[81alum]

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/colle...052267.php

Lack of transparency just leads to more speciation. I understand player privacy but lots of teams disclose player injuries and timeline or updates. It’s not forbidden  It seems so stupid no one wants to comment on Lepolo. I assume we won’t see her again the rest of the year as the article kind of alludes to.

FERPA does forbid it, unless the student consents.  I presume most athletes sign waivers of some kind--perhaps blanket waivers, but perhaps Lepolo doesn't want the details discussed.

[81alum]

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/colle...052267.php

Lack of transparency just leads to more speciation. I understand player privacy but lots of teams disclose player injuries and timeline or updates. It’s not forbidden  It seems so stupid no one wants to comment on Lepolo. I assume we won’t see her again the rest of the year as the article kind of alludes to.

FERPA does forbid it, unless the student consents.  I presume most athletes sign waivers of some kind--perhaps blanket waivers, but perhaps Lepolo doesn't want the details discussed.

[petersalas]

Lauren Betts article since it was discussed here:

https://sports.yahoo.com/i-could-see-her...51377.html

[petersalas]

Lauren Betts article since it was discussed here:

https://sports.yahoo.com/i-could-see-her...51377.html

[bl82]

Lauren Betts article since it was discussed here:

https://sports.yahoo.com/i-could-see-her...51377.html

Thanks for posting. I recommend that we all read this.

[bl82]

Lauren Betts article since it was discussed here:

https://sports.yahoo.com/i-could-see-her...51377.html

Thanks for posting. I recommend that we all read this.

[81alum]

Lauren Betts article since it was discussed here:

https://sports.yahoo.com/i-could-see-her...51377.html

Thanks for posting.  I recommend that we all read this.

Excellent timing indeed.  A must read for anyone who has been part of this thread about Betts.

[81alum]

Lauren Betts article since it was discussed here:

https://sports.yahoo.com/i-could-see-her...51377.html

Thanks for posting.  I recommend that we all read this.

Excellent timing indeed.  A must read for anyone who has been part of this thread about Betts.

[old spanish trail]

Not surprised at all, and good for her. Thanks for the article.

[old spanish trail]

Not surprised at all, and good for her. Thanks for the article.

[Mudhead]

[quote="petersalas" pid='427173' dateline='1738269687']
Lauren Betts article since it was discussed here:

https://sports.yahoo.com/i-could-see-her...51377.html

Thanks for posting.  I recommend that we all read this.

Excellent timing indeed.  A must read for anyone who has been part of this thread about Betts.


Very interesting. I would have thought our mental health support was second to none and I always sensed that team mates supported one another to a very high degree.  Hats off to coach Close and to UCLA for giving Betts what she needed.

[Mudhead]

[quote="petersalas" pid='427173' dateline='1738269687']
Lauren Betts article since it was discussed here:

https://sports.yahoo.com/i-could-see-her...51377.html

Thanks for posting.  I recommend that we all read this.

Excellent timing indeed.  A must read for anyone who has been part of this thread about Betts.


Very interesting. I would have thought our mental health support was second to none and I always sensed that team mates supported one another to a very high degree.  Hats off to coach Close and to UCLA for giving Betts what she needed.

[Hurlburt88]

I know Fred Luskin has become closer to the WBB team, and I wonder if the Betts situation helped spur that?

[Hurlburt88]

I know Fred Luskin has become closer to the WBB team, and I wonder if the Betts situation helped spur that?

[Spiny_Norman]

Mikayla Blakes broke the NCAA D1 record for single game points by a freshman in a Vanderbilt win over Florida.

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-wom...-record-53

In an amoral world, Stanford would already be putting together a package to offer her to play for the Cardinal next season. Of course, that is not how Stanford operates. But you better believe that other schools are planning to make a big pitch to entice her to leave Vandy next season.

[Spiny_Norman]

Mikayla Blakes broke the NCAA D1 record for single game points by a freshman in a Vanderbilt win over Florida.

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-wom...-record-53

In an amoral world, Stanford would already be putting together a package to offer her to play for the Cardinal next season. Of course, that is not how Stanford operates. But you better believe that other schools are planning to make a big pitch to entice her to leave Vandy next season.

[biketoc]

Thanks for that link.  While we Stanford fans miss watching her develop, it sounds like the move was the best thing for her. 

Lauren Betts article since it was discussed here:

https://sports.yahoo.com/i-could-see-her...51377.html

[biketoc]

Thanks for that link.  While we Stanford fans miss watching her develop, it sounds like the move was the best thing for her. 

Lauren Betts article since it was discussed here:

https://sports.yahoo.com/i-could-see-her...51377.html

[JohnR34231]

Mikayla Blakes broke the NCAA D1 record for single game points by a freshman in a Vanderbilt win over Florida.

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-wom...-record-53

In an amoral world, Stanford would already be putting together a package to offer her to play for the Cardinal next season. Of course, that is not how Stanford operates. But you better believe that other schools are planning to make a big pitch to entice her to leave Vandy next season.

You would hope her brother would convince her that Stanford was this fantastic place that she just had to attend.
Somehow I doubt this will happen though.

[JohnR34231]

Mikayla Blakes broke the NCAA D1 record for single game points by a freshman in a Vanderbilt win over Florida.

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-wom...-record-53

In an amoral world, Stanford would already be putting together a package to offer her to play for the Cardinal next season. Of course, that is not how Stanford operates. But you better believe that other schools are planning to make a big pitch to entice her to leave Vandy next season.

You would hope her brother would convince her that Stanford was this fantastic place that she just had to attend.
Somehow I doubt this will happen though.

[CompSci87]

Mikayla Blakes broke the NCAA D1 record for single game points by a freshman in a Vanderbilt win over Florida.

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-wom...-record-53

In an amoral world, Stanford would already be putting together a package to offer her to play for the Cardinal next season. Of course, that is not how Stanford operates. But you better believe that other schools are planning to make a big pitch to entice her to leave Vandy next season.

You would hope her brother would convince her that Stanford was this fantastic place that she just had to attend.
Somehow I doubt this will happen though.

We were on her final list and we were holding a slot for her even past the early signing period when most everyone else signed. But she went with Vandy.

[CompSci87]

Mikayla Blakes broke the NCAA D1 record for single game points by a freshman in a Vanderbilt win over Florida.

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-wom...-record-53

In an amoral world, Stanford would already be putting together a package to offer her to play for the Cardinal next season. Of course, that is not how Stanford operates. But you better believe that other schools are planning to make a big pitch to entice her to leave Vandy next season.

You would hope her brother would convince her that Stanford was this fantastic place that she just had to attend.
Somehow I doubt this will happen though.

We were on her final list and we were holding a slot for her even past the early signing period when most everyone else signed. But she went with Vandy.

[paloalto]

Lauren Betts article since it was discussed here:

https://sports.yahoo.com/i-could-see-her...51377.html

Good article.  I like Betts and still enjoy watching her play.  I thought all along she would eventually grow into her body and become a star.  It's  happening.

[paloalto]

Lauren Betts article since it was discussed here:

https://sports.yahoo.com/i-could-see-her...51377.html

Good article.  I like Betts and still enjoy watching her play.  I thought all along she would eventually grow into her body and become a star.  It's  happening.

[Spiny_Norman]

Mikayla Blakes broke the NCAA D1 record for single game points by a freshman in a Vanderbilt win over Florida.

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-wom...-record-53

In an amoral world, Stanford would already be putting together a package to offer her to play for the Cardinal next season. Of course, that is not how Stanford operates. But you better believe that other schools are planning to make a big pitch to entice her to leave Vandy next season.

You would hope her brother would convince her that Stanford was this fantastic place that she just had to attend.
Somehow I doubt this will happen though.

We were on her final list and we were holding a slot for her even past the early signing period when most everyone else signed. But she went with Vandy.

"But she went with Vandy." For this year. Next year and beyond????

[Spiny_Norman]

Mikayla Blakes broke the NCAA D1 record for single game points by a freshman in a Vanderbilt win over Florida.

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-wom...-record-53

In an amoral world, Stanford would already be putting together a package to offer her to play for the Cardinal next season. Of course, that is not how Stanford operates. But you better believe that other schools are planning to make a big pitch to entice her to leave Vandy next season.

You would hope her brother would convince her that Stanford was this fantastic place that she just had to attend.
Somehow I doubt this will happen though.

We were on her final list and we were holding a slot for her even past the early signing period when most everyone else signed. But she went with Vandy.

"But she went with Vandy." For this year. Next year and beyond????

[81alum]

[quote="petersalas" pid='427173' dateline='1738269687']
Lauren Betts article since it was discussed here:

https://sports.yahoo.com/i-could-see-her...51377.html

Thanks for posting.  I recommend that we all read this.

Excellent timing indeed.  A must read for anyone who has been part of this thread about Betts.


Very interesting. I would have thought our mental health support was second to none and I always sensed that team mates supported one another to a very high degree.  Hats off to coach Close and to UCLA for giving Betts what she needed.

Keep in mind that Betts's depression (I use the word non-clinically--I'm no expert) continued at UCLA to the point where she had to stop playing there mid season for a while, before getting back on track.  I doubt very much that her situation was specific to Stanford in any way, but one can always ask whether Stanford gave her enough support.

Stanford has in fact been challenged to improve its mental health support for athletes long before the Betts situation, and for WBB in particular, ever since Mikaela Brewer highlighted this issue in the wake of the COVID natty year, and again after the sad Katie Meyer event.  Here is an article Brewer published in 2022:

https://globalsportmatters.com/health/20...al-health/

Brewer's point about athletic identity foreclosure particularly resonated with me.  My daughter became one of the top gymnasts for her age in the nation when she was still per-adolescent.  She was spending 23 hours in the gym as a 12 year old.  Her closest friends and her entire social life revolved around her teammates.  Then she ruptured her Achilles and her career was abruptly over.  She needed to construct a whole new sense of self-worth, a whole new circle of friends, a whole new outlook on life.  It was an excruciatingly painful transition, not helped by the widespread publicity about Palo Alto's suicide cluster.  It all turned out well in the end--after about 3 years of misery--and not before I saw first hand the kinds of mental health issues that elite athletes are sometimes forced to cope with.

Perhaps I should add that these kinds of issues are bound to be more serious and less well treated when athletes transfer repeatedly.  How can they develop a support network over and over and over again?

[81alum]

[quote="petersalas" pid='427173' dateline='1738269687']
Lauren Betts article since it was discussed here:

https://sports.yahoo.com/i-could-see-her...51377.html

Thanks for posting.  I recommend that we all read this.

Excellent timing indeed.  A must read for anyone who has been part of this thread about Betts.


Very interesting. I would have thought our mental health support was second to none and I always sensed that team mates supported one another to a very high degree.  Hats off to coach Close and to UCLA for giving Betts what she needed.

Keep in mind that Betts's depression (I use the word non-clinically--I'm no expert) continued at UCLA to the point where she had to stop playing there mid season for a while, before getting back on track.  I doubt very much that her situation was specific to Stanford in any way, but one can always ask whether Stanford gave her enough support.

Stanford has in fact been challenged to improve its mental health support for athletes long before the Betts situation, and for WBB in particular, ever since Mikaela Brewer highlighted this issue in the wake of the COVID natty year, and again after the sad Katie Meyer event.  Here is an article Brewer published in 2022:

https://globalsportmatters.com/health/20...al-health/

Brewer's point about athletic identity foreclosure particularly resonated with me.  My daughter became one of the top gymnasts for her age in the nation when she was still per-adolescent.  She was spending 23 hours in the gym as a 12 year old.  Her closest friends and her entire social life revolved around her teammates.  Then she ruptured her Achilles and her career was abruptly over.  She needed to construct a whole new sense of self-worth, a whole new circle of friends, a whole new outlook on life.  It was an excruciatingly painful transition, not helped by the widespread publicity about Palo Alto's suicide cluster.  It all turned out well in the end--after about 3 years of misery--and not before I saw first hand the kinds of mental health issues that elite athletes are sometimes forced to cope with.

Perhaps I should add that these kinds of issues are bound to be more serious and less well treated when athletes transfer repeatedly.  How can they develop a support network over and over and over again?

[JohnR34231]

[quote="petersalas" pid='427173' dateline='1738269687']
Lauren Betts article since it was discussed here:

https://sports.yahoo.com/i-could-see-her...51377.html

Thanks for posting.  I recommend that we all read this.

Excellent timing indeed.  A must read for anyone who has been part of this thread about Betts.


Very interesting. I would have thought our mental health support was second to none and I always sensed that team mates supported one another to a very high degree.  Hats off to coach Close and to UCLA for giving Betts what she needed.

Yeah, glad Betts has overcome her mental health problems and is living up to her HS ranking.
Just wish it had been accomplished at Stanford though. She specifically came out and said Stanford wasn't giving her enough support.

[JohnR34231]

[quote="petersalas" pid='427173' dateline='1738269687']
Lauren Betts article since it was discussed here:

https://sports.yahoo.com/i-could-see-her...51377.html

Thanks for posting.  I recommend that we all read this.

Excellent timing indeed.  A must read for anyone who has been part of this thread about Betts.


Very interesting. I would have thought our mental health support was second to none and I always sensed that team mates supported one another to a very high degree.  Hats off to coach Close and to UCLA for giving Betts what she needed.

Yeah, glad Betts has overcome her mental health problems and is living up to her HS ranking.
Just wish it had been accomplished at Stanford though. She specifically came out and said Stanford wasn't giving her enough support.

[jonnyss]

and in the game on espn before stanford - notre dame, tennessee is leading uconn 59-54 at the end of 3 quarters.

[jonnyss]

and in the game on espn before stanford - notre dame, tennessee is leading uconn 59-54 at the end of 3 quarters.

[M T]

And UConn has 3 losses now.

Wow, the Tennessee coach gave birth 19 days ago.

[M T]

And UConn has 3 losses now.

Wow, the Tennessee coach gave birth 19 days ago.

[Card10Fan]

And UConn has 3 losses now.

Wow, the Tennessee coach gave birth 19 days ago.

Always a good day when Uconn loses. I think SC will blow them out at home in a few weeks also. 

Tennessee went out and found a great coach instead of just hiring a former Lady Vol player from the Pat Summit days. Sometimes a different coaching perspective and philosophy is needed.  I worry about the same thing happening at Stanford that happened with Holly Warlick.

[Card10Fan]

And UConn has 3 losses now.

Wow, the Tennessee coach gave birth 19 days ago.

Always a good day when Uconn loses. I think SC will blow them out at home in a few weeks also. 

Tennessee went out and found a great coach instead of just hiring a former Lady Vol player from the Pat Summit days. Sometimes a different coaching perspective and philosophy is needed.  I worry about the same thing happening at Stanford that happened with Holly Warlick.

[TheFarm07]

And UConn has 3 losses now.

Wow, the Tennessee coach gave birth 19 days ago.

Always a good day when Uconn loses. I think SC will blow them out at home in a few weeks also. 

Tennessee went out and found a great coach instead of just hiring a former Lady Vol player from the Pat Summit days. Sometimes a different coaching perspective and philosophy is needed.  I worry about the same thing happening at Stanford that happened with Holly Warlick.

Well, Tennessee went through Warlick and then Kellie Harper (former player) before finding Caldwell and that took them more than a dozen years. Hopefully it won't take us that long to get back to the top.

[TheFarm07]

And UConn has 3 losses now.

Wow, the Tennessee coach gave birth 19 days ago.

Always a good day when Uconn loses. I think SC will blow them out at home in a few weeks also. 

Tennessee went out and found a great coach instead of just hiring a former Lady Vol player from the Pat Summit days. Sometimes a different coaching perspective and philosophy is needed.  I worry about the same thing happening at Stanford that happened with Holly Warlick.

Well, Tennessee went through Warlick and then Kellie Harper (former player) before finding Caldwell and that took them more than a dozen years. Hopefully it won't take us that long to get back to the top.

[M T]

Card10Fan, would you prefer Stanford go the hire-an-external-coach route like Texas did when Jody Conradt retired?

[M T]

Card10Fan, would you prefer Stanford go the hire-an-external-coach route like Texas did when Jody Conradt retired?