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Had this been Ryne Giddens at least half of these posts would change instantly...

That's the point. It's not Giddens and don't think for a second that Coach would ever let a Giddens level talent get to this situation.

The fact is now our academic committee is becoming an hinderance, and Genshaft and WOolard need to review the process.  We've lost Justin Green, Akol, Thornton, another hoops signee months after it should have taken to say 'yea' or 'nea'...this will be used against us.

Justin Green is where? Nobody wanted to take a shot on him and he's making his way through CC and plans to come here next year.

Teeng Akol? A major project that's still far from fruition. http://newsok.com/travis-ford-teeng-akol-has-work-to-do/article/3375964?custom_click=lead_story_title

Maybe Thornton will be 'the one that got away', but even the big schools know that you only take academic chances on STUD talent. If Coach believed that Thornton was a difference maker in this class, I guarantee he gets admitted. Read between the lines in his comments and you get the feeling that he cooled on the kid at some point in the process and nobody went to the wall for him with the committee.