WINNING!!What are they doing that is so attractive to transfers?
But seriously folks.WINNING!!
maybe next season... but the game is in ConnecticutThey have a lot going for their program right now. Great attendance, engaged fan base and the team seem to have a sense of purpose and fun. Not a lot of negatives coming out of SC.
Of course they have still to win an National Championship, but that's a good sell for recruits - "come here and be part of the team that wins our first" They have to buy into the dream that they are going to beat UCONN one day, but I guess anything is possible given enough time.
You know this how?They actively recruit them. I much prefer UConn's method.
How does a school "recruit" a player that officially announces they're leaving a program ? Anybody know what rules apply ?They actively recruit them. I much prefer UConn's method.
I suspect the chance to play for a Top 10 team, under a famous former Olympian coach, in a warm climate has a lot to do with it. So. Carolina has also had a lot of exposure on TV and players are simply more aware that there is another option at a highly ranked university with the potential to make her mark as a key to creating a National Champion.What are they doing that is so attractive to transfers?
You know this how?
How does a school "recruit" a player that officially announces they're leaving a program ? Anybody know what rules apply ?
You know this how?
SC has lost the last two years in the NCAA Tournament and it was not to UCONN. They need to be prepared for ALL teams. SC needs some accurate outside shooters before they have a good chance of getting back to the Final Four, and more experienced coaching, imo.They have a lot going for their program right now. Great attendance, engaged fan base and the team seem to have a sense of purpose and fun. Not a lot of negatives coming out of SC.
Of course they have still to win an National Championship, but that's a good sell for recruits - "come here and be part of the team that wins our first" They have to buy into the dream that they are going to beat UCONN one day, but I guess anything is possible given enough time.
I may have missed it, but what success has OSU and South Carolina had? The SEC for as great as it supposedly is hasn't won a title in nearly a decade, and the B1G or ACC's last title was ???There are a bunch of misconceptions being kicked around in this thread regarding recruiting & transfers.
There is no secondary market it is simply the ways things have always been done forever. There is the formal process of contacting a school and arranging a visit and there is the informal secondary contact through HS coaches, AAU coaches’ friends of the family, etc. If you think you are a good enough player you can contact UCONN office and schedule a visit, regardless if you are HS player or college transfer. If UCONN is interested someone will be there to take your visit. If UCONN is not interested guess what? You can still visit.
What everyone is trying to say is mostly accurate: UCONN does not make a lot of outbound calls to transfers. But keep in mind Natalie Butler is on the roster & Sarah Imovbioh was quoted as saying that she hand an offer to transfer to UCONN last year.
No transfer in their right mind goes into the coaches’ office and announces that they want to transfers without knowing that the can “likely” secure a scholarship somewhere else. That would be a $40K mistake. The formal “release” is just a formality for the school and also a potential PR nightmare-remember KSU and Romero?
The reason South Carolina & Ohio State have been successful in securing top level transfers in the last few years is not one simple answer. The success of the teams, the draw of Dawn are all factors but the most important factor is they had room on the rosters (playing time) for these high level players. Having room on your roster for this many players also says your regular (non-transfer) recruiting is not going so well.
I 'm not going to fall for your straw man where you define success as only being National title-therefore unique to UCONN only!I may have missed it, but what success has OSU and South Carolina had? The SEC for as great as it supposedly is hasn't won a title in nearly a decade, and the B1G or ACC's last title was ???
...and more experienced coaching, imo.
I may have missed it, but what success has OSU and South Carolina had? The SEC for as great as it supposedly is hasn't won a title in nearly a decade, and the B1G or ACC's last title was ???
SC has lost the last two years in the NCAA Tournament and it was not to UCONN. They need to be prepared for ALL teams. SC needs some accurate outside shooters before they have a good chance of getting back to the Final Four, and more experienced coaching, imo.
Depends on the type of release - if it is a limited release than typically the old school takes a list of schools from the player and contacts the ones they are OK with releasing the player to. I believe Uconn specifically contacted KY for Walker, though they were granting an unlimited release.How does a school "recruit" a player that officially announces they're leaving a program ? Anybody know what rules apply ?
Gift baskets: gift baskets, with soccer balls for their little brothers and sisters..What are they doing that is so attractive to transfers?
Natalie Butler came from where?Maybe a better way to say it is that they are very very welcoming to talented transfers unlike a certain team located in Southern New England....