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Justavisitor said:
TN didn't stand in the way and left it open for Evina to transfer to any school she chose. This is unlike UNC where Hatchell, after the transfer of Deshields, blocked certain players from transferring to Tennessee. She allowed them to transfer under certain conditions...not TN, who was on the list of exclusions.

What TN did do was say good luck, where ever you go, but we are not spending any more time and energy on you. Instead, their focus is on the athletes that are currently on a TN scholarship. Not sure about the rest of you, but when I leave one place for another, such as an employer, I'm not looking back and expecting their help with me and my future endeavors other than being a reference about me and my abilities. The ties are severed and I've moved on. That employer has their hands full with the employees that remain there.


Last, the NCAA should not be looking for the former universities to step in and help. Do your job with the information submitted by the athlete and their new university. Stop playing favorites and having so much inconsistency when making the decision. Give specific guidelines that allow for playing right away and stick to it.
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You're certainly entitled to your opinion but don't think Tennessee's unwillingness to go the extra mile for one of their star student athletes won't go unnoticed...........................it may very well come back to haunt them in the long run.............frankly Westbrook did you guys a big favor by speaking out about the ineptitude of the coaching staff she played under.............without her comments it's very possible you'd be stuck with the very same coach that never failed to do less with more.........
 
Plebe said:
I'm so grateful that the Tennessee fans are gracious enough to come lecture us about what Geno should and shouldn't be doing. All the warm fuzzies.
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You mean the same way Geno is lecturing the NCAA and Tennessee on what they should and shouldn’t do. Goes both ways sweetheart. Don’t like it. Don’t start it. It’s that simple.
 
Mikayla's denial may have been collateral damage. The NCAA wasn't going to approve Evina's request and wanted to appear consistent. Or maybe they saw it as a way to say "screw you" to Geno. Maybe a bit of both.
 
Steve Frohock said:
Supposedly, the rule is to prevent players from just arbitrarily jumping from school to school. So why don't they let everyone play immediately for their 1st transfer and if they transfer again make them sit for a year, no exceptions, no waivers. That'd let an 18 or 19 y/o decide if a school isn't right for them with no penalty. It's not fair to expect everyone to be happy entering a program that they've only been exposed to for brief recruiting visits. It's way past time the NCAA started valuing the student/athlete and not the institutions...But that'll never happen and it why the NCAA is obsolete.
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There are checks and balances they could incorporate into a program of that nature. For example: a school can take only one transfer a year that plays immediately. They could accept all the transfers they wanted, but only one could play right away. The others sit for a year.

Another check could be that a player may only transfer once, and play the next season. If a player transfers again, they sit. Where there’s a will, ..........
 
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Was there a reason why no one from the AAC conference was not on this committee? Also, I didn't even realize that there was an ASUN conference and I'm not sure someone from Monmouth University or Virginia Polytechnic even cares about UCONN basketball player.
 
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Sluconn Husky said:
Vols fans pretend that's different while apparently not understanding the differences in the Coombs/Westbrook situations.
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Vols fans or Huskies ? Why would LVs give a crap about Prince getting approved ?
 
WNBA 09 said:
Vols fans or Huskies ? Why would LVs give a crap about Prince getting approved ?
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Why do Vols fans give a crap about Coombs' lack of a waiver except to try and use it as a cudgel against Auriemma because he isn't upset over a player no longer on his roster who isn't alleging a hostile environment at her old school?
 
WNBA 09 said:
So what happens when Sedona Prince gets approved ?
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Why would anything happen? That's what Geno and other coaches are complaining about. There are no rhymes or reasons for approval or disapproval of any case.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
Why do Vols fans give a crap about Coombs' lack of a waiver except to try and use it as a cudgel against Auriemma because he isn't upset over a player no longer on his roster who isn't alleging a hostile environment at her old school?
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Huh where are you getting combs ? My question was simply what happens when Sedona Prince gets approved ? Im not following the Combs reference ...
 
futuretitles said:
Scenarios are different.... Player called for the coaches firing, did not get along with some teammates, stuck around and strung the coaches and team along before being forced to make a decision , and transferred to their rival who has demonized and insulted the UT athletic program since the 2000’s. She mentioned wanting to be coached up and have a new start. Sitting out is not new I’m not sure WHY this is such a shock. What’s TN gonna do support someone who used them as a puppet just to jump ship to a rival and then want them to speak out and say they have a toxic environment? Makes no sense. I wish student athletes the best but karma came back around.
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Talk about delusional.

Demonized and insulted the UT program? Are you serious? UConn fans may revel in the fact that UT has been awful under Holly, but I've never seen posts demonizing UT as some evil program. But I have read plenty of posts from the UT fan base bringing up "purse-gate, "cheaters", "connvicts" to insult the UConn athletic program.

Westbrook said "I don't know" when asked if Holly should be fired. The "Fire Holly" sentiment was supported by 90% of the UT fan base at that point. If Westbrook had answered "No", then UT fans might have blamed her for helping to keep Holly. I can just imagine the comments "the players are too comfortable under Holly, these players have no spirit."

The only karma in the situation is for student athletes to avoid UT at all costs because despite signing for UT, performing as one of the better players on the team, the moment you want to leave and get out of a toxic situation, you're characterized as a turncoat. You act like Westbrook owes UT something. She was a highly sought after recruit whom many top Universities wanted. UT had the privilege of her representing them for two years. She did her part, the University should help her out when she wants to pursue something else.
 
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mtsuraider06 said:
It's not Tennessee's job to help UConn. It's asinine to Geno to think they would.

Had Tennessee wanted to block her transfer, they had grounds to do so. They didn't and they have moved on.

As Evina said, Sorry Not Sorry.
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Why not to attend UT Exhibit 1. UT's pettiness personified.

It's not UT's job to help UConn. It should be UT's prerogative to help Westbrook after she performed 2 years for them. But it's not, because that's the type of program they are.
 
mtsuraider06 said:
Geno made it a Tennessee vs UConn thing when he opened his mouth. He should’ve taken his anger out on the NCAA, not Tennessee.
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The problem with your “logic” is that Tennessee took its action and failed to support the transfer before Geno said anything. Tennessee made the decision to not support one of its student-athletes, and that decision had nothing to do with anything Geno said.
 
JonathanXIV said:
The problem with your “logic” is that Tennessee took its action and failed to support the transfer before Geno said anything. Tennessee made the decision to not support one of its student-athletes, and that decision had nothing to do with anything Geno said.
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But they did support the transfer lol It was once the appeal came and geno needed extra assistance with support in which Phil said "no , we have moved on
 
hoopsfan22 said:
You want her to sue because she is being forced to follow the rules she agreed to follow when she accepted an athletic scholarship?
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When the rules are not applied equally, yes you sue!
 
triaddukefan said:
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Jan 23...... I surely will be putting it on my calendar now
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Yeah baby - can't wait!!!!!!

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WNBA 09 said:
But they did support the transfer lol It was once the appeal came and geno needed extra assistance with support in which Phil said "no , we have moved on
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They didn’t support it, they took no position. There is a difference.
 
Geno has the right idea here. Every transfer sits a year, or none sits. No exceptions. Leave nothing to interpretation, sob stories, or competitive gaming (yeah, I'm talking about you, Phillip Fulmer). Can't wait for January 23rd.
 
DEpup said:
When the rules are not applied equally, yes you sue!
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Good luck with that. The NCAA will say what rules (when it comes to granting immediate eligibility waivers)? It's a subjective process and the final decision is made by committee. There's really nothing to do here. People need to let it go now that one of the big questions coming into this season has been answered.
 
NCAA cost Geno at least one, maybe two Championships. No way a loaded UConn team loses to ND without Shephard playing a critical role on the team. This year, I truly believe UConn had a shot at another Title w/Evina's talent. Without her, not so much.
 
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WNBA 09 said:
Take a position for what though? A person who insinuated an investigation needed to be had at the program? How could that even make sense?
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Try to keep up. When a player transfers her school can support, oppose or take no position on her transfer. Unlike UConn, which supports the player transfer request, UT did not support the transfer, but did not take a position.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
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Phil, your LadyVols are going to get drilled mercilessly on Jan 23. And again - even worse - by Evina the next year at TBA. Then hopefully we never have to see their faces or hear your gasbag trash again.
 
JonathanXIV said:
Try to keep up. When a player transfers her school can support, oppose or take no position on her transfer. Unlike UConn, which supports the player transfer request, UT did not support the transfer, but did not take a position.
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Try to get over it then I’ll keep up. Best wishes to ms. Westbrook
 
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