[qwerty49]

I'm feeling cautiously optimistic too, for several reasons.

First, I think both KLS and Diggins need asterisks. As others stated, KLS had long expressed a desire to do something different from her sisters, and I can totally see that. I don't remember her making the usual "academics are important too" bromides that a lot of our classic Stanford commits make prior to deciding, either. And Diggins was basically the hometown hero right next door to South Bend - it would be really hard to turn that down when you know your family and friends can watch basically everyone one of your college games. So the only one I think we inexplicably lost was Pivec, and while she was a solid recruit, from what I've seen from her at OSU thus far, I don't feel like she would have been a game changer for us, especially since we're pretty stacked at the 1-2-3 spots as it is.

I was also really really psyched to see this tweet from our 2020 commit Gytenbeek: www.twitter.com/vangytenbeek/status/1001151172663697408

Far left is our recent 2019 commit Bellibi, then Jones, and on the far right side, I believe that's top 2020 recruit Cameron Brink. Gytenbeek also retweeted Jones's dad's Stanford admission tweet. So it seems like they could be establishing a pretty solid bond, and Brink is from Oregon so she wouldn't be far away either. And there's also this statement from Jones:

Her top priority is finding teammates she can bond with.

Sure seems like that photo suggests she's found a few, two of whom are already headed to the Farm!


Finally, as others said, the same reason we lost Diggins is the reason I think we should be a top contender for Jones -- her parents are less than an hour away from Stanford and could see every one of her home games for 4 years. Given how involved her father is, I have to imagine that would be a compelling draw.

So: fingers crossed. If the cards fall as we're hoping, we could be in for two really outstanding classes to come to solidify our big hauls last year and this year.

Here's hoping.  I would really like to see a wildly successful recruiting season or two.  Tara deserves it.  Frankly, I think recruiting is far more stressful than the regular season.

[qwerty49]

I'm feeling cautiously optimistic too, for several reasons.

First, I think both KLS and Diggins need asterisks. As others stated, KLS had long expressed a desire to do something different from her sisters, and I can totally see that. I don't remember her making the usual "academics are important too" bromides that a lot of our classic Stanford commits make prior to deciding, either. And Diggins was basically the hometown hero right next door to South Bend - it would be really hard to turn that down when you know your family and friends can watch basically everyone one of your college games. So the only one I think we inexplicably lost was Pivec, and while she was a solid recruit, from what I've seen from her at OSU thus far, I don't feel like she would have been a game changer for us, especially since we're pretty stacked at the 1-2-3 spots as it is.

I was also really really psyched to see this tweet from our 2020 commit Gytenbeek: www.twitter.com/vangytenbeek/status/1001151172663697408

Far left is our recent 2019 commit Bellibi, then Jones, and on the far right side, I believe that's top 2020 recruit Cameron Brink. Gytenbeek also retweeted Jones's dad's Stanford admission tweet. So it seems like they could be establishing a pretty solid bond, and Brink is from Oregon so she wouldn't be far away either. And there's also this statement from Jones:

Her top priority is finding teammates she can bond with.

Sure seems like that photo suggests she's found a few, two of whom are already headed to the Farm!


Finally, as others said, the same reason we lost Diggins is the reason I think we should be a top contender for Jones -- her parents are less than an hour away from Stanford and could see every one of her home games for 4 years. Given how involved her father is, I have to imagine that would be a compelling draw.

So: fingers crossed. If the cards fall as we're hoping, we could be in for two really outstanding classes to come to solidify our big hauls last year and this year.

Here's hoping.  I would really like to see a wildly successful recruiting season or two.  Tara deserves it.  Frankly, I think recruiting is far more stressful than the regular season.