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I said this in the recruiting thread btw

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FYI no need to worry about that NCAA guidance from today. It will be impossible to restrict for anyone trying to play next season. It would affect too many teams and too many players the NCAA doesn’t have enough lawyers for how many lawsuits would be filed. However this will be the last season of internationals over 23. Wade knew this hence his heavy emphasis on internationals this year. If the NCAA wanted to have this in effect for next year they would have had to do it before April.
FYI no need to worry about that NCAA guidance from today. It will be impossible to restrict for anyone trying to play next season. It would affect too many teams and too many players the NCAA doesn’t have enough lawyers for how many lawsuits would be filed. However this will be the last season of internationals over 23. Wade knew this hence his heavy emphasis on internationals this year.

If the NCAA wanted to have this in effect for next year they would have had to do it before April.
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I don’t think it’s half a rule. Players are held to the rule from the moment of its inception. Meaning anyone who exhausted their 4 years of eligibility prior to the rule being put in place no longer has any eligibility. Anyone who currently violates the rules for the upcoming season is also ineligible.

I obviously don’t like this interpretation but it seems to me that this is what they plan to do.


That will NEVER work. Wade will either get his international players or he will get 5 for 5 guys who were seniors last year.
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Hopefully the team will be so egregious they will have to change the rules


They already are changing the rules (5 for 5). This will be the last year you can sign internationals over 23. This is the main reason for the international focus. 5 for 5 won't be retroactive so he is taking advantage.
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Do they have is eligibility figured out? He seems like a case that would get shut down.


I have not asked but I assume so. He has been a silent commit for a while now so now that it is going public it leads me to believe they got it figured out
RJ Luis is public now. He was the Boot Up tweet from a few weeks back. All that is left is Graves and possibly another guard plus end of bench guys.
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Any flexibility to extend your stay in Kyoto/Osaka?


Possibly but I doubt we will want to. Will be travelling with an infant. Which location would you consider better to base?
Following along as will do 4 nights Tokyo, 3 nights Osaka/Kyoto, and 3 nights Singapore next April.
Mainly just Hampton. May take a developmental guy or 2 that Im unaware of
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May 15 roster update: Guards: Ugo Bashir Madar (not done yet but likely) TBD (staff is still working on Montero but will be a really tough pull) Wings/Bigs Niang (done deal) Dessert (done deal) Mo Dioubate Santos RJ Louis (done deal but gotta clear up eligibility) Graves (50/50 draft or LSU rn) If all pieces fall into place thats 10 guys. But Montero is trending staying so wouldn’t get hopes up there


Forgot to mention Ryan Hampton. Hampton reclassifying will mainly depend on what happens with Graves and Montero
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Any insight as to how Luis could be eligible without court battles? That would be incredible if Wade can pull it off.


I honestly don’t know, I didn’t really ask bc it seemed complicated
May 15 roster update:

Guards:
Ugo
Bashir
Madar (not done yet but likely)
TBD (staff is still working on Montero but will be a really tough pull)


Wings/Bigs
Niang (done deal)
Dessert (done deal)
Mo Dioubate
Santos
RJ Louis (done deal but gotta clear up eligibility)
Graves (50/50 draft or LSU rn)


If all pieces fall into place thats 10 guys. But Montero is trending staying so wouldn’t get hopes up there
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Wade has always been excellent at building a schedule. CMM seemed to always have mostly worthless OC schedules.


I think it’s one of Wade’s best attributes. His scheduling is usually good for 10+ NET spots every year
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I don’t know who, but I was told its a big time player. Will leak tomorrow.


This big time player is still committed they are just waiting on the go to have it be public.
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I dont think this is the Top 15 team starting PG Wade had in mind when he mentioning having a Top 15 team this season, just my personal thoughts


I think the team he has in mind is:

Guards: Madar, Ugo, Bashir, Montero hopeful
Wings and Bigs: Graves, Dessert, Dioubate, Luis, Niang

That fits everything he was describing (7-9 guys, international flavor, etc.). Obviously still some question marks there with draft and eligibility concerns but that is a top 15 roster with Montero and still an NCAA Tournament roster without him.
Im like 75% sure the Boot Up tweet was about RJ Luis. He is the only guy who really fits the criteria of being a big time player, not international, and not HS. Guess the hold up is eligibility concerns.
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Does anyone know who the Boot Up tweet was for?


It was for a new public commit they were ready to start leaking. Not sure what hold up is. I do know it is for a college guy.

re: Delta Companion Pass

Posted by ForeverLSU5 on 5/11/26 at 7:38 am to
Little off topic but companion pass is only available after card anniversary correct? Have had Delta Platinum since September. wanted to use it for a wedding we are going to in Gatlinburg in September but I guess that won't be possible?
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Since it’s Mother’s Day I hope we get some Dessert before the day’s end.


It wasn’t about an international or HS player
I don’t have an update on who was supposed to leak today. Last thing I heard was that boot up tweet was 100% about a new public commit that wasn’t HS or international.