WBB: Fernstrom leaving ISU
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I called this last season when BF's dislike for Fernstrom was obviously apparent. He even made fun of her attitude in a post game comment. Then this season with his obviously favoritism towards Burkhall was demonstrated. This makes life much tougher for the squad and our chances of not making the big dance a real possibility. I wish Bre weill and hope she lands with a coach that will appreciate her more than obviously our staff did.
Without speculating, its very interesting that her twitter is full of retweets and ISU support just as of 36 hours before Coach made the announcement. It's very odd to say the least time wise.
I have not seen any favoritism towards Mere this season. Where have you seen it? Mere was outplaying Bry earlier this season and BF commented that she should probably be starting but he never started her. Bry was averaging 21 minutes a game - that is up from last year. Mere gets pulled awfully quick after making a mistake.
I don't think it was on minutes played. I could make perfect sense of the minutes they both got since it seemed it did relate to how they were playing at the time. I really liked having both of them as options depending on match-ups and who was playing well that game. Verbally though Bill just seemed to go on and on about what a great person Mere is and what a good player she would be and rarely mentioned Fernstrom at all. He also tossed out backhanded compliments to Durr and Claire. Mere, Johnson, Carleton and Kidd are on the all praise all the time list. Some of the others, nothing.
My guess is she sits this semester out academically, since she'd have to pay for it (and at out-of-state rates).
She'll be able to play starting 2nd semester next year at her new school, although like Bowe she may redshirt the whole season. She can either play 2nd half of 16-17 plus all of 17-18, or all of both 17-18 and 18-19. I'm assuming that, since she hasn't played or practiced since the semester started, she is not considered to be part of the team this semester.
Think they got a little too much deleting of links but bio is still on web.
http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209574708
This is an isu AD thing. They purge the records basically immediately.
On on a side note, this makes two years in a row that my daughter went to isu camp and 2 in a row that here group leader leaves.
Minnesota starts school a week later so do not be surprised to see her there within the week. If that is the case guessing may have been a little whispering being done to make the arrangements before she notified the staff. If that was the case she has had one foot out the door for some time.
Not sure how well she fits in with Stollings' run and gun style now that I have thought a little more about it. She really emphasizes fitness and a go, go, go style. That's really not Fernstrom's strong suit.
Next time I watch the Oakland men's team, I will conjure up the speculation from this thread for reasons that Percy and Dorsey-Walker left. 
I heard just that little snip it of CBF saying that they are releasing Bre and he was ready to blow his stack. Seriously he needs to evaluate himself. If is fair for him to say to say "play the Iowa State way", shouldn't he then COACH the Iowa State way?
