Cal's Jacobi Gordon Commits to Louisiana MBB

[UL_Cajuns]

Well, we're not getting any 4* players without an injury history to come here.
I've been critical of Coach Marlin, but I really like the moves he's made this off-season. Gotta give them credit on this.

Great job by Marlin in the off season to pick up these players. I agree.
Now what will Marlin do with these players?

[Hatch]

Wow. Didn’t expect both smith and lowery to be gone.

Smith was a big question mark as it was already expected that if he returned it would not be on scholarship due to the suspension from last year. To have had him back as a walk on would have been a big plus, especially with not knowing immediatel eligibility of Akwuba and Gordon. Smith’s younger brother also just signed with Mississippi Valley State so he might want to go play alongside him, especially if he has to pay his own way.

[ULvictory]

Lowery left too?

I’ve lost track. This offseason transfer portal has been in overdrive everywhere.

[SlickRick]

Georgia state seems to do well.

[Cajunsmike]

Smith is gone!

In due time..🖤 pic.twitter.com/Q7nP9DzSsK

— Ti Smith (@IAmTirusSmith) June 8, 2020

He may end up at a place which will put him on scholarship immediately. Paying your own way is a big deal, especially if out of state tuition is called for. Also, his name has been removed from our roster. That is recent as his name was on there earlier today.

[VObserver]

Great job by Marlin in the off season to pick up these players. I agree.
Now what will Marlin do with these players?

Unless one of the new guys is a floor coach and leader like Bryce Washington, or a lottery pick like Elfrid Payton, not much.

[cajun_lannister]

Unless one of the new guys is a floor coach and leader like Bryce Washington, or a lottery pick like Elfrid Payton, not much.

6th rebuild in 10 years ...

[cajuns80]

Wrong decision after wrong decision by marlin. He can’t even cut his roster competently. We really keeping spenkuch over Lowery?

[RaginDave]

Wrong decision after wrong decision by marlin. He can't even cut his roster competently. We really keeping spenkuch over Lowery?

Did you ever consider that this was not Marlin's decision to keep Spenkuch over Lowery or to not keep Smith or any of the other transfers? My assumption is that most of these decisions were made by the kids, not the coaches.

[zephyr]

Did you ever consider that this was not Marlin's decision to keep Spenkuch over Lowery or to not keep Smith or any of the other transfers? My assumption is that most of these decisions were made by the kids, not the coaches.

Perhaps but this has not been necessarily true in recent years. I have a feeling they were slightly nudging Smith out the door though as they removed his scholarship.

[RaginDave]

On Twitter Tirus Smith is following someone named Treylan Smith who is an incoming freshman at MVSU. On his Ragincajuns.com bio, it states he has 1 brother. Both are from Mississippi. I wonder if Treylan Smith is his brother and he might be transferring into MVSU to play.

I realize these are allot of leaps but just a possibility.

Treylan played at Petal HS, and Tirus was born in Hattiesburg. Petal is just north of Hattiesburg.

[cajuns80]

Did you ever consider that this was not Marlin's decision to keep Spenkuch over Lowery or to not keep Smith or any of the other transfers? My assumption is that most of these decisions were made by the kids, not the coaches.

I'd be surprised if he left on his own like that. Coaches are the ones making these decisions this late in the transfer window.