2025 WCBB Coaches Hot Seat edition

[Sifaka]

The rise and fall of Mike Neighbors.

He seemed to have an “it” factor for a while and the winds of the transfer portal were at his back. The peak was probably in Dungee's final year and then a brief plateau followed by a mild decline and then by a sudden death spiral with recent exodus of key players.

Sorry to go all literary on you, but your comment reminded me of Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises.

“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked.

“Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.”

 

[Dillon77]

Sorry to go all literary on you, but your comment reminded me of Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises.

Nice.
Totally the wrong thread (player vs coach), but in a semi-literary vein: Game announcers referred to AJ Marotta of the Oregon State Beavers as "...the one who decided to stay." Very, very Harry Potter-ish. (j.k. rowling)

 

[CalWBBfan]

As I noted earlier, Charmin Smith ain’t going anywhere. Just signed a new extension! Smith signs 5 year extension at Cal

 

[XXXBgEast]

I literally found about this 15min before he posted it.

https://x.com/SkimMilkey/status/1899911427219218924

"Regarding the opening at Auburn: It sounds like the Auburn administration is primarily vetting minority candidates and I fully expect their pending hire will reflect as much." (Aida Barnes- U of Arizona).

 

[Vowelguy]

I literally found about this 15min before he posted it.

https://x.com/SkimMilkey/status/1899911427219218924

"Regarding the opening at Auburn: It sounds like the Auburn administration is primarily vetting minority candidates and I fully expect their pending hire will reflect as much." (Aida Barnes- U of Arizona).

So are you saying it’s gonna be Barnes?

 

[XXXBgEast]

So are you saying it’s gonna be Barnes?

Part of me wants to say no because it is Adia's alma mater but there are still too many variables at play.

I'll say 90% chance she goes to Auburn.

 

[bballnut90]

Barnes to Auburn would be a choice. Her style of play would fit in the SEC but I don’t see her being an upgrade from Harris (who I still think they should’ve given another year)

 

[Vowelguy]

I’m trying to think of a major program coach voluntarily leaving their Alma mater for another school.

If it’s a mid-major sure.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I’m trying to think of a major program coach voluntarily leaving their Alma mater for another school.

If it’s a mid-major sure.

Football, Johnathan Smith Oregon St. to Michigan St. Boom. What's my prize? Of course his major program magically changed into not a major program overnight, so a bit of a weird example.

 

[cancontent]

 

[Vowelguy]

Ark has more money and resources, but a tougher road to do well in the conference. That said, in terms of the NCAAs, finishing 10th in the SEC may be the same as finishing 6th in the B12.