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Youth sports is out of control on many levels (including the parents). If I had a dollar for every parent that told me their 3rd or 4th grade daughter was a division 1 recruit in basketball/volleyball/softball/soccer, I could retire years ahead of schedule. How many of these sports prodigies I watched grow up have gone on to play D1 in their sport? Exactly ONE. Most dropped out of the sport by the time they reached HS, or reality slapped them when the best they could do in recruiting was NAIA, and they are sitting on the bench in college now. If your goal is to have college paid for and you don't care about what level you play at, then by all means take advantage of the NAIA, but don't tell me your kid was considered a D1 level talent at 10 years old. And they were serious!

Mercedes Brooks, a freshman from KState, has left their program. Sounded like they had hoped she would play some point for them but guess it was hard finding her minutes (according to a KState forum). http://www.kstatesports.com/sport/w-baskbl/2016/roster/56fc2ceae4b090f29de3d689

She must not have fully recovered from her blown ACL as a freshman then because when I used to watch her play (which I admit was up until the blown ACL), I wouldn't have made that comparison at all. Does anyone know if the torn meniscus is the same knee that had the ACL tear? If she can stay healthy, she is a good pick up for Creighton. Maybe the strength and conditioning program at Creighton will help.

I don't get the warm fuzzies when I think of South Carolina.

I guess I don't feel there are very many "powerhouse" women's programs. The obvious, UConn, then Tennessee under Pat Summit, Notre Dame, probably throw Baylor in there right now, and Stanford from the past. Doubt any of those coaches applied. Who am I missing?

I'm not a big fan of Eichorst, but I don't know that he can be blamed for Yori's resignation. I recall someone posted that in order for Yori to have custody, she could not coach. If that was actually part of the divorce and parenting agreement, then she was going to resign no matter what. Basically a choice between your kid or your career. Her career can be on the back burner for a while, but the kid cannot and should not be. As for the "allegations" - I am more and more skeptical of them as time goes on. It appears to me that some of this immaturity that Romeo mentioned is still on the team and hindering team chemistry. Did any player on last year's team actually say that Yori was abusive, or was that a rumor floated out there to get the AD breathing down her neck? I have seen perfectly sane people go completely bonkers during divorce and child custody issues. And whatever happened to the athletic trainer? As for the here and now - Williams has a very long road ahead of her. It is entirely possible that she will be looking at some players transferring out of the program. She has the two that redshirted and a freshman coming in next year and that is it. Can she and her staff recruit at this level? It will be hard to do that when potential recruits see our games like last night. One thing I noticed with her USD teams is that she had players that could shoot. And if there was a key injury, there was always someone who could fill in and step it up and there was little to no drop off. Her last USD team and the current USD team would kick our butts up and down the floor right now (and there are several girls from Nebraska on these teams). Can she get that same thing accomplished at NU? I think the priority right now has to be getting a solid defense installed. With our current roster we are not going to outgun or outrun anyone. The best approach would be to try and slow the other team down or make them work harder for their shots. And if we can start to see that defense installed, then that lays a foundation for next season to hopefully start building a better offense. Hopefully TK can adjust to the D1 level quickly because we are going to need her shooting expertise.

And just like that - I think I jinxed it. Awful news for Brotzki. http://journalstar.com/sports/high-school/basketball/girls/brotzki-sidelined-with-knee-injury/article_5c504a08-57f1-55b4-be25-e0a7f85cbe77.html

Have we offered Brotzki yet? http://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/224851/payton-brotzki

Okie State had a pretty good point guard that was only around 5'5" when we were in the big 12. Can't remember her name but I do remember she may have had a few anger issues.

It's all my fault. For many years I did not live in Nebraska and the team was not very good during those years. Then I moved back to my home state and we had the best years ever as a basketball program. Then I moved out of state again this past August and we just aren't very good again.

I forgot this was on and just tuned in. WTH??!?!?

The thing I wonder about with Jess - is she healthy? She was always such an energetic and athletic kid through the years, so I expected to see more of that on the court. I just wonder if there could be a medical issue that is interfering with her conditioning because my impression of her is that she would do whatever it takes to improve herself as a player. One of the things that pops into my mind is a thyroid condition (I'm sure there are many other things that could cause problems as well). Just a thought.

What are WOVERINES?

What are W-LOVERINES?

Given the age of her son (12 or 13?) I wouldn't expect to see her back coaching until he is out of school.

Guess I'm a little surprised by that. Women's games?

I do think a lot of clubs are out of control. But we also had less than favorable experiences with HS coaches. My daughter played soccer, basketball, and did track and field, and also slipped in softball and swimming for a few years. When she got to middle school, she was told by the HS coach that she needed to drop the other sports and start coming to open gym with the HS kids. He absolutely did not want her wasting time on soccer (a sport her school did not have so club was the only way she could play) and definitely not on track and field in the summer because he wanted her playing summer league and tournaments with the HS kids. She switched schools prior to HS and was told by the HS coach at her new school that if she wanted to play HS ball in Lincoln, she had to drop her other sports and focus exclusively on basketball. She liked basketball and was a solid player and could contribute, but after freshman year she had had it with the coach and his demands so she dropped it. And she was much happier after that. She would have loved to continue to play, but the threats of being benched for missing an open gym in the off season to attend a track meet got old very fast.

Same with my daughter.

I think it could be very hard for her to move out of state with her son.

Does anyone know if her life has settled down a bit? I have a kid going through an ugly divorce and custody battle and it is a total nightmare. I can't imagine trying to be a D1 basketball coach while that is going on.

I agree.

I think they can hang a hundred on us tonight if they want to.

Here is a possibility - someone we missed out on. http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/18394333/south-dakota-coyotes-allison-arens-espnw-player-week

Because getting out of the parking garage really blows.

Maybe Kiera Hardy. Don't know how highly she was rated or how many other offers she had.