You took the words from my mouth. Let's however include Megan Walker (although some may see her as superfluous) and LaDazhia Williams. Also, said greedy me, Aquira DeCosta. Yes, I want them ALL.
I too know nothing about that stuff.Lexi Belle's an adult actress. Not that I would know anything about that.
I think we know where Mr. Fuller's mind is though.
While we all want Uconn to find a home in a P5 conference, I really do think the AAC with its wide geographic footprint is a benefit in terms of recruiting - with the exception of the west coast and the northern plains, our conference schedule takes in some very fertile recruiting territory. It does not hurt at all that prospects and their families can see the team live against local schools. As some of Lexi's comments indicate, while TV can give you a good sense of the style of play, being in the arena to watch the bench and the coaches and the interactions is a big benefit. I love the few chance you get to see the bench reactions to live play - Lawyer's unbridled joy in the background when Collier sank the three against Cinci was priceless!
Diana = Magic
Maya = Elgin B
Stewie = KD
Love those comparisons
I don't disagree but... Let's look 3-4 years down the road. If UCONN is still in the AAC, why can't schools like SMU and Houston start to move up? Houston is the worst team in the league at 1-13 but SMU is a respectable 7-7. If teams like Ga Tech can come out of nowhere and land a Kaela Davis type of player, why can't the Texas teams in the AAC start to recruit better players? If UCONN ends up stuck in this league for any length of time, we better hope these teams improve by leaps and bounds...
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The AAC has been in existence for 3 full years now. If you included the 2016 UCONN recruiting class which is believed to be closed, there is exactly 1 signing (Dangerfield from TN) from among the new states or cities in this AAC footprint. So while it may not hurt to be playing in these new AAC cities, IMO it does not help either. UCONN was recruiting nationally before the AAC and there was always an attempt to schedule a "home" game for each recruited player sometime before they graduated. Here is how I think it may hurt recruiting: If you have to schedule a game against say Colgate so Stewie can have a homecoming game that becomes a bearable event that you do once every 4 years. When you have to go down to SMU and administer a beat down every year that is no longer an event and definitely not something that is going to impress a recruit. I'm happy that Lexi signed because it puts us back in the hunt for other Texas players, But wouldn't we be in that hunt anyway regardless of what conference UCONN was playing in?I really do think the AAC with its wide geographic footprint is a benefit in terms of recruiting - with the exception of the west coast and the northern plains, our conference schedule takes in some very fertile recruiting territory. It does not hurt at all that prospects and their families can see the team live against local schools. As some of Lexi's comments indicate, while TV can give you a good sense of the style of play, being in the arena to watch the bench and the coaches and the interactions is a big benefit.
Not taking into account OOC:
TX - Houston and Dallas
OK - Tulsa
LA - New Orleans
FL - Tampa and Orlando
NC - Greenville
TN - Memphis
OH - Cincinnati
PA - Philadelphia
NY - NYC our Garden home away from home
You guys are so quick. Lexi's tweet was still warm when the BY sprang to life. That's the trouble with instant gratification; it's not quick enough.
I don't know. She is joining a pretty high achieving bunch including a future doctor (Polly) and future President (Morgan). A 3.8 might actually bring the team average GPA down some.
Three years is a very short exposure timeframe when kids are making final choices 1.5 years out and when the league was still expanding and in transition 2 years ago. Getting to watch a beautiful Uconn team operate at age 12-14 years of age when basketball is just becoming a focus can spark an interest that may blossom later when decisions are more immanent.
