SOT: Cassidy Rowe leaving Kentucky WBB; ending basketball career.
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You would think so because its too obvious a foul up without more to the story.
It probably would have come down to the PT school not allowing her to miss class for practice and road games. I'm not excusing the dismissal, but chances are she would have needed not to be on the team to complete her classes to standard. She will also have time in the clinic at various times during PT school. Abby Steiner elected to defer PT school until after her track career. Maybe she would have done the same? I'm curious to see what Coach Brooks says about it, because I'm sure he will be asked.
I hear she was doing well with nil money being a hometown girl so there could have been jealousy from some of the other players.
Sounds like a valid explanation. Or maybe she didn't work hard enough, or was a disruptor, or wasn’t a good teammate, or was indifferent to coaching, or any number of things. Always two sides. Giving Brooks the benefit of the doubt. Not his first rodeo.
His daughter doesn't play, but she has a scholarship? That makes this move look even worse. Dayam.
Nepo-babies never suffer. Apparently he kicked off two seniors, according to KSR.
Kicking off seniors that stuck around and stayed to help you and the team last year. Just pathetic, doesn’t matter where they are from. Loyalty is apparently not a virtue that Brooks values.
I feel like some people are doing mental gymnastics to say Kenny didn't kick her off the team.
Kenny kicked her off the team. Probably every coach across the country has done it. She was not a good player. Kenny wanted the scholarship.
But the "Well maybe she couldn't do PT school and be on the team." If you read her post, she said "my new dream." Her dad just did an interview saying they were blindsided.
So, I'm to believe that this was HER decision, and she is at peace and happy with a decision ONLY she made. And her dad is giving interviews saying how she and the family are upset?
That doesn't computer. Some of you are just determined to protect Kenny. And Kenny doesn't need protecting. What he did is acceptable.
Kenny kicked her off the team. Probably every coach across the country has done it. She was not a good player. Kenny wanted the scholarship.
But the "Well maybe she couldn't do PT school and be on the team." If you read her post, she said "my new dream." Her dad just did an interview saying they were blindsided.
So, I'm to believe that this was HER decision, and she is at peace and happy with a decision ONLY she made. And her dad is giving interviews saying how she and the family are upset?
That doesn't computer. Some of you are just determined to protect Kenny. And Kenny doesn't need protecting. What he did is acceptable.
He better have a great year next year along with players 14-15 contributing
people are right on one thing, I don't think any of us would give a damn if she was from New Mexico,
but she isn't, she is a Ky kid, and that matters in Lexington.
people are right on one thing, I don't think any of us would give a damn if she was from New Mexico,
but she isn't, she is a Ky kid, and that matters in Lexington.
My understanding is that his daughter IS NOT on scholarship.
But my understanding is also: EVERYONE has to be on scholarship to be on the team next year. There will be no more walk ons with the 15 scholarship allotment.
Does she get free tuition as his daughter regardless of playing basketball? I'm not sure what's built into his contract or what the university employee benefits are in his situation.
Hey first women’s basketball thread ever to reach 5 pages. Put this in the record book @DraftCat
I was about to say our fans don't give a crap about women's basketball but if someone from the state of KY is slighted, it's on like donkey Kong.
If his daughter is on the team and doesn't play much, why couldn't he have kept a senior who might not play much but with some experience? If he's getting rid of the senior, he should get rid of his daughter. But you know that's not going to happen.
Let’s be real. If any of us were a coach and you had two players with one being your child and one not but both had similar stats, you would keep your child on the team. Any father/mother would. If you say differently, you are a liar. Most wouldn’t play them over someone better but they will be kept in the team over someone with comparable stats/ability.
You’re a reasonable person. I’ve suggested we make the basketball recruiting board the women’s board for years. get it done
Yeah, and if you fire a 15-20 year employee, you're going to catch PR hell.
Not if they were underperforming. CR wasn’t performing at an SEC level.
The most logical reason to me is that Cassidy is the object of some unknown internal animosity. Removing her from the equation fixed the "problem" but created an entirely different one that Brooks underestimated.
Removing Gabby Brooks from the team solves neither issue.
But that's not the real reason she was told that she can't return, is it? It very obviously looks personal>professional.
We don’t know. The facts are she was grossly underperforming not only SEC levels but Division 1 averages at that as well.
Is anybody that is mad in here upset about Saniah Tyler too? Or is since she is from Missouri does it not matter?
It stinks to let a Kentucky person go. But you know what, it happens. It happens when there are coaching changes. They kept her around this year. She scored 19 total points this year. They year before she started 16 games and scored 82 points (which is probably why Kentucky was so bad that season).
Kenny Brooks job is to win games. He did a hell of a job this year. Unfortunately college basketball is a big business now (for athletic departments, coaches and players). Just because she if from KY is not a reason to keep her around (no matter how much it my stink).
It stinks to let a Kentucky person go. But you know what, it happens. It happens when there are coaching changes. They kept her around this year. She scored 19 total points this year. They year before she started 16 games and scored 82 points (which is probably why Kentucky was so bad that season).
Kenny Brooks job is to win games. He did a hell of a job this year. Unfortunately college basketball is a big business now (for athletic departments, coaches and players). Just because she if from KY is not a reason to keep her around (no matter how much it my stink).
Definitely not as much for the obvious reason, but also Saniah Tyler isn't giving up basketball over this. She'll actually have a senior night somewhere else. Does Tyler have a personal, emotional connection to UK because she has been a fan since childhood thus allowing the fanbase to reciprocate that emotional connection to her? The answer is no, and that's why nobody is as comparably mad about her situation compared to Rowe.
Coach Brooks is catching way too much heat for this
Nobody knows the full story, so judgment should be reserved.
Rowe and her dad went crying to social media and Alan Cutler and made it public
Life ain’t fair honey, go to PT school and move on, Senior Night is not that important
Nobody knows the full story, so judgment should be reserved.
Rowe and her dad went crying to social media and Alan Cutler and made it public
Life ain’t fair honey, go to PT school and move on, Senior Night is not that important
Not sure what you mean. People get fired all the time.
I totally agree!
EDIT: Please see my response to @bookerfan66 for my additional thoughts on this. Thanks.
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I was just thinking that if he kept his daughter which of course he will, why couldn't he use one of the 15 scholarships for a SENIOR with at least some experience? I still believe it has to be personal in some way. And I agree that is not fair!
The NCAA still hasn't said they are going to 15 scholarships for this season. Its possible but it may not happen until next season. If that is the case, Brooks may very well have a plan to use all the scholarships for this season. Where do you draw the line? Rowe was a senior but so is Tyler. Does KB have to let both stay? Is he supposed to give up 2 roster spots for girls who won't play? That is a huge issue especially if they don't go to 15 scholarships and is still an issue if they do. Look at the men's team. We could have used those extra players this year.
With players free to transfer then it makes sense that all players are now on a year to year status. Nothing protects the school and nothing protects the players . There really needs to be new two year contracts that require compensation to break on both sides. That might stop some of this
Women's basketball has been able to offer up to 15 scholarships for decades now. That hasn't changed, so everything that you just said isn't applicable to this situation.
It's men's basketball that is likely going from 13 to 15 scholarships.
I may be way off but based on the Cutler interview and some other comments it seems that not playing isn't as big of an issue as the free education in the form of the scholarship. If UK wants to save face then just give her some sort of scholarship to pay for her school next year and it sounds like they should be happy.
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