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Message: [QUOTE="WestsideWaltz, post: 3504673, member: 3112"] Gottlieb was in hot water at Cal during her final few seasons for her w/l record and poor recruiting. It's just not logical that Texas would consider her when she was falling in the Pac. Smesko was almost hired at USC but they lowballed the offer and he withdrew. Close is popular with almost everyone but the Bruins fans who feel she has underachieved with her roster. She had the #1 class several years back and won the NIT with them the first year and finished year four with the class in the Elite 8. On the other hand, she's been arguably the most successful UCLA wbb coach ever and is popular with everyone else from Administration to the ushers at Pauley Pavilion. She is pretty much adored by her team. The money would be better at Texas but the pressure would be much greater as well. She replaced Nikki Caldwell Fargas who learned the hard way that money brings immediate expectations. True or not, she was rumored to be interviewing with both TT and Virginia so I don't think a Texas offer would be declined. [/QUOTE]