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New Lauren Betts interview (by Haley Jones no less) now out where she touches (somewhat lightly) on her reason for transferring: Betts Interview. The key part starts at 24:10.  She says she had to do what was best for her and needed to go to a place where she would get "support".  (She also scoffs when Haley mentions talk about transfers being related to playing time.)  Her experience (and her perception thereof) are what they are, but I'm not sure why she continues to critique Tara and the Stanford program.  I don't recall other transfers harping on Stanford in this way (though the others didn't have Betts' high profile and weren't asked about it as much). Seeing all the misses Stanford has had on top prospects lately (zero McDonald All Americans this year), makes me worry about the impact these types of comments could be having on top recruits.

I listened and didn't hear any pointed critiques from Betts. She thought she could be happier someplace else - it's pretty much that simple. I think our team culture is exceptional. Look at how close this years time is and all the tributes from the weekend for Tara from former players. Last year was an anomaly and our team underachieved. Some recruits just don't work out and that's ok.

I had it on on one monitor while working on the other. At one point they talked about last season. But when they giggled about not taking preparations for Utah and Washington seriously, I looked over at the screen with such scorn it's surprising it still works. There was also talk about the Ole Miss game, but by that time my head was pounding.

Yeah, love Haley but I don't get the vibe that she is the biggest Stanford advocate, either. She doesn't ever seem to show any public support on social for Cam, Tara's accomplishments or the team now that she's gone. I remember in the postgame pressor after the Ole Miss loss, someone asked her about her time at Stanford and the first word she used to describe her time here was "Interesting". Seems off putting to me.

[Hoops9092]

New Lauren Betts interview (by Haley Jones no less) now out where she touches (somewhat lightly) on her reason for transferring: Betts Interview. The key part starts at 24:10.  She says she had to do what was best for her and needed to go to a place where she would get "support".  (She also scoffs when Haley mentions talk about transfers being related to playing time.)  Her experience (and her perception thereof) are what they are, but I'm not sure why she continues to critique Tara and the Stanford program.  I don't recall other transfers harping on Stanford in this way (though the others didn't have Betts' high profile and weren't asked about it as much). Seeing all the misses Stanford has had on top prospects lately (zero McDonald All Americans this year), makes me worry about the impact these types of comments could be having on top recruits.

I listened and didn't hear any pointed critiques from Betts. She thought she could be happier someplace else - it's pretty much that simple. I think our team culture is exceptional. Look at how close this years time is and all the tributes from the weekend for Tara from former players. Last year was an anomaly and our team underachieved. Some recruits just don't work out and that's ok.

I had it on on one monitor while working on the other. At one point they talked about last season. But when they giggled about not taking preparations for Utah and Washington seriously, I looked over at the screen with such scorn it's surprising it still works. There was also talk about the Ole Miss game, but by that time my head was pounding.

Yeah, love Haley but I don't get the vibe that she is the biggest Stanford advocate, either. She doesn't ever seem to show any public support on social for Cam, Tara's accomplishments or the team now that she's gone. I remember in the postgame pressor after the Ole Miss loss, someone asked her about her time at Stanford and the first word she used to describe her time here was "Interesting". Seems off putting to me.