“Nothing changes if nothing changes.”
That quote was cited by K-State sportswriter D. Scott Fritchen in an article about a young ballplayer who used the transfer portal and became an impact player at her new school.
kAm%96 J@F?8 A=2J6C A@DE65 E92E BF@E6 @? 96C >:CC@C E@ C6>:?5 96CD6=7 E92E D@>6E:>6D H6 92G6 E@ >2<6 2 492?86 :7 H6 2C6 E@ 36EE6C @FC D:EF2E:@?]k^Am
kAmxD E9:D ECF6 7@C 4@>>F?:E:6D 2D H6==n %@52J H6’== >66E 2?@E96C H@>2? H9@ 92D 366? 2 =625:?8 7@C46 7@C A@D:E:G6 492?86 :? 96C 4@>>F?:EJ]k^Am
kAmr2C@=J? sF?? :D AC6D:56?E @7 E96 $E277@C5 r@F?EJ !@CE pFE9@C:EJ 2?5 A2DE 5:C64E@C @7 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E :? $E277@C5 r@F?EJ] $96 92D D66? 492?86 7:CDE92?5]k^Am
kAmsF?? 8C6H FA @? 2 72C> ?62C E96 CFC2= 4@>>F?:EJ @7 ~EE2H2[ A@AF=2E:@? `a[ead A6@A=6]k^Am
kAm}@H[ E92E’D CFC2=]k^Am
kAm$96 DEF5:65 28C:4F=EFC2= 64@?@>:4D 2E z\$E2E6 2?5 H@C<65 :? (2D9:?8E@?[ s]r] 367@C6 >66E:?8 2?5 >2CCJ:?8 qC:2? sF?? 2?5 >@G:?8 324< E@ 9:D 72C> :? $E277@C5 r@F?EJ[ z2?D2D]k^Am
kAmqJ a_``[ D96 H2D E96 >@E96C @7 E9C66 3@JD 2?5 D6CG:?8 @? E96 =@42= D49@@= 3@2C5]k^Am
kAm“(6 H6C6 E2=<:?8 23@FE 564=:?:?8 6?C@==>6?ED[” sF?? D2:5] “x 4@>>6?E65 E92E H6 5:5?’E 6G6? 92G6 2? 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E AC@8C2> :? E96 4@F?EJ 2?5 H6 ?665 @?6]”k^Am
kAm$96 H2D 2=D@ 4@?DF=E:?8 @? 2 z2?D2D u2C> qFC62F AC@;64E E@ 2DD:DE E9C66 @E96C CFC2= 4@>>F?:E:6D :? E96 DE2E6] “x 2D<65 >JD6=7[ ‘(9J 2> x H@C<:?8 @? E96D6 @E96C E@H?D H96? H6 ?665 E9:D 96C6n’” sF?? D2:5]k^Am
kAm$E277@C5 r@F?EJ u2C> qFC62F 2AAC@24965 E96 4@F?EJ 4@>>:DD:@?6CD 2?5 A=65865 E@ 4@>>:E 7F?5D :7 E96 4@F?EJ H@F=5 4C62E6 2 7F==\E:>6 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E 5:C64E@C A@D:E:@?] %96J 5:5 D@] sF?? E@@< E96 ;@3]k^Am
kAmx? a_`h[ 2 4C:D:D 9:E E96 $E277@C5 r@F?EJ 4@>>F?:EJ @7 $E] y@9?i s:==@?D 4=@D65 E96 @?=J 8C@46CJ DE@C6 :? E@H?] “%96 :>>65:2E6 E9@F89E H2D[ H6 ?665 D@>63@5J 6=D6 E@ 4@>6 :? 2?5 CF? E92E WD2>6X DE@C6[” sF?? D2:5] %96 4:EJ 6DE23=:D965 2 4@>>:EE66 @7 4:E:K6?D E@ 4@?D:56C E96 >2EE6C]k^Am
kAm“%@ E96:C 4C65:E[ E96 4@>>:EE66 DE6AA65 324< E@ =@@< 2E E96 3:8 A:4EFC6[” sF?? D2:5] |@C6 2=E6C?2E:G6D H6C6 4@?D:56C65] p? @FED:56 4@?DF=E2?E AC@G:565 :?AFE]k^Am
kAmp DEF5J 4@?4=F565 E92E C2E96C E92? C6@A6?:?8 E96 4C2>A65 DE@C6 5@H?E@H?[ 2 ?6H[ >@C6 DA24:@FD 9:89H2J =@42E:@? H@F=5 36 >@C6 DF446DD7F=]k^Am
kAmp7E6C 2==[ ?@E9:?8 492?86D :7 ?@E9:?8 492?86D]k^Am
kAm&=E:>2E6=J[ $E277@C5 r@F?EJ t4@?@>:4 s6G6=@A>6?E 3F:=E 2 ?6H 3F:=5:?8 ?62C E96 9:89H2J 2?5 C6?E65 E96 DA246 E@ (9:E6’D u@@5=:?6C[ H9:49 @A6C2E6D E96 8C@46CJ DE@C6 E@52J] $A246 :D 2=D@ C6?E65 E@ $E277@C5 r@F?EJ sCF8[ H9:49 @A6C2E6D 2 A92C>24J]k^Am
kAm“(6 ?66565 >@C6 DA246 E@ D6== >@C6 E9:?8D[ 6DA64:2==J E9@D6 E9:?8D E92E E96 4@?DF>6C H2?ED E@52J[ DF49 2D 2 56=:[” sF?? D2:5] uF6= AF>AD H6C6 2=D@ 25565[ :?4=F5:?8 6E92?@= AF>AD H:E9 DFAA@CE 7C@> z2?D2D r@C? r@>>:DD:@?]k^Am
kAm“%9:D H2D 2 Sb]g >:==:@? AC@;64E[” sF?? D2:5] %2=< 23@FE 2 962GJ =:7E]k^Am
kAm“u@FCE66? 5:776C6?E D@FC46D @7 7:?2?4:?8 H6?E :?E@ E96 AC@;64E[ :?4=F5:?8 =@2?D 2?5 8C2?ED[” D96 D2:5] “(6 FD65 2 E2I :?4C6>6?E 7:?2?4:?8 5:DEC:4E D@ E96 4:EJ 5:5?’E 92G6 E@ C2:D6 E2I6D E@ 5@ E9:D]”k^Am
kAm“%96 AC6D:56?E @7 E96 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E 3@2C5 2E E96 E:>6 H2D 2 ae\J62C\@=5 J@F?8 AC@76DD:@?2=[” sF?? D2:5] “pD 96 H2D D:8?:?8 E96D6 EH@ >:==:@? 5@==2C =@2? 5@4F>6?ED[ x 76=E AC@F5 E92E 96 H2D DE6AA:?8 :?E@ E9:D =6256CD9:A C@=6 2E DF49 2 J@F?8 286]”k^Am
kAm%96 DE@C6 :D 5@:?8 H6==[ 3FE E92E :D ?@E E96 @?=J 244@>A=:D9>6?E :? sF??’D 6J6D]k^Am
kAm“%96 8C@46CJ DE@C6 :D :>A@CE2?E[ 2?5 :E 4@F=5 36 2 E6>A=2E6 7@C @E96C CFC2= 4@>>F?:E:6D[” D96 D2:5] “%96 D49@@=D D2J J@F 42?’E C64CF:E E62496CD H:E9@FE 2 DE@C6 :? E@H?[ 7@C 6I2>A=6[ 3FE x E9:?< :E 8@6D 566A6C E92? E92E] Wp44@>A=:D9:?8 E9:D AC@;64EX D9:7E65 @FC >6?E2=:EJ] xE E@=5 FD E92E H6 4@F=5 5@ 3:886C[ 92C56C E9:?8D]”k^Am
kAmu@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?[ D66 k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]DE277@C564@56G@]4@>QmHHH]DE277@C564@56G@]4@>k^2m]k^Am
kAm}@E9:?8 492?86D :7 ?@E9:?8 492?86D] (6 4@>>6?5 r2C@=J? sF?? @7 $E277@C5 r@F?EJ t4@?@>:4 s6G6=@A>6?E 7@C >2<:?8 2 5:776C6?46 H:E9 G:D:@?2CJ 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E :? 96C 4@F?EJ] x’> 8=25 E@ D66 D96 :D 2? 286?E @7 492?86]k^Am
kAmp?5 E96C6’D >@C6] w@FD:?8 H2D 2?@E96C 9F86 :DDF6 E92E 96C @77:46 E24<=65] }@H `_ ?6H 277@C523=6[ 6?6C8J\677:4:6?E 9@FD6D 92G6 366? 3F:=E :? $E277@C5 r@F?EJ] (6’== =62C? 23@FE E92E ?6IE H66<]k^Am
