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Transfers and sitting out

Jordy said:
Shepard did sit out a year; she did not play her sophomore year because of injury. To ask her to not play for two years was ridiculous, plus she lost a year of eligibility in the process. It is really time to stop kicking this dead horse. Any objective observer would agree with the decision.
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No she didn't. She was on the court her soph year 16-17 season when UConn played them at Nebraska. She never sat during her time at Nebraska.
 
Jordy said:
Shepard did sit out a year; she did not play her sophomore year because of injury. To ask her to not play for two years was ridiculous, plus she lost a year of eligibility in the process. It is really time to stop kicking this dead horse. Any objective observer would agree with the decision.
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stick said:
No she didn't. She was on the court her soph year 16-17 season when UConn played them at Nebraska. She never sat during her time at Nebraska.
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Shepard missed her senior year of high school with an ACL; she missed no years in college
 
bballnut90 said:
Grad transfers are definitely the new big thing in women's basketball. Chloe Jackson and Anriel Howard both made very good basketball decisions to switch programs and compete at the highest level. Jackson ends up being a MOP and championship hero for Baylor, Howard improves immensely at Mississippi State and takes on a larger role offensively. I bet we'll see 1-2 end up at UCONN in the offseason.
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UConn Nation would be elated to see two quality graduate transfers (BIGS) come to UConn next year. BIGS are our most critical area of need. ONO can't do it alone next year. Right now, she's the Lone Ranger. She needs a Tonto. :cool:
 
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Jordy said:
Shepard did sit out a year; she did not play her sophomore year because of injury. To ask her to not play for two years was ridiculous, plus she lost a year of eligibility in the process. It is really time to stop kicking this dead horse. Any objective observer would agree with the decision.
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Te'a Cooper was injured her final (sophomore) year at Tennessee and then transferred at the end of the season and had to sit out her first year at South Carolina. So, seems it's not that ridiculous.
 
Jordy said:
Shepard did sit out a year; she did not play her sophomore year because of injury. To ask her to not play for two years was ridiculous, plus she lost a year of eligibility in the process. It is really time to stop kicking this dead horse. Any objective observer would agree with the decision.
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Wasn't so ridiculous for T. Cooper to sit out two seasons at least according to the NCAA the same year.
 
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Oldbones said:
It is interesting that an immediate transfer made a game-changing (and championship-winning) difference for the second year in a row. (Shepard, now Jackson) This may be the new wave in WCBB, like the pro baseball hired guns (Think David Cone and Curt Schilling) stopping by to win a championship or the MCBB one-and dones. As one who is opposed to change of any kind (I have hated Baseball's Designated Hitter for 40 years, and the NHL's expansion beyond six teams for 50 years)I like that many sports have controls in place to minimize this (NFL, NBA)
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Designated Hitters, clip-on ties, automatic transmissions and light beer! Learn how to really play the game d'mmit!

I am another long disgruntled geezer!
 
Gamecockfan77 said:
Wasn't so ridiculous for T. Cooper to sit out two seasons at least according to the NCAA the same year.
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Cooper’s situation was radically different than Shepard’s. Copper had an injury for a year and during that year caused such a disruption that she was kicked off the team by the Athletic Department (Holly was in on the decision but it was an AD edict) so she collectively shot herself in the foot by her own doing, not an external force of a coach being fired and removed due to abuse like Shepard encountered at Nebraska when Yori was let go.
Apples to Oranges.
 
Gamecockfan77 said:
Shepherd played a year after the firing didn’t she?

And then got a waiver?
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A mystery that will never be cleared up I’m afraid. I take comfort in the fact that ND and their five brand new starters will visit UConn early next season. :)
 
Gamecockfan77 said:
Shepherd played a year after the firing didn’t she? And then got a waiver?
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Yes she played a full year after Connie Yori was fired for Amy Williams. I remember because She played for Nebraska against UCONN both as a freshman and a sophomore.
 
oldude said:
A mystery that will never be cleared up I’m afraid. I take comfort in the fact that ND and their five brand new starters will visit UConn early next season. :)
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ND has had the last laugh the last two seasons though. We could beat them by a million points in Hartford come December, and we'd still lose to them by 8 points in the national semis.
 
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hoopsfan22 said:
ND has had the last laugh the last two seasons though. We could beat them by a million points in Hartford come December, and we'd still lose to them by 8 points in the national semis.
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Not next year. ND's run at the top is over for the next several years.
 
CBus13 said:
Te'a Cooper was injured her final (sophomore) year at Tennessee and then transferred at the end of the season and had to sit out her first year at South Carolina. So, seems it's not that ridiculous.
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DefenseBB said:
Cooper’s situation was radically different than Shepard’s.
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Gamecockfan77 said:
Shepherd played a year after the firing didn’t she? And then got a waiver?
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I'm not sure why people are still tripping over this after all this time but I'll try one last time. The most important difference in the situations that must be understood is this: A significant consideration for the NCAA in the approval of the waiver is that the school from which the player is departing must support the application for a waiver. That was a major consideration under the old process and remains a major consideration under the amended process that were put in place in April of 2018. This is just an educated guess on my part but Nebraska likely supported Shepard's waiver application. There was no way in hell that TN was going to support Cooper's application so she can go play for SC. That's the difference to focus on.
The other major criteria under the new guidelines is "due to circumstances beyond the control of the player" is an intentionally vague but extremely low bar to get a waiver approved. The NCAA approved 30 of 39 (77%) of requested waivers this past WCBB season. Message to player that intend to transfer. LEAVE ON GOOD TERM!
 
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The transfer market is about to get real. If we thought it was crazy before, we haven't seen anything yet.
 
wallman said:
The transfer market is about to get real. If we thought it was crazy before, we haven't seen anything yet.
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Tell us something we don’t know? ;)
 
CBus13 said:
Te'a Cooper was injured her final (sophomore) year at Tennessee and then transferred at the end of the season and had to sit out her first year at South Carolina. So, seems it's not that ridiculous.
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...............and now she's transferring yet a 3rd time. :eek:
Guard Te’a Cooper, the leading scorer for South Carolina women’s basketball this past season, has entered her name in the transfer portal and intends to leave the Gamecocks, a team spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.
 
wallman said:
The transfer market is about to get real. If we thought it was crazy before, we haven't seen anything yet.
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Anything you can share? From the left coast I'm assuming?
 
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Im sorry... with all these South Carolina players randomly transferring out, this has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with talent coming in next year. This is waayyy more personal and deeper than anyone involved is showing (not that they have to show or prove anything to anyone). Im a former basketball player and i would of been asking mad questions by now if i were an incoming class. HALF of the roster is gone. Like that. Nah man, something is up. Ill be thinking about my future at this point.

The Tea Cooper transfer: How i see things is like this.... if you go to an interview, and the interviewer (Possibly your boss if hired) notices you've had three jobs in under a year. Its all about the image you build dor yourself and college is pretty much the auditions before the big show. Tea's lack of real commitment might or might not go against her when she decides to enter the pro realms.
 
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