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[QUOTE="oldude, post: 3963601, member: 7511"]
I suspect that Baylor’s decision was influenced by TX bringing in Vic last year.  While Baylor WBB probably doesn’t concern itself too much with the rest of the Big 12, what in-state rival TX does certainly gets their attention.

Just like TX, Baylor wanted to fill their HC job quickly to tamp down fan angst and limit any additional player/recruit migration to other schools, and they probably wanted a big name college HC.  But Waco is not Austin.  While Collen has a solid resume, the W is not the place you typically go to find a top D1 WBB coach.

With that said, it would be really interesting to know who else Baylor reached out to about the job.  Joni Taylor and Kim Barnes Arico’s names were both mentioned at some point, and both indicated they were staying put at UGA & Michigan respectively.  Other top college coaches may also have been contacted and not been interested.

If one top college coach after another was not interested in the Baylor job, I suspect the AD felt considerable pressure to fill the job, so he turned to a second tier coach and he is hoping for the best.
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