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Topic:  We didn't pursue Simmons out of high school
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SBH
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  Message Not Read  We didn't pursue Simmons out of high school
   Posted: 3/4/2026 8:11:23 AM 
https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2026/03/ohio-univer...

Pray tell what other big did we decide to offer instead? Who's in charge of recruiting strategy?

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FJC31
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  Message Not Read  RE: We didn't pursue Simmons out of high school
   Posted: 3/4/2026 9:20:04 AM 
I thought we did initially?

I know there's been a lot of disapproval of Simmons flexing and attitude, but he's been an absolute beast offensively. We'd be in REALLY rough shape without him on the roster.
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  Message Not Read  RE: We didn't pursue Simmons out of high school
   Posted: 3/4/2026 9:32:28 AM 
Simmons is very good. He's our best offensive player, in my opinion.
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SBH
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  Message Not Read  RE: We didn't pursue Simmons out of high school
   Posted: 3/4/2026 10:17:52 AM 
FJC31 wrote:
I thought we did initially?

I know there's been a lot of disapproval of Simmons flexing and attitude, but he's been an absolute beast offensively. We'd be in REALLY rough shape without him on the roster.


Article says we met with him and then backed off in favor of...?
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  Message Not Read  RE: We didn't pursue Simmons out of high school
   Posted: 3/4/2026 10:43:52 AM 
SBH wrote:
FJC31 wrote:
I thought we did initially?

I know there's been a lot of disapproval of Simmons flexing and attitude, but he's been an absolute beast offensively. We'd be in REALLY rough shape without him on the roster.


Article says we met with him and then backed off in favor of...?


He redshirted at Toledo, so he is in the same class as Hadaway, Sheldon, A Brown & E James. We also had a somewhat unpexpected 5th year of eligibility for Dwight Wilson. And at the risk of setting off FearLeon, we brought in Wiz from Louisville.

Simmons & Hadaway both committed before their senior year of high school, so depending on timing my guess would be the answer to your question is indeed Hadaway.

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  Message Not Read  RE: We didn't pursue Simmons out of high school
   Posted: 3/4/2026 10:47:52 AM 
SBH wrote:
FJC31 wrote:
I thought we did initially?

I know there's been a lot of disapproval of Simmons flexing and attitude, but he's been an absolute beast offensively. We'd be in REALLY rough shape without him on the roster.


Article says we met with him and then backed off in favor of...?




Well if we're going by when he first entered college, it's either his current front court teammate or FearLeon's favorite player of all time.

Simmons first college season was 2022-23. The Ohio bigs on the roster were Dwight Wilson (Senior), THE WIZ (Junior), AJ Clayton (Sophomore) and Aidan Hadaway (Freshman)
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  Message Not Read  RE: We didn't pursue Simmons out of high school
   Posted: 3/4/2026 12:18:36 PM 
Andrew Ruck wrote:
SBH wrote:
FJC31 wrote:
I thought we did initially?

I know there's been a lot of disapproval of Simmons flexing and attitude, but he's been an absolute beast offensively. We'd be in REALLY rough shape without him on the roster.


Article says we met with him and then backed off in favor of...?


And at the risk of setting off FearLeon, we brought in Wiz from Louisville.



Did someone mention FearLeon and The Whiz???

#BleedGreen #TrentIsGOAT #NoMissesAllowed
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  Message Not Read  RE: We didn't pursue Simmons out of high school
   Posted: 3/4/2026 12:19:24 PM 
GoCats105 wrote:
SBH wrote:
FJC31 wrote:
I thought we did initially?

I know there's been a lot of disapproval of Simmons flexing and attitude, but he's been an absolute beast offensively. We'd be in REALLY rough shape without him on the roster.


Article says we met with him and then backed off in favor of...?




Well if we're going by when he first entered college, it's either his current front court teammate or FearLeon's favorite player of all time.



Did someone mention FearLeon and The Whiz??

Such great memories The Whiz era was.

This staff sure knows how to recruit and develop bigs.



Last Edited: 3/4/2026 12:23:39 PM by FearLeon

#BleedGreen #TrentIsGOAT #NoMissesAllowed
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  Message Not Read  RE: We didn't pursue Simmons out of high school
   Posted: 3/4/2026 2:08:55 PM 
FearLeon wrote:
GoCats105 wrote:
SBH wrote:
FJC31 wrote:
I thought we did initially?

I know there's been a lot of disapproval of Simmons flexing and attitude, but he's been an absolute beast offensively. We'd be in REALLY rough shape without him on the roster.


Article says we met with him and then backed off in favor of...?




Well if we're going by when he first entered college, it's either his current front court teammate or FearLeon's favorite player of all time.



Did someone mention FearLeon and The Whiz??

Such great memories The Whiz era was.

This staff sure knows how to recruit and develop bigs.





Question for Leon. Would you trade Breath for The Whiz on this year's roster?

I would.

Edit - actually not sure I would but its close.

Last Edited: 3/4/2026 2:15:17 PM by spongeBOB CATpants
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  Message Not Read  RE: We didn't pursue Simmons out of high school
   Posted: 3/4/2026 7:51:23 PM 
spongeBOB CATpants wrote:
FearLeon wrote:
GoCats105 wrote:
SBH wrote:
FJC31 wrote:
I thought we did initially?

I know there's been a lot of disapproval of Simmons flexing and attitude, but he's been an absolute beast offensively. We'd be in REALLY rough shape without him on the roster.


Article says we met with him and then backed off in favor of...?




Well if we're going by when he first entered college, it's either his current front court teammate or FearLeon's favorite player of all time.



Did someone mention FearLeon and The Whiz??

Such great memories The Whiz era was.

This staff sure knows how to recruit and develop bigs.





Question for Leon. Would you trade Breath for The Whiz on this year's roster?

I would.

Edit - actually not sure I would but its close.


No.

I would trade Mister Softee (Breath) for The Upgrade (Vic Searls).

Last Edited: 3/4/2026 7:51:41 PM by FearLeon

#BleedGreen #TrentIsGOAT #NoMissesAllowed
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  Message Not Read  RE: We didn't pursue Simmons out of high school
   Posted: 3/5/2026 10:09:44 AM 
FearLeon wrote:
spongeBOB CATpants wrote:
FearLeon wrote:
GoCats105 wrote:
SBH wrote:
FJC31 wrote:
I thought we did initially?

I know there's been a lot of disapproval of Simmons flexing and attitude, but he's been an absolute beast offensively. We'd be in REALLY rough shape without him on the roster.


Article says we met with him and then backed off in favor of...?




Well if we're going by when he first entered college, it's either his current front court teammate or FearLeon's favorite player of all time.



Did someone mention FearLeon and The Whiz??

Such great memories The Whiz era was.

This staff sure knows how to recruit and develop bigs.





Question for Leon. Would you trade Breath for The Whiz on this year's roster?

I would.

Edit - actually not sure I would but its close.


No.

I would trade Mister Softee (Breath) for The Upgrade (Vic Searls).



I was/am a huge Searls fan. All the dude did was play hard and work his butt off on every play. He was smooth around the hoop and was just a good guy to have. I wish we had him on this team.
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  Message Not Read  RE: We didn't pursue Simmons out of high school
   Posted: 3/5/2026 11:08:39 AM 
I take Breath over Searls 10 times or of 10 for this year's team and last.

Searls was a solid offensive big. That's not what we needed last year and it's not what we needed this year alongside Simmons. We need a strong post defender and rebounder, and Breath is substantially better at both than Searls. Last year's team was truly awful defending the rim and rebounding. Even with his limited playing time, Breath's improved that.

It's still baffling to me we saw 0 minutes this year of Breath and Simmons on the court together. Truly baffling.
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  Message Not Read  RE: We didn't pursue Simmons out of high school
   Posted: 3/5/2026 11:32:43 AM 
Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote:
It's still baffling to me we saw 0 minutes this year of Breath and Simmons on the court together. Truly baffling.


And only a few minutes, if that, of Kuany and Hadaway together before Tuesday night when Kuany started in place of Kelly.
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  Message Not Read  RE: We didn't pursue Simmons out of high school
   Posted: 3/5/2026 3:43:53 PM 
bobcatsquared wrote:
Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote:
It's still baffling to me we saw 0 minutes this year of Breath and Simmons on the court together. Truly baffling.


And only a few minutes, if that, of Kuany and Hadaway together before Tuesday night when Kuany started in place of Kelly.


Boals substitution patterns have always baffled me. Many times I've seen him take the guy with hot hand out of the game and substitute a bricklayer. He seems to never quite sense the flow the game. I admittedly have a low BBIQ, but I think I could make better in-game substitutions than he does.

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