She is leaving the West Coast, obviously and she is from Colorado so this might be more like home but Oklahoma is not a a great school, the basketball program is not elite, the conference is not significant and the city and state are not exactly meccas of culture and scenery.
Maybe it was just a better personality fit but losing a top 'recruit' to Oklahoma stings.
Edit: to be fair, I don't actually know that ND even pursued her so there's that. Also, I haven't taken the time to see what her major is so it could also be a significant factor.
The SEC has won the last three national championships. I think it's tough to say the conference is not significant.
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team is now in the SEC next year so they want and need to step up. I'm sure she is getting a good NIL deal as one of top portal recruits. ND was not going compete for the only All American in the portal.
...That could have something/a boatload to do with it. On the other hand Skim Milkey has gotten a few reports wrong before. We'll see.
I have never believed that ND and Beers would have mutual interest; not with Kate Koval coming into the mix. Timea Gardiner as a power forward, yes, but not Beers.
I think one reason Beers is so good is that cast of characters she had surrounding her at OSU. There's talent at Oklahoma, but very much run and gun oriented. We'll see..
so I cannot post it again, but this is the post with the link.
..was thought to have been offered big role at Oklahoma..perhaps as a lure to Beers. However, as noted, Skim Milkey has been off before.
Jennie B. is a good coach, particularly with sharp-shooting guards from the Midwest. She's just gotten the gift of her career.
can see Oklahoma stepping up with big $ given they have to compete in the SEC next year.
to play in the newly upgraded SEC rather than being on an overstocked roster beating up on Big East foes.
of those 2 Bigs he wanted and we can't get anyone as of today. 🤦♂️👎😒
she is not an inside player and they could use another post. I fear that Gardiner may choose to go back home and sign with Utah. I fear Salt Lake City as her destination far more than Storrs.
ND was the only team east of the Mississippi that she listed out of high school and everything I've read this time around on The Boneyard and elsewhere has to do with Beers and Storrs.
Gardiners six finalists were: Arizona State, Notre Dame, Oregon, Oregon State and Stanford. She then cut the list to Oregon State, Stanford and UCLA before choosing OSU.
Since then, Arizona State and Stanford have changed head coaches
They've got forwards: remember Aubrey Griffin? Ayanna Paterson (from Indiana)? Both are coming back from injury.
Like FA, i think she's more inclined to look at Utah, which is where she's from and could use a forward, with Alisa Pili moving onto the WNBA.
for Gardiner even though Stanford supposedly does not take transfers that are incoming juniors. Skim Milkey hinted that Stanford had some news and then again that there was going to be significant announcements today. And he/she didn't post anything that looked like a leprechaun in the hints.