Recent content by o_AMAYS

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    *****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****

    Good point. I found it on a Badger message board, and reposted it. Guess we’ll see how accurate it is.
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    *****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****

    Don't know how Iowa's and TCU's financial resources compare, but TCU head coach Mark Campbell is a great recruiter. His TCU bio brags that during his "seven-year assistant coaching tenure at Oregon, . . . he became widely regarded as the nation’s best recruiter. While in Eugene, Campbell was...
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    Final Top 25 Polls

    Total Appearances in the AP Final Poll, after yesterday’s poll Current BIG schools. 5. Maryland- 31 appearances 8. Ohio State - 28 14. Penn State - 23 17. UCLA - 21 Iowa - 21 19. Purdue - 19 20. Rutgers - 18 30. USC - 14 37. Michigan St. - 11 43. Oregon - 9...
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    *****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****

    I’m a fan of Thompson being a Hawk. Hope it works out.
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    Do you have a link/source for this? I ask only because another poster described Dani Carnegie as CCW’s best friend.
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    Woof, that Virginia loss knocked Iowa down to 16th in the final polls

    Finished 12th in the Coaches' Poll out today.
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    *****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****

    Would be nice to breakthrough and get one of the Hopkins (MN) players (though not sure McGill is the right fit). A nearby juggernaut program.
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    Iowa tried and failed last spring to land a couple of foreign PG options that were in the portal: Elina Aarnisalo (Finland) and Gal Raviv (Israel). Think Iowa (state/school) is still a tough sell to foreign players with attractive options.
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    Jennie B or Katie Abrahamson...

    Of the 15 public SEC schools, Georgia is 14th in WBB spending. Not sure how hard Georgia is trying in WBB. Alabama is last and their coach also just left. https://www.al.com/alabamabasketball/2026/03/alabama-ranked-dead-last-in-sec-for-womens-basketball-spending-in-2025.html
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    *****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****

    Also a plus perimeter defender from what I saw during the Ole Miss-Minnesota NCAAT game. Can move her feet. Ole Miss ran their last-second play to try to beat the Gophers to her, but she missed the shot.
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    Lanie Grant

    Seems like a defensive liability that Iowa can’t afford. Worst defensive rating on North Carolina. Discussion elsewhere about challenges of hiding her on defense.
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    *****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****

    The new IU recruiter has really helped IU’s high school recruiting in both their ‘26 and “27 classes. Iowa needs Barrett to be a plus recruiter.
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    How athletic is she? Only watched her 2-3 times. Assuming she doesn’t want to compete against Harping.
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    *****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****

    Lute Olson operated the same way. The existing roster had veto power over recruits. Joe Barry Carroll, later Purdue All American and #1 player picked in the NBA draft, was vetoed by the Iowa players who thought he would be a bad fit. Nothing surprising about Jan deferring to the team, if in...