We did an unofficial 3 years back. My daughter said of Columbia "Dad its old and smells" lol kid are funny. Cornell was next. "It cold and no one looks happy". Her visit to Cuse just happen to be the same weekend they played Uconn on the men's side. The atmosphere in the Carrier Dome and all that GD Orange sold her.
Good point, but I'm also calculating that for a player for whom so many people along the way--parents, friends, coaches at ever level--have invested in, they will help normalize out any of the spontaneous reactions of a 17 yr old. A college decision for what is essentially a pre-professional athlete surrounded by a kind of brain trust is made differently than for most kids, I think. Sure, some prevail in their spontaneity, but most get talked back from the cliff.
I'm curious as to who this was. I remember this story from Geno's book, and Geno says something in the book like "by the time this is published, she'll probably have made her decision, so stay tuned," but I didn't read it until several years later, so I never knew who it was or whether she chose UConn in the end despite her father's broken ankle. It was during a shootaround at the Hartford Civic Center though, not on campus (unless this has happened multiple times?
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But Kibitzer is not allowed on campus while she is here!!!
I'm curious as to who this was. I remember this story from Geno's book, and Geno says something in the book like "by the time this is published, she'll probably have made her decision, so stay tuned," but I didn't read it until several years later, so I never knew who it was or whether she chose UConn in the end despite her father's broken ankle. It was during a shootaround at the Hartford Civic Center though, not on campus (unless this has happened multiple times?
I've enjoyed reading through the discussion here about how some colleges, towns, etc. just feel right while others don't. I like UcM's use of the word "visceral" to describe people's reaction to a new place to which they're considering a relocation. We always have to keep in mind that these recruits are selecting both a program and a school/campus, and how much weight they place on each of those things will differ from player to player. One recruit who wants badly to be the best player possible may choose UConn regardless of how much she may dislike the campus atmosphere. A different recruit who also wants badly to be the best player possible may still decide to go elsewhere because, after visiting Storrs, she feels in her gut that she will not be happy spending four years there. I don't think either decision is necessarily irrational; it just means that different people, and even different elite basketball prospects, have varying perspectives on what will make them happy or satisfied in life.
And that is of course for her safety. LOL
But even the reporter acknowledges that UConn may not have had a chance anyway:
This discussion about campus environment has certainly been enriching and that is surely an important factor for recruits like Ms Walker to consider. . .
. . . Along with academics, coaching, tradition, NC prospects, and PT.
There is yet another: future teammates. IIRC Lexi Gordon was pleasantly surprised that Huskies are "not robots," but a close knit and fun-loving group - just the kind of girls she would like to be with for arduous practices, extended travel, challenging games, and FOUR YEARS of constant close relationship.
Sooo, if I were in some recruit's sneakers
ESPN wouldn't get me ---but that DAIRY BAR--I loved it when I worked there and as a FAN. I enjoyed the Beef and Pork cuts too (but not at the dairy bar) that I got at Uconn. Ice skating rink was a family favorite as well as tobogganing on the slight slopes up from the old Dairy Bar.
Memphis and Knoxville?Bags27 - I am not disagreeing - just saying that most people do have a visceral reaction to some places. Had a friend who arranged to meet me in NYC when I was living there - we were supposed to meet for a late lunch and around 12:30 I got a phone call that they were back in NJ, having spent 10 minutes in the city and gotten on the next train out. Ten minutes was all they could stand of that environment. That was surely a little extreme, but I know there are a few places i have visited that you could not pay me enough money to move to for four years, and at least three that I spent months living in that I hope to never visit again. (Interestingly two are located in Tennessee.)
Crossville - in the middle of nowhere about equidistant from Knoxville, Nashville and Chattanooga. And Clarksville. One was for a summer theater gig and the other was a small company my company bought out and I was there for about 5 months transitioning and closing down the operation.
LMNO!!
Not a good sign unless they reschedule because of Geno illness. I'm hoping But if not wonder why it was reported that she'll be coming
She tweeted she had a great day yesterday from Storrs. Then this morning really early she tweeted from Brooklyn.
