By smokeybandit

May 3, 2011 6:05 PM | Link to this

Does this mean Crider isn’t visiting Penn State this weekend?

By Joe

May 3, 2011 6:33 PM | Link to this

Mr Pendleton, when did Providence join the A-10?

By Foxy

May 3, 2011 6:34 PM | Link to this

First Providence is a big east school! Hope to see him playing in evanston next season for N’western. seeing another local product in the Big 10 would be nice.

By RudyFlyer

May 4, 2011 9:42 AM | Link to this

guess Markus will have to take his enormous talent somewhere other than basketball power Penn St. The original column that indicated he was backing out of his committment to Providence was a self serving piece of crap about an athlete who appaerently believes a large part of the world revolves around him. The statistic indicating “his” career won/loss record at Wayne was LOL. Apparently his teammates didn’t contribute squat to his record.

By Wow

May 4, 2011 10:21 AM | Link to this

Congrats, Rudy, you’ve shown how big of an @ss you truly are. The KID committed to play for a coach who was fired and he shouldn’t be allowed to rethink his decision? Idiots like you are why I take thrill in watching your beloved Flyers struggle every year.

By RudyFlyer

May 4, 2011 11:01 AM | Link to this

to WOW - sure he can rethink his decision but I have two problems with this story. First, the young man’s high school career wasn’t as notable as the original story seemed to make it. Good enough player to make a decent college program but certainly a project given his tweener size and lack of bulk. Second, shouldn’t these young adults be challenged to pick a school that will prepare them for the more probable non basketball future? Did he pick Providence College for it’s academics and student environment? These young men are courted by schools for their athletic ability and the media certainly caters to this. But, I hope these young men get enough direction in their lives to know they have a opportunity to further their lives by using their God given athletic ability to pick a school that will prepare them for the real world. Most high school seniors do not have the opportunity to back out of committment because things changed at the college they initially chose to attend. Life doesn’t allow too many “do overs” so make a choice you can live with for a variety of reasons. BTW, I have been called an @ss many times but idiot seems to be a bit of an stretch here. My opinion and a reaction to a very public story that this family helped create.

By hank

May 6, 2011 10:41 AM | Link to this

Rudy, the family didn’t help create anything. Basketball recruiting is news that the media has pushed for years.Kids like Crider only have 4 years to play basketball and then be done with it. He might play overseas but probably not. Any of the schools that were listed will prepare a student athlete for the real world (it is up to the kid to take advantage of it) so why should a kid play for a school where they do not know the coach at all, that would not be a responsible decision. There are many many factors as to why a kid picks a school. Maybe some of those schools were even in his appraisal before and the old coach at Providence was the deciding factor.Now that he is gone that has changed. Rudy, next time try to remember what it was like when you were 18 and trying to figure out your life, instead of sitting anonymously behind a computer judging people.