re: UPDATED: What's the word on Tevin Mack (B-Ball recruiting)? Picked Tejas

Agree for the most part. The whole facilities thing is overblown in my opinion. I've been to practically every home game (90%) for the past thirty years (basically my entire life) and think the facelift on the coliseum was fantastic. Plus, the practice facilities we have are considered very nice compared to other programs. Could the recruiting improve? Sure, but it is way better than it was even a couple of years ago. I truly think the best way to improve the recruiting (besides getting in bed with the AAU programs) is getting the fans more involved. For too long the coliseum has been mostly empty for the majority of the games. Even in successful seasons, the attendance is crap. The big time recruits are literally playing in front of larger crowds during their high school games. Of course, this leads to the chicken or the egg question. I just want people to get excited, especially when there is reason to be excited!

Leslie and Thompkins leaving definitely hurt, but I don't blame them one bit. Cash in your chips when you can. As a matter of fact, I would advise any top five to ten talent in each recruiting class to simply go play overseas for a year and then enter the draft. Make some money, get some culture, see the world. After all, the are all one funny turn of the ankle or knee from losing it all!