand Master

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Why are we not after him? I know he is an extremely highly rated recruit, but who would have ever thought we would land Williams or Mitchell.

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Why are we not after him? I know he is an extremely highly rated recruit, but who would have ever thought we would land Williams or Mitchell.

You do realize a player has to be interested in us as well, right?

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Topic moved to the Basketball forum.

From the Recruiting Forum Manifesto:

Prospects will NOT get a dedicated thread here because they happen to be a local recruit, a highly rated prospect, or because one or more of us thinks North Texas ought to be pursuing them. If you can't already find a thread about a recruit on this forum, and you aren't linking to a story about some documented interest or offer... Don't start a thread about them here. That belongs on the general Basketball forum.
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As for why we did or didn't pursue... At least one member of the forum has heard that Smart's mother's kidney problems (she requires dialysis) might keep Smart in the area. I can't imagine we didn't at least try to discuss a spot here with him.

I doubt we noticed Phil Forte but somehow overlooked Smart. But if Smart isn't mentioning us as one of the dozens of teams that offered, then nobody is going to list us as being on his radar.

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I don't want to be negative, but he is not coming to play for us. He can go play anywhere in the country. When you have schools like North Carolina offering you, you are big time and would be a fool not to go to a bcs school.

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I don't want to be negative, but he is not coming to play for us. He can go play anywhere in the country. When you have schools like North Carolina offering you, you are big time and would be a fool not to go to a bcs school.

In some rare cases, a family issue can over-ride opportunity to play elsewhere.

If this source is correct, regarding his mom's health, I wouldn't overlook him. We might not get him, but how about being a finalist for his choices?

UNTLifer Grand Master

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You do realize a player has to be interested in us as well, right?

Really? I had no idea.

The point of posting this was to see if anyone knew anything. I realize he is a highly regarded recruit being offered by all the big names, but it never hurts to ask.

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