Purcell to Miss. St.
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Wow. That’s a big first HC job! Congrats to him!
I wish him a lot of luck MSU has a good program but I would hate to live in Starkville not a lot going on there.
I think the good thing is that Louisville has established itself as a top program. That in itself should help secure our recruiting capabilities. Sam is a good recruiter but he wasn’t the only one.
In the transfer portal, anything can happen. Where would the Cards WBB program be this year without portal additions Hall and Engstler.
I don't think Purcell would purposely try to hamstring Louisville by hinting any of them try the portal, but...in the words of the MSU AD:
"During our search, Sam routinely emerged as one of the nation's elite recruiters and more importantly, a terrific fit to lead our program," Cohen said. "Sam has been an integral part of some of the most successful teams in women's basketball. He is creative, meticulous, and has shown a proven ability to recruit the nation's top talent and develop student-athletes. Sam is synonymous with the Mississippi State culture and understands the deep meaning of family. We are confident that Sam will elevate every facet of our program. We are pleased to welcome him, his wife Meghan, and his three daughters Reese, Rylee and Reagan to the Mississippi State family."
OK, AD speak to a certain extent, but I'm sure Coach Walz and whoever he designates as his new, chief recruiter will have to react swiftly to contact any 2023 and beyond potential Cardinals Sam had been in touch with. i "think" the incoming 2022 five signees are safe , but, who can confidently predict the thought pattern of a 17 yr. old?
The Cards survived Sam Williams going to EKU. They'll survive this. I do hope it creates a chance for Cortnee Walton, who joined the Georgia Tech women’s basketball staff in June 2019 in recruiting operations, with a return to Louisville. She'd love a chance to get back to the Ville and has gained a lot of experience at GT.
Tear up the SEC, Sam.
--sonja--
I don't think Purcell would purposely try to hamstring Louisville by hinting any of them try the portal, but...in the words of the MSU AD:
"During our search, Sam routinely emerged as one of the nation's elite recruiters and more importantly, a terrific fit to lead our program," Cohen said. "Sam has been an integral part of some of the most successful teams in women's basketball. He is creative, meticulous, and has shown a proven ability to recruit the nation's top talent and develop student-athletes. Sam is synonymous with the Mississippi State culture and understands the deep meaning of family. We are confident that Sam will elevate every facet of our program. We are pleased to welcome him, his wife Meghan, and his three daughters Reese, Rylee and Reagan to the Mississippi State family."
OK, AD speak to a certain extent, but I'm sure Coach Walz and whoever he designates as his new, chief recruiter will have to react swiftly to contact any 2023 and beyond potential Cardinals Sam had been in touch with. i "think" the incoming 2022 five signees are safe , but, who can confidently predict the thought pattern of a 17 yr. old?
The Cards survived Sam Williams going to EKU. They'll survive this. I do hope it creates a chance for Cortnee Walton, who joined the Georgia Tech women’s basketball staff in June 2019 in recruiting operations, with a return to Louisville. She'd love a chance to get back to the Ville and has gained a lot of experience at GT.
Tear up the SEC, Sam.
--sonja--
Listening to Sam's MSU introduction. Great personally and will do a good job for MSU
The thing that concerns me the most about this is the team chemistry for this years team going into the tournament.
After we got absolutely screwed by the refs in that Ms St game - they could never win another game and it would be too soon. Except against UK.
No, I’m a UofL fan. It’s quite obvious Ramani is not going to play here, neither will a few others. We are full at 15 players, why would you not support a player who may want to transfer, go with Purcell to help kick start his program?
A few others? I don’t get the perspective that every player is going to play meaningful minutes or they need to leave or they will leave. Some players are very useful as practice players. Work hard, make others better and get your grades. I get that Ramani is not destined to play a lot. But, at 6’4” she can help a lot in practice going big versus big.