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Striper69 said:
You guys are also getting way too overconfident. UCONN has run roughshod over a weak conference during the regular season and conference tourney. Before that they beat a ND team that was missing their star forward and also beat a dysfunctional Duke team.

Don't forget they lost to Stanford.

Now they've just beat a 16 seed and a beaten up Rutgers team.

I hate to tell you but the jury's still out...
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The jury is still out?

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cockhrnleghrn said:
I think it would be a mistake to take the Georgia job. No matter how good Georgia is in MBB or WBB, their attendance is mediocre and their facilities are, too. Georgia fans only care about football.
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We can change. We can change. In any case, what does an SC chicken know?:)
 
cockhrnleghrn said:
I think it would be a mistake to take the Georgia job. No matter how good Georgia is in MBB or WBB, their attendance is mediocre and their facilities are, too. Georgia fans only care about football.
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Couldn't we have said the exact same thing about South Carolina -" all their fans care about is football" until Dawn's arrival?
 
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NewCorn said:
UConn can give Stewie the night off and beat Maryland at Maryland.
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UCONN did give KML and Morgan Tuck the night off and beat MD at MD when MD still had Thomas in uniform. Ok, technically they were injured but it was still a UCONN beat down.
 
Unless Geno's scared...

Striper, Geno deals with a plethora of 18-22 year old women every day. It would take A LOT to get him shakin' in his shoes & game with Princeton isn't even on the radar in that regard! ;)
 
CocoHusky said:
UCONN did give KML and Morgan Tuck the night off and beat MD at MD when MD still had Thomas in uniform. Ok, technically they were injured but it was still a UCONN beat down.
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And, not to pile on, but Brenda Frese certainly had the opportunity to continue the regular-season series with UConn instead of ending it after last year. She is one of the many Top-15, P5 coaches who does not consider it to be in her team's best interest to play UConn during the season. I think that justifies the inference that she doesn't think her team would be competitive.
 
CocoHusky said:
Couldn't we have said the exact same thing about South Carolina -" all their fans care about is football" until Dawn's arrival?
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No, we have highly rated attendance in baseball, soccer, men's basketball (considering how bad we've been) and other sports.
 
bballnut90 said:
If there was ever a good time for Banghart to jump ship to a stronger program, now is the time since the iron is hot. She should be able to land a great gig with a significant pay increase if she decides to leave Princeton.
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I have been telling my inside crew, I would not be surprised if she ends up at Duke!
That may be a perfect fit for her and Duke!!!! That's my feeling!
 
BlueDevils said:
We're essentially starting 4 underclassman with 3 coming off the bench, yet we're in the Sweet 16? Thanks but no thanks. And no matter who came to coach Duke, Sierra is not returning. She didn't leave because of Joanne P, and there's no indication that Coach P was the reason she left. If you did research, idk if you did or didn't, it seemed like her parents is the one who plugged the plug. Coach P stated that Sierra wanted to return. http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.d...846&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209872188&DB_OEM_ID=4200. The Duke dislike is obvious,50/50, on this board and that's why I LOVE both Duke programs because if you do not like Duke you hate them. There's plenty of programs that would want her like Georgia or Ku, yet you force Duke name in this discussion based on a tweet by Mike Flynn, a known Coach P hater? Open your eyes people.:cool: Back to Courtney Banghart I would like to see her at Rutgers.
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I am not a Duke hater. I've spoken to Joanne P , and like her. She looks like what a basketball coach should look like to me. I believe in my heart, that for whatever reason, she consistently accomplishes less with more! Having said that, coach Banghart, would be a natural fit for Duke coming from Princeton. Gonzaga and Ga Tech also! Rutgers would be the last place she would go and a huge mistake for her-IMO. Unless that was the only great offer and she just wanted that shot at the big money. Maybe she would want to stay in that area as well- whoch could influence the decision. But it would be a terrible move for her coaching wise for the long term. The entire culture at Rutgers is different/opposite to Princeton!
 
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Geno-ista said:
I am not a Duke hater. I've spoken to Joanne P , and like her. She looks like what a basketball coach should look like to me. I believe in my heart, that for whatever reason, she consistently accomplishes less with more! Having said that, coach Banghart, would be a natural fit for Duke coming from Princeton. Gonzaga and Ga Tech also! Rutgers would be the last place she would go and a huge mistake for her-IMO. Unless that was the only great offer and she just wanted that shot at the big money. Maybe she would want to stay in that area as well- whoch could influence the decision. But it would be a terrible move for her coaching wise for the long term. The entire culture at Rutgers is different/opposite to Princeton!
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As I said above, I don't know particularly think she would be a good fit, but I think it is at best difficult to compare the culture at Rutgers - academic or athletic - with Princeton and get a conclusion.

To a great extent, the academic university is an excellent research institution and that has always been much of the focus at RU; their recent 1 Billion Dollar campaign designated that bulk of the money to that aspect, as membership in the CIC, the B1G's academic arm, will bring increased grant money as well. In the abstract, RU would like to consider itself a "public Ivy".

On the other hand, what RU lacks generally is the money that is around Princeton University. Princeton is all about being Ivy League in an academic sense and for that matter, so is the town of Princeton. There also is no comparing, I suspect, the financial worth of the students. All of that said, I'm not sure that the schools compete directly in that many specific disciplines. Rutgers is poor.

If RU can correctly be accused of currently operating athletics "on the cheap", obviously they are still in a different "world" than Princeton.
 
Gate81 said:
wouldn't be surprised if AZ opens up too...
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It will not be opening up. School announced at the end of the season that coach Butts will be returning next year, the final year of her contract.

I strongly suspect that another bad year next year will be the end. This is 2 years in a row that pressure from fans has forced a statement from the AD regarding her status; the gist is that she is under contract (i.e. would be owed money if replaced) and has had some adversity (transfers and injuries) that she should have a chance to overcome. She is also "popular" in the athletic department, whatever that means.

I personally like her but still think she can't do the job, but we will se.
 
j66kicker said:
Don't forget they beat a full-strength #1 SC team by 25.

Jury is out, but mainly re. Notre Dame. UCONN will destroy Maryland.
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I was bored so I opened this thread again...

they beat SC at home with the BIG crowd (that wasn't there this weekend) but they won't be at Gampel next time.

Hope UCONN doesn't think they'll "destroy" Maryland.

Cause they'll get a big wakeup call...
 
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I'd be surprised if Banghart took one of these big state school jobs being tossed about in this thread. This is a Dartmouth grad and former player that's made her coaching chops at Princeton. That's a very suggestive profile, and I suspect any future career moves will be guided by similar criteria.
 
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If she does, in fact, decide to move to another coaching job then she should move out of that league. It's really holding her back.
 
Striper69 said:
I was bored so I opened this thread again...

they beat SC at home with the BIG crowd (that wasn't there this weekend) but they won't be at Gampel next time.

Hope UCONN doesn't think they'll "destroy" Maryland.

Cause they'll get a big wakeup call...
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Home crowd worth 25 points?? 3 Maybe, but not 25

Team may not think they will destroy Maryland, but they will, IF Maryland gets to FF
 
TRest said:
What the hell does this even mean?
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Exactly what it says- I like her. I think she looks like a coach. I don't think she is very good at coaching. I was responding to someone accusing much of the board being Duke haters. Does that clear up anything for you?
 
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Geno-ista said:
Exactly what it says- I like her. I think she looks like a coach. I don't think she is very good at coaching. I was responding to someone accusing much of the board being Duke haters. Does that clear up anything for you?
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Could you give an example of a coach who doesn't look like a coach?
 
Striper69 said:
After witnessing what happened to her team in the NCAA tournament I'm not so sure she should stay with the program unless she's dead set on coaching this Ivy league team. I think her team will get the same treatment next season and will always be at a disadvantage with seeding and not get to host first round games no matter how well they do. This will happen time and again. I doubt if teams that would make their schedule stronger will want to play them anytime soon (how about it UCONN- Duke- ND?).

If she's truly interested in becoming an Elite Division I coach maybe she should move up to a better conference. The constrictions on Ivy League teams considering the academic requirements make the pool of players she can getto play on her team very small in the first place.
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I really disagree with that - sure the academic requirements limit your pool, but as many of the Ivy League schools have full scholarships once you're admitted (for many non-athletes too) they have a pretty good academic draw. I think if she plays it right she CAN recruit some pretty good and athletic players, it's just going to take time. I can see them starting to take players away from places like Stanford, Duke, Vanderbilt, etc.). Let's see where they are in 7-8 years if she stays.
 
I still say that she may be selling herself short if she stays in that league. The NCAA will never give that team an even break. Sorry but that's just how it is.
 
MilfordHusky said:
Keep in mind a few things:

Courtney played at Dartmouth, so the Ivies are in her blood. She may have no interest is going to a WCBB powerhouse, though Duke would be an excellent fit.

Princeton is hampered by the Ivy schedule and academic requirements for admission, but I think they can position themselves uniquely. Princeton has an incredible draw for obvious reasons. Courtney may be able to get some of the kids who are considering Duke or Stanford. I think she could create a mid-major team that is head and shoulders better than the other Ivies and consistently ranked in the top 25.
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I would love to see her follow this track you have laid out; however, I have no idea about the 'special' arrangements schools like ND , Duke (a lot would be my guess here) and Stanford (perhaps a short rope) have regarding student athletes- beyond the scholarship issue. But most students at the Ivy are given aid, so it would be called something else. In fact, she could recruit the world and lick the cream off the top of the army of recruits lining up for Duke, etc. What would Duke, ND etc have that would sell better then a Princeton buttered dough?
 
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