[81alum]

That's really disappointing that among 13 schools Stanford didn't make the cut for Lauren Cox.  Again, with us, it could be the admissions standards, but sad that any year goes by without a shot at any top-5 recruits.

It is always possible that Cox just forgot--it must be hard to keep track of more than a dozen schools.  Although it says she had to consult her cell phone to recite the list.  But I find it odd that UCLA was listed as the token Pac-12 school.  They do seem to be recruiting very well there--and I am not sure why.  Cori Close has a much thinner resume than Graves does, for example.  Oh, and Oregon beating UCLA last week has got to raise a few questions too about what these two coaches are able to do with their respective talent pools.

Speaking of Graves, I think we are beginning to see the results of Oregon hiring Graves away from Gonzaga.  The article says that we made an offer to Campisano before she chose Oregon, but she said that Oregon had always been her top choice.  Well, there is a lot behind the scenes about academics that we do not know--keeping in mind that an offer and admission--or even an offer and turning in an application--are separate questions. 

I do think that the caliber of talent in the rest of the Pac-12 is significantly elevating.  It is something Tara and others have always said we wanted, to get the Pac 12 to the point where it is taken seriously as a league in WBB.  Well, we got what we wanted.

[81alum]

That's really disappointing that among 13 schools Stanford didn't make the cut for Lauren Cox.  Again, with us, it could be the admissions standards, but sad that any year goes by without a shot at any top-5 recruits.

It is always possible that Cox just forgot--it must be hard to keep track of more than a dozen schools.  Although it says she had to consult her cell phone to recite the list.  But I find it odd that UCLA was listed as the token Pac-12 school.  They do seem to be recruiting very well there--and I am not sure why.  Cori Close has a much thinner resume than Graves does, for example.  Oh, and Oregon beating UCLA last week has got to raise a few questions too about what these two coaches are able to do with their respective talent pools.

Speaking of Graves, I think we are beginning to see the results of Oregon hiring Graves away from Gonzaga.  The article says that we made an offer to Campisano before she chose Oregon, but she said that Oregon had always been her top choice.  Well, there is a lot behind the scenes about academics that we do not know--keeping in mind that an offer and admission--or even an offer and turning in an application--are separate questions. 

I do think that the caliber of talent in the rest of the Pac-12 is significantly elevating.  It is something Tara and others have always said we wanted, to get the Pac 12 to the point where it is taken seriously as a league in WBB.  Well, we got what we wanted.