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6 hours ago, 86txex said:

Is it for sure Moore is gone after this season? I thought she was awarded a red shirt after her knee injury.

Considering she's now missing 2 straight games with knee tendinitis, I am not 100% sure she will take that medical RS, because her knees may be shot to hell. 

(She's not playing tomorrow) 

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1 minute ago, perfectchaos007 said:

I mean, who’s to say Phelia’s eye issues will improve next season? Sounds like it’s a recurring issue from a surgery long ago. We still need to try to land Chavez at all costs, or we may end up in a situation where Harmon needs to play 40 mins/game next season again.  

Harmon, Lee, Preston, Crump (top 5 recruit), Phelia, plus Booker who plays minutes at the 3. 

That's already difficult to figure out minutes at the 1-3 even without Chavez. Either somebody isn't returning out of that group or Chavez doesn't make much sense at all. 

There's zero chance players like Preston and Crump are coming here to sit on the bench. 

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8 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Considering she's now missing 2 straight games with knee tendinitis, I am not 100% sure she will take that medical RS, because her knees may be shot to hell. 

(She's not playing tomorrow) 

We shouldn't take a risk on Moore either. 

She can't stay healthy. It's unfortunate but sometimes you have to prioritize other options. 

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11 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

Harmon, Lee, Preston, Crump (top 5 recruit), Phelia, plus Booker who plays minutes at the 3. 

That's already difficult to figure out minutes at the 1-3 even without Chavez. Either somebody isn't returning out of that group or Chavez doesn't make much sense at all. 

There's zero chance players like Preston and Crump are coming here to sit on the bench. 

I think Crump will most likely be Booker’s backup at the 3. At least that’s my understanding.

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24 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Yeah, there's a logjam at PG/SG if Phelia is taking a RS and coming back and Harmon is coming back - she has not confirmed that yet, it's an end-of-season decision for her.  

Our guard situation is good enough to win it all next year without Chavez. Assuming Harmon returns. 

I have zero problem if we prioritize a legit big in the portal over Chavez if that's what is needed with NIL. It's a tough decision though because Chavez is such a damn good player. 

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2 minutes ago, 86txex said:

I think Crump will most likely be Booker’s backup at the 3. At least that’s my understanding.

Yeah, Crump is a SF, just like Booker.  It's the 4 person rotation of Harmon/Preston/Lee/Phelia that is the issue. 

At what point does Vic sell AC's camp a 4 guard lineup of Harmon, Lee, Chavez, Booker + a post player?  Because he's heavily hinted that is the way WCBB is going. 

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Just now, perfectchaos007 said:

I think it would be a big mistake for our program to tell Chavez "sorry, we're full on guards". She's likely a generational talent, so you make room imo.

This. If she says no, it won’t be for lack of Vic’s pitch 

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We are going to need to add a 4 and 5 in the portal.

I don't think we have any faith in Moore who is likely done at Texas. Carlton is still young. We need a 4 and then a 5 to pair with Oldacre. 

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13 hours ago, Rickylovesweed said:

We are going to need to add a 4 and 5 in the portal.

I don't think we have any faith in Moore who is likely done at Texas. Carlton is still young. We need a 4 and then a 5 to pair with Oldacre. 

With the Covid years over, I’m very curious who Vic has his eye on as a potential portal target at PF and C.  Gonna need some coaching changes to jar some players loose. 

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14 hours ago, Rickylovesweed said:

We are going to need to add a 4 and 5 in the portal.

I don't think we have any faith in Moore who is likely done at Texas. Carlton is still young. We need a 4 and then a 5 to pair with Oldacre. 

The 5 is by far the most immediate concern with Jones leaving. Oldacre is a a great player but limited. We need an experienced 5 with height from the portal.

 For next year Rori and Laila returning seem like a win, but if it stops Chavez from coming that greatly effects our future.

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3 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Yeah it doesn’t look like Vic will be able to make Boutillier the next Tiara McCowan like he had hoped, but it was worth a shot 

Jones should be Vic’s exhibit A for post players. Second in the SEC in FG%. And #1 has only played in 2 SEC games 

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Maybe we'd have enough future 3-point shooting even without Chavez, but I'm highly skeptical at this point. Then again, I'm just as skeptical we can win a national title without more athletic bigs than are currently in the queue. So I'll fall back on my usual approach to recruiting in any sport: "We're Texas. Take them all."

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The only schools present at her senior night were Tech, Texas and OU.  I think SoCar is far down her list (probably last) and UCLA/LSU are out. 

Honestly, if she doesn't come here, I hope she just goes to Tech.  The worst case for us would be facing them in the opening weekend of the NCAAT, depending on seeding and if she can drag Gerlich's lifeless blonde corpse into the tournament. 

OU would be by far the worst landing spot, because she can directly hurt us 2 or 3 times a year.   Granted, not like Vic has too many problems slowing down Jennie's all gas, no brakes team.  There's a reason there's no D in Jennie Baranczyk

Best case, besides her coming here, is she goes to Tech, doesn't make the tournament, Gerlich gets shitcanned and then comes to us as a sophomore. 

My main concern has, and remains, her ability to be coached hard by Vic and not treated like a superstar and placated and coddled.  If she wants that, it's Tech or OU.  Vic tends to push drama queens out of his program.  There's a reason Rori has been Rori and Kyndall Hunter got booted.

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If I was AC, I'd wait and announce/sign May 21, then get my ass straight to UT for summer session/workouts before the locals have time to flip the fuck out. 

Again, if she's waiting this long, it's a combination of:

  • Drive the price up with UT/OU/tech
  • Leaning towards UT and knows the backlash in Lubbock is gonna be uglier than Gerlcih
  • Waiting until her season is over (in like a month) 
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Blake Munroe

The recruitment of Lubbock Monterey standout Aaliyah Chavez continues to roll on with multiple schools anxiously awaiting a final decision from the nation's No. 1 overall player for 2025.

Chavez is down to four schools: Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and South Carolina. She cut LSU from that list before January and just recently decided against UCLA as well.

I'm told that South Carolina is an intriguing option, but the distance factor will play against them and they're the least likely of the four options as of now.

When it comes to Texas Tech, they continue to try and sell the "hometown hero" aspect to Chavez, but both sources believed if she was going to be a Red Raider, this would already be a done deal. It's also worth mentioning, as @Gerry Hamilton has pointed out, that they're an Adidas school, while the others are Nike. Gerry can elaborate on why that matters, but it definitely plays a role in this recruitment.

That leaves Oklahoma and Texas, which seem to be the consensus top two from everyone I've spoke with.

OU is recruiting Chavez hard and she has a solid relationship with the coaching staff there. Sooners head coach Jennie Baranczyk is heavily involved in this recruitment.

Texas has made Chavez well aware that she's a priority. They've also sold her on her role in this offense and Vic Schaefer's success. Chavez has also thoroughly enjoyed her time in Austin on visits. 

Two sources I spoke with this week agree that the Longhorns are in the driver's seat and continue to be the team to beat. 

As for a timeline, that's anyone's guess. Chavez plays things close to the vest and none of these schools have been given a commitment date or even a timeline at this point.

Posted
45 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

that they're an Adidas school, while the others are Nike. Gerry can elaborate on why that matters, but it definitely plays a role in this recruitment.

I've pointed out before that i do not think this matters

Adidas athletes have played at Nike schools and vice versa.  You can continue to get NIL money, you just can't wear their gear in official team photos/activities. 

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On 1/29/2025 at 5:38 PM, Js1 said:

Yeah, Crump is a SF, just like Booker.  It's the 4 person rotation of Harmon/Preston/Lee/Phelia that is the issue. 

At what point does Vic sell AC's camp a 4 guard lineup of Harmon, Lee, Chavez, Booker + a post player?  Because he's heavily hinted that is the way WCBB is going. 

Who's the elite rebounder and solid screener we'd need to shore up the interior in 2026? Maybe Booker plays big enough at the 3 for us to get away with a smaller lineup against most teams, but I'd feel way better about our odds if we could find a transfer with length and quickness.

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6 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

 

Who's the elite rebounder and solid screener we'd need to shore up the interior in 2026? Maybe Booker plays big enough at the 3 for us to get away with a smaller lineup against most teams, but I'd feel way better about our odds if we could find a transfer with length and quickness.

I wish I knew, but enough PF/C are going to get lodge loose by coaching changes.

The Bill Fennelly era may be coming to an end in Ames, which could dislodge Crooks.  If Joni gets fired, can we lure Lauren Ware over for her final year?  That's just off the top of my head, but there will be plenty of portal entrants from schools who lose coaches or are sick of their lack of PT or whatever.

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Posted (edited)
4 hours ago, Js1 said:

I've pointed out before that i do not think this matters

Adidas athletes have played at Nike schools and vice versa.  You can continue to get NIL money, you just can't wear their gear in official team photos/activities. 

I think it might got a player of her caliber. 

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