Happy she'll get a degree from Cal:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq_FgVUpIPq/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Wow…congrats to Sela.

I didn't realize she was still looking to play basketball. I will be watching to see how OSU uses her.

Good on Sela!

I wish she had been healthy enough to play more at Cal. I thought she was fundamentally solid.

Could be a fit. She will bring the hands up defense and rebounding style that Rueck trained into Ruth Hamblin and Marie Gulich.

It seems like everybody is leaving. What is going on?

Bring Back Respect To Cal FB, MBB And WBB!

Go Bears!

calbear80 said:

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It seems like everybody is leaving. What is going on?

Bring Back Respect To Cal FB, MBB And WBB!

Go Bears!

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She will be graduating from Cal in May and plans to get a Master's degree at Oregon State. Her parents are Oregon State grads.

There are nearly 1000 players in the portal this year. Many top tier schools are losing players to the portal....Cal is NOT an outlier. https://justwomenssports.com/reads/ncaa-basketball-transfer-portal-tracker-2023/

calbear80 said:

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It seems like everybody is leaving. What is going on?

Bring Back Respect To Cal FB, MBB And WBB!

Go Bears!

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It's 2023.

mbBear said:

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calbear80 said:

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It seems like everybody is leaving. What is going on?

Bring Back Respect To Cal FB, MBB And WBB!

Go Bears!

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It's 2023.

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Agreed. These are not our grandparents' collegiate sports, but a whole new ball game, so to speak, and I don't think the current situation can be blamed on C.S. Players are also leaving OSU, and Rueck is a damned good coach. I'd like to hear his, and Tara's, take on it.

CalWSportsFan said:

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There are nearly 1000 players in the portal this year. Many top tier schools are losing players to the portal....Cal is NOT an outlier. https://justwomenssports.com/reads/ncaa-basketball-transfer-portal-tracker-2023/

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I read that players are being recruited by other programs before they enter the portal. Also, now there are agents interested in signing players for NIL contracts. Promises are probably made convincing players they would be better off transferring to their program. I don't think every player will reap the rewards of transferring to another WBB program. Angel Reese has become the Poster Child for winning a National Championship after transferring while the NILdeals are rolling in...... She certainly made sure millions of people know who she is with her on court antics and comments. It's good student athletes can have some income, but the lure of NIL deals has changed the game! Cal is not alone.....Maybe we will get to see Ornela make some threes. She nails them in pre-game shooting!

BearBint says:
I'd like to hear his, and Tara's, take on it.

looks like stanford losing 3 players

they aren't going benefit from NIL, and could substantially lose from it if they don't change their stance on it

on the other hand, with a few big donors they could rocket up

HoopDreams said:

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BearBint says:
I'd like to hear his, and Tara's, take on it.

looks like stanford losing 3 players

they aren't going benefit from NIL, and could substantially lose from it if they don't change their stance on it

on the other hand, with a few big donors they could rocket up

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The assumptions being made are: 1) There is huge potential for endorsement contracts in women's college basketball beyond a few top players and Instagram stars; 2) All top players will rank short-term money ahead of long-term academic opportunity; 3) Fans will support a new professional model for college sports.

I hope that Stanford, will, in fact, buck the trend to see if these hypotheses are true.

And other than Betts, the other two players leaving Stanford did not show enough to command top dollar, so perhaps there were other reasons for their departures.

annarborbear said:

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HoopDreams said:

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BearBint says:
I'd like to hear his, and Tara's, take on it.

looks like stanford losing 3 players

they aren't going benefit from NIL, and could substantially lose from it if they don't change their stance on it

on the other hand, with a few big donors they could rocket up

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The assumptions being made are: 1) There is huge potential for endorsement contracts in women's college basketball beyond a few top players and Instagram stars; 2) All top players will rank short-term money ahead of long-term academic opportunity; 3) Fans will support a new professional model for college sports.

I hope that Stanford, will, in fact, buck the trend to see if these hypotheses are true.

And other than Betts, the other two players leaving Stanford did not show enough to command top dollar, so perhaps there were other reasons for their departures.

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agree on all counts

by the way, Haley and Brink are big on social media
(and our Mia is friends with Brink and they show up together sometimes)

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mbBear said:

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calbear80 said:

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It seems like everybody is leaving. What is going on?

Bring Back Respect To Cal FB, MBB And WBB!

Go Bears!

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It's 2023.

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Agreed. These are not our grandparents' collegiate sports, but a whole new ball game, so to speak, and I don't think the current situation can be blamed on C.S. Players are also leaving OSU, and Rueck is a damned good coach. I'd like to hear his, and Tara's, take on it.

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For sure... just as a perspective: Georgia football just lost their 12th player to the portal...I mean, talk about programs that are in good shape...