Tyger Campbell Update
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He tweeted that he is officially visiting DePaul this weekend. I hope that means that he plans to sign in the fall and choose between Purdue and DePaul.
Looks like Campbell will not be deciding tomorrow. It sounds like he wants all the schools clamoring for him but it is not happening because he screwed up committing to DePaul so early.
It is a no brainer to come to Purdue, but he obviously isn't that interested in the Boilermakers for some reason. Unfortunately, I don't see him coming here. There is no reason to visit DePaul if you want to go to Purdue.
https://scout.com/college/basketbal...yger-Campbell-for-an-official-visit-110108562
It is a no brainer to come to Purdue, but he obviously isn't that interested in the Boilermakers for some reason. Unfortunately, I don't see him coming here. There is no reason to visit DePaul if you want to go to Purdue.
https://scout.com/college/basketbal...yger-Campbell-for-an-official-visit-110108562
Disagree. Perhaps he wants to visit DePaul to make sure he is making the right choice for him in coming to Purdue and I don't think him going there shows he isn't interested in Purdue. He simply is weighing all his options as a recruit should.
I don't know if he comes here or not, none of us do at this point, but I look at this as a normal part of the recruiting process from the recruits standpoint.
Brian talked about Tyger in his podcast a few days ago... take a listen, starting around the 18:18 minute mark. I'd say Brian thinks he is coming here... at least it makes all the "most" sense that he should come here to benefit him the most.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/goldan...-purdue-picks-up-win-no-4-in-beating-illinois
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/goldan...-purdue-picks-up-win-no-4-in-beating-illinois
Do you think you could come up with a few more reach assumptions in this post? I couldn't find more than several.
I think you are over-thinking the meaning behind these events. Let's let it play out before giving up.
He was already committed to DePaul, he knows everything he needs to know about DePaul, why put off signing day to go visit there again? It doesn't make any sense.
I listened to Brian's podcast, sounded like he didn't know either. I agree that Purdue is his best choice, but if you were already committed somewhere else for a while, then decommitted, why would you put off signing day to visit them again? I don't get it.
I listened to Brian's podcast, sounded like he didn't know either. I agree that Purdue is his best choice, but if you were already committed somewhere else for a while, then decommitted, why would you put off signing day to visit them again? I don't get it.
Because you respect your former coach who is a coach there....or maybe you want a free weekend in Chicago.
Would like to have him but the kid isn’t coming here; maybe he sees Nojel; Hunter and Carsen all sitting there.
Please share your obvious inside information.
FWIW, my read on the situation is the same as Rose Bowl Boilers. If he were coming here, he'd have pulled the trigger by now. He's visited. Has an offer and it's by far the best offer he's got from a school he's visited. He has already committed and decommitted from DePaul. Nothing more he needs to know about them. If he wanted to come to Purdue I think he'd have arrived at that conclusion by now. Perhaps he just wants to see the DePaul Notre Dame game and will commit to us afterwards but my guess is he either commits to DePaul again or waits until Spring and I think either way that means he's not coming to Purdue.
I remember Epperson from last year! In the Fall, Purdue was by far the best offer and most logical one for him. If he had signed in the Fall, I believe he would have signed with Purdue. However, a couple of days before the early signing period, he decided not to sign and said he'd wait until the Spring to choose. A couple of other teams started recruiting him and he signed elsewhere and we ended up signing Ewing using the scholarship we were offering him. Is there somebody at La Lum advising players not to sign early and better offers will come later? It just seems like all their athletes wait a long time before committing which has not faired well for Purdue.
To me it seems like he is treating this like a job interview. You work at one place, decide you might want to leave and get an offer, take that back to your original boss and see what can change. Exact same premise.
People are reading entirely too much in to this and it may just be as simple as I mentioned above.
Well if he comes he comes if he don't he don't be his loss if he don't especially if he goes to DePaul.
Well, Epperson went to Creighton, it seems like waiting cost him dearly.
It is a double edged sword. It could hurt or help you, but why not take the offer from a top 20 school now?
There is only one reason he wouldn't take the offer. He doesn't want to play here.
It is a double edged sword. It could hurt or help you, but why not take the offer from a top 20 school now?
There is only one reason he wouldn't take the offer. He doesn't want to play here.
Players wait to commit all the time. An example is Eric Hunter, who didn’t commit immediately after officially visiting Purdue, but went on to take an official to OSU and continued to talk to Minnesota, before finally announcing for Purdue. Dowuana had Purdue as the favorite for so long that at some point people on this board were assuming that he must have lost interest.
Tyger rushed it once and learned from his mistake. I make no predictions about whether he will commit to Purdue, but I see no reason to read too much into the delay.
All I know is if I was 17 again and had the opportunity, I'd be taking every last one of these visits.
Not remotely true as expressed in other posts in this thread.
Perhaps he feels that after reopening his recruiting, having committed initially to them, that he owes them the same shot as the schools he visited after decommitting....
holy shit are people reading too much into this.
Let the kid take his visits and exhaust all of his options. Sheesh. Especially after he committed too early to Depaul the first time around, I think he's making a mature decision now to see the process through.
Let the kid take his visits and exhaust all of his options. Sheesh. Especially after he committed too early to Depaul the first time around, I think he's making a mature decision now to see the process through.
Definitely some speculation there. There is no evidence that Purdue was his favorite at the time. There are many factors involved in a players decision, not just the program compared to other schools. There is also no indication that Epperson regrets taking his time to decide. I applaud kids that take their time to evaluate. If a school is a clear favorite and they want to,commit early, then fine. I think some of us fans get impatient (understatement) and want early commitments
My own question is if he previously commuted to DePaul , I would guess he visited there previously. Can a player commit to a school and then decommit and take another official visit? And if this visit is unofficial, does a player still get free tickets and all the other perks he'd receive as part of an official visit?
surpised hawaii, miami, etc don't make more 'top 10' lists and get visits
He didn't take an official visit before committing to Depaul. Purdue was the first OV he has taken. Depaul is the 2nd. He still has three left if he wants to take them.
If he wants to wait and take other visits, that is fine. But to delay a commitment today to visit a school you know everything about already is the issue.
It appears to me that your thoughts may be logical, but is logic what drives players? Biggie fell for the stars until Rosie suggested some mature thoughts. Most parents are not like Rosie...and most players have not gone through the hardship Biggie did. We will not let a person be president until 35 years old and that suggests a maturity factor to make "better" decisions than that same person might years before. I was never an irresponsible person, but found much more maturity after landing a job...after marriage and a huge jump with children that were REALLY dependent on you. I think that is the story line for most people.
Tyger may come to Purdue...there is nothing to suggest he won't because logic is thrown out in recruiting many times. If Tyger goes elsewhere it is really his loss and I wish him well...Purdue will continue to be good.
Yes, Purdue is logically the best choice. Yes, this youngster that probably had his dream schools all these years are not calling and perhaps he thinks it is only due to reclassification...should he wait? Still, he knows Purdue is pretty good and there are a whole lot of positives at Purdue, but how does he tell a coach that he committed to then broke it off to tell that love it is forever? What the turmoil people have in this forum, rest assured that Tyger has that a 1000 times more...as do his parents that picked up and moved over the years to maximize his opportunities. I think he comes to Purdue, but if he doesn't life goes on and it doesn't really affect Purdue a whole lot...possibly not nearly as much as a poor decision may affect Tyger...
I'm not saying that I know what he's thinking, and I don't think any of us do, but I'm just saying that's how this logically plays out to me at this point. If I had to guess a scenario, my guess would be he's not going to end up at Purdue. That's only a guess though. Not saying I know anything or that my read of the situation is worth more than anyone else's.
Why is it an issue? I've read the thread and heard what you think his visit means, but what makes the visit an issue? Some think you're assessment of his mental process is wrong, that could be an issue, but for him to make a visit there, where is the issue in that, other than you think he shouldn't have if he's going to be a Boiler? Sorry, I just like clarity.
NM, I see it. It's that he already knows everything about DePaul. I must have missed that part. Although, what does he know without getting the breadth of knowledge that will be given him on a OFFICIAL VISIT? He has not made one yet, so much that happens during an Official has not been done yet. Much knowledge to be gained. He in no way knows everything about that school.
I thought it was 24 in any rolling two-year period and a limit of 12 before the initial signing date....visits are also limited to 48-hours.
I think that Tyger is a very important recruit for Purdue. From what I can see, he looks like the playmaker who adds a whole new dimension to Purdue’s offense, kind of like LewJack but with better ball handling. Painter has had some trouble landing dynamic point guards and Tyger looks like a great compliment to the talent that would surround him.
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