Here you go. I spoke with my normal source on this who is as connected to the recruitment as you can be without being Earl or a direct family member. Then I also spoke to two other DMV area sources not directly tied to the recruitments but well sourced DMV guys. Rather than summarize all three into one statement, I will list each source separately.
Source 1 - My normal source on this recruitment
Source 1 - My normal source on this recruitment
- This week, the family really hasn't talked about recruiting at all. Focus has been on basketball and school and just being a normal 16 year old kid.
- When they last discussed, the feeling was still very pro-SHU. A family member or two like Providence better than SHU for a variety of reasons, mainly Ed Cooley and a more clear path to early playing time, but the overall vibe was SHU was ahead of Providence
- Miami wasn't heavily discussed in their last conversation. They were brought up but it wasn't seen as a school getting heavy consideration. He said the Miami vibe is one person connected to Earl who doesn't really have an influence who may be speaking with media members and pushing Miami.
- He was only aware of SHU with Coach Willard doing an in-home visit next week. Thought it might be possible that Cooley comes down but it isn't planned yet. He said he'd be surprised if Miami had an in-home visit given where things stand with them
- He had heard through the grapevine that internally, Providence felt good about their chances
- From his DMV sources, the buzz was all SHU and Providence. Miami was rarely brought up
- He explicitly said he wasn't going to Miami.
- Said to him it was 50/50 SHU and Providence
- Buzz after the two SHU visits amongst people was all SHU
- Since then it's been SHU and to an extent, Providence
- Miami and South Carolina had a lot of buzz late in the summer but since then he hasn't heard them mentioned too heavily
- Said it is never wise to rule out a $chool like that though as you just never know what tricks they may pull
- However, he qualified that and said that the Timberlake family doesn't strike him as one that would fall for a typical move