93beav
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Post by 93beav on Apr 8, 2024 10:11:57 GMT -8
Hearing that a few girls have made their decision to transfer and are in the process of narrowing down their schools and investigating their best NIL opportunities. It seems as though some of it is potentially about money but that it also has to do with wanting to find a better fit for themselves and their skill set. Which of course seems crazy after this season but this particular style of play isn't for everybody. Donovan would likely be best served playing for a team like LSU or South Carolina that plays with more pace because she's an athlete that can make plays in transition. Lily would love to be getting more PT and more shots at a Utah. Adlee is a no brainer, just hasn't been getting to show what she's capable of with such a limited role. Hearing Texas tech for her as a likely landing spot. Beers and Gardiner can go anywhere so they will be the most interesting. This could be a sad week for all of us, similar to when Smith did us dirty. I don't blame the girls but man it's a tough pill to swallow being relegated to a second tier athletic league... Style of play seems to come up quite a bit from past years. Everyone seems to have conflicting sources. Lily/Adlee - if everyone is leaving, now is your chance. There are no recruits incoming.
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Post by markwbeaver on Apr 8, 2024 10:42:59 GMT -8
I've read all of the various theories and explanations for why the players might be leaving.
The honest truth is that I simply don't get any of it. This was one of the sweetest sports seasons I have enjoyed in my entire life. I don't understand why anyone, let alone apparently everyone, would want to leave.
I'm too old, too idealistic, too naive, too loyal, too something. I just don't get it.
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Post by treasurevalleybeav on Apr 8, 2024 10:59:05 GMT -8
I'm pretty resigned to no one wanting to step up and carry on the legacy and continue the road this big time team was on. I'm sure it will be a sad mass exodus. But I also do not understand this, especially if Scott isn't leaving. Unless you're going to another top 10 team, you're literally destroying THIS team (that they all claimed to have loved so much).....to go to a worse one. And that's too bad. I guess money (or whatever else) overrides all the love, family, togetherness they went to so much trouble to tell us about as recently as last month. This was our one squad that I never thought would let all of the outside individual desires outweigh what amazing things they could do as a team.
Very disappointing, but sadly enough......not exactly shocking based on how so many other things have gone w/ us being screwed out of a major conference. It is what it is.
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Post by nuclearbeaver on Apr 8, 2024 11:05:33 GMT -8
Hearing that a few girls have made their decision to transfer and are in the process of narrowing down their schools and investigating their best NIL opportunities. It seems as though some of it is potentially about money but that it also has to do with wanting to find a better fit for themselves and their skill set. Which of course seems crazy after this season but this particular style of play isn't for everybody. Donovan would likely be best served playing for a team like LSU or South Carolina that plays with more pace because she's an athlete that can make plays in transition. Lily would love to be getting more PT and more shots at a Utah. Adlee is a no brainer, just hasn't been getting to show what she's capable of with such a limited role. Hearing Texas tech for her as a likely landing spot. Beers and Gardiner can go anywhere so they will be the most interesting. This could be a sad week for all of us, similar to when Smith did us dirty. I don't blame the girls but man it's a tough pill to swallow being relegated to a second tier athletic league... Well if that's true a bunch of schools.are commiting portal violations. They aren't allowed to contact until they are in the portal. Schools follow the rules right guy???...guys?
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Post by 02beav on Apr 8, 2024 11:59:43 GMT -8
What are rules? ... It's the wild West
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Post by speakthetruth on Apr 8, 2024 13:06:29 GMT -8
I know it's men's vs women's but you have to give Mark Few alot of credit. Year after year he is able to attract top notch high school and transfer talent and at the same time losing very little to transfer outs all while playing in the wcc.
Hey OSU women if the goal is to win the whole thing you'd be better off sticking together then going your own directions.
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Post by beaverstever on Apr 8, 2024 14:01:13 GMT -8
I'm pretty resigned to no one wanting to step up and carry on the legacy and continue the road this big time team was on. I'm sure it will be a sad mass exodus. But I also do not understand this, especially if Scott isn't leaving. Unless you're going to another top 10 team, you're literally destroying THIS team (that they all claimed to have loved so much).....to go to a worse one. And that's too bad. I guess money (or whatever else) overrides all the love, family, togetherness they went to so much trouble to tell us about as recently as last month. This was our one squad that I never thought would let all of the outside individual desires outweigh what amazing things they could do as a team. Very disappointing, but sadly enough......not exactly shocking based on how so many other things have gone w/ us being screwed out of a major conference. It is what it is. I agree - and while the money will see substantial now, if their quality of experience degrades significanltly compared to what they had this year, it will be very regretable long-term. I'm pretty sure nobody is getting life-changing money, while the experiences they have in college are irreplacable.
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Post by rafer on Apr 8, 2024 14:22:53 GMT -8
If any of this is true, this will not end well. IF we lose a bunch more, the team will fail miserably next year, and they will leave. If we win with portal transfers by some miracle, maybe (doubt it)_we end up ranked or in the tourney, the kids will leave, thinking they are too good for OSU. Either way, they will leave, but maybe not as fast as the fan support, which guaranteed, will leave faster than the kids! This may very well be a make-or-break decision for the future of women's BB at OSU these kids are making right now. This program will lose all the talent and coaches and interest if this actually happens. I see no way SR stays around and watches the ship sink, he loves the school too much to be a part of it and could never blame it on him.. Thank the POS's at whoregon for this mess, they were a big influence and decider in what has taken place.(ya I know, duck derangement Syndrome) That said, maybe logic and family will win out over fleeting satisfaction and spotlights, we can hope...
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Post by nwhoopfan on Apr 8, 2024 14:30:39 GMT -8
Hearing that a few girls have made their decision to transfer and are in the process of narrowing down their schools and investigating their best NIL opportunities. It seems as though some of it is potentially about money but that it also has to do with wanting to find a better fit for themselves and their skill set. Which of course seems crazy after this season but this particular style of play isn't for everybody. Donovan would likely be best served playing for a team like LSU or South Carolina that plays with more pace because she's an athlete that can make plays in transition. Lily would love to be getting more PT and more shots at a Utah. Adlee is a no brainer, just hasn't been getting to show what she's capable of with such a limited role. Hearing Texas tech for her as a likely landing spot. Beers and Gardiner can go anywhere so they will be the most interesting. This could be a sad week for all of us, similar to when Smith did us dirty. I don't blame the girls but man it's a tough pill to swallow being relegated to a second tier athletic league... The WCC is not the Pac-12 but it is certainly not a "second-tier" athletic league. BYU played in this league for a decade or so; its men's teams never won a championship and its women's team only won three. BYU has a far-superior MBB program than we do. The WCC has had at least one team in the NCAA men's Sweet 16 for the past nine seasons; it's had two championship-game appearances and five Elite-8 appearances. That far surpasses the performance of the Pac-12. That is basically only because of Gonzaga. Without them the WCC is practically like the Big Sky or Big West in womens hoops. Better in mens hoops, but still they would have almost none of the accomplishments you highlighted above without the Zags.
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Post by beaveragain on Apr 8, 2024 14:42:34 GMT -8
Hearing that a few girls have made their decision to transfer and are in the process of narrowing down their schools and investigating their best NIL opportunities. It seems as though some of it is potentially about money but that it also has to do with wanting to find a better fit for themselves and their skill set. Which of course seems crazy after this season but this particular style of play isn't for everybody. Donovan would likely be best served playing for a team like LSU or South Carolina that plays with more pace because she's an athlete that can make plays in transition. Lily would love to be getting more PT and more shots at a Utah. Adlee is a no brainer, just hasn't been getting to show what she's capable of with such a limited role. Hearing Texas tech for her as a likely landing spot. Beers and Gardiner can go anywhere so they will be the most interesting. This could be a sad week for all of us, similar to when Smith did us dirty. I don't blame the girls but man it's a tough pill to swallow being relegated to a second tier athletic league... So everyone would be better off if they just weren't playing for the Beav's? Ok, can't say as I'd agree with that viewpoint. Is this supposed to be late april fools or what?
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Post by beavaristotle on Apr 8, 2024 14:52:05 GMT -8
Another gut punch
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Post by beavfan14 on Apr 8, 2024 14:52:41 GMT -8
Who’s next?
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Post by 86BEAVER on Apr 8, 2024 14:55:37 GMT -8
Anybody really surprised?
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Post by treasurevalleybeav on Apr 8, 2024 15:06:24 GMT -8
Are they REALLY getting paid THAT much somewhere else? And is our NIL deals really THAT much lower for women's hoops? I assume that must be two marked "yes." I just don't think the team was really sincere as a group about how different they were about love, family and built not bought. Because they're now exactly the same thing they spoke against such a short time ago.
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Post by speakthetruth on Apr 8, 2024 15:07:25 GMT -8
If you asked me a few weeks ago I would have been surprised. This team would have been wcc Champs, very high seed in the tourney, and a good chance of making final four. Thought they loved each other but I guess not.
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