She will be impact player at State!
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She will be impact player at State!
This is a game changer, especially if she can get some talent to come join her.
No excuse not to be one of the 16 hosts next year.
ETA: In 2023, every player who was a first round NBA draft pick led their team to being a top 4 seed, with the exception of Stephanie Soares, who tore her ACL in January, but Iowa State was ranked in the top 10 when that happened.
Niceee!
Need an official report.
Heard she's still taking more visits
She has a few more stops it seems
She is not stupid. She does not need NIL money due to her national brand. She is going to go to whoever can give her the best chance to showcase her skills and whoever has the best chance to win. The showcase her skills part would be us. Purcell recruited her so he knows how best to utilize her skill set. Whoever has the best chance to win is going to be in her view.
I agree, She's definitely a national brand, she isn't worried about NIL at all she will get her money. She wants to go to the WNBA and she will go to the school that gives her the best shot at being a high draft pick. She loves Purcell and is very familiar with his system. We were in National championship games not too long ago so she sees that also.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
I like our chances but I wouldn't be surprised to see her go to a "bigger" program either. She would definitely put us back on the National scene if she chooses us
It is either us or a program out West and if she wants to stay in the spotlight she will pick us. We are in a better conference with far more exposure.Quote:
Originally Posted by NCMSTFAN
Would that out West program be Washington? That's where she's from.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Sam also has a new assistant coach.
I'm not looking through maroon colored glasses when I say this but her best choice is to come to State. We have history, we have put other players in the wnba, she is very familiar with Purcell. She saw the lights and cameras at LSU but it didn't work out. Her best option is Mississippi State and her choice will also sway other players to come. I have confidence in Purcells recruitingQuote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
I just saw thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Offshore Dawg
So we are what the ?third husband? I guess the ole gal has learned and figured herself out after the first 2 commits. She must be ready to roll on number 3 now. After all third time is the charm right?Quote:
Originally Posted by NCMSTFAN
Man I've been worried about you. Hadn't seen you on here in awhileQuote:
Originally Posted by SilentSteel16
I have been on sporadically, with the state of college athletics I have really backed off. Still have my tickets but NIL has really turned my stomach. This transferring every other year and stuff is ruining every sport. I have only been to 5 baseball games all year, which is a major rarity for me. Made it to most basketball games but having another daughter in a few weeks (surprise) so have been home more on weeks off than Starkville. The boss hasn?t been traveling so therefore I haven?t either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
Understand completely. Congratulations on the new daughter!Quote:
Originally Posted by SilentSteel16
I appreciate it, we are over the moon about it !! My 24 year old (Dec 2023 State grad) is thrilled too. Just got him moved off and married (to a State cheerleader) and starting his career. Oldest daughter in Sophmore year at State and other son is 16 and now surprise baby girl. Maybe we can get this one right. Haha. Hail State
Man that's awesome! I've got 4 kids from 30 down to 18 all 4 years apart and 2 grand babies and another on the way! Sounds like you're raising them right! Always enjoy your posts and let us know when that new baby arrives!Quote:
Originally Posted by SilentSteel16
I'm hearing Hailey Van Lith to TCU.. not sure if it's true or not
Trying to piggyback off the Cavinder girl's NIL stuff. A pretty smart business decision since she doesn't have a pro future.Quote:
Originally Posted by NCMSTFAN
Oh I agree, she will make a ton of money, especially at a Texas school. Just sucks we couldn't pull her inQuote:
Originally Posted by NCMSTFAN
well damn. My streak of not watching girls basketball shall continue then.
Yea I mean this was STRICTLY a business decision. The TV coverage for Big 12 women's basketball is....well....nonexistent. Hell Texas women were a no. 1 seed this year and I would venture a guess that no one knew they were even in the tournament. I see what TCU is doing, get two very attractive players who have big national NIL deals and we'll get more coverage but that is not going to work.Quote:
Originally Posted by NCMSTFAN
Dang. Is Bowtie going to have enough chicks to field a starting roster next season?
Definitely agreeQuote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
He has alot of spots to fill and alot of work to do. We lost alot of players to graduation and 5 more to the portal. He picked up a big yesterday who is from overseas and she looks pretty good, also picked up a 6'1 PG who played at Kentucky last year and South Carolina the year before, Jerkaila Jordan and Debreasha Powe are still on the team... but that's not going to be enough. He recruits well so I expect him to get some talent in the portal.Quote:
Originally Posted by RockyDog
Well now the other Cavinder is going back to Miami to play with her sister. The sister announced yesterday and the one that was committed to TCU for a year is now headed back to Miami. No clue if it will, but that may impact Van Lith’s decision.Quote:
Originally Posted by NCMSTFAN
Yup. Oh well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
WBB was 5 mil in the red last year, men's was 500k in the red. Thank goodness for ESPN football welfare money.
lol and my fantasies of van lith just ended!Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
Auburn On3 guy claiming that she hated ‘Vegas
I mean you go from Louisville, KY to Baton Rouge, LA and then you are choosing between Starkville, MS or Ft. Worth, TX. Starkville was probably a bit of a culture shock to her.Quote:
Originally Posted by RockyDog
Have you smelled Ft Worth?Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
I have, but there's also about a million people in Ft. Worth compared to maybe 50K in Starkville. I live in Dallas so have been to Ft. Worth plenty of times. A BUNCH of money out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leroy Jenkins
You could Baton Rouge in there too. That place is awful.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leroy Jenkins
Baton Rouge was never great and went downhill after Katrina, but it's gone from being bad to very unsafe in the last 10 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commercecomet24
To be honest she didn't really look excited to be at the baseball game but I didn't want to read too much into that.Quote:
Originally Posted by RockyDog
That's because these kids want to be wined and dined on recruiting visits. Not taken to a softball game to stand around. Unfortunately, you can't really take them anywhere in Starkville because there's nothing to do. I mean you can take them to one of the 19 Mexican restaurants or the 17 fast food restaurants or maybe they want to go walk around at one of the two Walmarts! I mean even the Cotton District is what two bars you can kind of comfortably walk in and the rest you're packed in like a bunch of sardines.Quote:
Originally Posted by NCMSTFAN
Starkville needs to shed the blue collar mentality and embrace being cool. Embrace the Starkvegas crap or Swag Is State. Hell yea it's corny but Ole Miss fans have one magazine saying Oxford was a cool place 20+ years ago and they've embraced it and spewed it enough times that people believe it. It's nothing more than buy in