2017 Michael Porter Blog

[BCSooners]

http://m.stltoday.com/sports/colleg...cle_7360d29d-3045-525e-aefc-9d36b0fab39b.html

This article sheds a little more light on his recruitment and his outlook on OU.

Sounds like if they are a package deal then that will hurt OU's chances with Trae.

 

[kfaerber]

Sounds like if they are a package deal then that will hurt OU's chances with Trae.

That's not what I got from that at all.

 

[BCSooners]

That's not what I got from that at all.

Porter said the only reason he is considering certain schools i.e. OU is because Young really likes them. If they are truly a package deal then they will go to a school they both like (Kansas, Duke).

 

[soonerjunky]

Porter said the only reason he is considering certain schools i.e. OU is because Young really likes them. If they are truly a package deal then they will go to a school they both like (Kansas, Duke).

If it's a package deal, it ain't happening. Why would OU or the fans want a guy that only wants to come here if Trae comes? Seriously, I want guys who want to wear the crimson and cream. If it's not really a package deal, I bet OU land Trae.

 

[dahldennsull]

http://m.stltoday.com/sports/colleg...cle_7360d29d-3045-525e-aefc-9d36b0fab39b.html

This article sheds a little more light on his recruitment and his outlook on OU.

man, there are certainly some amazing quotes in this one:

Q: But I have heard Oklahoma is more in the mix lately, right?

A: Yeah, Oklahoma has been in there a little more. Me and Trae (Young) have been talking about Oklahoma. He loves it there. He shed some light on that program for me, so yeah, they’re back in it for me.

Q: Trae is from Norman, so I’m sure he’s seen that program up close. (Young, a four-star point guard in the 2017 class is Porter's teammate on MOKAN Elite, their AAU team.)

A: Yeah, and if he likes it … I mean, he doesn’t talk about too many schools the way he talks about Oklahoma.

Q: How serious are you two about playing at the same school?

A: Yeah. It’s a lot harder now that we’re in the middle of (the recruiting process), but I still think it’s going to work out. There’s a few schools on my list that are on my list just because I’d be going to school with him. They’re not because I would go by myself. We’d have to be a package deal, and he’s interested in them, too. It’s a real thing, but it’s not 100 percent.

 

[kfaerber]

Porter said the only reason he is considering certain schools i.e. OU is because Young really likes them. If they are truly a package deal then they will go to a school they both like (Kansas, Duke).

Fair enough. I just took it as Young loves OU so much that he persuaded Porter to consider them again. Imo that's pretty big.

 

[BCSooners]

If it's a package deal, it ain't happening. Why would OU or the fans want a guy that only wants to come here if Trae comes? Seriously, I want guys who want to wear the crimson and cream. If it's not really a package deal, I bet OU land Trae.

Because he's the #3 player in the country and a potential lottery pick.

 

[BCSooners]

Fair enough. I just took it as Young loves OU so much that he persuaded Porter to consider them again. Imo that's pretty big.

That is very big, and it's making Porter reconsider OU which is great. I just have my doubts that a kid ranked as high as Porter is coming to a school just because his friend is when they have other schools they both like. imo the best bet we have is that they go their separate ways and OU gets Young.

BTW I would love to be wrong on this and OU get both.

 

[TINY]

Sounds like if they are a package deal then that will hurt OU's chances with Trae.

It sounded like if they go to the same school it will be Ou. He never mentioned any other school when referencing trae.

 

[BCSooners]

It sounded like if they go to the same school it will be Ou. He never mentioned any other school when referencing trae.

They are both high on Kansas and especially Duke.

 

[TINY]

They are both high on Kansas and especially Duke.

According to porter, trae isn't pumping up those other schools, only Ou.

 

[BCSooners]

According to porter, trae isn't pumping up those other schools, only Ou.

It never said he didn't talk about other schools.

 

[kfaerber]

He said he has his lost cut down and will make it public soon. We will see how serious he and trae are about OU