The 2027 high school recruiting class "will get screwed" by the N

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Posted by mh on July 16, 2026 at 08:49:13

I have been saying this for a while.

We have offered a bunch of guys in the 2027 class, but will we really want to take in freshmen?

"College basketball's new five-for-five rule will create a situation where an overwhelming majority of players will opt into a fifth year and not leave the sport"

The 2027 high school recruiting class "will get screwed" by the NCAA's new five-for-five eligibility rule

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USC Roster Preview (updated July 16) mh 12:28:28 07/16/26 (3)
- Re: USC Roster Preview (updated July 16) BruinsFTW 20:27:04 07/16/26 (2)
  - Jfc you insufferable choad HarborBruin 16:17:37 07/17/26 (1)
    - Re: Jfc you insufferable choad BruinsFTW 18:01:40 07/18/26 (0)
Re: The 2027 high school recruiting class "will get screwed" by the N TheHappyBurgermeister 12:12:50 07/16/26 (2)
- It will be interesting to see if we reach donor fatigue. mh 12:27:39 07/16/26 (1)
  - 100% TheHappyBurgermeister 13:42:27 07/16/26 (0)
Ameliorated somewhat by the raising of roster to 15 scholarships UCLABB 09:12:20 07/16/26 (0)
OT: Why college basketball recruiting returned to Las Vegas mh 08:58:57 07/16/26 (35)
- I just listened to the latest BROCast. mh 09:08:44 07/16/26 (34)
  - I believe now a days it's the big donor who wield the sword. Cachorro 09:45:38 07/16/26 (33)
    - If Cronin has every really hurt himself... wanabbruin 05:16:39 07/19/26 (6)
      - It's all there to plainly see if one chooses to see. ej 08:51:55 07/19/26 (5)
        
        Re: It's all there to plainly see if one chooses to see. Cachorro 09:09:27 07/20/26 (4)
        
        I would never urge a coach to coach with entertaining ej 11:21:54 07/20/26 (3)
        
        Here's the irony Cachorro 12:08:00 07/20/26 (2)
        
        He also went after kids with multiple years of ej 12:21:18 07/20/26 (1)
        
        Yes! Good point.* Cachorro 12:43:02 07/20/26 (0)
    - I don't think this is necessarily wrong. mh 12:17:01 07/16/26 (1)
      - I think your point is a fair one. Cachorro 09:40:11 07/17/26 (0)
    - I have a friend who knew Howland pretty well. ej 11:07:05 07/16/26 (22)
      - I don't disagree with any of your observations and opinons. ej 09:21:49 07/17/26 (1)
        
        Oops again! Obviously meant to appear below Cachorro's ej 10:25:12 07/17/26 (0)
      - Re: I have a friend who knew Howland pretty well. Cachorro 08:34:27 07/17/26 (0)
      - Agree. I think Cronin and UCLA had trouble adjusting to NIL... Born2BBruin 16:42:25 07/16/26 (0)
      - Re: I have a friend who knew Howland pretty well. UCLART 11:37:57 07/16/26 (17)
        
        Re: I have a friend who knew Howland pretty well. TheHappyBurgermeister 12:16:29 07/16/26 (13)
        
        Re: I have a friend who knew Howland pretty well. UCLART 13:20:13 07/16/26 (12)
        
        Well, sort of TheHappyBurgermeister 13:49:06 07/16/26 (11)
        
        Uncoordinated dudes? ClockBlocker 21:34:27 07/16/26 (0)
        
        Re: Well, sort of UCLART 14:21:11 07/16/26 (8)
        
        Re: Well, sort of TheHappyBurgermeister 15:32:02 07/16/26 (7)
        
        Wasn't Caleb Wilson hurt last year? ClockBlocker 21:40:53 07/16/26 (6)
        
        I might well be solisiptic TheHappyBurgermeister 19:43:42 07/17/26 (4)
        
        "Solipsistic" = "navel gazing"... wanabbruin 05:26:17 07/19/26 (3)
        
        Philosophically it is much less a pejorative and actually can ej 09:06:12 07/19/26 (2)
        
        I’ll go with wannabe’s definition TheHappyBurgermeister 19:11:50 07/19/26 (0)
        
        I’ll go with wannabe’s definition TheHappyBurgermeister 19:02:31 07/19/26 (0)
        
        Load management UCLART 09:24:46 07/17/26 (0)
        
        Follow up TheHappyBurgermeister 14:02:23 07/16/26 (0)
        
        It's part of the game RossVegas 12:04:56 07/16/26 (2)
        
        Every team? UCLART 13:17:14 07/16/26 (1)
        
        Probably a number of them... wanabbruin 05:30:53 07/19/26 (0)
    - +1 * jerseybruin 10:04:01 07/16/26 (0)

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