Baylor University is the largest Baptist university in the world, and we really feel strongly about it. One of the new recruits is 7-2 center John Flippen from Evant. Bliss joked that Flippen was so tall that his birth date is listed as July 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Perhaps the most talented new recruit is 6-9 Patrick Okafor, a junior college player out of Lee College in Baytown that Bliss considers to be one of the best power forwards in the country. He averaged 23 points and 15 rebounds a game last season.
Recruits like to go where other great recruits already are.
Most immediately, we've got to have short-term success. Our goal is to put together a tremendous schedule, and be thought of as a top 25 program. A change in coaching certainly can help in some college programs. It still comes down to the attitude and effort of the players. Bliss sounds confident that he can turn things around at Baylor.