Morgan Announcement Postponed
by Achilles on May 22, 2008 9:46 AM PDT
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PrintQuick Update: J'Mision Morgan, who decommitted from LSU and was expected to commit to UCLA today has postponed his announcement until Monday.
Jazzy Hartwell, Morgan's AAU coach, indicated there is no announcement today. "That won't be until Monday," Hartwell told Scout.com.
UPDATE - A: And the Daily News notes that Monday is Memorial Day, so who knows if the announcement will come on that day.
UPDATE II - N: I agree with A's observations :
If I had to venture a totally uninformed guess, I bet that UCLA has not received the necessary paperwork from LSU and without it, they/we can’t talk to Morgan. Morgan probably won’t announce until he’s at least talked to Ben Howland.
Could he commit elsewhere? Of course. But my totally informationless opinion is that the delay is procedural and bureaucratic, not a change of heart or second thoughts.
That seems to make sense. Still as I said earlier today we should wait till something becomes official. Recruiting is a weird world. GO BRUINS.
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I agree with someone who posted on one of the other message boards:
First of all, yes, anything can happen, but …
If I had to venture a totally uninformed guess, I bet that UCLA has not received the necessary paperwork from LSU and without it, they/we can’t talk to Morgan. Morgan probably won’t announce until he’s at least talked to Ben Howland.
Could he commit elsewhere? Of course. But my totally informationless opinion is that the delay is procedural and bureaucratic, not a change of heart or second thoughts.
Go Bruins
Hopefully you're right
but we’ve been reading about paperwork and faxes for 2 weeks now…my totally informationless opinion is that in today’s day and age it shouldn’t take that long, and maybe there’s something (or someone) else in play. It is also mildly disconcerting that we’ve only heard from family members and former coach’s recently, and not from Morgan himself.
Morgan may very well become a Bruin come Monday, but until then, I’ll remain just cautiously optimistic.
by godblesstyus95 on May 22, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Faxgate
I swear to god, this “haven’t received paperwork” bullshit is getting on my nerves.
by TheTJCummingsEra on May 22, 2008 11:01 AM PDT reply actions
Paperwork problems
I’m sure Howland would love the chance to talk to Morgan, but he’s just following the bureaucratic procedures to make sure the program doesn’t get dinged by the NCAA and waiting until he gets whatever he needs to get from LSU. I suppose LSU isn’t exactly thrilled that Morgan is leaving, and getting all the paperwork sent out probably isn’t high on their list of things to do.
With that in mind, I’m hoping that Morgan’s delay is due to him wanting to do the smart thing and talk to the coaching staff first before he commits. I must admit that I was a little concerned that Morgan wanted to make his announcement before doing so, and this delay is in some ways comforting.
Maybe what ought to happen is get Morgan an agent
and a runner and an entourage. Then we get him a plasma TV. Apparently the ncaa sees nothing wrong with that, and those guys could sure help with this bureaucratic business.
Hoping...
that the delay in receiving paperwork is the only reason and some other school(s) are not getting in Morgan’s ear illegally. It’s been one delay after another but like everyone else, I am going to hope that LSU just has a SLOW fax machine… :)
Go Bruins!!!
Does BN have anyone within a 100 mile radius of Baton Rouge?
If so, can you please visit the the athletic department, get the damn paperwork, and fax it to UCLA yourself. Thanks.
by TheTJCummingsEra on May 22, 2008 12:04 PM PDT reply actions
And then will someone
go to the Morgan center, get the damn fax from the machine and start waving their arms and shouting out loud “It’s here!!!”
by godblesstyus95 on May 22, 2008 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
I think I know how this went down. LSU’s African American head coach told the administrators to screw with Morgan because he’s black. The people in administration agreed, and felt that having a little racist fun at Morgan’s expense would be well worth the potential negative press which would ruin the entire program and university.
Oh, and please don’t give me any credit for this, I heard it over lunch today with 3 wealthy and influential LSU boosters.
by bornagainbruin on May 22, 2008 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Daily News now saying announcement is scheduled for Friday
Delay was not due to missing paperwork. J’mison was busy today.
See link
http://insidesocal.com/ucla/2008/05/and-more-morgan.html#comments
Odd
It’s a bit odd to me that he couldn’t announce today because he’s ‘busy’. I’m starting to think that he just wants to keep his name in the papers, especially given that he wants to play at UCLA, in part, because of the media market the school is in.
So, is he still going to choose UCLA?
“At this point, yes, he is,’’ said Mays, who added he spoke with Morgan in the last 14 hours about the change.
At this point? I don’t typically follow recruiting, is it always like this?
I agree...
...especially with the rest of our recruiting class. Once he commits, he’s going to get buried under names like Jrue Holliday. He is getting the most publicity as possible before he commits, an all to common trend as of late.
GO BRUINS!!! CHEER LIKE CHAMPIONS!!!
I Thought It Said...
...he is participating in a graduation event. This seems understandable to me, folks, he’s graduating from high school, right? There are ceremonies, awards, events, etc.
My daughter just got “promoted” from 6th grade, (I know, fellow geezers, can you believe that?), and the ceremony took two hours, and then they had a party for another hour and a half.
Love My Bruins
'Scuse me..
..but wouldn’t you be more properly termed a “geezer-ette”?
(meant respectfully, of course).
Not that there's anything wrong with that
It seems to me that anyone with a child in the sixth grade is a babe, not a geezer-ette (or geezeress, or geezertrix).
(meant respectfully, of course)
Ha!
I’ll take that, but it’s probably taking way too much license with the word “babe.” Thanks, guys, you’ve made my day! (Although, I really like the term “geezertrix.”)
Love My Bruins
by Bruingirl83 on May 23, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Morgan: Center of Attraction
An 18 yr. old kid is gonna keep the entire Bruin Nation waiting cuz he’s busy? I think Alex Stepheson is coming to UCLA cuz his only other choices would be SUC or perhaps Pepperdine. The Bruin reps need to talk to Emmanuel Negedu who decommitted from Lute Olson recently. He was fed up with the disaster in the desert.
Negedu
I don’t see a spot for him on our roster. Just relax a little re. Morgan. It’s ok to be a little patient.
Negedu
has listed 4 schools he’s going to look at and has made it rather clear that those are the only 4 in consideration. UCLA is not one of the 4.
by Ryan Rosenblatt on May 22, 2008 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
We're doomed!
An announcement from Doh! It will probably turn out that UCLA is disbanding its athletic program. Thanks, Doh!
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