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Message: [QUOTE="UcMiami, post: 3462981, member: 199"] Interesting discussion on defense - I think the Pac10 days with the exception of Stanford the national rep was it was a finesse league and generally the rest of the league was quietly dispatched from the NCAA. The recent history has certainly changed and part of that probably has been more physicality. You certainly can't look at the SEC and say they play soft and that had a lot to do with Pat and an arms race to match her. And the old BE and Uconn and ND/Rutgers pedigree was pretty physical. Baylor/TX/OK/AM also gave the Big12 a certain toughness. With the skill and size of post players, if you aren't physical you are going to be run over - part of why ONO has struggled at Uconn. Back to the OP - Aston has done really well reviving the in state recruiting at TX (after the GG debacle) but has struggled to coach up a competitive team. I think her seat is hot and I think TX would be wise to move on. Coale has struggled to recruit after her Paris twin success. Not sure OK is a great draw, but there is HS talent all around her and she has to start landing some of it. She probably has her contract term to change the trajectory but time is getting short. [/QUOTE]