To Notre Dame. Would have been nice to have him, but the ‘Cats will go into battle with who they have.
Cormac Ryan
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Thought he was requesting a waiver, but turns out he would not have been eligible until 2020, so would not have helped us this year..
Recent Milton recruits don't seem to hold NU in such high esteem - Justin Yoon, Kalel Mullings, Cormac Ryan were all heavily recruited by NU but ultimately went elsewhere. Small sample size but perhaps the admissions department might need to work on some branding for us.
This is a surprise ! With a name like Cormac Ryan, I thought he was a lock for Yeshiva
Lol.
The name Cormac makes me think of the writer McCarthy, which is terrifying. McCarthy takes about as dim a view of the human condition as anyone I have met.
His biggest value is as a defensive stopper. He has struggled to excel on both ends of the court at the same time, but during the late stretch this season, he has been doing both. Dane Goodwin received second-team All-ACC honors this seasons, but, honestly, Ryan is better, more complete player.
I know Collins and staff reached out to him when decided to transfer from Stanford, but it was over quickly after he visited ND. Continuing at another top academic institution and playing the NCAA Tournament were the objectives and I guess criterion #2 seemed more likely to him at ND. NU was his second choice the first time around, after Stanford.
I know Collins and staff reached out to him when decided to transfer from Stanford, but it was over quickly after he visited ND. Continuing at another top academic institution and playing the NCAA Tournament were the objectives and I guess criterion #2 seemed more likely to him at ND. NU was his second choice the first time around, after Stanford.
But… but… how is ND still a top academic institution when they *also* regularly let in football and basketball players with mediocre-to-bad grades? Surely it’s destroyed the school’s academic profile! And sullied their reputation to the point where top student-athletes like Cormac don’t want to go there!
NU just keeps playing itself
Yep. And losing money doing it.But… but… how is ND still a top academic institution when they *also* regularly let in football and basketball players with mediocre-to-bad grades? Surely it’s destroyed the school’s academic profile! And sullied their reputation to the point where top student-athletes like Cormac don’t want to go there!
NU just keeps playing itself
In theory, I was a little disappointed in Mike Brey's success this year. There was that hot seat talk about him in South Bend before the season.
I was hoping someone would go stupid with him and somehow he ends up in Evanston.
ND was in a true rut before he showed up.
I was hoping someone would go stupid with him and somehow he ends up in Evanston.
ND was in a true rut before he showed up.
Right! Ugh. To me, it so simple. If you’re an NU fan who doesn’t want to change our current setup, watch March Madness. Whenever someone takes over a game, ask yourself “could he even get into NU?” Realize 95% of the best players can’t. Then realize the other 5% won’t bother considering us. Then accept that we either make the effort to compete or go to the Patriot League (bc no matter what the snobs say, the Ivy doesn’t see us as equal and they’ll never expand to accept us)
Ryan back to earth today in their loss to Texas Tech ... 9 pts on 3-8 shooting (2-6 from 3), 1-3 free throws, 0 assists, 2 turnovers.
The biggest hurdle, I would think, is that NU would be a geographical outlier. The Ivies are all concentrated near the East Coast.
Perhaps, if NU could convince UChicago to join them as a travel partner, it would make more sense. (Would Chicago consider jumping from DIII to the Ivies?)
I disagree.
From the Ivy side, the greatest hurdle would be convincing themselves that anyone else were worthy of joining their esteemed club. (A nice touch of irony giving how elitist elements of our own university could be). They’ve had 70 years from the sports standpoint and haven’t gone there.
From our side, the problem would be the massive loss of revenue from leaving the B1G (BTN, Bowl revenue sharing, merchandising, etc). Revenue that we have no doubt already budgeted for the next decade, including, but not limited to, paying for the Fitz Majal, the Welsh-Ryan reno, the new Ryan Field, etc.