Ted Kapita

[dragon]

@JonRothstein: Former Arkansas commit Ted Kapita has signed a contract to play professionally in France, source told @CBSSports. Will not attend college.

[The_Iceman]

@JonRothstein: Former Arkansas commit Ted Kapita has signed a contract to play professionally in France, source told @CBSSports. Will not attend college.

Ouch. Mike Anderson blew this big time.

[Mr. Porkleone]

It's great being a razorback fan. Hurts just keep coming

[HOGINTENNESSEE]

Nuts and bolts Nuts and bolts

We got screwed

[hawginbigd1]

That sucks best of luck to him. Hopefully he makes good.

[010HogFan]

wow...

[SONofHAM]

Only bringing in 1 recruit and then scrambling for Kouassi and Jenkins this year is just poor on our part. Coach has a tough job on his plate this year. 

[The Hogfather]

Wow.  I really did not see that coming.  This has been a very tough offseason...

[The_Iceman]

Only bringing in 1 recruit and then scrambling for Kouassi and Jenkins this year is just poor on our part. Coach has a tough job on his plate this year. 

Yep, the one saving grace for Mike was the hope that Kapita might be in at semester, or at worst join the 2016 class. With only landing one good recruit, after losing Portis, Qualls, Madden, Harris, and Babb...and now Williams...I think its safe to label the 2015 recruiting class a FAILURE!

[WorfHog]

I thought he'd come in at semester or even next year. Guess the guys saying he'd never set foot on our court were right. Another open spot for 2016.  Good thing we're on a lot of great talent for next season.

Yep, the one saving grace for Mike was the hope that Kapita might be in at semester, or at worst join the 2016 class. With only landing one good recruit, after losing Portis, Qualls, Madden, Harris, and Babb...and now Williams...I think its safe to label the 2015 recruiting class a FAILURE!

It's a shame CMA and crew didn't do their homework with Kapita. Whitt has a lot of potential though. I think it's way to early to label it a failure. If Whitt's not the player we think he is then it could be one.

[Hogimus Prime]

Well this sucks.  Guess that'll make six spots to fill for 2016

[SONofHAM]

Didn't we used to hear how bad it is to have unbalanced classes tho?  How many will we sign for 2016? 6 players?

[Hogimus Prime]

Didn't we used to hear how bad it is to have unbalanced classes tho?  How many will we sign for 2016? 6 players?

Yeah.  With a juco committ already and now 5 open spots it has the possibility for the 2016-17 team to be freshman or junior heavy.  Cause as of now Beard, Thompson, Thomas with Macon, the juco committ being juniors. If MA adds a juco or two there could be 5 or 6 in that class, if not other jucos added that freshman class could be a class of 5.

[The_Iceman]

Didn't we used to hear how bad it is to have unbalanced classes tho?  How many will we sign for 2016? 6 players?

2 or 3 of those will be JUCO's tho. So that will help balance it out.

[rhog1]

Didn't we used to hear how bad it is to have unbalanced classes tho?  How many will we sign for 2016? 6 players?

Which is why it is important that  Mike manages this class with a mixture of highschool kids and juco players. A one and done player would also help.

[BigSexyHog]

Epic fail by the coaching staff.  Whitt is the only thing that can save this class and that's unfair to him. 

[ricepig]

Didn't we used to hear how bad it is to have unbalanced classes tho?  How many will we sign for 2016? 6 players?

Doesn't Kentucky sign a new team every year? It's only bad if you lose.

[popcornhog]

Worst offseason since Altman. Damn.

[Hogimus Prime]

2 or 3 of those will be JUCO's tho. So that will help balance it out.

With Beard, Thompson and Thomas adding 2 jucos would make that jr class a 5 man class, which would have to replaced in a couple of years. Either way MA goes there is going to be an unbalanced junior or freshman class.

[hawginbigd1]

Yep, the one saving grace for Mike was the hope that Kapita might be in at semester, or at worst join the 2016 class. With only landing one good recruit, after losing Portis, Qualls, Madden, Harris, and Babb...and now Williams...I think its safe to label the 2015 recruiting class a FAILURE!

Been saying we were failing at recruiting since Feb., then Kapita came along and I felt better. I still wasn't happy I knew we needed at least 4 recruits, I knew in my gut BP and Qualls were gone, and if it was just one then Mr. Miles needed to be helped to find a new place to play. Then we find out Babb is leaving and it just made it worse. I just believe the staff had their heads in the sand about the 2 early departures and Babb.

I was over Kapita already, he wasn't going to help us appreciably this year anyway, the addition of Henderson may be the one reason why this class is not an absolute failure. I am pumped about him, I believe we stole a top 200 type player, and Kouassi is going to play a role for us that we need. The bell cow all along was Whitt, and hopefully he is everything we expect him to be and not Ky Madden.

[jjdlc]

Out of all the possible scenarios that I thought might happen with this situation, I can't say this was one I expected to happen.  Oh well, CMA has a chance to have a really good recruiting class in 2016, guess we'll see...

[UNCLE BACK]

Kapita was likely a project.

[hawginbigd1]

I can tell you what would make us all say Ted who? A couple commits this weekend other than Agim! :razorback:

[RazorPiggie]

This is becoming laughable.

[psooie]

The fact he isn't playing this year is huge but really no big deal he isn't coming in next year, more fish in the sea. Right now there are 5 open scholarship to fill for next year but there is lots of talent around.

2016-17 team
2- Sr
4- JR
2- fr

5 open right now assuming nobody is kicked off the team or leaves.

[HOGINTENNESSEE]

The fact he isn't playing this year is huge but really no big deal he isn't coming in next year, more fish in the sea. Right now there are 5 open scholarship to fill for next year but there is lots of talent around.

2016-17 team
2- Sr
4- JR
2- fr

5 open right now assuming nobody is kicked off the team or leaves.

No big deal if we land a Cook or 2. But if we don't bring in a player of his caliber it is a big deal.

[hogsanity]

The fact he isn't playing this year is huge but really no big deal he isn't coming in next year, more fish in the sea. Right now there are 5 open scholarship to fill for next year but there is lots of talent around.

2016-17 team
2- Sr
4- JR
2- fr

5 open right now assuming nobody is kicked off the team or leaves.

There is talent around every year. The problem has been landing much of it. Has not been stellar at landing the top in state players, much less top rated talent from out of state.

[RazorPiggie]

The fact he isn't playing this year is huge but really no big deal he isn't coming in next year, more fish in the sea. Right now there are 5 open scholarship to fill for next year but there is lots of talent around.

2016-17 team
2- Sr
4- JR
2- fr

5 open right now assuming nobody is kicked off the team or leaves.

Yeah but we've got to start landing that talent. I'd like for us to actually have several kids sign this fall and us not having to scramble last second to find player to fill out a roster.

[Dwight_K_Shrute]

I can tell you what would make us all say Ted who? A couple commits this weekend other than Agim! :razorback:

If you know something spill it spill it, or give really good cryptic clues maybe use a picture, drawing or symbol.

[Hawg Red]

There's really no way to spin how badly recruiting as gone since we signed Whitt. It was good to get Macon committed, but nothing else has been very good. Maybe Jenkins will prove to be a steal, but I think that statement illustrates how badly it's gone.

[mizzouman]

No big deal if we land a Cook or 2. But if we don't bring in a player of his caliber it is a big deal.

Or maybe 2 Cooks.

[The_Iceman]

Such poor team management by this coaching staff. Seemed to have zero clue this offseason.

They need to absolutely destroy on the 2016 recruiting trail if they want to keep my support.

[hawginbigd1]

If you know something spill it spill it, or give really good cryptic clues maybe use a picture, drawing or symbol.

Not really good with that stuff, LOL! Mcgriff and Fisher are visiting this weekend, if they were to commit, it would be Ted who?

[hawginbigd1]

Or maybe 2 Cooks.

2 Cooks is definitely better than 1!

[PonderinHog]

2 Cooks is definitely better than 1!

Wouldn't there be the possibility of spoiling the broth

[TomBigBeeHog]

2016 class is make or break. Need to hit some homeruns in this class! Macon is a good start. Need to land one this weekend.

[regi]

Train wreck

[jseinfeld50]

another piece to the puzzle went kaput

[pigture perfect]

Has this been confirmed? Hey JB, whatcha say?

[mizzouman]

Look, it's not that bad.  Kapita would need a year or two anyway to develop.  He is VERY raw.  So, even if he did come at semester, he would have had limited play unless the Hogs are desperate.  I would have red-shirted him anyway.

Just move on and get the next one.

[poloprince]

Cheese with your whine guys?  :razorback:

[hogsanity]

Cheese with your whine guys?  :razorback:

Oh yes, I forgot, this is all part of the 20 year rebuild.

[RedRock]

If MA does not land Monk, MA will be in trouble.

[-Blu]

Look, it's not that bad.  Kapita would need a year or two anyway to develop.  He is VERY raw.  So, even if he did come at semester, he would have had limited play unless the Hogs are desperate.  I would have red-shirted him anyway.

Just move on and get the next one.

Well said.

It's not good news at all, I was as high on Kapita as anyone, but it's not end of the world news.  If he came at semester he wouldn't have played much anyways.  I was hoping he would come in 2016 and learn behind Kingsley for a year, then become the guy after that. All this means is we have another spot available now, we are on Arlando Cook, Tyler Cook, Cameron McGriff, Eric Curry, Adrio Bailey, Mitchell Smith, and Andrew Gordon.  Just means we need to land 3 of these guys rather than 2.  Should be possible since all have visits scheduled except Smith and Gordon, who I assume will probably get something setup soon now that Kapita is off the board.

[PonderinHog]

another piece to the puzzle went kaput

Kapita, kaputa.  tomato, tomahto.


Frustrating, to say the least.

[hogsanity]

If MA does not land Monk, MA will be in trouble.

Monk is not nearly as important as the other players in the 2016 class because Monk is likely one a done wherever he goes. Now, he may be important i helping get other guys to come, but long term, his impact on the court for the Hogs would be minimal if he is one and done.

[Jim Harris]

Didn't we used to hear how bad it is to have unbalanced classes tho?  How many will we sign for 2016? 6 players?

Mike has been the king of unbalanced classes throughout his career, from when he was recruiting coordinator for Nolan and nine guys left after the 1995 season (leading to the class that eventually got the NCAA fully swooping in on whatever it was they, Missouri or whoever, thought UA was doing back then), to his own time at Missouri when he left things out of balance for Haith. Anderson barely recruited the last two years at Mizzou, and everybody who would listen when he jumped to Arkansas heard that.

[-Blu]

If MA does not land Monk, MA will be in trouble.

Landing Monk would be amazing, but it's not going to make or break CMA, the class as a whole will be more important, Monk is only going to be here a year.  If we land him and miss on every other top prospect and don't have enough talent around him, it doesn't mean anything.

And even if we miss on monk you could have a class of Jaylen Fisher, Daryl Macon, Cameron McGriff, Arlando Cook, Tyler Cook, and Jaylen Barford.  And have a top class in the nation.

That would be...
3 ESPN top 100 players
3 Top 5 JUCO players

That would be the best class we've had in a long time, and wouldn't consist of Monk.

[-Blu]

Mike has been the king of unbalanced classes throughout his career, from when he was recruiting coordinator for Nolan and nine guys left after the 1995 season (leading to the class that eventually got the NCAA fully swooping in on whatever it was they, Missouri or whoever, thought UA was doing back then), to his own time at Missouri when he left things out of balance for Haith. Anderson barely recruited the last two years at Mizzou, and everybody who would listen when he jumped to Arkansas heard that.

Shame on Mike for leaving Haith a senior laden tournament bound team, and allowing him to bring in his own players the following year.  He should have been more likely Pelphrey and left us a mixed bunched of players that didn't fit any type of system, that we were forced to hold on to for because APR was horrible. 

Some of you guys can't wait to take shots at CMA.  If someone strictly read posts from some of you guys it would seem like CMA is the worst coach in the world.  Yet, he's changed 3 programs around.  Not many coaches can say that.  I'm going to be honest, sometimes I kinda hope CMA gets fired, so he can go somewhere else, and you guys get another taste of a Heath or Pelphrey, because 10 years of having bad coaches must not have been enough for some of you, you guys complain after the best season in 20 years years, it's unremarkable.

[phadedhawg]

It's going to be painful for a couple seasons.