Saylor Poffenbarger in Transfer Portal [merged thread]

[D J B]

Don’t know what KJH is thinking, but right now on VolNation, as TN is trailing USF at home in the 4th qtr, there are several LV fans who are clamoring for TN to sign Saylor.

They won the game so this did not age well

So, TN won the game. I guess this means that they would have no use for Saylor? Why not?

 

[RedStickHusky]

Uhh folks the picture was from Biff. Aka photo shop extraordinaire Biff.

And...? I still like it and I still don't know if it was done with any symbolic intent. Nice job by Biff though.

 

[HopJim]

I do have a hot tip that she has a good relationship with the head Coach at Vanderbilt. She would probably start immediately and get coached by someone who has sent numerous guards to the W. And Nashville is just a short ride from Maryland. I think I'll mention it to Shea when i see her

Vanderbilt would be such a great match. Saylor and the likely chip on her shoulder would be a perfect fit with Shea.

 

[oldude]

They won the game so this did not age well

Yes they won, but it wasn’t pretty, and LV fans still want Saylor to transfer to Knoxville.

 

[BobbyJ]

Should've seen the writing on the wall when it was reported she was practicing as part of the front court player group. While a tweener, she's still more guard than forward. Probably realized she might be further down the totem pole than she expected to be.

I agree about the timing and circumstance but I never believed that she was ever going to play guard at UConn.

 

[Cornell Lt]

UConn women's guard Poffenbarger to transfer

After graduating early from high school and entering UConn last January, freshman guard Saylor Poffenbarger has decided to enter the transfer portal after 12 games.

www.espn.com

 

[D J B]

I don't know if anybody was thinking this way but I like the gap. It's like a missing man formation; a way of remembering her through the cancellation. "Gone but not forgotten" if you will.

Uhh folks the picture was from Biff. Aka photo shop extraordinaire Biff.

I'm pretty sure that @RedStickHusky has seen the original and knows that it was photoshopped. Loved his comment, and the "missing man" reference.

 

[Biff]

And...? I still like it and I still don't know if it was done with any symbolic intent. Nice job by Biff though.

When I started the photo mod I had intended to remove her and "close the ranks". But it then struck me that the gap or the "missing man" image would be more striking and illustrative to the point that, just like that, with a Thanos snap, she's gone. The missing man formation is to honor those who have left us and I'm sad she's gone.

Best wishes in your travels Saylor.

P.S. I like the back to the future fading picture reference. Good art can have many interpretations beyond what the artist intended.

P.P.S. I try very hard to include my Biff signature on any image I "work". I have made the mistake on an occasion or two of forgetting, but if you see a "Biff" sig on the pic you can feel confident it's been manipulated...overtly or subtly.

 

[LoboDays]

Good photo job ...LOL

I’m for keeping the gaps.

 

[GoCardinal]

Don’t really mean this to be a dig at her, but why would Oregon be interested? They already have Parrish for two (maybe 3) more years and rosters will also be loaded with the classes they have coming in.

 

[JamesinGR]

Where was this quote found?

Riffing on the 70’s tune “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) by Looking Glass. Not a quote from anyone.

 

[DefenseBB]

Don’t really mean this to be a dig at her, but why would Oregon be interested? They already have Parrish for two (maybe 3) more years and rosters will also be loaded with the classes they have coming in.

As Corvallis is only 47 miles from Eugene, perhaps Saylor could look at the Beavers as they could definitely use her shooting.

 

[GoCardinal]

As Corvallis is only 47 miles from Eugene, perhaps Saylor could look at the Beavers as they could definitely use her shooting.

Of her finalists, I can see her fitting nicely with Missouri since her mom played there. I think Oregon and Maryland were in her final four, but I see similar depth problems there. Oregon State is also an interesting landing spot, both teams could use her. As someone mentioned, she’s followed Oregon and Arkansas on social media so who knows.

 

[Figurehead]

Saylor needs to get healthy, but she's a very good and versatile player.

Being in the portal means she's looking around. Oregon seems like a real possibility.

No room at the inn next year at Oregon

 

[Vowelguy]

No room at the inn next year at Oregon

Literally no scholarships or just very crowded?

 

[HuskyFan1125]

What about Vandy with Shea?

 

[Stoli]

Middletown's Saylor Poffenbarger transferring from UConn

Saylor Poffenbarger graduated from Middletown High in the middle of last school year to get started on her college career at Connecticut in 2021. Now, not a year later, she’s

www.fredericknewspost.com

not just basketball

 

[GoCardinal]

Middletown's Saylor Poffenbarger transferring from UConn

Saylor Poffenbarger graduated from Middletown High in the middle of last school year to get started on her college career at Connecticut in 2021. Now, not a year later, she’s

www.fredericknewspost.com

not just basketball

Having a parent bash a school’s academics and campus life isn’t necessarily the best look, good luck to her though. Hopefully where she lands next is the right place for her.

 

[Amashutcha]

So this is why she wasn't as engaged during the game. Makes sense now.

 

[Boreifs]

UConn women's guard Poffenbarger to transfer

After graduating early from high school and entering UConn last January, freshman guard Saylor Poffenbarger has decided to enter the transfer portal after 12 games.

www.espn.com

Voepel didn’t know she was injured. So much for researching a story before writing it.

 

[Figurehead]

Not sure what the rule is now. I would think Jan, but not sure. Also, if she's injured she might wanna rest/rehab and be 100% next fall.

Next year

 

[TheFarmFan]

Having a parent bash a school’s academics and campus life isn’t necessarily the best look, good luck to her though. Hopefully where she lands next is the right place for her.

+1. Respectfully, what did her parents expect? She started a year younger than every other freshman, at a large state school halfway through the year, in the middle of a raging pandemic, during the busiest part of the basketball season when she was on the road half of every other school week, with 20 other hours of her week devoted practice. I'm shocked she didn't get to "get out and meet a lot of other people".

 

[Vowelguy]

Middletown's Saylor Poffenbarger transferring from UConn

Saylor Poffenbarger graduated from Middletown High in the middle of last school year to get started on her college career at Connecticut in 2021. Now, not a year later, she’s

www.fredericknewspost.com

not just basketball

Other than that, how was the play Mrs Lincoln?

 

[BostonBay]

Middletown's Saylor Poffenbarger transferring from UConn

Saylor Poffenbarger graduated from Middletown High in the middle of last school year to get started on her college career at Connecticut in 2021. Now, not a year later, she’s

www.fredericknewspost.com

not just basketball

Wow. Pretty classless statement. Say it wasn't a good fit and it wasn't just basketball and be done with it.

 

[hoopsfan22]

+1. Respectfully, what did her parents expect? She started a year younger than every other freshman, at a large state school halfway through the year, in the middle of a raging pandemic, during the busiest part of the basketball season when she was on the road half of every other school week, with 20 other hours of her week devoted practice. I'm shocked she didn't get to "get out and meet a lot of other people".

I read the quote as basically she was bored. Storrs isn't Austin or Chapel Hill or Ann Arbor or Gainesville or Madison, so if the night life and/or social scene is a priority, UConn is definitely not the place to be.