Austin Reaves transferring

[WuDrWu]

Austin, I absolutely loved watching you play the game and it was a pleasure to meet you. I wish you the very best wherever you land, and I hope you find happiness and success. Best of luck young man!

[shocktown]

Have you lost the 'pulse' of the team?

[WuDrWu]

I'm not sure what you mean, if that was even directed to me.

[ShockingButTrue]

Pulse of the team? Austin?

[pinstripers]

I dunno if the sky is falling, but I am gonna keep an eye on it.

[Shock Top]

Could just be a simple as missing friends and family.

Shocker program ain’t for the faint of heart, and the daily grind gets tougher when your missing love and home. (Especially with all your best friends leaving the program as well)

[SHOCKvalue]

What the hell?

[FadedCrown]

We should start trusting the process.

[jds9089]

Has this been confirmed by anything reliable yet?

[pinstripers]

Rivals

[wusphlash]

Very disheartening. He would have had the city in the palm of his hand. Thought he would be the leader of this new group.

Don't know if it had anything to do with it but he roomed with CJ his freshman year, gone. Landry his second year, gone. Buds with Barney, gone.

Until he's off the premises I want to hope he changes his mind.

[SHOCKvalue]

We should start trusting the process.

At some point though that becomes the sort of trust required to believe the world is flat, that 9/11 was a conspiracy, and the moon landings a bait and switch.

[SHOCKvalue]

Has this been confirmed by anything reliable yet?

Still nothing from Taylor Eldridge or Paul Suellentrop, but some very respected posters on here with program connections aren't saying otherwise.

[ShockTalk]

They're not saying anything. Not even shock over what just happened. (Except the usual pleasantries of good-bye).

[SHOCKvalue]

Well... I mean, at least one is.

Not going to point out who it is, since I don't want his PM inbox to explode, but long timers on here (like you) should know who I'm referring to.

[ShockerExpress]

IF there has ever been a need for an insider with a "source" on why this one happened - please step up. We are close to going off the rails.

[Stickboy46]

this is surprising to say the least.

Next year is going to be rough. Only positive is that it will force Freshmen into lots of minutes that hopefully sets up the next 2-3 years after to be really really good.

[mjbaker84]

Per Kunkel: Austin Reaves told the coaching staff he was going to leave a few weeks ago.
Some of his best friends are CJ Keyeser, Landry Shamet and Brett Barney who are all leaving and didn’t want to stay. #watchus

[Walker]

Man, this sucks on so many levels. I was able to keep it together with 6 seniors plus Landry leaving early but this one is a punch to the gut. Last year at this time, we were on top of the world with a great team, moving to a great new conference and now it feels like it is continuously raining s**t on Shockernation.

Austin was my favorite player. MVC fans must have a voo doo doll they're using on us.

[mjbaker84]

Are we expecting Mcduffie to stay now that he is the lone real hold over?!

[pinstripers]

He was the one I thought was leaving

[SB Shock]

Has this been confirmed by anything reliable yet?

Rhostien, rivals, KWCH and the WSU sunflower.

[jds9089]

Seems pretty legit now...:(