Harrison twins to announce commitment Thursday 5ET

[Argath]

You can see it on espn u.

Watch the Harrison Twins commit to UMD and instantly boost us to top4 in the acc

They apparently had a meeting with UMD coaches today pointing towards a UMD commitment as they haven't met with any other team this week.

[Argath]

According to Eric Prisbell of USA Today, twins Andrew and Aaron Harrison and their father, Aaron Harrison, Sr., had lunch with Maryland coach Mark Turgeon and Maryland assistant coach Bino Ranson today.
Turgeon and Ranson traveled to Houston today to meet with the Harrison family just one day before the twins make their big announcement stating where they will play college basketball—Maryland or Kentucky.
This is the second time in as many weeks that the Harrisons have summoned the Maryland staff to Texas to discuss this recruitment.
Last week, InsideMDSports.com's Jeff Ermann reported (paid site) that Turgeon was in Texas to "seal the deal" on the Harrison twins. Today's visit came as a bit of a surprise to many, leading both Maryland and Kentucky fans to deeply ponder what they should really make of this meeting.
There are multiple angles Maryland can take on the significance of this visit.
The Optimistic Angle
Technically, SMU is still in the running to land the Harrison twins, despite being a serious underdog.
They most likely have not been eliminated due to a high level of respect for SMU coach Larry Brown. If this visit was to respectfully tell Turgeon that the twins are committing to Kentucky, wouldn't SMU be getting a "respect visit" as well?
Another argument that can be made is that Maryland and Texas are geographically very far from each other. It seems a bit outlandish to have someone travel three hours, there and back, just to be told "no."
If the Harrisons are going to request that the Maryland staff flies out to Texas the day before the announcement, it would make sense that the news would be positive. Therefore, Turgeon and Ranson could stay in Texas through Thursday and be in town for the announcement.
Going back to the Prisbell article, Aaron Harrison, Sr. states, "Maryland has come on strong in the end," through a phone call with Prisbell following the lunch. Harrison, Sr. has acted as somewhat of a spokesperson throughout this process.
In reality, no one is going to commend the school they just had lunch with if the meeting had a negative connotation. If the meeting was negative, Harrison, Sr. would have had a more unclear response to Prisbell that neither supported nor opposed Maryland.
The Pessimistic Angle

It is well known that the Harrison family carries the utmost respect for both Turgeon and Ranson. After two long, exhausting years of recruiting, it would seem fairly harsh for the Harrisons to inform Maryland over the phone that they are committing to Kentucky.
Instead, it would make sense that the Harrisons would fly Turgeon and Ranson down to Texas to respectfully explain to them why they are headed to Kentucky.

Another term that has been thrown around concerning the last-minute visit is "last-ditch effort."
A last-ditch effort would mean that Maryland feels that Kentucky is seriously closing the gap and locking down the twins. Maryland would feel the need to fly down and state their case one last time for the twins to attend Maryland in a desperate attempt to lure Andrew and Aaron to College Park.
A last-ditch effort is by no means a good thing. Despite Maryland receiving one last chance to meet with the Harrisons, it means that Kentucky is clearly in the lead.
Obviously, there are plenty of other reasons why Maryland should feel optimistic or pessimistic about their chances of landing the Harrison twins.These are the reasons solely pertaining to the visit between Mark Turgeon and Bino Ranson and the Harrison family that occurred one day before the big announcement.
Stay tuned for more updates surrounding this wild recruitment, and be sure to watchESPNU tomorrow, Thursday, October 4, at 5:00 p.m. to watch Andrew and Aaron make their big announcement.

It really could go either way at this point

[Juggernaut]

I actually prefer if they go to Maryland, unlike Kentucky, I actually have a couple friends who are Terrapins. I know one of them is a big cbb fan so it'd be nice for him anyway.

[Point Blank]

Hope they the world and choose UNC. We can use them since everyone bounced.

[Woy]

They're going to Kentucky.

[ralaw]

If Maryland gets them they immediately move into an upper echelon team. The both of them are great, but Andrew Harrison is NBA ready right now. As a long time casual Maryland supporter it would be nice to see Maryland return to being an elite program. This last minute meeting by Turgeon with the Harrison's father could mean different things. It could be the official "yes" or it could be a last-minute visit by Turgeon, because they may be leaning Kentucky.

[Matt]

They had a good 2012 class. If they stay for 2+ years UMD will be good again. Harrison twins will just make them that much better. That Under Armour money kickin in.....

[Matt]

http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/consuming-interests-blog/bal-recent-buzz-aside-under-armour-builds-basketball-brand-slowly-20121004,0,3871669.story

No idea the dad was from Baltimore

[Argath]

The whole family is from Baltimore, the only one that's lived in Texas before they were born was their Mom

[Matt]

Oh well

[Point Blank]

that place is probably ghost town now.

[Argath]

Fucking gay

[Woy]

They're going to Kentucky.

Duh.

[NAHSTE]

Maryland misses out on big time recruits with local ties? That never happens.

[Mogriffjr]

Kentucky? What a shock!