I think the kid has talked to Parsa potentially and seems to get some info from them. It seems as though the majority of teams he picks seems to be teams that he knows players on in some capacity. He's drumming up some different style content for sure. It's a different view point
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Bama did have the men's singles champ, my guess is that bought more time. Not sure what's up at UCLA, they've above average at the P5 level for some time.
Didn't billy martin win NCAA w the Giron, McDonald era?
No, Giron and McDonald each won the NCAA individual singles championship but not the team event. I believe Martin's team won the NCAAs around 2005 and had a couple runners-up since then.
NIL money?
Have to agree with Bob, this time. LOL. Knowing UCLA's history 2014 and before, it does not seem like a stretch if the recruiting effort was there they should be getting these type players year in and year out.
If you're a tennis player, I don't know why anyone as blue chip recruits, given a choice, would want to go to places like Iowa, OSU, Minnesota (before it got cut), Michigan, Illinois, versus UCLA or USC? Columbus is a cold place between late October and lasts all the way until late March. There aren't much to do during that time, and it can be very bad for your mental health. It happened to me at OSU for two years. Weathers in UCLA and USC are generally nice all year round. When you wake up in the morning and open the windows curtain, you see the sun coming up on the horizon.
Scholarships are not plentiful, those midwestern college towns aren't too bad if you want the "college experience." Not like California schools have unlimited spots on their roster, plus coaching fit and the such.
The weather is too nice in CA. I think you're better off playing in the South and being ready to deal with heat/humidity. I've never heard of players from TX/FL having to learn how to adjust to the climate in CA
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was coming to post this. Breler has been struggling with the TT program. Lost to ACU last year, now New Mexico. Brought in a low recruiting class. Had friends at the match and said the level from them was horrible.
interesting, both teams will have new Coaches next year.
For a while, he was the big player for Scandinavian talent. Now, it seems like AZ getting most of the top players in that region. Ole Miss might never get top tier USA talent due to their location (rural town) and academics (not top 50). But they can be competitive if they can up their NIL/rev share game. Unlike football/baseball/basketball, most SEC mens teams aren't exactly powerhouses in this area.
Ole Miss may not be top 50 academically, but other than the top players who sign with the Ivy's and a couple other "high" academic schools, do top tennis players really care about top 50? I can assure that's not why tennis players haven't been going there. Ole Miss is a good school, and socially even better, top 25! LOL That may even be a detriment to a student athlete. Oxford although it's rural is only about 65 minutes from Memphis, and on its own has a cool downtown and has seen solid growth. Heck, MSU's tennis has done fine and Starkville is not nearly as nice as Oxford.
not sure where you are getting your info from. I know a few of the guys on his team. Two/three left because they would never see the court. One wanted to be closer to home. One was told by his friends he'd get more money if they transferred to their school
I heard it from two players with friends on the team, as well as another tennis parent. Heard the coach was "awful" and a "liar". I should have prefaced that I did not hear it first hand, however. But at least five players have entered the transfer portal, including his lines 2,3 & 4 (by UTR).
I assumed Pouatcha was the one who wanted to be closer to home, since going from Alpharetta, GA to Oregon to play tennis is kinda odd. But I guess not now that he has ended up transferring to Cal.
