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Post by baseba1111 on May 3, 2016 7:54:31 GMT -8
Personally I've never been a big fan of recruiting/recruits and all the fan fare associated with it. I stay informed, but only really care about those kids who want to be here at OSU. I have complete and utter apathy for those who go elsewhere. I do not wish them ill will, just do not care about other schools and their recruits.
Even once committed I'm more of a wait and see type, you can never tell how a kid handles being the little fish in the bigger pond... both in talent, academics, and the attention thrown their way. Some never pan out. When first signed I liked the senior class for it's potential. As they matured you could not help but "LOVE" the young women they had become... talented, humble, fun, completely team oriented, and wonderful ambassadors for OSU both academically and athletically.
No matter the reason/intent this type of recruiting saga is partially media and fan driven, but tends to give the recruit a bit of a black eye in terms of a fan base's 1st impression.
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Post by 93beav on May 3, 2016 9:13:44 GMT -8
You guys have some inside information you want to announce, or is this the typical WAH WAH WAH WOE IS US that I have come to expect from some of you OSU fans? The only thing she could possibly accomplish by waiting so long to announce is she is using her announcement to try to influence next year's recruits, but i think she has more sense than that. Holy jumpshot, this girl isn't Breanna Stewart. From her actions she seems to think she is all that. As of now she doesn't seem to fit the culture SR has developed??! Besides the saga on this site, I've already got a negative 1st impression of the young lady. There is NO "great" reason for this type of delay unless there is some type of ulterior motive... future recruit(s), another current recruit/friend she wants to attend/play with her, academics or test scores to get admitted (which would really leave Cal as I have not heard of her being lacking academically to get into a public school like OSU or Oregon??), family issues regarding an illness/or close to a grandmother, etc. In any case, the lack of information tends to make her look a little prima donna "ish" She's not Breanna Stewart...yet. But she is in pretty good company. She was named national player of the year, just like Breanna Stewart. Her actions seem a little diva-ish at first but then when you step back and look at it, it's really just a kid who is choosing not to rush things. I've seen a lot worse behavior from some football recruits who want the entire school to show up and the local media so they can do the t-shirt/hat game. |
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Post by babs on May 3, 2016 12:12:07 GMT -8
In the last couple of months I read an article regarding Sabrina making her collegiate decision and how she doesn't care for all the attention and fanfare that she is receiving. Paraphrasing, the article mentioned she would rather just show up on the campus of her choice and start playing and not have all the hoopla and brouhahas.
If that is true, perhaps she is not be a prima donna, as some have suggested. Perhaps she has made her choice and the coaches and staff have agreed to keep it under their collective hat.
It very well could be she is humble, and if so, I find that admirable. Reminds me of Ruth Hamblin. There was never a public address announcement declaring she had reached the 1,000 point plateau, set the Pac-12 record for blocks, or set the OSU record for rebounds (if I recall correctly on the rebounds).
I can only hope she is not reading the posts on this site, or if she is, she is the forgiving sort.
If she chooses OSU, I will be super excited. If not, OSU will do well with the recruits coming in--as others have mentioned.
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Post by castorcanadensis on May 3, 2016 14:58:38 GMT -8
Would there really be big hoopla? I mean it is women college basketball, not the NFL draft. There will be a few articles on what school she picked but I doubt it would be that big of a news story, no offense to the athlete.
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Post by castorcanadensis on May 3, 2016 15:01:41 GMT -8
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Post by freddiekruger on May 4, 2016 5:13:32 GMT -8
Check the CAL board. Washington puppies or Uckies?
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Post by Werebeaver on May 4, 2016 6:35:25 GMT -8
i would bet the farm that coach Rueck already knows her decision and is moving forward into 2016-17 with great enthusiasm.
Us fans will find out in due time.
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Post by beavdowg on May 4, 2016 10:52:14 GMT -8
Would love to know what it was about OSU that made her decide otherwise. We owned both the Ducks and UW this year. I know the Ducks will get much much better with their new coach and obviously UW did incredible in the tournament but OSU is the only one of these three that has a longer track record in the past 3-4 years. Bummer. I wish her good luck and am looking forward to the continued progress of Rueck's program!!!
Go Beavs!!
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Post by jdogge on May 4, 2016 10:59:19 GMT -8
Would love to know what it was about OSU that made her decide otherwise. We owned both the Ducks and UW this year. I know the Ducks will get much much better with their new coach and obviously UW did incredible in the tournament but OSU is the only one of these three that has a longer track record in the past 3-4 years. Bummer. I wish her good luck and am looking forward to the continued progress of Rueck's program!!! Go Beavs!! Maybe it was the three pages of comments on Benny's obsessing about her decision. |
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Post by gnawitall on May 4, 2016 11:21:15 GMT -8
IMO I don't think OSU will ever be a place that attracts the highest talent no matter the facilities. Hope I'm wrong but I just don't see it. OSU has to recruit athletes who have a desire to make a difference at a school that is not trendy or flashy or established...i.e. UO(unis and nike) wash(big city) SEC school (pick one).
As a fan I am totally ok with that because kids who want to make a difference usually have more passion.
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Post by beavdowg on May 4, 2016 15:56:44 GMT -8
IMO I don't think OSU will ever be a place that attracts the highest talent no matter the facilities. Hope I'm wrong but I just don't see it. OSU has to recruit athletes who have a desire to make a difference at a school that is not trendy or flashy or established...i.e. UO(unis and nike) wash(big city) SEC school (pick one). As a fan I am totally ok with that because kids who want to make a difference usually have more passion. That seems to be a common thought amongst Beaver fans. In my opinion, this is part of the problem amongst the Beaver fan base, at least many of them. I always go back to Nebraska football. I've been to Lincoln, NE and it is nothing to write home about! It reminds me of a larger Corvallis, only FLAT and ugly. There's nothing redeeming about Lincoln. They got many, many top flight football recruits in their hayday. Now, I'm not saying that OSU women's bball has that kind of tradition yet to recruit with but, I'm telling you, I really, truly believe that if we can keep Rueck in Corvallis he will build an absolute monster program. Look already what he's done in just the 5 years he's been here. We went from a toilet program to finishing the season ranked #2 in the country. #2!!! Ahead of the team that actually played UConn in the finals. It's absolutely amazing and it wasn't because of flashy facilities or uniforms or perks. Only now I see that he can take that same coaching acumen and add on the proven track record that he's established. In my opinion, Rueck wants those top flight recruits and he knows that's probably the only way he'll be able to get his program to a consistent final four team. We've got to get those fans out of the "little brother" mentality. It's a defeatist outlook and isn't going to lead to any success. I think our school President shares this and it's why he was willing to pay to get Anderson from Wisconsin. |
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Post by gnawitall on May 4, 2016 17:11:26 GMT -8
IMO I don't think OSU will ever be a place that attracts the highest talent no matter the facilities. Hope I'm wrong but I just don't see it. OSU has to recruit athletes who have a desire to make a difference at a school that is not trendy or flashy or established...i.e. UO(unis and nike) wash(big city) SEC school (pick one). As a fan I am totally ok with that because kids who want to make a difference usually have more passion. That seems to be a common thought amongst Beaver fans. In my opinion, this is part of the problem amongst the Beaver fan base, at least many of them. I always go back to Nebraska football. I've been to Lincoln, NE and it is nothing to write home about! It reminds me of a larger Corvallis, only FLAT and ugly. There's nothing redeeming about Lincoln. They got many, many top flight football recruits in their hayday. Now, I'm not saying that OSU women's bball has that kind of tradition yet to recruit with but, I'm telling you, I really, truly believe that if we can keep Rueck in Corvallis he will build an absolute monster program. Look already what he's done in just the 5 years he's been here. We went from a toilet program to finishing the season ranked #2 in the country. #2!!! Ahead of the team that actually played UConn in the finals. It's absolutely amazing and it wasn't because of flashy facilities or uniforms or perks. Only now I see that he can take that same coaching acumen and add on the proven track record that he's established. In my opinion, Rueck wants those top flight recruits and he knows that's probably the only way he'll be able to get his program to a consistent final four team. We've got to get those fans out of the "little brother" mentality. It's a defeatist outlook and isn't going to lead to any success. I think our school President shares this and it's why he was willing to pay to get Anderson from Wisconsin. I don't totally disagree with you but following your logic, if Rueck stays here for 20 years and continues to be successful than IMO 'he may' create an atmosphere like Tom Osborn did at Nebraska. I believe that's why Riley can recruit better there; tradition laid down by Osborn. It will be very interesting to see how OSU's baseball program will fare after Casey is gone. Ultimately I believe national powers can maintain recruiting success based on their established success(with location and population playing a big part as well) like Texas, USC, LSU etc... Oregon State needs a personality to drive it's recruiting success in every sport and when that person leaves chances are so will the attraction to the school. A great example stated earlier was how OSU football was right at the top for three years in football with chances to win the Pac and our recruiting didn't follow suit. To me it was Riley getting as far as he could at OSU. We need a Tom Osborn to make that next step IMO. Interesting topic. |
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Post by avidbeaver on May 4, 2016 17:45:10 GMT -8
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Post by baseba1111 on May 4, 2016 22:16:15 GMT -8
That seems to be a common thought amongst Beaver fans. In my opinion, this is part of the problem amongst the Beaver fan base, at least many of them. I always go back to Nebraska football. I've been to Lincoln, NE and it is nothing to write home about! It reminds me of a larger Corvallis, only FLAT and ugly. There's nothing redeeming about Lincoln. They got many, many top flight football recruits in their hayday. Now, I'm not saying that OSU women's bball has that kind of tradition yet to recruit with but, I'm telling you, I really, truly believe that if we can keep Rueck in Corvallis he will build an absolute monster program. Look already what he's done in just the 5 years he's been here. We went from a toilet program to finishing the season ranked #2 in the country. #2!!! Ahead of the team that actually played UConn in the finals. It's absolutely amazing and it wasn't because of flashy facilities or uniforms or perks. Only now I see that he can take that same coaching acumen and add on the proven track record that he's established. In my opinion, Rueck wants those top flight recruits and he knows that's probably the only way he'll be able to get his program to a consistent final four team. We've got to get those fans out of the "little brother" mentality. It's a defeatist outlook and isn't going to lead to any success. I think our school President shares this and it's why he was willing to pay to get Anderson from Wisconsin. I don't totally disagree with you but following your logic, if Rueck stays here for 20 years and continues to be successful than IMO 'he may' create an atmosphere like Tom Osborn did at Nebraska. I believe that's why Riley can recruit better there; tradition laid down by Osborn. It will be very interesting to see how OSU's baseball program will fare after Casey is gone. Ultimately I believe national powers can maintain recruiting success based on their established success(with location and population playing a big part as well) like Texas, USC, LSU etc... Oregon State needs a personality to drive it's recruiting success in every sport and when that person leaves chances are so will the attraction to the school. A great example stated earlier was how OSU football was right at the top for three years in football with chances to win the Pac and our recruiting didn't follow suit. To me it was Riley getting as far as he could at OSU. We need a Tom Osborn to make that next step IMO. Interesting topic. I wouldn't argue with either side of this because so knows where athletics are headed?! Who could have guessed in the late 60's and 70's college sports (any level for that matter) would be booming like it is. And, I guess that is why I would side with the fact the dynamic tradition laden programs are set in stone. They were developed and became prominent in a different time, a more nostalgic era so to speak. Nebraska football was Tom Osborne. It was created in the 60's-80's, and survives like many on those glory years. I look at whoregon's last 20 years of really good football way differently than the Oklahoma, Nebraska, ND, Texas, tOSU, Michigan, Alabama, USC,et al (who did I miss?) from the 1950 to late 80's. It's not just because it's them, I just don't see it as a rich tradition laced program. Nor a Baylor, or TCU, or any of the Johnny come lately's. Maybe I'm old. But, I don't think sustained long term dominant success is all that possible now. UConn is still there in women's hoops, but when Geno leaves there will be a Tennessee like drop off. Teams will be consistently top 10, drop off a year or two, but I believe dynasties are kaput. And, I'm afraid legendary coaches are fewer and farther between. Hard for me to even consider the Meyer or Saban's of today in the same category with some of the legends. Maybe were so inundated with coverage that there can't really be legends? That there is so much media, social connection, and more talent available that dominant runs will be halted before they take hold? Not even "upsets" seem as big of upsets anymore... |
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Post by drunkandstoopidbeav on May 5, 2016 8:45:44 GMT -8
That seems to be a common thought amongst Beaver fans. In my opinion, this is part of the problem amongst the Beaver fan base, at least many of them. I always go back to Nebraska football. I've been to Lincoln, NE and it is nothing to write home about! It reminds me of a larger Corvallis, only FLAT and ugly. There's nothing redeeming about Lincoln. They got many, many top flight football recruits in their hayday. Now, I'm not saying that OSU women's bball has that kind of tradition yet to recruit with but, I'm telling you, I really, truly believe that if we can keep Rueck in Corvallis he will build an absolute monster program. Look already what he's done in just the 5 years he's been here. We went from a toilet program to finishing the season ranked #2 in the country. #2!!! Ahead of the team that actually played UConn in the finals. It's absolutely amazing and it wasn't because of flashy facilities or uniforms or perks. Only now I see that he can take that same coaching acumen and add on the proven track record that he's established. In my opinion, Rueck wants those top flight recruits and he knows that's probably the only way he'll be able to get his program to a consistent final four team. We've got to get those fans out of the "little brother" mentality. It's a defeatist outlook and isn't going to lead to any success. I think our school President shares this and it's why he was willing to pay to get Anderson from Wisconsin. I don't totally disagree with you but following your logic, if Rueck stays here for 20 years and continues to be successful than IMO 'he may' create an atmosphere like Tom Osborn did at Nebraska. I believe that's why Riley can recruit better there; tradition laid down by Osborn. It will be very interesting to see how OSU's baseball program will fare after Casey is gone. Ultimately I believe national powers can maintain recruiting success based on their established success(with location and population playing a big part as well) like Texas, USC, LSU etc... Oregon State needs a personality to drive it's recruiting success in every sport and when that person leaves chances are so will the attraction to the school. A great example stated earlier was how OSU football was right at the top for three years in football with chances to win the Pac and our recruiting didn't follow suit. To me it was Riley getting as far as he could at OSU. We need a Tom Osborn to make that next step IMO. Interesting topic. It's been years, but I used to enjoy Lincoln. Seems to me I read an article back in the 80's in the midst of decades of floundering (I think this was around the time the state lotto was looking at adding the sports games) that brought up Devaney crediting the rise of Nebraska football to a sympathetic Governor that directed state funds that direction, not coaching personalities. |
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