RE: Byron Eaton & Gary Flowers

[Larry Elsner]

I believe that is a Danny Fortson quote from an SI article.

Larry

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Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Byron Eaton & Gary Flowers

A few years back there was some discussion about this topic on Huggs radio
show. He pretty much stated that with teams going to bowl games around Jan.
1 the season is all but over when the player would join the team. He said
many times this past season near Christmas that he couldn't understand why
the players were letting up in games because "we only have 2 more months of
basketball." I think he would let Eaton walk-on the basketball team, but for
players he is counting on, he wants them the entire year.

Not Bearcat related; did anyone see the article in the Post today about the
Kentucky recruit? 

Tyler Hansbrough hasn't played a college basketball game, but that didn't
stop one university from paying him the ultimate compliment. 
When Hansbrough, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., went to Missouri on an official
visit, the university held a mock jersey retirement ceremony for him. 
Hansbrough was impressed when he saw his No. 50 jersey hanging in the
gymnasium. 

This makes me ill! No other way to look at it other than a desperate
program. Anyone who earned the right to be up there should be outraged. I've
heard the Huggs line "All you get is a pair of shoes and a hard time" and
hope it's 100% true. Mizzou wonders why they can only recruit pre-Madonnas.



> >
>
> I'd love to know why UC is telling him basketball
> only, I've never heard of them restricting a player
> from playing 2 sports. James White ran track this year
> and Huggs early in his career used walk-on football
> players.
>
> Maybe they just need to get Coach Dantonio to get on
> the phone and call Eaton and tell him he's interested
> in him for football too.
>
>
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