[81alum]

The part about her future as a pro being better at Oregon State got me.
This story caused me to re think all the info I got on acceptance. 

You mean this quote, Bob?

““That’s where I was most comfortable with the coaching staff, who spent a lot of time with me, and the players in the incoming class of 2016 I’ll be playing with,” Pivec said. “I like the basketball environment. I want to play basketball as long as possible, maybe after college as well, and I felt that’s the place I could grow the most as a person and a player.”

Yes, this one does not exactly ring true--although every person is entitled to their own feelings, obviously.

I'm not sure if most students really know very much about the quality of education at Pac 12 universities.  Oregon State has a far worse reputation for undergraduate education than Washington--or Oregon for that matter--which are both respectable academic institutions across the boards.  (Washington has recently become the top public university for California students who go out-of-state, surpassing Oregon.)  Oregon State does have strong programs in agriculture, forestry, natural resources, etc. Maybe Pivec  is interested in one of those. 

But in a basketball sense I can see why she might choose Oregon State over Washington.  Oregon State looks to me to have a more promising program for the next few years than Washington.  BUT I bet the odds of Scott Rueck getting hired away from Oregon State over the next 5 years are at least somewhat high--despite his local connections there.  The more successful he becomes the greater the temptation to leave will become.  And if/when that happens there will be no notice.  If the danger of older coaches is retirement, the danger of young up-and-comers is that they sometimes move up to better opportunities.  See Kevin McGuff.

In any case, we will all get to follow her college basketball career closely, since we will be playing against her!

[81alum]

The part about her future as a pro being better at Oregon State got me.
This story caused me to re think all the info I got on acceptance. 

You mean this quote, Bob?

““That’s where I was most comfortable with the coaching staff, who spent a lot of time with me, and the players in the incoming class of 2016 I’ll be playing with,” Pivec said. “I like the basketball environment. I want to play basketball as long as possible, maybe after college as well, and I felt that’s the place I could grow the most as a person and a player.”

Yes, this one does not exactly ring true--although every person is entitled to their own feelings, obviously.

I'm not sure if most students really know very much about the quality of education at Pac 12 universities.  Oregon State has a far worse reputation for undergraduate education than Washington--or Oregon for that matter--which are both respectable academic institutions across the boards.  (Washington has recently become the top public university for California students who go out-of-state, surpassing Oregon.)  Oregon State does have strong programs in agriculture, forestry, natural resources, etc. Maybe Pivec  is interested in one of those. 

But in a basketball sense I can see why she might choose Oregon State over Washington.  Oregon State looks to me to have a more promising program for the next few years than Washington.  BUT I bet the odds of Scott Rueck getting hired away from Oregon State over the next 5 years are at least somewhat high--despite his local connections there.  The more successful he becomes the greater the temptation to leave will become.  And if/when that happens there will be no notice.  If the danger of older coaches is retirement, the danger of young up-and-comers is that they sometimes move up to better opportunities.  See Kevin McGuff.

In any case, we will all get to follow her college basketball career closely, since we will be playing against her!