How does Baylor keep getting these 5 star players?
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I think their recruiting philosophy is that if you come there to play, you get paid and can use drugs. They probably have to disclose, however, that there is always that slight chance that a teammate might kill you.
The private school pipeline of cash flows better. I suspect that is true in Durham, NC and Spokane, WA too.
I'd agree with that if it wasn't for Kim Mulkey. Pretty sure no one pays for women players.
Meh, it doesn't have to apply to women's sports.....
Besides, with that, success usually sells itself. See UConn women's basketball.
But yes, Baylor should also stop recruiting dudes to play women's basketball and keep their dynasty rolling..........
LOL! When I first saw the caption below the dunking pic, I thought it said "The most Expensive player in America"!
Then I thought well, he's at Baylor, funny/weird shit happens at Baylor so yeah, it makes sense........
Because Scott Drew is a scumbag and Baylor is a shit university with no standards. Pretty easy to figure out. Top recruits go to Waco for a reason, and it rhymes with schmoney.
The only good thing that ever happened to Baylor is one J. Hayden Fry.
“How does Baylor keep getting these 5 star players?”
Oh, my sweet summer child....
Oh, my sweet summer child....
I find it odd to see a post asking how Baylor "keeps getting these 5 star players" when their highest ranked recruit they have gotten in the last 4 years was #87 overall in their class (by 247 composite) and he is redshirting this year.
Their current team is a bunch of 3 and 4 star recruits. They probably have fewer top 100 recruits playing a role this year than Northwestern does.
Their current team is a bunch of 3 and 4 star recruits. They probably have fewer top 100 recruits playing a role this year than Northwestern does.
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I'm guessing they also lax their academic standards to get some kids through as well..........
Meh about Tech. If Iowa is the poster child for the 8 win season, Texas Tech is your poster child for the 7 win season.
Anything more than that and Tech has done something special (for their school at least).
Baylor can and should be able to compete with them. That's no different than Northwestern competing with all the other middling Big Ten programs (and Iowa because of f***ing Fat Pat Fitzgerald)...........
I'm not a Baylor fan; however, this thread is setting a record for most ignorant posts. Claims of cheating without proof demonstrates lack of character by the accuser.
Lets say Iowa was like Texas, it'd be like Drake being better than everyone else ib the state. I know I'm reaching, but it is true.
No state in the Big10 has 4 teams in the same conference so it is a hard comparison to make.
California does, but I think higher of Cal, USC, UCLA and Stanford than Baylor.
Certainly unique regarding Baylor football. As they have Texas, A&M, LSU, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Arkansas surrounding them and yet they still were dominant until the scandal.
Baylor has been on the same level as " Cal, USC, UCLA and Stanford". At times, so has TCU, Texas Tech, SMU, and Houston. Texas has a very large population.
You are 100% right, but this is the bball forum. Take this bit of wisdom to the off topic board if you want to discuss the potus.
I understand that, forgot about TCU, but their rise to fame was football. Baylor had Art Briles come in after being mediocre at Houston and take them to the top of the Big12.
Back to basketball, Baylor had 3 20+ win seasons its whole history before Scott Drew showed up in 2003-4, they sucked in 2003, sucked in 2004, sucked in 2005, sucked in 2006 and took off in 2007. Scott Drew had one season as a head coach before he took the Baylor job.
Extremely lucky in basketball and football hires in the 2000s or something fishy going on. Considering Baylor is the doormat of the Big12 in football and basketball and previously always has been, I lean towards something fishy.
Iowa State shouldn't be either, but here we are. Even so, it's not like Baylor was a perennial doormat in the SWC. It wasn't until they moved to the Big 12 that they were really out of their league in the Big 12 south for quite some time. They just didn't have the resources of the other schools in the conference until after a while where they had the financial resources from the Big 12 to invest in the program.
This is a platform of opinion not a court of law. keep up
We talking football or basketball? They finished ranked 10 time in 80 years in the SWC for football, bottom half of the league overall. Third from the bottom overall in basketball in the SWC.
Football. Certainly no powerhouse, clearly an also-ran, but not necessarily a Vanderbilt or (pre-90s) Northwestern.
The thing that surprised me about Baylor was that scandals, including a player murdering a teammate, don't seem to matter as much as one would expect. Yes, they had a few losing seasons, but considering everything, including massive NCAA sanctions, it's surprising they came back at all.
One thing about current Baylor hoops: They probably have more roster stability than 90% of programs. He still does the redshirt and play five years thing.
One thing about current Baylor hoops: They probably have more roster stability than 90% of programs. He still does the redshirt and play five years thing.
I mean I am all about acknowledging the insanity of the Baylor athletic department the last 10 or 20 years, but this current Baylor team is mostly a bunch of 3 star recruits. I suspect Iowa has higher rated kids on their roster. I looked at the Baylor roster and did not recognize a single name. And I watch a lot of college hoops.
Everyone thinks their college town and campus are some special place, with only the fans of warm weather schools full of babes being correct.
Fact is that a good staff can recruit talent anywhere that’s in a Power Five conference ... period.
Fact is that a good staff can recruit talent anywhere that’s in a Power Five conference ... period.
All depends on the length of rope the leadership allows.
I should have done more home work and not said, "keep getting these 5 star players." It appears they don't get a lot of 5 star players but they do seem to keep guys around longer and develop them.
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