tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post5686129062059412612..comments2024-03-28T14:54:56.816-04:00Comments on Cardinal Couple: UofL not interested in WBB Big east tournament?...Mercedes Russell to visit Louisville?Case Hoskinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335869124809666508noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-89402564276804854402011-06-07T08:35:10.650-04:002011-06-07T08:35:10.650-04:00It is time for the DI football playing schools in ...It is time for the DI football playing schools in the BIG EAST to make a break and start their own conference. Add ECU and forget about Nova.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-71472745552614207492011-06-07T08:17:40.567-04:002011-06-07T08:17:40.567-04:00Russell was a guard until her freshman year in hig...Russell was a guard until her freshman year in high school. She grew 6 inches or so the summer between 8th grade and high school. She apparently still has fabulous ball handling skills. Combine this with her rapidly growing(body) and her inside game and this kid is the next Brittany Griner, only better! I sure hope Russell includes us in the battle for her, I am sure Coach Walz and Co. are up for the challenge!<br /><br />I am hot about the Big East Tournament. I do not know how often they renew the contract to host the tournament, though something tells me it is NOT every year. With a busting at the seams fan base, a new arena, and top recruiting classes, how can you afford to miss out on this opportunity? Think of the potential recruits coming to the Big East Tournament in our Arena. That alone should make the recruiting job easier for our coaches. Kids seeing first hand an incredible arena along with a great fan base. I can see it now, young women deciding they can see themselves on Denny Crum Court, in the YUM! Center, with all the fans rooting for them. <br /> It is an absolute no-brainer in my mind. Then again, I am an avid fan of the game and want the respect for my hometown team that this program so rightfully deserves. Get the spotlight off of Connecticut, and shine it elsewhere for a while, folks. <br />Jenny OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-12697220776991665992011-06-07T07:34:19.009-04:002011-06-07T07:34:19.009-04:00Word is that Russell also possesses a smooth outsi...Word is that Russell also possesses a smooth outside shot, unlike the player she is already being compard to...Brittany Griner. Candace Parker skills as a high school junior? This should be quite the recruiting battle... <br /><br />PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-26818752380802507662011-06-07T02:25:09.887-04:002011-06-07T02:25:09.887-04:00As a sophmore, Russell was the Oregon 5A (second l...As a sophmore, Russell was the Oregon 5A (second largest division) POY. Only one other sophmore has won that award. At the time this other sophmore won it, she played for Hermiston High School in eastern Oregon. The next year, she came off the rez, but she still wears the same number she wore at Hermiston - #23.<br />--PDX PhilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com