Te'a Cooper to Announce College Choice Thurs 6 PM

[TDiNozzo]

So is this any different than Senior night in college? They work hard for 4 years and then their school applauds their effort and excitement...getting a scholarship / or a degree...How many of the thousands of players in college actually win a championship to be as excited again?

 

[reno tony]

Somehow I think this type of behavior is the reason Stewie hasn't dunked yet..... attention. Some kids want it, others don't want to set themselves apart from their team. These kids also might be getting some advice from parents and piers and doing it to satisfy them.

 

[Kibitzer]

I love it, announcing an announcement. It's like at work. Having a meeting to plan a meeting.

This is like Murphy's Law or the Peter Principle, one of those "rules" to guide us in our everyday life. Goes something like this:

"Before you do something, you always have to do something else first."​

 

[DEK1234]

I thought I saw a Stokes "press conference" a few years back... am I wrong?

She definitely did.

 

[Samanthabrown3]

Didn't Maya do the hats thing? I seem to remember the last two on the table being Tennessee and UConn.

 

[EricSD]

Charde had a press conference. I was lucky enough to attend. It was cool - all her family and lots of friends were in the little auditorium. After she announced, she went to the principals office with her family to sign her LOI. I was actually behind her when she called Geno. Told him she had verbaled to Texas. It was a terrific moment - Geno getting back some of his own!

 

[Justavisitor]

These press conferences are not meant to wow the average college fan, but are mainly a celebration for their family, classmates, and close friends. Unless you've attended one, like Eric mentioned, you might not understand. In many cases, it's others that ask and beg them to allow them to have the celebration. It's similar to family's that demand their kids have a graduation party. There is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to have a day to celebrate one of the most important decisions in their lives.

 

[LadyVols9]

2 pages of criticizing Cooper for making an official announcement? don't see the issue. she is a super talented player who has worked hard to play division 1 bball. if Durr wants to make a similar announcement and pick UCONN, will you criticize her as well? they are kids. I say let them all have fun with it. the men do.

just my two cents...

 

[jdubct]

2 pages of criticizing Cooper for making an official announcement? don't see the issue. she is a super talented player who has worked hard to play division 1 bball. if Durr wants to make a similar announcement and pick UCONN, will you criticize her as well? they are kids. I say let them all have fun with it. the men do.

just my two cents...

Agree. As Lauper sang, "Girls just want to have fun." Wonder where she'll commit to.

 

[Alydar]

2 pages of criticizing Cooper for making an official announcement? don't see the issue. she is a super talented player who has worked hard to play division 1 bball. if Durr wants to make a similar announcement and pick UCONN, will you criticize her as well? they are kids. I say let them all have fun with it. the men do.

just my two cents...

Really? I see a lot more support for her decision than criticism. But maybe all the pro-Cooper posts were in orange tint and didn't show through those glasses you have on.

39 posts and not one directly saying one bad thing about Cooper. Lots of posts saying that it's a non-event for the poster, several pointing out the many UConn signees that also had press conferences to announce and a couple wishing Cooper well. Yes there were a few that don't like the "look at me" style that many athletes use today but hardly 2 pages. Instead of Orange Crush you appear to be drinking "Orange Stretch" (the truth).

Now run home and post how every BYer hates Cooper.

 

[trb123]

An awfully important announcement.

What are her ambitions? To count the number of Elite Eights the rest of her life?
Or something better perhaps in South Carolina?

 

[MilfordHusky]

Charde had a press conference. I was lucky enough to attend. It was cool - all her family and lots of friends were in the little auditorium. After she announced, she went to the principals office with her family to sign her LOI. I was actually behind her when she called Geno. Told him she had verbaled to Texas. It was a terrific moment - Geno getting back some of his own!

Maybe that was Charde's problem. As Geno told Kaleena, there was room for only 1 smartass on the team, and it was him.

 

[JRRRJ]

I love it, announcing an announcement. It's like at work. Having a meeting to plan a meeting.

That's right after you have the meeting to decide if you need a meeting, right?

 

[meyers7]

That's right after you have the meeting to decide if you need a meeting, right?

Yep. A meeting to decide you need a meeting, a meeting to plan the meeting out, the meeting, then a followup meeting to make sure it went ok.

Wonder why things never get accomplished????

 

[RadyLady]

Really? I see a lot more support for her decision than criticism. But maybe all the pro-Cooper posts.....:

Wow that was not necessary. to clarify, I deleted the stuff that wasn't necessarily simply because I did not want to repeat it. I did delete some okay stuff but I'm on my phone and it's a bit trickier doing this stuff on the phone.

 

[caramel]

Any comparing a young lady coming out of high school signing a letter of intent on the hood of a car,or a young lady coming out of high school,who wants to announce to the interested public who she will sign a letter of intent with,is really incomparable.

We are talking,only,of different personalities,and,in many cases,different egos.

Signing a letter of intent,in front of television cameras,or in front of your high school assembly,does not necessarily display ego.It may be just a teenager's way of celebration,on a decision coming to an end.

In today's society of texting,e-mail,facebook,etc.,it is easy to feel that public announcements are the way to go.

This young lady is very talented,and will be a good college player and student.I wish her the best,and hope she enjoys the experience soon to be there before her.

 

[cabbie191]

Really? I see a lot more support for her decision than criticism. But maybe all the pro-Cooper posts were in orange tint and didn't show through those glasses you have on.

39 posts and not one directly saying one bad thing about Cooper. Lots of posts saying that it's a non-event for the poster, several pointing out the many UConn signees that also had press conferences to announce and a couple wishing Cooper well. Yes there were a few that don't like the "look at me" style that many athletes use today but hardly 2 pages. Instead of Orange Crush you appear to be drinking "Orange Stretch" (the truth).

Now run home and post how every BYer hates Cooper.

I agree with RadyLady - an unnecessarily strong reaction to LV's post. LV might have been a bit sensitive but a lot of the posts were certainly dismissive in their tone - at least as I read them. Not all of course, but a bunch of them in the first part of thread. I think it's okay to cut our visitors some slack.

 

[easttexastrash]

It is a big decision for these kids. I say "let them enjoy the moment" and quit taking swipes at 16 and 17 year old girls. We live in a much more social media driven world than in the past so this seems like the norm to these players.

I am just ready for one of them to announce that she has chose Baylor.

 

[JS]

LV might have been a bit sensitive but a lot of the posts were certainly dismissive in their tone - at least as I read them.

I read them as dismissive of the drama, not of the player -- with one no longer visible exception. (There's always somebody who has to draw a negative inference about somebody's personality, and that post is now gone under our regular rules as too personal.)

My take is that the dismissive posters think there's no drama because they've long since concluded she's going to Tennessee.

 

[cabbie191]

I read them as dismissive of the drama, not of the player -- with one no longer visible exception. (There's always somebody who has to draw a negative inference about somebody's personality, and that post is now gone under our regular rules as too personal.)

My take is that the dismissive posters think there's no drama because they've long since concluded she's going to Tennessee.

That's a good point - about not liking the drama versus the person.

 

[cabbie191]

It is a big decision for these kids. I say "let them enjoy the moment" and quit taking swipes at 16 and 17 year old girls. We live in a much more social media driven world than in the past so this seems like the norm to these players.

I am just ready for one of them to announce that she has chose Baylor.

Good point ETT - I sometimes forget how old I am and that the norms have changed over the years.

 

[Icebear]

She definitely did.

Yes, it was organized by her school.

 

[Vowelguy]

I read them as dismissive of the drama, not of the player -

I don't know how to distinguish between the 2. I think they are interrelated.

 

[HuskyNan]

Somehow I think this type of behavior is the reason Stewie hasn't dunked yet..... attention. Some kids want it, others don't want to set themselves apart from their team. These kids also might be getting some advice from parents and piers and doing it to satisfy them.

Geno guaranteed that Stewie would dunk while she's at UConn.

I'm not getting all the hating on these kids. They've busted their butts for 10-12 years and earned a scholarship. Let them have their moment in the sun.

 

[Alydar]

I agree with RadyLady - an unnecessarily strong reaction to LV's post. LV might have been a bit sensitive but a lot of the posts were certainly dismissive in their tone - at least as I read them. Not all of course, but a bunch of them in the first part of thread. I think it's okay to cut our visitors some slack.

The poster claimed 2 pages of criticism directed at Cooper. Since there were only 2 pages LadyVol was certainly talking about every post in thread. There were several "I could care less" posts but they in no way were critical of Cooper herself and there were more "good luck to her" posts than "what a Diva" posts.

I try to be civil to everyone. But I guess I've read too many posts from LV fans over the years that miss-represent what has been posted here. The poster was being snarky and was generalising an entire thread based on a couple of posts. I highlighted the statement I had a problem with. Do you think it was accurate?

Let's consider these posts:

"While I'm not a huge fan of all this hoopla over announcement events, I do chuckle at the implied notion that no UConn player has ever wanted some attention."

"Didn't UConn hold off on announcing Tahirah Williams verbal just so Renee could be the first ? Methinks if that happened at another school, this board would have deriding Renee as a primadonna, etc."

"I thought I saw a Stokes "press conference" a few years back... am I wrong?"

"I think Charde had a press conference."


"So is this any different than Senior night in college? They work hard for 4 years and then their school applauds their effort and excitement...getting a scholarship / or a degree...How many of the thousands of players in college actually win a championship to be as excited again?"


"These press conferences are not meant to wow the average college fan, but are mainly a celebration for their family, classmates, and close friends. Unless you've attended one, like Eric mentioned, you might not understand. In many cases, it's others that ask and beg them to allow them to have the celebration. It's similar to family's that demand their kids have a graduation party. There is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to have a day to celebrate one of the most important decisions in their lives."

How did LadyVol miss these? Many of these posts expressed exactly the same sentiment as LadyVol's post but didn't start with the same generalization.

I think all these posts came prior to: "2 pages of criticizing Cooper for making an official announcement?"

If I have a problem with a post I quote it and respond to that post. I don't generalize it to include an entire thread. In my response I tried to use humor to point out that LadtVol was being inaccurate. Sorry if you think it was too much.

 

[reno tony]

Geno guaranteed that Stewie would dunk while she's at UConn.

I'm not getting all the hating on these kids. They've busted their butts for 10-12 years and earned a scholarship. Let them have their moment in the sun.

Please explain how I was hating anyone. Implying some need attention and some don't?

 

[Harry Mangurian]

classy huh

 

[cabbie191]

The poster claimed 2 pages of criticism directed at Cooper. Since there were only 2 pages LadyVol was certainly talking about every post in thread. There were several "I could care less" posts but they in no way were critical of Cooper herself and there were more "good luck to her" posts than "what a Diva" posts.

I try to be civil to everyone. But I guess I've read too many posts from LV fans over the years that miss-represent what has been posted here. The poster was being snarky and was generalising an entire thread based on a couple of posts. I highlighted the statement I had a problem with. Do you think it was accurate?

Let's consider these posts:

"While I'm not a huge fan of all this hoopla over announcement events, I do chuckle at the implied notion that no UConn player has ever wanted some attention."

"Didn't UConn hold off on announcing Tahirah Williams verbal just so Renee could be the first ? Methinks if that happened at another school, this board would have deriding Renee as a primadonna, etc."

"I thought I saw a Stokes "press conference" a few years back... am I wrong?"

"I think Charde had a press conference."


"So is this any different than Senior night in college? They work hard for 4 years and then their school applauds their effort and excitement...getting a scholarship / or a degree...How many of the thousands of players in college actually win a championship to be as excited again?"


"These press conferences are not meant to wow the average college fan, but are mainly a celebration for their family, classmates, and close friends. Unless you've attended one, like Eric mentioned, you might not understand. In many cases, it's others that ask and beg them to allow them to have the celebration. It's similar to family's that demand their kids have a graduation party. There is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to have a day to celebrate one of the most important decisions in their lives."

How did LadyVol miss these? Many of these posts expressed exactly the same sentiment as LadyVol's post but didn't start with the same generalization.

I think all these posts came prior to: "2 pages of criticizing Cooper for making an official announcement?"

If I have a problem with a post I quote it and respond to that post. I don't generalize it to include an entire thread. In my response I tried to use humor to point out that LadtVol was being inaccurate. Sorry if you think it was too much.

Well, that's part of the charm of these things - we wouldn't be here posting on a board like this (or any other team's) unless we had a certain degree of passion for the team we support. And sometimes we'll get a little strong in how we say things. Just to clarify, I wasn't mad or angry - I just thought some of the wording in the response was a bit stronger than what I read into the LV's post. In the scheme of things, not a big deal. Appreciate your clarifying where you were coming from.

 

[RadyLady]

The poster claimed 2 pages of criticism directed at Cooper. Since there were only 2 pages LadyVol was certainly talking about every post in thread. There were several "I could care less" posts but they in no way were critical of Cooper herself and there were more "good luck to her" posts than "what a Diva" posts.

I try to be civil to everyone. But I guess I've read too many posts from LV fans over the years that miss-represent what has been posted here. The poster was being snarky and was generalising an entire thread based on a couple of posts. I highlighted the statement I had a problem with. Do you think it was accurate?

Let's consider these posts:

"While I'm not a huge fan of all this hoopla over announcement events, I do chuckle at the implied notion that no UConn player has ever wanted some attention."

"Didn't UConn hold off on announcing Tahirah Williams verbal just so Renee could be the first ? Methinks if that happened at another school, this board would have deriding Renee as a primadonna, etc."

"I thought I saw a Stokes "press conference" a few years back... am I wrong?"

"I think Charde had a press conference."


"So is this any different than Senior night in college? They work hard for 4 years and then their school applauds their effort and excitement...getting a scholarship / or a degree...How many of the thousands of players in college actually win a championship to be as excited again?"


"These press conferences are not meant to wow the average college fan, but are mainly a celebration for their family, classmates, and close friends. Unless you've attended one, like Eric mentioned, you might not understand. In many cases, it's others that ask and beg them to allow them to have the celebration. It's similar to family's that demand their kids have a graduation party. There is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to have a day to celebrate one of the most important decisions in their lives."

How did LadyVol miss these? Many of these posts expressed exactly the same sentiment as LadyVol's post but didn't start with the same generalization.

I think all these posts came prior to: "2 pages of criticizing Cooper for making an official announcement?"

If I have a problem with a post I quote it and respond to that post. I don't generalize it to include an entire thread. In my response I tried to use humor to point out that LadtVol was being inaccurate. Sorry if you think it was too much.

YOUR post was humorous? I read not nice stuff in your post, hence my remarks. had it been funny, I would have laughed. I saw nothing wrong with LV's post, and I thought the point valid.

 

[Joe6cats]

I thought I saw a Stokes "press conference" a few years back... am I wrong?

Yeah I saw that too. But if that was what more of these events were like, they wouldn't have such a bad reputation. Kia's Dad put out so much love and respect for his daughter, it made me happy that UConn gets not only good kids, but good families.