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Message: [QUOTE="bballnut90, post: 3620362, member: 2117"] A lot of bold statements. I agree with the first 2 though. On the men's side Coach K is far and away the most prominent figurehead in the sport today, and Duke basketball is the most household name program in the country. Everyone knows about the Cameron Crazies, camping out for tickets, the sellout crowds, etc. Coaching at Duke in theory will be an absolute gold mine for recruits if you're a women's basketball coach. It has top facilities, is a very pretty campus and is a centrally located on the east coach. Not too far from the northeast, south, and the midwest. You can ride the success of the men's program, facilities and culture to haul in recruits. And it's a world class education no less. Kara also comes in as a well known figure in sports, after being a prominent standout at Tennessee and in the WNBA, then becoming a well respected broadcaster for the past decade or so. Very charismatic, articulate and flat out just incredibly bright. Everything on paper looks incredibly well set up for her to thrive IF she has the chops to be a great coach. She doesn't have ample coaching history, but Kara strikes me as someone who will be very successful in whatever she does, and I think she'll have good results at Duke. [/QUOTE]