Not knowing the particulars is huge here. Rumors have it that he is not yet qualified, I seriously doubt we will be taking many (if any) partial qualifiers going forward. The school felt they gave the previous coach some leeway here and since the results were not good, they have gotten more stringent again. Another thing to consider is that it was reported that DW and staff had stopped recruiting Lowe b/c they did not feel he was the answer we needed at PG (or perhaps it was b/c they knew he would struggle to get accepted to FU). I am not sure if I would label this as a defeat to UMass in the recruiting wars. -- Fordham Rams Basketball Message Board

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Date Posted: Wed April 13, 2005 12:15:58
Author: ace93
Subject: Not knowing the particulars is huge here. Rumors have it that he is not yet qualified, I seriously doubt we will be taking many (if any) partial qualifiers going forward. The school felt they gave the previous coach some leeway here and since the results were not good, they have gotten more stringent again. Another thing to consider is that it was reported that DW and staff had stopped recruiting Lowe b/c they did not feel he was the answer we needed at PG (or perhaps it was b/c they knew he would struggle to get accepted to FU). I am not sure if I would label this as a defeat to UMass in the recruiting wars.
In reply to: SlamJamRam 's message, "I don't know all the particulars here, but it's one thing if you lose a kid to the Big East or to the ACC. If someone wants to play in one of those leagues we don't have much of a chance w/ him anyway. But to lose a kid to UMass, in the same league, a team who is ahead of us, yes, but Lowe turned down the chance to stay home, it screams FACILITIES. I doubt it will ever get fixed, but I gotta believe, since Lowe went to UMass in the A-10, we would have had a big shot with legitimate facilities." on Wed April 13, 2005 10:13:05

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He'll be good for UMass. I don't know that he'll ever be a star in the Atlantic 10, but he should be a solid four-year guy and a contributor. In terms of what was out there at this point, UMass did well. Apparently Lowe was swayed by the fact that he would likely have a shot at a starting job, and the abundant playing time available. That's the breaks, sometimes. The qualifying issue is huge, however. I wonder if UMass is gambling by signing him to the letter of intent if there is a chance he may not qualify.. (NT) -- Ramfan, Wed April 13, 2005 20:09:59
- As I posted below, Lowe made his decision based on his perception of the "level" of the program, facilities, the campus location(which was huge), the fact that the school would take him before he qualifies and playing time. In that order. (NT) -- Rambacker, Wed April 13, 2005 20:53:35
  - Well, sometimes you just get beat. I'm skeptical that playing time wasn't more of a factor, however. UMass has a gaping hole at the point guard position. I can't imagine that the potential to start wouldn't have been extremely enticing to him. But only Lowe and Cimmino are the ones who really know what swayed him (I am skeptical of the spin from opposing coaches). (NT) -- Ramfan, Thu April 14, 2005 00:00:08
    - I talked to someone who spoke to Lowe himself after his visit. He said the first thing Lowe mentioned to him was that the location of UMass was perfect. He wanted to get away from home. He also really liked Travis Ford. I'm sure playing time helped, but apparently location was in the forefront of his mind. (NT) -- Rambacker, Thu April 14, 2005 09:31:21
      - That's interesting. Again, I guess this just wasn't meant to be with Fordham. I don't know if you can really fault the staff is that was what the kid was looking for (going away, etc.). (NT) -- Ramfan, Thu April 14, 2005 20:16:53

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