Lady Vols Recruiting Info

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gule said:
618 fans attended GT's last game, :(
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That is a typical attendance at GT. I go to a few games a year there and the most I've seen is when they play the Lady Vols. The next biggest crowd I've seen was a game with UNC. The crowd may have been 1,500 to 2,000 that day and quite a bit was Carolina blue. There are quite a few Tarheel fans in the ATL. You go to GT for the school. You don't go there just to play women's basketball. The fan support just isn't there, but winning would change that as we have seen at South Carolina.
 
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Well, if Davis doesn't decide today, I guess we'll have to wait until April as today is the last day of the early signing period.
 
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VOL720 said:
Well, if Davis doesn't decide today, I guess we'll have to wait until April as today is the last day of the early signing period.
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If she doesn't sign/commit to anyone today does that mean she might open up to more teams?

Also someone said when she arrives on campus she'd be academically a Junior (if I read that correct) although she would be a freshman as far as playing eligibility. If that is the case couldn't see select a school for 2 years and then complete her final two years elsewhere as a graduate transfer?

Because if that is the case I would sell her on that, Give us two seasons and if you aren't happy, transfer as a graduate (where she would be able to play to play right away) and play wherever else you might like.
 
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VOL720 said:
Well, if Davis doesn't decide today, I guess we'll have to wait until April as today is the last day of the early signing period.
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For her not to have committed somewhere I'm starting to wonder if she will bring to much drama to the table. AKA Jalen Hurd. Maybe I'm wrong. Hopefully I'm wrong. But we don't need a distraction like that. And maybe she just has to many people in her ear trying to get her to do what they want. Who knows. But I hope we get some news soon either way.
 
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Today is just the last day for signing NLI for early signing. She doesn't have to announce.
It's really not that big of a deal if she doesn't announce today. Yes, it's nice to have it in writing, but it's not the end of the world. I believe she will announce a verbal well before the spring. She isn't a drama player, no drama parents, so when she verbals, it will be her word and she will sign her NLI in the spring to that school. You gotta believe Maryland is in her ear like no other right now, along with us and GT, Kansas and Oklahoma. She's a torn girl. Give her time, and let her make the right choice for herself! Maryland recruiting tactics are not rumor, their are truth in them folks.
 
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volfanIND said:
Today is just the last day for signing NLI for early signing. She doesn't have to announce.
It's really not that big of a deal if she doesn't announce today. Yes, it's nice to have it in writing, but it's not the end of the world. I believe she will announce a verbal well before the spring. She isn't a drama player, no drama parents, so when she verbals, it will be her word and she will sign her NLI in the spring to that school. You gotta believe Maryland is in her ear like no other right now, along with us and GT, Kansas and Oklahoma. She's a torn girl. Give her time, and let her make the right choice for herself! Maryland recruiting tactics are not rumor, their are truth in them folks.
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Yup Brenda (Snake) Freese would do whatever it takes to land who she wants.
 
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cwbytruckers said:
For her not to have committed somewhere I'm starting to wonder if she will bring to much drama to the table. AKA Jalen Hurd. Maybe I'm wrong. Hopefully I'm wrong. But we don't need a distraction like that. And maybe she just has to many people in her ear trying to get her to do what they want. Who knows. But I hope we get some news soon either way.
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No, I think she's really torn. She tweeted that she's not the kind of person to seek attention. She's very good, I'll bet each coaching staff will patiently wait until the regular signing period if she decides to wait. I think she was really headed elsewhere until she had the official visit to Tennessee. I think the staff really laid everything on the table and it has caused her to really think things through. She seems like a very nice and respectable young lady.
 
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mlindsay said:
Yup Brenda (Snake) Freese would do whatever it takes to land who she wants.
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Does Maryland even have enough room? Also, how is it living in the DMV? Even after how successful Maryland has been, fans really don't show support. They have to put up long curtains at some games to hide all the empty seats in their arena. I hope she does not go there.
 
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How do posters on here pretend to know Maryland's recruiting tactics? Frese does seem a tough woman--but recruiting isn't a garden party and I doubt anyone on here knows what she tells recruits. If some are suggesting that she's negative about other programs, well, that's part of how the game is played. It isn't the nicest side of the game, to be sure--but it's a tough business. It's sour grapes, much like we talk about Geno.
 
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armchair said:
How do posters on here pretend to know Maryland's recruiting tactics? Frese does seem a tough woman--but recruiting isn't a garden party and I doubt anyone on here knows what she tells recruits. If some are suggesting that she's negative about other programs, well, that's part of how the game is played. It isn't the nicest side of the game, to be sure--but it's a tough business. It's sour grapes, much like we talk about Geno.
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The fact that she continuously called Candace during her freshman year at Tennessee and actively tried to get her to transfer is all I need to know about her tactics. A call from Pat is all that was needed to put a stop to it. Brenda can kick rocks for all I care.
 
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VOL720 said:
Does Maryland even have enough room? Also, how is it living in the DMV? Even after how successful Maryland has been, fans really don't show support. They have to put up long curtains at some games to hide all the empty seats in their arena. I hope she does not go there.
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It's overrated! I have lived here all my life (except for my college years in Baltimore which isn't really considered the DMV) and it is truly changing thanks to gentrification which isn't always a bad thing.

Maryland's biggest issue imo is thinking that they are truly bigger than what they are. Everyone in the DMV know's it's the Redskins and then everything else and in seasons like now when the skins are in the playoff picture it is hard to truly get fans anywhere else.

I also think their move to the Big Ten (although it might have helped financially) I think hurt them athletically. The rivalries from the ACC (Duke and UNC) are no longer there and fans aren't as invested in a Maryland Vs. Michigan or Penn State because it isn't the same.

They are also trying to truly build the football program so the basketball teams will kind of take a backseat.

Freese has been fortunate to land girls who really want to stay within driving distance to their homes, all of her stars have been within a 4/5 hour drive to campus. Which has helped a lot.
 
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armchair said:
How do posters on here pretend to know Maryland's recruiting tactics? Frese does seem a tough woman--but recruiting isn't a garden party and I doubt anyone on here knows what she tells recruits. If some are suggesting that she's negative about other programs, well, that's part of how the game is played. It isn't the nicest side of the game, to be sure--but it's a tough business. It's sour grapes, much like we talk about Geno.
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I know because I have seen them in action. I know a few young ladies locally who have (got away) that didn't want to play for her and most of the local AAU coaches aren't referring their players to her which says a lot.

Last year was the first year she has gotten girls from the DMV to really stay home. Kaila Charles was the first one (2016) since Marrisa Coleman (2004) which says a lot (Brionna Jones and her sister doesn't count because they are just outside of Baltimore). The local coaches (High School, Club, and AAU) know a lot about her and her tactics and many of them aren't selling their kids to her program.
 
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mlindsay said:
I know because I have seen them in action. I know a few young ladies locally who have (got away) that didn't want to play for her and most of the local AAU coaches aren't referring their players to her which says a lot.

Last year was the first year she has gotten girls from the DMV to really stay home. Kaila Charles was the first one (2016) since Marrisa Coleman (2004) which says a lot (Brionna Jones and her sister doesn't count because they are just outside of Baltimore). The local coaches (High School, Club, and AAU) know a lot about her and her tactics and many of them aren't selling their kids to her program.
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Thank you for your insight. Some fanbases think Tennessee fans are delusional and just make things up when a lot of fans, excluding me, are close to the AAU and high school circuit.
 
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mtsuraider06 said:
The fact that she continuously called Candace during her freshman year at Tennessee and actively tried to get her to transfer is all I need to know about her tactics. A call from Pat is all that was needed to put a stop to it. Brenda can kick rocks for all I care.
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I can't imagine any coach doing this...If she did, I grant you it is beyond the pale and absolutely nefarious, but it seems bizarre. Did PS or Parker ever mention it?
 
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