Those were taken away by bigger schools with bigger payouts. We are talking about getting someone in to a small private school that pays less than the rest of the members of the conference with an athletic department that is in a financial hole.
Kinda like telling the commanding officer you have changed your mind about going to Vietnam after signing up.
As of December 2021 here is the answer given by the official LOI NCAA page:
Funny 😄 how the bet changed(only in your mind) after it was made. That wasn't what you originally said.
There was no relationship with area coaches when he was here, and those guys tend to remember, so I wouldn't imagine he'd be very welcome. He didn't have the relationship Burns did, but it certainly wasn't good either.
This further demonstrates just how low we have sunk in local kids/coaches perception.
As far as I know, no Memphis coach has a verbal commit for any player, much less Haith and a Tulsa regional recruit. Unless you say you are a fortune telling swami.
What’s funny is a lot of Memphis fans think Haith was the main reason we had a decent year in 2020. When in reality it was Wainwright
They should have wadded up a big ball of cash to get Wainwright in Memphis. He might of turned them down though. Little do they know how little of 2020 was Haith's doing. They'll find out. Would love to see them start with a whole new team this year, and fall flat on their face.
He didn't try to get in the door of the majority of Tulsa area products when he was associated with TU. A change in schools and position that requires him to knock on doors is the difference.
