Yeah, the demand is high for some of us Big Ten folks with too much time on their hands. I like how they even included the Santa Monica Pier. Pretty impressive.So there is someone who was! There is a demand!
When I saw the post, I didn't think people would care all that much. Visually, it's messing up how I perceive the US from a geographical perspective though.
Really interested to see her at Michigan, in part because of the wide variability in her recruiting rankings: HoopGurlz # 4; ASGR # 15; Prospects Nation # 35; BlueStar # 33.
Throw the rankings out the window if you ask me. While I appreciate they provide some context, her play and ability to compete at the highest level, including the Olympics is enough in my opinion.
I hope it all works out for her at Michigan. She seems like a solid player with some solid skills which could help Michigan. For me, it is always about the players confidence. If they can come into camp with a swag and never lose that swag, I know they are going to bring that swag to the team and be that Dawg. I hope it all works out because I am sick of Michigan being in the middle of the pack. No way Ohio State or Michigan State should be beating Michigan
I am somewhat of a KBA skeptic, but Michigan/KBA did get screwed by Covid (also Illinois/the Big Ten) out of a regular season BIG co-championship in 2022. Iowa and OSU shared the title at 14-4, while Michigan and Maryland finished at 13-4, with both missing their game against last-place Illinois due to the Illini’s recurrent Covid problems. Maryland being deprived of another conference championship is no big deal, but it is a huge deal for Michigan, a program that has never won a BIG WBB championship of any kind (after not trying very hard for much of its history).
True. Michigan was in the Sweet Sixteen and Elite 8 just a few years ago but with that type of leap, as a program, you kind of thinking that Michigan is going to make major strides into that upper level of the Big Ten and be a big-time player in the conference. Recruit and develop some solid players and build the program. Other than that 3rd place finish a few years ago, that is the highest Michigan has finished in the standings.
I get what you are saying but Michigan cost themselves a few games during that 13-4 season (Big Ten). They lost in double OT to Northwestern and to Michigan State, towards the end of the Big Ten season that year. Then they gave the game away to Nebraska in the Big Ten tournament that year. We will see what happens this season.
Agreed which makes what's happened at the program the last couple years very confusing. The coaching turnover is one thing. The transfers out of the program this off-season being another.
So true. That cohesion was missing big time! Hopefully they develop some type of bond and make an impact.
I thought that was starting to change before Whalen left?
You know how recruiting goes. Whalen had that signing of literally our best recruiting class in the history of the Gophers WBB program and then the interest kind of was "meh". I mean we have some really decent pieces coming in but in terms of being ranked, we either get some, like Grace Grochoiski, who was ranked and geared to be on the West Virginia team before we got Coach P here in Minnesota, then Grace signed with Minnesota. So we have some interest but nothing of substance.
