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MilfordHusky said:
Congrats to Sky and her hubby! Will she play at all in the W next season?
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Gosh knows what the exact timing of that sonogram is, but that would be an awfully tight squeeze, at best.
 
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Orangutan said:
I now have an idea what was going on with Skylar

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Hmm...taking an idea from the thread of current WNBA players whose dads were in the NBA, here's another tact:

Andrew Wiggins (NBAer) and Mychal Johnson (member of ND's 2017-18 NC team) just had a daughter.
Skylar Diggins (WNBA player and ND legend) and her husband Daniel Smith (ND football player) will have a child (kinock on wood) in 2019.

Depending on the sex, could have some ND backcourt mates in less than two decades. ;) (gotta get an early start on these machinations! :rolleyes:)
 
Dillon77 said:
Hmm...taking an idea from the thread of current WNBA players whose dads were in the NBA, here's another tact:

Andrew Wiggins (NBAer) and Mychal Johnson (member of ND's 2017-18 NC team) just had a daughter.
Skylar Diggins (WNBA player and ND legend) and her husband Daniel Smith (ND football player) will have a child (kinock on wood) in 2019.

Depending on the sex, could have some ND backcourt mates in less than two decades. ;) (gotta get an early start on these machinations! :rolleyes:)
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Muffet will be like 100 years old. ;)
 
MilfordHusky said:
Muffet will be like 100 years old. ;)
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Hah! I think just a tinge past 80 when they'd be frosh (Pretty sure she and Geno are a year apart in age).

That leads into the ND succession thread which we'll hold for awhile ......:rolleyes:
 
Dillon77 said:
Hah! I think just a tinge past 80 when they'd be frosh (Pretty sure she and Geno are a year apart in age).

That leads into the ND succession thread which we'll hold for awhile .:rolleyes:
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Yeah, Muffet and Geno are very close to the same age (not quite 63 and 64, respectively).
 
Dillon77 said:
Hah! I think just a tinge past 80 when they'd be frosh (Pretty sure she and Geno are a year apart in age).

That leads into the ND succession thread which we'll hold for awhile .:rolleyes:
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Isn't Niele Ivey pretty much penciled in at this point? Or what's the general consensus (if any)
 
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VAMike23 said:
Isn't Niele Ivey pretty much penciled in at this point? Or what's the general consensus (if any)
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I think that's what most fans would like to see. At the same time, McGraw doesn't appear to be eyeing the exit and any year now Niele could opt to take a head coaching job elsewhere especially now that her son, Jaden, is pretty much grown (now a high school junior).

A fun wrinkle in that scenario is that Jaden has now picked up a scholarship offer from Notre Dame. You could end up with an inversion of the typical scenario where instead of the high school graduate going away for college he stays home and his mom goes away!
 
VAMike23 said:
Isn't Niele Ivey pretty much penciled in at this point? Or what's the general consensus (if any)
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Orangutan said:
I think that's what most fans would like to see. At the same time, McGraw doesn't appear to be eyeing the exit and any year now Niele could opt to take a head coaching job elsewhere especially now that her son, Jaden, is pretty much grown (now a high school junior).

A fun wrinkle in that scenario is that Jaden has now picked up a scholarship offer from Notre Dame. You could end up with an inversion of the typical scenario where instead of the high school graduate going away for college he stays home and his mom goes away!
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Pretty much echo Orangutan's insights. Will add a few extra thoughts:
- Jaden also has offers from Purdue and Butler, as well, so Niele could be spending time criss-crossing the state to see her son play.
- Everything I read indicates MM is pretty juiced to stay on the job. Loves her fellow coaches and staff and her husband Matt, is a great help, too. He accompanies her on many of her recruiting trips so she can concentrate on the task at hand.
- Niele was a finalist for the Vandy job when that popped up. Could see Niele looking at a position like that if it appears once Jaden is in college.
- Niele, is for sure a fan favorite. But I'm not sure that's a done or even understood deal. Beth Morgan Cunninghamm, the ND assistant in charge of wings, had a good track record as head coach at VCU before coming back to ND. And Megan Duffy had a fine first year at Miami of Ohio and has supposedly had an excellent recruiting year, as well. All three - Ivey, Cunningham, Duffy -- were/are McGraw faves as players and coaches. Plus, the longer MM stays, who knows whom else will rise in/join the coaching ranks and possibly be considered.
 
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MilfordHusky said:
Yeah, Muffet and Geno are very close to the same age (not quite 63 and 64, respectively).
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This is a sad and sensitive topic Mil, but I'm going to say it. All three of these coaches, some would argue the three greatest women's college basketball coaches of all time, are entering their endgame now. I don't think any of these coaches are Jack McKeon and will be coaching in their 80's. So the truth is all are entertaining some of their last recruiting classes. It's all rosey now, but I would have liked to see Geno walk onto center court at first night 30 lbs. lighter. When the first retirement shoe of these three drops the others are sure to soon follow. Enjoy them while their here folks, because we may never see the likes of these three ever again.
 
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