This is a post I did before UNC received their "monster verbals" (Posted in December). HuskyNan, I am not trying to stir up anything, but I thought this was food for thought. Oh yeah, I am a major UNC fan
So here are some possibilities other than transfers:
1. Dual sport athletes- McDaniel and Butts are D-1 track athletes. Therefore they switch their scholarships to track and do both sports.
2. Redshirt 1 or more players.
3. Are any of our recruits strong academically? I know Gross was accepted to Stanford this opens up the possibility of an academic scholarship to one of our players.
4. If we recruit Diamond DeShields her parents are able to afford paying her way, are there others?
Since McDaniel is also the daughter of a former professional athlete, perhaps both parents would be willing to pay their way for a season. This happened on the men's side(UNC) with Wes Miller, who's parents were wealthy enough to pay his tuition one season to open up a scholarship for someone else, and he was a major contributor to the team's success.
Players do get recruited over at many schools, and oftentimes players see their playing time shrinking or becoming non existent. However, these hot-shot recruits still have to come in and perform to bypass players who have spent 2-3 years in the system and the weight room. It is not often that players come in as freshmen and take another legitimate players spot. ( Even Maya and DT came off the bench as freshmen, before injuries).
One last point, when Dean Smith was the men's coach he had a player on the team named Larry Davis, after the team finished his junior(??) season; Coach Smith told him he was very unlikely to get much playing time the following season, and he suggested he transfer. He transferred to the University of South Carolina, and was a key component in leading the Gamecocks to a number 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. Unfortunately they were upset by Coppin State in the opening round, but sometimes things work out for the best when players transfer. I use this as an example because Coach Smith treated all of his players the same and he built a program were the 12th man and the superstar were on equal footing with him. I don't know whether or not Coach Hatchell is the same way, but I do know that Carolina strives to do things the right way in their athletic department.
So here are some possibilities other than transfers:
1. Dual sport athletes- McDaniel and Butts are D-1 track athletes. Therefore they switch their scholarships to track and do both sports.
2. Redshirt 1 or more players.
3. Are any of our recruits strong academically? I know Gross was accepted to Stanford this opens up the possibility of an academic scholarship to one of our players.
4. If we recruit Diamond DeShields her parents are able to afford paying her way, are there others?
Since McDaniel is also the daughter of a former professional athlete, perhaps both parents would be willing to pay their way for a season. This happened on the men's side(UNC) with Wes Miller, who's parents were wealthy enough to pay his tuition one season to open up a scholarship for someone else, and he was a major contributor to the team's success.
Players do get recruited over at many schools, and oftentimes players see their playing time shrinking or becoming non existent. However, these hot-shot recruits still have to come in and perform to bypass players who have spent 2-3 years in the system and the weight room. It is not often that players come in as freshmen and take another legitimate players spot. ( Even Maya and DT came off the bench as freshmen, before injuries).
One last point, when Dean Smith was the men's coach he had a player on the team named Larry Davis, after the team finished his junior(??) season; Coach Smith told him he was very unlikely to get much playing time the following season, and he suggested he transfer. He transferred to the University of South Carolina, and was a key component in leading the Gamecocks to a number 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. Unfortunately they were upset by Coppin State in the opening round, but sometimes things work out for the best when players transfer. I use this as an example because Coach Smith treated all of his players the same and he built a program were the 12th man and the superstar were on equal footing with him. I don't know whether or not Coach Hatchell is the same way, but I do know that Carolina strives to do things the right way in their athletic department.
