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Post by HC92 on May 1, 2023 8:53:33 GMT -5
Listened to an old interview between Geno and Rebecca this morning where Rebecca said the first recruiting letter she ever got was from Holy Cross. Ah, what could have been . . .
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Post by HC13 on May 1, 2023 9:08:44 GMT -5
Allegedly, her final two choices were HC & UCONN.
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Post by sader1970 on May 1, 2023 9:41:43 GMT -5
OK, that must have been an "oldie but a goodie," so did she say she wouldn't go to Holy Cross because Fr. Brooks refused to join the Big East? Just askin'
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Post by HC13 on May 1, 2023 10:14:56 GMT -5
That said, probably due to the lack of scholarships as much as anything.
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Post by HC92 on May 1, 2023 13:38:08 GMT -5
She said her mother wanted her to go anywhere but UConn because that was a safety school for good students. Has changed a lot since then.
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Post by Crucis#1 on May 1, 2023 22:28:48 GMT -5
IIRC, it was due to lack of athletic scholarships being available at HC. Heard the story on multiple occasions.
If HC 92 runs into Rebecca at a parents function, either this year of next, maybe a definitive answer can be had.
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Post by HC92 on May 1, 2023 22:48:31 GMT -5
IIRC, it was due to lack of athletic scholarships being available at HC. Heard the story on multiple occasions. If HC 92 runs into Rebecca at a parents function, either this year of next, maybe a definitive answer can be had. I will try to get an answer at some point. I know she had some offers from big time programs and academic schools so I don’t think HC was her second choice but I could be wrong.
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Post by hcpride on May 2, 2023 7:42:41 GMT -5
Sounds a little like the Flutie Holy Cross tale. In both cases they were New England kids strong in academics with siblings attending Ivy League schools. But the recruiting for the two was very different.
Flutie was relatively lightly recruited (we were in the 1-AA mix and Coach Carter reportedly liked him) and was heading to Harvard until BC offered the scholarship at the last minute.
In contrast, every school in the country wanted Lobo (doubtlessly we did too) but she ultimately wanted a Northeast power (Stanford was favored by her mom) and UConn got her.
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Post by alum on May 2, 2023 8:14:24 GMT -5
She said her mother wanted her to go anywhere but UConn because that was a safety school for good students. Has changed a lot since then. When Lobo gave the commencement address at UConn a number of years ago, she made the same remark which must have annoyed more than a few parents and students on their big day. I am sure her mother thought that basketball could have been a path to an Ivy like school as it was for her older brother who played at Dartmouth. In her HOF speech, Rebecca said that his playing days in Hanover prepared him for his career as a judge because he learned about "sitting on the bench."
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Post by timholycross on May 2, 2023 8:25:48 GMT -5
She said her mother wanted her to go anywhere but UConn because that was a safety school for good students. Has changed a lot since then. When Lobo gave the commencement address at UConn a number of years ago, she made the same remark which must have annoyed more than a few parents and students on their big day. I am sure her mother thought that basketball could have been a path to an Ivy like school as it was for her older brother who played at Dartmouth. In her HOF speech, Rebecca said that his playing days in Hanover prepared him for his career as a judge because he learned about "sitting on the bench." Walter Palmer probably had a lot to do with him sitting.
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Post by HC13 on May 2, 2023 8:31:08 GMT -5
Sounds a little like the Flutie Holy Cross tale. In both cases they were New England kids strong in academics with siblings attending Ivy League schools. But the recruiting for the two was very different. Flutie was relatively lightly recruited (we were in the 1-AA mix and Coach Carter reportedly liked him) and was heading to Harvard until BC offered the scholarship at the last minute. In contrast, every school in the country wanted Lobo (doubtlessly we did too) but she ultimately wanted a Northeast power (Stanford was favored by her mom) and UConn got her. UCONN was not yet a power, Lobo was the one that really kicked things off for them. First NCAA appearance wasn't until 1989, first title was her senior year.
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Post by sader1970 on May 2, 2023 9:23:46 GMT -5
Why not just ask Bill Gibbons?
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Post by HC92 on May 2, 2023 9:43:47 GMT -5
Sounds a little like the Flutie Holy Cross tale. In both cases they were New England kids strong in academics with siblings attending Ivy League schools. But the recruiting for the two was very different. Flutie was relatively lightly recruited (we were in the 1-AA mix and Coach Carter reportedly liked him) and was heading to Harvard until BC offered the scholarship at the last minute. In contrast, every school in the country wanted Lobo (doubtlessly we did too) but she ultimately wanted a Northeast power (Stanford was favored by her mom) and UConn got her. UCONN was not yet a power, Lobo was the one that really kicked things off for them. First NCAA appearance wasn't until 1989, first title was her senior year. Definitely not the type of power they’d eventually become but they won 24, 25 and 29 games the three years before Lobo got there so they were already pretty good. They made it to the Final Four the year before she got there. They won 23 games her freshman year and 18 her sophomore year. They won 30 games her junior year and lost in the Elite Eight. They went 35-0 and obviously won it all her senior year.
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Post by HC13 on May 2, 2023 10:30:31 GMT -5
Yes, you are aboslutely correct, my point was only that in the late 80's during her recruiting period, they were not a national power, and were only beginning to get recognition. Prior to 88, they were not very good.
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Post by hcpride on May 2, 2023 10:31:59 GMT -5
Sounds a little like the Flutie Holy Cross tale. In both cases they were New England kids strong in academics with siblings attending Ivy League schools. But the recruiting for the two was very different. Flutie was relatively lightly recruited (we were in the 1-AA mix and Coach Carter reportedly liked him) and was heading to Harvard until BC offered the scholarship at the last minute. In contrast, every school in the country wanted Lobo (doubtlessly we did too) but she ultimately wanted a Northeast power (Stanford was favored by her mom) and UConn got her. UCONN was not yet a power, Lobo was the one that really kicked things off for them. First NCAA appearance wasn't until 1989, first title was her senior year. They were in the Final Four (!) when Lobo was a High School senior - was their third year in a row in the tournament. Big East Champs and 24-6, 25-6, 29-5 those three years. Definitely a Northeast power. It is true (but a separate point) that they got their first national championship when Lobo was a senior at UCONN (and many more in the 2000’s).
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