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Jannah Tucker De-commits from Tennessee

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This is pretty shocking considering that UT, in my opinion, is still a great program (and typing this hurts people, I’m a hardcore UConn fan till the end). I do think it probably had to do with playing time, but still. The experience alone to play at UTenn is a great experience for any player. That’s why I love the Uconn system because the players that choose Uconn, regardless of their position, they are willing to fight for minutes, and that’s what makes a good team great. Morgan Tuck could of easily have gone to another top school and be on their starting lineup her freshman year. Instead, she chose to be in a team with Breanna Stewart, Kiah Stokes, and Stephanie Dolson. Now that's what i call a fearless player, to be in a team where you literally have to fight for minutes.
 
Very interesting reading the theories, heres one that you guys haven't thought of, let's say a player (not Jannah) was on an official visit last week and it was said that she would be used out of position, let's say the 4 spot. Let's say she has been understating her size at 6'0 for a couple years because normally 6'2" players are moved closer to the box rather than to the perimeter. Let's imagine that her entire career has been managed maticulously as a peremeter player. Now let's pretend she has a season ending injury and on said visit several other players in the class are being slated at the peremeter and the roster is not looking deep at the post and you have a week to make a decision that goes against your tendency. Maybe a kid or parent would want to look at other options. I also have a theory of what schools that player may be looking at, however it's all theory.
 
I am not getting the idea that she is worried about playing time. She is the top recruit from that class signed with UT! They aren't particularly deep, and I would have to imagine that she would play a lot, and right away. Even if they did sign a couple of other top girls from that class, there would still be tons of playing time available.

My theory is that she committed too early, on a weekend visit where she had a great time, and once she stepped back and looked at the landscape for the next few years, she saw that Tennessee wasn't where she wanted to be for the next few years.

I get how Tennessee fans want to spin this in their favor, but I can't see this as anything but a negative for them. Two decommits from the same class, both in the top 10? Yeah, there is literally nothing positive about that.
 
Man-Man said:
Very interesting reading the theories, heres one that you guys haven't thought of, let's say a player (not Jannah) was on an official visit last week and it was said that she would be used out of position, let's say the 4 spot. Let's say she has been understating her size at 6'0 for a couple years because normally 6'2" players are moved closer to the box rather than to the perimeter. Let's imagine that her entire career has been managed maticulously as a peremeter player. Now let's pretend she has a season ending injury and on said visit several other players in the class are being slated at the peremeter and the roster is not looking deep at the post and you have a week to make a decision that goes against your tendency. Maybe a kid or parent would want to look at other options. I also have a theory of what schools that player may be looking at, however it's all theory.
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I know this was a hypothetical but Jannah was not on an official at TN last weekend because she was recoveryIng from her ACL injury. Maybe that was a sign of bad things to come. She was going to visit in Nov.
 
You guys are forgetting who they had visiting this past weekend - #1 Russell, #2-3 Davis, #8-10 Scaife, and then 2 lower rated recruits... I think it's one of things.

  1. She just felt it wasn't right for her after letting everything settle and changed her mind, much like other recruits have often done
  2. She feels Tennessee isn't going to land any of the top kids and didn't want to be part of such a weak class
  3. She felt Tennessee was going to land Russell, Davis, and Scaife and the level of competition was too much for her in her opinion
  4. Something else happened that soured her on Tennessee - something with the AD, coaches, or something
I suspect it's neither 2 nor 3. If i had to guess, i'd say it's #1.
 
Jmpenn said:
I know this was a hypothetical but Jannah was not on an official at TN last weekend because she was recoveryIng from her ACL injury. Maybe that was a sign of bad things to come. She was going to visit in Nov.
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Just change it to say that said player was texting with one of the players on said visit.

Curious...but what is your take on this?

Any other Tennessee fans care to chime in? Would love to hear your theories.
 
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Morgan Tuck could of easily have gone to another top school and be on their starting lineup her freshman year. Instead, she chose to be in a team with Breanna Stewart, Kiah Stokes, and Stephanie Dolson. Now that's what i call a fearless player, to be in a team where you literally have to fight for minutes. [/quote]

I believe Morgan was the first of her class to verbal 11/17/10. Stewart 1/31/11.
 
Wow, just about every possible scenario has been covered, from the totally absurd to the most down to earth. After reading them all I'd have to say that most (not all) could be possible. How about this, what if she knows that most of the other top recruits plan on attending somewhere other than TN? Maybe she doesn't want to be the "lone ranger" so to speak and would rather be part of something bigger.
There, now I think we have every possible theory covered.
 
Making a decision of what university to attend is a life changing decision that is made even more complicated for D1 athletes. There are many factors that go into the decision (coaching staff, players, playing time, injuries, facilities, campus, academics, location etc.) This is a teenage girl who made her decision before she was ready. She deserves to weigh her options and look elsewhere. If I am to speculate one thing, I think that her injury has something to do with this decision. ACL tears are serious and a comeback requires a lot of work. If in terms of fear of losing playing time, she may not have a lot of confidence at the moment. However, looking at Doty, anything is possible. Also, if the TN program showed little interest in the injury, while Tuck is mentoring her, that can have a huge impact on an emotionally unstable player.

There are so many factors that led to this decision, and I'm sure this was not an easy thing to do, especially in the eye of the WCBB media world. Tucker will end up where she wants to be and where she is meant to be and hopefully she succeeds there.

I wouldn't mind if that place were Storrs.
 
msf22b said:
Goodness, a UConn fan actually willing to pay up to check out their board ...
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I can find little evidence for jumping to this conclusion. Like, have you his credit card statements, dude?
 
This is a huge decision for these kids. So many people to satisfy - coaches, parents, friends. It can't help to know that the fan bases of a number of programs watch their every move, follow their tweets, psychoanalyze their every comment and action. These are teenagers, torn in many different directions, and what seems like the right decision one minute can seem overwhelmingly wrong the next. For whatever reason, she is rethinking her decision. I hope she can find the place that will be right for her.
 
bruinbball said:
This will be a very good sign or a very bad sign for UT. If too many other top notch recruits have decided to go to Tennessee than maybe Tucker didn't want to keep the commitment and compete for time, or it could be that the transition at UT is not as smooth as everyone wanted it to be.
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I find it hard to believe that the #8 player in any class decommitted because they were afraid to compete. It has to be the mess that cannot be covered in Knoxville....the coaching staff
 
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Remember that little point that disturbed me, that Pat was going to attend all practices, maybe the shine is off that system.
 
Wonkster said:
I can find little evidence for jumping to this conclusion. Like, have you his credit card statements, dude?
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If he was talking about Stray Cat, it's clear that poster has access to The Summitt.
 
msf22b said:
I can find no rationale for this being good news.
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MSF: certainly understand your comment. At the same time, I have this persistent feeling that it MIGHT turn out to be good news in Storrs. :) We'll see.
 
There have been problems at Tenn for a long time. Ive mentioned it. This is one more. We will find out as I dont think this one will be covered up. Why is JT leaving? I dont know...yet. Youve all mentioned great reasons why but we dont know. Its most likely a combination of alot of things. LOL I gotta wonder is shes looking at UConn. WOW would that blow to top off Rocky Top. We need to sit and wait and it will leak out sooner then later.
 
ericsandiego said:
You guys are forgetting who they had visiting this past weekend - #1 Russell, #2-3 Davis, #8-10 Scaife, and then 2 lower rated recruits... I think it's one of things.
  1. She feels Tennessee isn't going to land any of the top kids and didn't want to be part of such a weak class
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This one makes sense to me. Tucker stated that she was committing because (in part) that she was interested in rebuilding the program. Perhaps she felt her early commitment would encourage other top players to follow suit. If all of last week's visitors had bad things to say after their visit, and will be going elsewhere, there would be little chance of rebuilding on the horizon. Add to that TN being picked 4th in their conference, not being coached by Pat, management's gutting of the women's programs, the law suits, and finally the 44-13 football loss to Alabama. Could cause a recruit to be a mite discouraged about her future.
 
Should be interesting to see which universities pursue her or if she is the one doing the pursuing. I am guessing that if she decommitted from Tennessee that she already has a very short list of who she has signed with.

How far into the process was UCONN on her list? UCONN if, if not soured on her, would certainly have room for her, especially if she is looking to play on the perimeter.
 
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Bestiarius said:
This one makes sense to me. Tucker stated that she was committing because (in part) that she was interested in rebuilding the program. Perhaps she felt her early commitment would encourage other top players to follow suit. If all of last week's visitors had bad things to say after their visit, and will be going elsewhere, there would be little chance of rebuilding on the horizon. Add to that TN being picked 4th in their conference, not being coached by Pat, management's gutting of the women's programs, the law suits, and finally the 44-13 football loss to Alabama. Could cause a recruit to be a mite discouraged about her future.
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I truly don't see how a group of young, impressionable girls would go to Tennessee and get a really bad impression. It is still a top-notch program and has a lot to offer to a player. The fanbase is incredibly devoted and the facilities are great. Unless Holly really bombed I just can't imagine these girls clustering together and ragging on the program.
 
easttexastrash said:
Should be interesting to see which universities pursue her or if she is the one doing the pursuing. I am guessing that if she decommitted from Tennessee that she already has a very short list of who she has signed with.

How far into the process was UCONN on her list? UCONN if, if not soured on her, would certainly have room for her, especially if she is looking to play on the perimeter.
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I thought she and UCONN parted ways just before she made her final list. on the surface, her most likely destintion seems like it would be Penn State or West Virginia (villanova and UVA made her final 4, but i'm not sure sure if UVA is doing much recruiting wise)...
 
doggydaddy said:
Just change it to say that said player was texting with one of the players on said visit.

Curious...but what is your take on this?

Any other Tennessee fans care to chime in? Would love to hear your theories.
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I don't have any theories on why Tucker changed her mind. Of course I don't think it is a good thing. It is never a positive in my eyes that a talented recruit decommits. I hope she finds a good fit and is happy. I am glad that TN still has a chance at several other talented recruits. I'm happy that the signing period is almost here and we will know one way or the other.
 
All I know for sure is that if UConn had verbals from the 2nd and 8th ranked players in the 2013 class and they both decommitted, this place would be a nuthouse. I can only imagine what The Summitt looks like.

I suppose the good possiblity of getting Russell and Davis helps.
 
easttexastrash said:
I truly don't see how a group of young, impressionable girls would go to Tennessee and get a really bad impression. It is still a top-notch program and has a lot to offer to a player. The fanbase is incredibly devoted and the facilities are great. Unless Holly really bombed I just can't imagine these girls clustering together and ragging on the program.
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I'm not saying TN doesn't have all the things you mentioned. It's hard to determine what's cool to kids at any given moment and the bigger the group, the more likely it is that they will gravitate toward the same attitudes. How many kids would be sporting tattoos if their friends didn't approve of them. How did the UNC cluster commit happen, and why didn't it happen at TN or some other school?

I think the theory is as likely as any, but if too many people disagree, I'll be changing my opinion.:)
 
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WOW!!!!

Just logged on and shocked honestly. Cant believe the Vols had another person decommit. Thats #2 and #8 ( I agree with the post that said the BY would go bonkers).

Not sure why this happened but I am sure there is more to the story. Gut says she opts for Maryland! She is a Maryland kid and Frese can turn on the charm! And she has been known to lure away committed players (Harper).

Like any good story, this will come out eventually. I just hope Tucker is happy. Sorry guys but I just dont see her at UCONN.

How many days before the season starts???
 
This obsession with a team that is no longer a rival to UConn in any way mystifies me.

We don't play them (their choice), they are not in our conference (and no chance of Geno going to the SEC), Pat is fading from the scene, their ranking for the foreseeable future will be well below UConn (and others), and we seldom go head-to-head on recruits. So what's the justification for this big thread?

Jannah Tucker changed her mind.

Amazing.
 
Kibitzer said:
This obsession with a team that is no longer a rival to UConn in any way mystifies me.

We don't play them (their choice), they are not in our conference (and no chance of Geno going to the SEC), Pat is fading from the scene, their ranking for the foreseeable future will be well below UConn (and others), and we seldom go head-to-head on recruits. So what's the justification for this big thread?

Jannah Tucker changed her mind.

Amazing.
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C'mon, Kibitzer...you can't deny these good folks their indulgence in Rocky-top schadenfreude. That would be un-husky-like. By the way, you look great on television...especially rooting for a republican...(just kidding)...
 
Kibitzer said:
... So what's the justification for this big thread? Jannah Tucker changed her mind. Amazing.
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C'mon - *8 recruits don't decommit every day. #99 might, and few would care - it's a big deal with Tucker.

Besides, it keeps alive the possibility of a unique trifecta for UConn wbb - Tuck in the 2012 class, Tucker in the 2013 class, and Tuckest in the 2014 class!
 
cferraro04 said:
C'mon, Kibitzer...you can't deny these good folks their indulgence in Rocky-top schadenfreude. That would be un-husky-like. By the way, you look great on television...especially rooting for a republican...(just kidding)...
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I'll send you an email about this tv stuff. And the 89 posts about a teenager who changed her mind
 
Wonkster said:
C'mon - *8 recruits don't decommit every day. #99 might, and few would care - it's a big deal with Tucker.

Besides, it keeps alive the possibility of a unique trifecta for UConn wbb - Tuck in the 2012 class, Tucker in the 2013 class, and Tuckest in the 2014 class!
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MoJannah Tuckest is a superlative player.
 
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