(04-22-2021 08:48 PM)olddawg Wrote:  

(04-22-2021 07:16 PM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  

Quote:With Rayne Tucker off to CAA rival Towson, the Dukes are adding 6-1 Georgia State transfer Taylor Hosendove. She averaged team-high 11.4 points and 8.9 rebounds in 2019-20, but only played one game this season. Started college at Clemson.

This will be her third school in 3 years, the new norm in college sports.

I hate it.
Coach leaves- I'm for the open, immediate transfer rule. Beyond that, not so much.

I agree there, but this transfer portal has gotten out of control.

(04-22-2021 07:05 PM)dukes13 Wrote:  We just got her replacement. 6-1 transfer from GA State who averaged 13 pts and 8.5 rebs a game. Good pickup...will miss Rayne but we need players who want to be here.

Spot on.....if you don't want to be a DUKE move on. See ya.

NCAA has just allowed ONE transfer without mandatory sit-out, effective this year. Question is why Hosendove played only one game this season. Did the team shut down or was she injured or what? And did GA State's coach leave?

(04-23-2021 09:43 AM)orange-to-purple Wrote:  NCAA has just allowed ONE transfer without mandatory sit-out, effective this year. Question is why Hosendove played only one game this season. Did the team shut down or was she injured or what? And did GA State's coach leave?

Shane Mettlen said on Twitter she played all year. It appears the GA State website is not up to date for some reason. No idea on why she transferred, but glad we have another post player for this season. She seems to be able to score and rebound.

So will she be able to play for the Dukes next year, or will she have to sit out since it is her third school? That seems kind of murky. Or maybe she only played one game for Clemson and is kinda like Claire Neff in that respect, who played none?

Not sure about her transferring from Clemson to Ga State. Looks like she is from Georgia so perhaps the NCAA granted a waiver for her to transfer since she was moving "back home"? Either way, I believe she does qualify for the one time free transfer as that was only recently approved. I expect she will play this year (barring injuries) and have two years of eligibility, if she chooses to use the additional year provided to all students.

Sad to say, Rayne may not exactly encounter a friendly reception when she returns to the AUBC as Towson is not exactly JMU's favorite rival. I've seen that happen other places.

(04-23-2021 12:07 PM)orange-to-purple Wrote:  Sad to say, Rayne may not exactly encounter a friendly reception when she returns to the AUBC as Towson is not exactly JMU's favorite rival. I've seen that happen other places.

That’s likely. And why wouldn’t it be a normal reaction?

Players (and coaches) who switch teams in the same conference are easy targets for fan disapproval.

RU fans are still pissed Rocco left them for Delaware. JMU didn’t play Maine in FB this year, but I’m sure Maine fans haven’t forgotten their HC left the Black Bears for JMU. Back in Lubbock, Texas Tech MBB fans are frothing at the mouth to let Chris Beard have an earful for jilting them for Texas. Now the transfer portal has tossed everything in the air we’ll see more of this. It’s not good, but it’s now part of college sports.

I think if Rayne had gone to Loyola Marymount or UMBC or Maryland, it would have been a different thing. But TOWSON? Seriously? That's practically treasonous. I won't boo her, but I couldn't vouch for the pep band......

Player retention has continued to be a plus with Sean. These things happen, especially now.......

(04-23-2021 02:41 PM)orange-to-purple Wrote:  I think if Rayne had gone to Loyola Marymount or UMBC or Maryland, it would have been a different thing. But TOWSON? Seriously? That's practically treasonous. I won't boo her, but I couldn't vouch for the pep band......

actions have consequences.....she ain't a DUKE anymore.

I think people should be careful before they get too aggressive. Sometimes there are reasons for such a change that people are not aware of.

I wish her well, but I hope she loses when playing us.

(04-23-2021 02:53 PM)Dukester Wrote:  I think people should be careful before they get too aggressive. Sometimes there are reasons for such a change that people are not aware of.

I wish her well, but I hope she loses when playing us.

not really negative....i just don't care. Bottom line she isn't a DUKE anymore.....you are either 'with us' or 'against us'

19-year-old-pep-band me would not have been warm and fuzzy welcome this fall. Good Luck Rayne, except when facing JMU!

I suspect the knee injury had a LOT to do with Rayne's decision. I mean, the transfer decision happened right after. People probably shouldn't make decisions at times like that, but kids do. "I wanna go home" probably figured into it. Oh well. I hope her replacement is up to it. And we do have Claire Neff, if she can keep out of foul trouble. And Goodman, who showed some real promise inside.

Here is some info on Taylor Hosendove. She looks like a good one. As tall as Rayne but more muscular, good scorer on the inside, good rebounder. Good get, I think. She was SunBelt POW a couple of times.
https://georgiastatesports.com/sports/wo...ndove/5511

Nikki Oppenheimer transferring to St Bonnies for her final two years (grad school). Makes sense especially with Matt Lewis moving onto the pro ranks.

Did Eleanor sign with anyone yet?

(05-02-2021 04:17 PM)olddawg Wrote:  Did Eleanor sign with anyone yet?

University of Tampa

Ok- thanks NJ. Though she didn't have the career she hoped for here, she was always smiling and seemed like a good teammate. Wish her well.