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Do you know why that was done? As I remember from discussions at the time. It was done to protect her. She knew where she was going, Delaware, and Geno keeping the failure to release in place kept other schools from being able to contact her and starting up her recruiting chaos all over again while other details were worked out. Money and affording school was never an issue for EDD.
 
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UCGamer said:
I saw this on another board.

Delle Donne heading to Delaware
articles.philly.com/2008-08-19/sports/25257463_1_ursuline-academy-mel-greenberg-coach-auriemma

"Auriemma, in an e-mail to several newspapers yesterday, said he would not grant Delle Donne a release from her commitment. That limits her ability to play elsewhere."
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Yes, there was this quote as well:

“Coach Auriemma and the team have been extremely understanding during this time of my transition from high school to college, and I thank them for that,’’ Delle Donne said. “I am especially grateful to Coach Auriemma whose kind wisdom has shown me why UConn is such a class program.’’

More detailed info from the Register

There is speculation that Delle Donne will attempt to join the Delaware volleyball program this season. However, she must first be released from her scholarship at UConn in order to compete for the Blue Hens. Also, Delaware coach Bonnie Kenny said Monday that she has yet to speak with Delle Donne.

Sources said today that Delle Donne has yet to ask to be released from her scholarship. And Auriemma said in an e-mail to the Connecticut Post today that there is “no timetable’’ for her release.

There was no release because Elena hadn't spoken to Delaware yet.
 
Wbbfan1 said:
Just think a Superstar like Diamond DeShields can transfer yet Leticia Romero can't because K State is being unreasonable. Its not right.
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reno tony said:
How is Deshields able to transfer without sitting out a year?
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This is not true as far as I know - DD will have to sit out as well and if UNC chooses not to grant a 'release' then she too will have to pay her own way. It will be much easier for her because she is not coming from Spain and DD's parents would appear to have the means to pay tuition room and board for a year.
 
As far as I know Uconn has not refused to release any player in any sport, but there have been instances where the release process was delayed for a week or more for various reasons including as others noted for the players benefit as they figured out their own situation. Specific to EDDs situation she had a real personal crisis and a certain amount of time for her, her family, and Uconn to understand the situation made a lot of sense.
 
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doggydaddy said:
And 5 days later he did.

EDD released

What was your point?
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None. Just showing what I saw waiting for the more informed to respond. However, initially UCONN did not simply release EDD immediately. UCONN waited to see where she was going and what her intent was. So it would have been interesting if she said I want to go Notre Dame, Stanford, Duke or some other program which could have been a real threat to UCONN. Would she have been released 5 days later or not? We will never know.
 
I am reluctant to feed a TROLL, but I will just say this:

EDD told the staff she was transferring because she was homesick. If she turned around and entrolled at Stanford, we'd know that was a lie. I think it's not unreasonable for Geno to get a truthful response before granting a release.

It was also my impression that since she had not enrolled over the summer, if she were granted a release from her LOI, she could turn around and immediately play. Thus a kid could fake an excuse to get out of an LOI. Waiting until she enrolled at DE allowed Geno to be sure that wasnt happening.
 
UCGamer said:
None. Just showing what I saw waiting for the more informed to respond. However, initially UCONN did not simply release EDD immediately. UCONN waited to see where she was going and what her intent was. So it would have been interesting if she said I want to go Notre Dame, Stanford, Duke or some other program which could have been a real threat to UCONN. Would she have been released 5 days later or not? We will never know.
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Note until she officially requested request there was no release for UCONN to give her. The 5 days had nothing to do with it.
 
UCGamer said:
None. Just showing what I saw waiting for the more informed to respond. However, initially UCONN did not simply release EDD immediately. UCONN waited to see where she was going and what her intent was. So it would have been interesting if she said I want to go Notre Dame, Stanford, Duke or some other program which could have been a real threat to UCONN. Would she have been released 5 days later or not? We will never know.
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We will never know because she had no intention of attending any other school unless it was close to home.

But we certainly know she received her release.

Your response to a post that said "Uconn doesn't do this BS" was to try to show they do.

I think that is what set Vowelguy off. Just because Nan posted her boneyard/Summitt thread doesn't mean folks can take what is viewed as a shot without hearing something back.
 
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HuskyNan said:
I'm not sure you read the article. If she quits then transfers, she would have to pay tuition, etc for the year and she can't afford to do that. The young lady is from Spain and has no support system in the U.S.
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Yes Nan, I remember reading the original article about Romero and her family still in Spain and they have no $ to send her to school in USA without a scholarship! Personally I'm against the rules to prevent freeing a player from their scholarship to transfer! It's a sour grapes approach!
 
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UCGamer said:
Thank you being so warm and welcoming.
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I'm very warm and welcoming to friendly guests.
But, if you come to my house and start insinuating things about my family/friends, I'm less warm.
 
Sure wouldn't want to be a recruiter for KState this year!
 
Jay Bilas has latched onto this one... Stay tuned.
 
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This is an interesting column - that may shed some light on KState's stance. If they have cause to believe there has been tampering by a member of the former staff and/or actual destruction of files it might be somewhat justified, at least in the short term. I would think they might actual say something to the effect that a final decision has yet to be reached rather than a flat denial to lessen the PR disaster.

https://kansasstate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1634056
 
K-State has to realize this kind of story cannot help recruiting.
 
Supposed she tells K-State she will stay for one year, but won't contribute to the team at all. If they decide at that point not to renew her scholarship, does she automatically get released? Or would it be a situation where she doesn't have a K-State scholarship and she still is not released?
 
Sakibomb25 said:
Supposed she tells K-State she will stay for one year, but won't contribute to the team at all. If they decide at that point not to renew her scholarship, does she automatically get released? Or would it be a situation where she doesn't have a K-State scholarship and she still is not released?
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hahaha..."If they decide at that point not to renew her scholarship, does she automatically get released? Or would it be a situation where she doesn't have a K-State scholarship and she still is not released"...yikes. What a nightmare for an institution of "higher learning".
 
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Jay Bilas ‏@JayBilas Apr 22
Good for K-State recruits to note - KSU handbook says it will deny most transfers: http://Post original url/1kKAfyq EWAH - Every Wildcat A Hostage?

Jay Bilas ‏@JayBilas 4h
K-State athlete handbook states it denies most transfer requests, absent "undue burden." K-State AD stated denials are "RARE." Which is it?
 
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