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Post by Norah Sus on Dec 24, 2023 14:08:45 GMT -5
It could be academic related - OU has a strong *biomedical* engineering school, but they don’t appear to offer a true *biomechanical* engineering degree (which is listed as her intended major in her OU profile.) Not another Lauren Cook! *checks to see if UCLA offers an event planning degree yet.* I say bring Melé back to the West Coast in some capacity UC-San Diego would be a good candidate academically for this program. No clue what she actually wants, though, I’m just tossing that out there.
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Post by thebaytocsulb on Dec 24, 2023 14:10:29 GMT -5
I'm really glad most of the freshmen on the boys side expect to redshirt since they aren't physical enough to compete at the top level. LB men have a roster of 30 and so many were fab50 or highly touted. I assume they aren't recruited with the idea of being a 6 rotation starter the moment they arrive. The portal is wild on the women's side. I get there are a zillion more D1 options for women to transfer and play right away.
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Post by Norah Sus on Dec 24, 2023 14:10:33 GMT -5
It could be academic related - OU has a strong *biomedical* engineering school, but they don’t appear to offer a true *biomechanical* engineering degree (which is listed as her intended major in her OU profile.) Not another Lauren Cook! *checks to see if UCLA offers an event planning degree yet.* or the fact she didn’t hit this year and then added two pins in the portal🫣 I’m sure you’re right - I just find it amusing when athletes list in their bio an intended major that isn’t offered at their school.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Dec 24, 2023 14:12:22 GMT -5
or the fact she didn’t hit this year and then added two pins in the portal🫣 I’m sure you’re right - I just find it amusing when athletes list in their bio an intended major that isn’t offered at their school. I wouldn't be surprised if that's as close as she could get. There are a lot of schools that offer engineering majors, but it isn't viable/realistic for a student athlete and they get counselled away into softer stuff. (Like a Kinesiology or Human Biology)
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Post by Fight On! on Dec 24, 2023 14:16:34 GMT -5
its never too early for bottomless I forgot it was Sunday tbh… It’s like the gay Olympics.
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Post by Norah Sus on Dec 24, 2023 14:19:55 GMT -5
I’m sure you’re right - I just find it amusing when athletes list in their bio an intended major that isn’t offered at their school. I wouldn't be surprised if that's as close as she could get. There are a lot of schools that offer engineering majors, but it isn't viable/realistic for a student athlete and they get counselled away into softer stuff. (Like a Kinesiology or Human Biology) I get that. But it’s an odd look to say like “my intended major is Computational Anatomy of the Sixth Sense” when my school only offers a Psychology degree.
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Post by practicesafesets on Dec 24, 2023 14:40:06 GMT -5
It could be academic related - OU has a strong *biomedical* engineering school, but they don’t appear to offer a true *biomechanical* engineering degree (which is listed as her intended major in her OU profile.) Not another Lauren Cook! *checks to see if UCLA offers an event planning degree yet.* I say bring Melé back to the West Coast in some capacity USC needs passing, wasn’t that her childhood dream school too?
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Post by SakiBomb25 on Dec 24, 2023 14:48:49 GMT -5
I don’t think it’s the narrative ‘some are pushing’. I think it’s the narrative CJ and her family are pushing. It comes down to the version of the story that you believe. The truth probably lies in the middle: she was told redshirt was a possibility but never confirmed. When she saw everyone else play the historic fourth match, it clicked that the redshirt had then been confirmed for her. That’s the theory I’m going with, and while I can both sides this thing, I think the responsibility to communicate effectively lies with the adults. That’s why the ‘she should have known’ comment was a little bit odd. Many decisions are made at Nebraska without discussing it with the player. I don’t believe the staff believes they have to discuss coaching decisions with players. So, often times decisions are made without player input and the player is the last to find out. IMO, I don’t think redshirting her was ever a thought or ever discussed until after she got on campus and mapped out her coursework to graduation. When Cook realized she was going to be there 5 years, HE decided she would redshirt without telling her of course. HE thought that would be best for the program without considering whether she thought it was best for her. She wanted to compete for a starting position and that opportunity was taken away from her simply because her academics would take 5 years. They left her and her family feeling betrayed. Of course she and her family feels betrayed. You don’t treat ‘family’ in this manner. There is at least a discussion about important things like this. If it is tactical matters, like going from a three-person passing rotation to a two-person passing rotation, for example, I agree, the players really don’t get a say. However, when it comes to their eligibility and how long they want to stay? Absolutely the student athlete needs to be involved. He showed her what type of program he wanted to run and to be honest, was disrespectful to her because he didn’t give her any opportunity to give her input. Giving her input doesn’t mean Cook had to follow that path, but at least she would feel like she is part of the process. Again, just surprised that for such a successful coach like Cook, the lack of communication about something as huge as redshirting is mind-boggling to me. This probably broke any trust she had in him and his coaching staff.
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Post by Norah Sus on Dec 24, 2023 14:56:12 GMT -5
Hey lotstodo2023 would you mind changing the thread title to “nonstop discussion of Nebraska and former Nebraska athletes with a side of Texas thrown in for good measure” please? I am sure you’d hate to mislead anyone into thinking this thread would be chatter about transfers not named Caroline Jurevicious. Bonus if you could fit in something that lets the Nebraska fans know she’s left their team, on purpose - they seem to disagree that she was unhappy at Nebraska for some reason, I’m not sure how they haven’t heard the news yet that she literally transferred.
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Post by manyshaped on Dec 24, 2023 14:56:47 GMT -5
IM NOT SOBER RIGHT NOW SWEETIE! Mind your business. it’s barely lunch time!?!? it’s nochebuena for those who celebrate too lol
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Post by lsumeauxjeaux on Dec 24, 2023 14:59:17 GMT -5
Mendelson started following Kim Mulkey? she started following both Mulkey and LSU’s WBB assistant coach who handles recruiting, Gary Redus, who just followed her back. LSU’s WBB team could actually use her size to add depth to their lineup for the position she plays, but I don’t know how good a BB player she is? I think I read earlier that she had trouble cracking into Nebraska’s lineup, so if she’s looking for playing time I wouldn’t think transferring to the team who is the reigning national champion makes sense. in regards to the VB program, LSU could use her to take over MB with Anwusi now being gone. and with all of the transfers out, there should be a scholarship available for her.
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Dec 24, 2023 15:05:08 GMT -5
IM NOT SOBER RIGHT NOW SWEETIE! Mind your business. it’s barely lunch time!?!? Why so judgy lol
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Post by uofaGRAD on Dec 24, 2023 15:07:22 GMT -5
it’s barely lunch time!?!? Why so judgy lol just looking out for a fellow gay!
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Post by stevehorn on Dec 24, 2023 15:10:10 GMT -5
Melé Corral-Blagojevich in the portal thank goodness lol sorry but not even sure what made her choose Oklahoma in the first place… It could be academic related - OU has a strong *biomedical* engineering school, but they don’t appear to offer a true *biomechanical* engineering degree (which is listed as her intended major in her OU profile.) Not another Lauren Cook! *checks to see if UCLA offers an event planning degree yet.* That's a fairly specialized degree. Something that you are more likely to take on the graduate level with a more generalized degree on the undergraduate level.
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Dec 24, 2023 15:10:18 GMT -5
just looking out for a fellow gay! why, does drinking before lunch make them straight?!
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