This may be going off the deep end, but if we could get a combo of something like Kaitlyn Chen & Gracie Merle combined with new arrival Savannah Davis mark us down as Top 20 caliber next year.

MidTennFootball said:

If your looking for a short term insurance policy at pg that's familiar with your program, you could do alot worse

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100%. I expect her to end up at a Stanford, UConn, etc. but if we could convince her... would be a major coup

MTOleBlue said:

Portal news... Hailey van Lith is in the portal. She struggled to fit in at LSU but is an excellent PG in the right system. One year left as a grad transfer.

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If your looking for a short term insurance policy at pg that's familiar with your program, you could do alot worse

Portal news... Hailey van Lith is in the portal. She struggled to fit in at LSU but is an excellent PG in the right system. One year left as a grad transfer.

subkyle said:

Has our fan base for the women’s team grown this year? Even before the win against Louisville, I’ve had a feeling that we have more eyes on this program this year. I’m really hoping that is the case because we need as much money and clout as possible to bring in some of these Top girls. I think it’s great having all state shooters come to our program but if we’re going to get into that top 20 we need at least a couple blue chip players

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TN is one of the top 10-15 states when it's comes to producing Division I talent so signing all state "shooters" like Savannah Davis before UT can really talk to them is always gonna play.

Getting blue chip players isn't gonna happen here but getting players like Jada Harrison, 4 star types that get P4 interest, is doable. Our future depends on identifying the talent early and developing it, which CRI does well.

Personally, I only want transfers that are a scheme fit and help the team in a big way. Otherwise I'd rather trust the girls we got. I say that just as Hailey Van Lith entered the portal lol

 

jakeboldenbrp said:

In terms of average attendance, it grew from 3,559/game in '22-'23 to 3,954/game in '23-'24.

Which both seasons would be good enough to be Top-26 in the country compared to the latest NCAA record report (which they poll 2 years after-the-fact).

http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_basketball_RB/2023/Attend.pdf

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10% increase is pretty good when considering that no high profile opponents played here. Hoping for 4500-5000 next year. Maybe have a RuCo night like MT does for MCS, that's a pretty efficient way to promote the program and the school

Coaches included!

MidTennMtneer said:

That's my thought. I have zero bad things against him, or even his dad. I just think he should make his mark on his own.

Just like Matt. He never even worked under his dad until after Ole Miss moved on from him. It's why when he is hired as HC someday it should read "MT picks former SEC Head Coach to lead Women's program." He's learned and grown on his own under some great coaches at Kentucky and LaT.

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Not MT related but his Sr year Siegel he played in the Semis against Maryville (at the height of their dynasty) on a torn acl and nearly won. That goes beyond tough, I want my program led by a guy who loves his team that much.

It sucks that however far you go, if your in the same profession as your dad, it's hard to escape that shadow, though I doubt Matt or Brent look at it that way.

I have the same opinion of RS the HC as most people on here, but the Stockstills are A+ people IMO who put their own money back into trying to make the University better

The home attendance increase is phenomenal. Also noticed how many showed up to the conference tournament. We all know we weren’t heading down there to see the men

MidTennFootball said:

Genuinely happy for Brent. Didn't want to see him coach with his dad so he could make his mark elsewhere. Probably the toughest player or one of that I've seen. Hopefully he has the makings of a good HC and can make his way back to MT one day

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That's my thought. I have zero bad things against him, or even his dad. I just think he should make his mark on his own.

Just like Matt. He never even worked under his dad until after Ole Miss moved on from him. It's why when he is hired as HC someday it should read "MT picks former SEC Head Coach to lead Women's program." He's learned and grown on his own under some great coaches at Kentucky and LaT.

Whoa there big guy.

Originally from Kentucky. Next year will be his sixth season removed from HS. Love the profile. Lipscomb's leading scorer last year and second leading scorer the year prior. 44% from 3 last year, 39% the year prior. 57% from 2 last year as well, pretty good for a 6'3 player. Might be a longshot if CoC and Samford are the frontrunners but he is exactly the kind of player MT could use.

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Genuinely happy for Brent. Didn't want to see him coach with his dad so he could make his mark elsewhere. Probably the toughest player or one of that I've seen. Hopefully he has the makings of a good HC and can make his way back to MT one day

I think it has. There has been a lot more excitement this year and this message board is a good example of that. Man, if we get two of the top transfers in the portal this year, that would be unreal!

subkyle said:

Has our fan base for the women’s team grown this year? Even before the win against Louisville, I’ve had a feeling that we have more eyes on this program this year. I’m really hoping that is the case because we need as much money and clout as possible to bring in some of these Top girls. I think it’s great having all state shooters come to our program but if we’re going to get into that top 20 we need at least a couple blue chip players

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In terms of average attendance, it grew from 3,559/game in '22-'23 to 3,954/game in '23-'24.

Which both seasons would be good enough to be Top-26 in the country compared to the latest NCAA record report (which they poll 2 years after-the-fact).

Has our fan base for the women’s team grown this year? Even before the win against Louisville, I’ve had a feeling that we have more eyes on this program this year. I’m really hoping that is the case because we need as much money and clout as possible to bring in some of these Top girls. I think it’s great having all state shooters come to our program but if we’re going to get into that top 20 we need at least a couple blue chip players

blueboro007 said:

…record breaking MTSU coach Rick Stockstill

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What record? Most consecutive years of kickbacks to sleazebag school president?

SpaceRaider said:

It may be confusion in old age, but I was thinking the numbers are constantly moving and hard to keep a handle on based on the various updates over the last couple of years.

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Could be, I know a decent amount of those likely have stipulations to them.

ewglenn said:

We’ve gone back 900k since August, I wonder why that is.

“SRM Concrete's donation pushed Build Blue past its $20-million private fundraising goal. The campaign now sits at more than $21.4 million thanks to gifts from 373 donors. Total funding for the Master Plan projects is now approaching $100 million.”

SRM Concrete donates $3 million to Build Blue Campaign - Middle Tennessee State University Athletics

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Locally owned SRM Concrete donated $3 million to Middle Tennessee State University's Build Blue Campaign, the third-largest gift in Athletics

goblueraiders.com

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It may be confusion in old age, but I was thinking the numbers are constantly moving and hard to keep a handle on based on the various updates over the last couple of years.

That’s a good opportunity for him

We’ve gone back 900k since August, I wonder why that is.

“SRM Concrete's donation pushed Build Blue past its $20-million private fundraising goal. The campaign now sits at more than $21.4 million thanks to gifts from 373 donors. Total funding for the Master Plan projects is now approaching $100 million.”

Good for Brent. Love the comment “son of record breaking MTSU coach Rick Stockstill”