04-10-2026, 11:13 AM
I agree with you to a point, Goose. I, too, have no idea about the toxic environment accusations. But I do believe that the team did not perform up to the levels of the accumulative talent.
When Lauren Betts or NiJaree Canady transferred, there was not a mass exodus of non-grad transfers from WBB or Softball. However, WBB is going to miss the NCAA tournament for the third straight season next year while Softball is going to make the tournament for the second straight season after Canady left.
I don't buy that the transfer rule "encourages" players to leave. Jessica Allister is able to retain enough talent to be competitive, and she has to deal with the same rules as Kate Paye.
When Lauren Betts or NiJaree Canady transferred, there was not a mass exodus of non-grad transfers from WBB or Softball. However, WBB is going to miss the NCAA tournament for the third straight season next year while Softball is going to make the tournament for the second straight season after Canady left.
I don't buy that the transfer rule "encourages" players to leave. Jessica Allister is able to retain enough talent to be competitive, and she has to deal with the same rules as Kate Paye.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)