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Just watch Cohen and Purcell press conference. My opinion only but I am afraid Cohen is not AD material. He read most of his comments, it would seem to me you would be able to just say what made you choose the man from due diligence in the hire but to resort to written notes for so much makes me fear Cohen was not very involved in the search. As for Purcell, he did well, and I hope he does a great job recruiting starting with the existing squad. If he can convince Jessika Carter, Anne Hayes, Myah Taylor, and J. Jordon to return that will be a great start. Thanks to Coach Novak for a great job and let’s all give Coach Purcell a big welcome and help him continue to inspire both our players and fans!
 
Jmsdawg said:
Just watch Cohen and Purcell press conference. My opinion only but I am afraid Cohen is not AD material. He read most of his comments, it would seem to me you would be able to just say what made you choose the man from due diligence in the hire but to resort to written notes for so much makes me fear Cohen was not very involved in the search. As for Purcell, he did well, and I hope he does a great job recruiting starting with the existing squad. If he can convince Jessika Carter, Anne Hayes, Myah Taylor, and J. Jordon to return that will be a great start. Thanks to Coach Novak for a great job and let’s all give Coach Purcell a big welcome and help him continue to inspire both our players and fans!
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Cohen is not an AD at all. He was a baseball coach who was given the job because was runner up at the World Series and was needed to raise money to renovate Dudy Noble. That’s it. I’ve hated his hire since I heard the news.
 
KY Card Fan said:
Purcell was the lead recruiter for Georgia native Asia Durr and also recruited Myisha Hines-Allen and Sam Fuehring.
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Thanks for the input -- appreciate it! So, Purcell has spent some time in my home state of NJ, with the recruiting of Fuehring. In the case of Hines-Allen he was in my hometown (Montclair!)
 
Another mid-major coach to consider for larger positions: Megan Gebbia of American. Her Eagles just won their 3rd Patriot League title -- all under Gebbia -- and is the program's all-time winning coach. One of those wins was a 69-56 victory at University of Virginia. While UVA alum and current Rhode Island Head Coach Tammi Reiss still makes too much sense, Gebbia has been steadily amassing wins and bringing in solid players to the D.C. school. UVA or a school like Rutger (if it opens up) would be wise to at least talk to coaches like Gebbia or Shauna Green of Dayton.
 
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LETTERL said:
That smile says "I want to coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference. I'll apply when Wes Moore retires from NC State".

:D
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..and when do you think that might be?
 
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Dillon77 said:
Another mid-major coach to consider for larger positions: Megan Gebbia of American. Her Eagles just won their 3rd Patriot League title -- all under Gebbia -- and is the program's all-time winning coach. One of those wins was a 69-56 victory at University of Virginia. While UVA alum and current Rhode Island Head Coach Tammi Reiss still makes too much sense, Gebbia has been steadily amassing wins and bringing in solid players to the D.C. school. UVA or a school like Rutger (if it opens up) would be wise to at least talk to coaches like Gebbia or Shaune Green of Dayton.
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Reiss was bounced in her only game in the A10 tournament this year against St. Joe's. She's not ready. Nothing to see here, move along.... :rolleyes:
 
ucbart said:
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 UF easier for her at Syracuse.
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ucbart said:
If they don't go that route, they should go after:
1. Meghan Duffy
2. Carla BerubeBut of there
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Levett Jack must be a poor interview because her coaching record at Buffalo is good but she can’t get out of there
 
Basket said:
Levett Jack must be a poor interview because her coaching record at Buffalo is good but she can’t get out of there
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Just because she wasn't hired in previous interviews doesn't mean she didn't perform well during them. No different than a job interview. You can knock it out of the park to your potential employer but they still go in a different direction.
 
Basket said:
Levett Jack must be a poor interview because her coaching record at Buffalo is good but she can’t get out of there
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Syracuse is a good fit for her, I suspect.

As to the rest, she has baggage from her time at Indiana. Nothing horrible, but she didn't do well there and the issue would not arise at every school (or with every team).
 
KY Card Fan said:
Stephanie Norman has, of course, not said anything publicly but the consensus opinion here in Louisville is that she is content where she is. She and Purcell are the two lead recruiters, and she and Purcell share the scouting and game planning duties.

Purcell was the lead recruiter for Georgia native Asia Durr and also recruited Myisha Hines-Allen and Sam
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cancontent said:
Just because she wasn't hired in previous interviews doesn't mean she didn't perform well during them. No different than a job interview. You can knock it out of the park to your potential employer but they still go in a different direction.
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If you can get Buffalo to the NCAA tourney more than once you should be in demand. I think the bad experience in Indiana should be far enough behind her. Few coaches can do what she has done in Buffalo.
 
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BRS24 said:
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Wow.

By low-major standards, this is a quick trigger for a 5-year HC who'd won two conference regular season titles and been to one NCAAT. But, certainly, this was a bad season for the Aggies of the Las Cruces (10-19 overall, 10th out of 14 teams in the WAC).
 
DefenseBB said:
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? :rolleyes:
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She took ASU to the sweet sixteen in 2019, the last season before covid times. 25 years at ASU, 3 seasons at Northern AZ--that's a lot. "It's just time" she said. A great coach who wants to do other things now.
 
KnightBridgeAZ said:
Syracuse is a good fit for her, I suspect.

As to the rest, she has baggage from her time at Indiana. Nothing horrible, but she didn't do well there and the issue would not arise at every school (or with every team).
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I will be SHOCKED if she isn’t announced as the next Syracuse HC within a week after UB’s season ends.

And I really believe she can turn them into a top 5 ACC team again.
 
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Argonaut said:
I will be SHOCKED if she isn’t announced as the next Syracuse HC within a week after UB’s season ends.

And I really believe she can turn them into a top 5 ACC team again.
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I dont understand why they waited and didn’t offer this past year
 
Basket said:
I dont understand why they waited and didn’t offer this past year
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Honestly, I think the coaching change happened so late in the summer that she might not have felt like she could abandon UB. I think there is a reason Syracuse kept a coach they’d have no qualms with kicking to the curb at the end of this season to make way for the hometown hero to return. The exodus of players already happened and the portal thoroughly picked, so regardless of who took the reins this season, it was going to be ROUGH.
 
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Vowelguy said:
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)
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I would think a good AD would already have a coach lined up at aTm since they've known about retirement for over a year. Vic Schaefer is an aTm alum and he recently went on tirade re: lack of support that Texas wbb gets in terms of attendance.
 
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Coler said:
GG should be looked at for the Illinois job. She's from the midwest. I think she could turn that program around.
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I hope someone gives her a shot, I know it was 15 years ago but Duke was a true powerhouse and title favorite many years under her. Her career is one of the biggest "what ifs" when it comes to coaches.
 
bballnut90 said:
I hope someone gives her a shot, I know it was 15 years ago but Duke was a true powerhouse and title favorite many years under her. Her career is one of the biggest "what ifs" when it comes to coaches.
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I'm sure she'll be given a shot, especially given her current team's surge.

Unfortunately, her stint at Texas just fell flat and when your resignation statement says you're "tired" then it tends to tank your market value a bit. She's done the right thing by taking assistant positions, first at CMU and now at Kentucky.

Their loss to Maryland in 2006 is definitely one of the biggest missed chances ever.
 
Kat said:
She took ASU to the sweet sixteen in 2019, the last season before covid times. 25 years at ASU, 3 seasons at Northern AZ--that's a lot. "It's just time" she said. A great coach who wants to do other things now.
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25 years is enough is right. Good coach that was terrific for her school. I like that she didn’t keep hanging on. Sylvia Hatchell coached too long. Very obvious the Rutgers coach should retire too. Gary Blair got out just in time. Good move.
 
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triaddukefan said:
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Sadly, not a very successful coach. Not all star players make good coaches. We played Texas Southern at home, one of the few games I attended before Covid surged. Not a very good basketball team. From a dismal conference.

I was saddened that the folks sitting next to me had no idea who she was. To be fair, they had no idea who Marist was, or their coach, Brian Gorges, even though Marist had a number of successful (for their level) NCAA appearances.

Rutgers played one of Cooper-Dyke's teams years ago, I think it was Prairie View, I've always remembered her approaching Cappie mid-court post game, post handshake line, and signaling her that she needed to shoot more. Nice move from one star player to another.
 
Although the WBB Coaching changes can be ruthless at times... it still pales in comparison to the men's side. Xavier won its first game in the NIT... and fired its coach the next day. Miss State lost last night in the NIT.. coach is fired today.

Plebe said:
I'm sure she'll be given a shot, especially given her current team's surge.

Unfortunately, her stint at Texas just fell flat and when your resignation statement says you're "tired" then it tends to tank your market value a bit. She's done the right thing by taking assistant positions, first at CMU and now at Kentucky.

Their loss to Maryland in 2006 is definitely one of the biggest missed chances ever.
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Logs onto this site in a good mood...

sees this post.... not in a good mood anymore :(:oops: Ranks right beside Super Bowl 50 as the worst sports Ioss in my entire life.

Lemme log off and eat a donut and go for a walk :oops:
 
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