Coaching openings

[Vowelguy]

• SEC Texas AM (retired)
• SEC Florida (interim coach)
• SEC Miss St (interim coach)
• ACC Virginia (fired)
• ACC Syracuse (interim coach)
• PAC Arizona St (retired)

Illinois?
Pitt?

 

[Vowelguy]

SC State

 

[LETTERL]

• PAC Arizona St (expected to retire)

Huh? CTT is thinking of retiring? I know she's been there a long time but she's not THAT old. She is the face of Arizona State WBB.

 

[Vowelguy]

Huh? CTT is thinking of retiring? I know she's been there a long time but she's not THAT old. She is the face of Arizona State WBB.

 

[Vowelguy]

55 years old

 

[DefenseBB]

55 years old

Interesting. I wonder if due to their last few years of less than stellar seasons, less than great recruiting, And oh yeah, a certain close proximity school who has now passed them in results and prestige has the school athletic department exerting any pressure on her. What do you think VG?

 

[Vowelguy]

Interesting. I wonder if due to their last few years of less than stellar seasons, less than great recruiting, And oh yeah, a certain close proximity school who has now passed them in results and prestige has the school athletic department exerting any pressure on her. What do you think VG?

Dunno. Could be tired? She took a season off a year or 2 ago?

 

[nwhoopfan]

Dunno. Could be tired? She took a season off a year or 2 ago?

I don't recall her taking a hiatus.

McGraw's retirement seemingly came out of nowhere. Sometimes a coach is just ready to be done with the stress and daily grind I imagine. Not everyone has the desire to keep doing it well into their 60s.

 

[Vowelguy]

I don't recall her taking a hiatus.

Huh, thought she did. But she did take off 2011-12 for 'sabbatical.'

 

[jake0414]

Interesting. I wonder if due to their last few years of less than stellar seasons, less than great recruiting, And oh yeah, a certain close proximity school who has now passed them in results and prestige has the school athletic department exerting any pressure on her. What do you think VG?

In her retirement announcement press conference she mentioned her parents are in poor health. Also wants to spend more time with her family.

 

[DefenseBB]

In her retirement announcement press conference she mentioned her parents are in poor health. Also wants to spend more time with her family.

Ah, the old trite of “spend more time with my family”…

 

[TheFarmFan]

Ah, the old trite of “spend more time with my family”…

Well, call me trite, but after two years of COVID and 6 years of insanity in the world, family matters more to me now than it ever did. They aren't calling it the Great Reassessment for nothing. If CTT has banked enough for early retirement, I tip my hat to her. Her teams weren't always the best to watch but I genuinely sensed her players liked playing for her, and she developed a (unique) system that maximized the outputs of good but not amazing D1 players.

During a really rough stretch for PAC10-then-12 women's basketball in the late oughts and early teens, ASU was one of the few bright spots, and that is to her credit. So best wishes CTT, and hopefully ASU can find someone to step into her pretty-big shoes.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Huh, thought she did. But she did take off 2011-12 for 'sabbatical.'

Yes, that is probably what you are thinking of. I remember as that was our first season out here and of course she wasn't on the bench when they came to play Arizona.

My wife and I have always had a warm spot for CTT - she was very supportive when the Imus incident happened, gathering numerous professorial signatures to a statement of support. Earlier that season, RU did not require a forfeit when ASU couldn't play their game in a destination tournament due to the death of a family member (I think a player's sister) at the tournament. Rutgers simply did not show up for the game either.

 

[UConnCat]

 

[Vowelguy]

Pitt is now on the clock

 

[Plebe]

Gracious of Josh Whitman to allow Fahey the "retirement" exit stage left. She was "his hire", whom he brought over from his previous AD job at Washington U, and I'm sure that's why she got the extra-long 5-year leash despite such paltry results.

Rough to a coach leave the job that made her a HOF'er just to spend 5 seasons gaining zero traction. It happens.

 

[visitingcock]

Texas A&M is the only Big Money school I see that can afford to "buy" an established coach away from a power money school.

What established coaches might move for big bucks? If any?

 

[Vowelguy]

A&M is the only Big Money school I see that can afford to "buy" an established coach away from a power money school.

What established coaches might move for big bucks? If any?

Kim Barnes arico perhaps?
Naz is graduating
Not sure she can win it all at Mich

Main question would be culture fit

 

[ucbart]

I think it's a no brainer that Syracuse hires Felicia Legett-Jack. She's from here, she just had her jersey retired by the school, and she has done great things with Buffalo. Her first stint in a P5 at Indiana was a disaster, but recruiting will be much easier for her at Syracuse.

If they don't go that route, they should go after:
1. Meghan Duffy
2. Carla Berube

 

[visitingcock]

Kim Barnes arico perhaps?
Naz is graduating
Not sure she can win it all at Mich

Main question would be culture fit

Culture fit? Did Dawn fit at SCar when hired? Nope, she made it fit.

Nape, Michigan has some bucks too but Aggie sometimes pays crazy money.

 

[triaddukefan]

 

[Vowelguy]

Culture fit? Did Dawn fit at SCar when hired? Nope, she made it fit.

Nape, Michigan has some bucks too but Aggie sometimes pays crazy money.

KBA is from NY/Long island. College Station TX is almost the exact cultural opposite of that.

 

[donalddoowop]

Gracious of Josh Whitman to allow Fahey the "retirement" exit stage left. She was "his hire", whom he brought over from his previous AD job at Washington U, and I'm sure that's why she got the extra-long 5-year leash despite such paltry results.

Rough to a coach leave the job that made her a HOF'er just to spend 5 seasons gaining zero traction. It happens.

She was a legend here in St. Louis. I'm also glad she was allowed to retire.

 

[cancontent]

Kim Barnes arico perhaps?
Naz is graduating
Not sure she can win it all at Mich

Main question would be culture fit

Man......................I don't like the idea at all. Culture fit will be a big piece but I can't see her leaving after getting Michigan to this point. Nor do I see Michigan willing to let her go without a fight.

Sure Naz is graduating, but she's got a decent 2022 recruiting class and another high prospect big coming in for 2023. Phelia was a pleasant surprise at guard this year and will get better over time.

 

[Vowelguy]

Man......................I don't like the idea at all. Culture fit will be a big piece but I can't see her leaving after getting Michigan to this point. Nor do I see Michigan willing to let her go without a fight.

Sure Naz is graduating, but she's got a decent 2022 recruiting class and another high prospect big coming in for 2023. Phelia was a pleasant surprise at guard this year and will get better over time.

The question was what top coach could be lured to TAMU?
Most of them are pretty strongly tied to the school as an alum or being from the area, or what they’ve built so far. I don’t see them leaving — Geno Frese wesM dawn Walz Vic Mulkey Tara Moren bluder graves.

So who does that leave (in terms of existing established coaches) that might consider it?

(And yes they could hire an asst or lower tiered HC too)