As if Stanford was chopped liver? They are the only school that worries me (other than SC).I was hoping and watching for them to beat Stanford. I think they are a class act under Sherrie, who was recommended for the job by Geno. Tough getting top recruits there I guess.
Are you kidding? If we get them again, we would destroy them: 35+As if Stanford was chopped liver? They are the only school that worries me (other than SC).
Since Paris left, Coale has not recruited well enough to be an every-season competitive team.
I think Stanford-ND is a great Sweet 16 game, and I look forward to it.
Agreed. Just shows how hard it is to maintain a program that constantly is in the top 25, or even harder, the top 10. ND of course has done it. While we make fun of Duke a lot, they have been very solid for a very long time. But how many teams have been ranked constantly in the top 10 for the past "X" number of years? It's very hard to maintain that level of excellence...OU was a jekyl and hyde this year. in our place it was embarrassing (not intended as a slam) to have to watch Coale sit hopelessly on the bench because she had no options to compete. We took starters out by middle of second half; had a 20 point lead before halftime and could have easily beaten them by 40. I'm a Coale fan. That's the embarrassing part. It APPEARED that they have very little D1 talend on the squad.
Then, in Norman, they were a diffferent team. They had gained some conference in Big 12 ( a down year for the conference) and it was an even game, with neither team ever making a breakaway run.
Like many teams, IF they are hot from the arc, they a sweet 16 team. I haven't seen the box scores this am. I'm betting their 3 point shooting was average at best.
I do have a concern. Since Paris left, Coale has not recruited well enough to be an every-season competitive team. I hope the end is not in sight for them being in the top of the Big 12 annually. But when they were bad this year, they were quite pedestrian. And that's sad for a great program.
Agreed. Just shows how hard it is to maintain a program that constantly is in the top 25, or even harder, the top 10. ND of course has done it. While we make fun of Duke a lot, they have been very solid for a very long time. But how many teams have been ranked constantly in the top 10 for the past "X" number of years? It's very hard to maintain that level of excellence...
Of the top 10 teams right now - UCONN, ND, SC, Maryland, Baylor, Tenn, FSU, L'ville, ASU, and Oregon State, I think only 3 teams have been in the top 10 every week the past 2 yaers - UCONN, ND and SC. And that's only the past 2 years. Go back further and it's only UCONN and ND...
You are probably right on Baylor. I think they started the season at about 8 or 9 and never dropped out of the top 10. Were they there all season last year? Probably because that was Simms last year and before that it was with Griner... So yep I think you are right - UCONN, Baylor and ND have been in the top 10 at least for the past 4-5 yearsEric - did Baylor fall out of the top ten this year? Because i think they belong in that group of three with SC, ND, and Uconn and they also would be with Uconn and ND on the five year period. (If they did fall out in either this year or last, it was an obvious misinterpretation of true strength.
BaylorProf - good to see you. OK has done amazingly well since the Paris twins graduated - not quite sure how Sherri does it because she has not recruited well, but is getting surprising production from second their recruits. Something I would also say about Baylor and Kim - next year is the first blockbuster class in quite a while for Kim.
I think it shows how good coaches like Kim, Sherri, Tara, and that guy down the road at TA&M are because they have been outperforming teams with more 'name' recruits.
Any OU loss is a good loss. I just can't bring myself to like any part of that program, not even Sherri's hair.