He definitely wasnt wrong
Whats next at OH ?
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crazy times in collegiate athletics, all you can root for is your team and hope your coach stays because of what's written in a contract, the rest is all a random scramble
no way good or even great coaches can navigate this whether VB or FB or BB or whatever, it's all about whether they can put in place some reasonable constraints
no way to know if this specific transfer is part of that rather than a medical based legit decision where another school is willing to "risk" something so it'd be nice to get more information but don't expect it's coming
no way good or even great coaches can navigate this whether VB or FB or BB or whatever, it's all about whether they can put in place some reasonable constraints
no way to know if this specific transfer is part of that rather than a medical based legit decision where another school is willing to "risk" something so it'd be nice to get more information but don't expect it's coming
so you're saying certain to have been medical, so just her looking for an opportunity as Pitt rescinded their VB offer?
if that's the case, good for her and hope she never regrets the choice
I believe it was the enlarged heart thing we test for, most other schools dont, so pitt didnt give her a scholarship.
ok, give us a reason to believe you are doing anything more than guessing if you could
I know that aligns with previous athletes not coming to Pitt but I could find no source that says Pitt tests differently or more extensively
Exactly. I think using #HEALTHY was a dead giveaway. Pitt has a much more critical physical exam than most schools. Remember Zach Gilbert failed the physical exam at Pitt and then played football at Duke.
We never will know for sure because confidentiality laws will prevent Pitt from ever making her condition public.
I mean - this is a message board not a deposition. I don’t think anyone is posting Pitt medical review protocols or an individual’s personal health records.
Either you trust Peak or not and the ‘healthy’ hashtag seems kind of transparent.
But who knows what actually happened- anyone with direct knowledge is unlikely to post definitive proof here .
not sure if my question came across like I expected but when so simply stated comes across as if more is known
the medical testing sounds like bs that fits a narrative that Pitt does things special due to the UPMC "connection" I guess
I will stop giving benefit of the doubt
btw, there ARE other schools that post their medical review protocols
Pitt had turned down a few players specifically in football for the same condition. I have heard also it was medical related and would assume the same
Yes, but I doubt it was money that was the driving factor bringing players to Pitt. Pitt will always be at a disadvantage in this way
Wondered this after the first major defection & wondering more now if promises made to a certain 2026 are causing defections from older players wondering where theirs is. I don't believe for a minute that Thompson tagging along is the end of Watson's compensation to come here - she's the child of an NBA player, she's too savvy not to max her value out. Idle speculation, of course. Trying to figure out (or at least rule out) what they aren't telling us.
That + A412 having finite reach (& an 85% football emphasis) after theoretical Louis/Holstein/Reid + Babcock raises (+ potential Summer bumps when schools who can't take a no come sniffing around again) could be a perfect storm. Which is a shame, because if you pay even the slightest bit of attention - you can tell Dan adored coaching the Austin bound player. I know he's gutted over that one more than any of us are.
I read the Forth Worth bound player committed without ever visiting, which come to think of it, I've never seen her on campus prior to the family's move in posts. I've seen Emch (several times) & the 26's here and had never seen the latest defection around until she attended the Final 4 match in Kentucky. It would be foolish to take that personally, we just had one Houston area Volleyball alum be named an Awardee of Distinction & another Houston area athlete in Jaland Lowe who turned down offers to return here, so it is what it is.
I'm wondering if they know something we don't about Jordan Thompson invite camp MVP Kiana Dinn (hilarious that she crashed a Bearcat focused camp with her club team and still pulled MVP). The more time goes on, the more I don't see a path to her ever setting here - Haiti, the Illinois portal, and then Hoppe - can she swing? If so, how effectively? Fisher said we're going to be surprised by her athleticism & she has 10'+ reach. We'll see.
If you consider all the different Pitt sport fanbases, Volleyball's skews way older than, say, Men's soccer fanbase. If they pulled even just the season ticket holders in, I think they could get some funding. They don't ask, for whatever reason. They have the athletic department send their generic blasts out & most of these people are not sophisticated enough to parse the niceties of the Athletic Directors fund vs A412 vs Volleyball Championship fund.
As someone else said, Dan has won big with less. As another person said, the duo that's brought Leketor & Buzzerio here isn't going out quietly. You can also never discount the duo that brought us Markovic, Van Buskirk, & Vazquez-Gomez from abroad. Go convince Collyer now that her coach left for Kansas & all of a sudden the sky isn't falling.
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You know what I'm asking. If players pass physicals all their lives, and have had no issues, would they worry that Pitt's alleged more in depth physical will show something that would prevent them from playing at Pitt? Their careers are just beginning, they might not want to risk finding something that would end their careers before they get started.
lol- I was probably curt in my response- all good !not sure if my question came across like I expected but when so simply stated comes across as if more is known
the medical testing sounds like bs that fits a narrative that Pitt does things special due to the UPMC "connection" I guess
I will stop giving benefit of the doubt
btw, there ARE other schools that post their medical review protocols
No disrespect and I appreciate your VB insight, but I too think you are incorrect. The last day to register at TCU is today. My guess is she was medically ineligible at Pitt and TCU doesn't have the same medical tests, so she jumped on board. Yes, there were better potential landing spots, but maybe those were not medical guarantees so she took the closest one to home. As stated earlier, Peak usually doesn't go there unless he is 99% or higher in the know. H2P!
Yes yes i know lol just messing around. I think it sort of a by family approach. Depends on each kid, if they know they have some kind of history with stuff like that but they want to continue playing then yea i suppose it could. I think in most cases though people just sort of realize the university is doing its due diligence. And its pretty rare all together so most wont even think about it
No disrespect to you either but anyone claiming insider knowledge is probably full of crap on this one. We are only aware of what has happened in the past because the players have come out and said so. I doubt there is anyone with real insight if she hasn't said so. A day ago it was NIL money, right?
If she hits the May portal....she will be as big a 'get' for some team as Stafford was in the portal that just closed.
Colyer has 30 days to enter now, since her coach left.
Or she could just cool her heels and finish her junior year there.....line up all the suitors she will have....hit the portal in May and pretty much have any pick of school for her senior year.
Mimi no longer has oregon vb in her instagram bio and is followed by Bre, Olivia and Haiti so far
Not getting my hopes again after the libero recruit thing, but this would be perfect. They are saying there might be some beef on VT cause Fish left her off a U21 roster. Either way its evidence that there should be solid options in the portal at some point.
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Ill say id be surprised if she didnt come here. Not shocked because, well, if ur shocked about anything in college sports these days, this aint the place for you. But id say
Pitt
( Decently Significant Gap )
Kansas
( Tiny Gap )
Wisconsin
PSU
Ville
Interesting take. Would love to know your reasoning but understand your ambiguity.
Also crazy that I fully expect Fish to be recruiting players into the portal and I fully embrace it.
While also knowing that football powers are actively able to tamper and cherry pick players into the portal to fill their needs and I hate it.
I’m not sure how much longer I can be a college sports fan but I sure hope I get to experience a natty before the whole thing comes caving down around Pitt.
Im surprised, not shocked. Mimi to Wisconsin. I will take that L on me
I also apologize if i got anyones hopes up. I admittedly jumped the gun and Pitt and I'm sorry for that. That said, this team will be fine, they will get their fair share of the positive side of the portal eventually
not sure if my question came across like I expected but when so simply stated comes across as if more is known
the medical testing sounds like bs that fits a narrative that Pitt does things special due to the UPMC "connection" I guess
I will stop giving benefit of the doubt
btw, there ARE other schools that post their medical review protocols
She got more NIL money from TCU… they swooped in last min and gave her an extra 50k.
Is this what you want to hear?
I suppose I should apologize in advance for this.....but in all sincerity.....perhaps you should change your profile handle to 'King of Bullshit'. You have been slinging your share of ponderous puffery all month long and as far as I can tell you haven't got a clue.
