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Dillon77 said:
That's not happening. After losing Suarez to TCU and a senior or grad student to lack of eligibility, I thought they'd be beyond mediocre. In fact, the young squad was tenacious and were competitive. Really hard to beat at home.

So, I think she's beyond safe. The only possible place she goes in the foreseeable future is across the bay to her alma mater, Stanford, if Coach Paye continues to have a hard go of it in upcoming seasons.
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Charmin Smith would probably find coaching (and recruiting) at Stanford easier than coaching at Cal.
 
Dillon77 said:
I get your point about a singular, seemingly "out of nowhere" win or loss, but that's not the case with -- or my argument for -- Coach Mittie. In fact, he's averaged nearly 60% wins over his career at KSU, so I think he's been pretty darn consistent. The win over TT is a very solid one over a ranked team, which shows they can rise to the occasion in a pressurized situation.
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Mittie's seat isn't even warm at this point. I don't care for his style, but he is considered a very solid coach. He lost a lot of the team from last year, including Lee, which affected the style of play (or so the Arizona coach said on her radio show).

There is no strong reason to think the ship won't be righted.

The same thing, incidentally, applies to FSU, so far as I know.
 
KnightBridgeAZ said:
Mittie's seat isn't even warm at this point. I don't care for his style, but he is considered a very solid coach. He lost a lot of the team from last year, including Lee, which affected the style of play (or so the Arizona coach said on her radio show).

There is no strong reason to think the ship won't be righted.

The same thing, incidentally, applies to FSU, so far as I know.
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Hey...I'm with you. Mittie's team just beat Okla. State by one to become the lowest-seeded team ever (#12) to get to the semifinals.
 
Purdue absolutely should be looking but the longer they are silent the less inclined I am that they will make a move.

Not sure I see any other P4 programs making changes. The abysmal programs are either already in new coach rebuild mode or just made the change so 3 years seems to be the minimum needed from the previous 5 years. The big football money has changed the narrative at some schools…
 
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UConnCat said:
Known for recruiting more than coaching. I don't see this ending well.

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It may or may not end well for Rutgers but I see it as a win-win for Redus. They have to hire somebody. Coaches like Berube and Thibault aren't going there.You're right that Redus is known more for recruiting than coaching so if Rutgers hires him he'll definitely get more coaching experience. He's accomplished a lot as an assistant so I can't blame him for trying for this opportunity at this point in his career. If he succeeds, great. If it doesn't go well, he'll have gained a lot of experience as HC and will have plenty of opportunities to go back to being an assistant.
 
DRR25 said:
It may or may not end well for Rutgers but I see it as a win-win for Redus. They have to hire somebody. Coaches like Berube and Thibault aren't going there.You're right that Redus is known more for recruiting than coaching so if Rutgers hires him he'll definitely get more coaching experience. He's accomplished a lot as an assistant so I can't blame him for trying for this opportunity at this point in his career. If he succeeds, great. If it doesn't go well, he'll have gained a lot of experience as HC and will have plenty of opportunities to go back to being an assistant.
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To be clear, my comment was about Rutger's decision, not Redus's.
 
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LSU’s high school and transfer recruiting appears predicated on turning the bayou into Hollywood or LA. Steakhouse dinners, cash guns, DJs and music videos galore.

There’s nothing wrong with that, it’s clearly working, but I don’t think it’ll translate
 
WBBTakeover said:
Known for his recruiting at LSU.

He was a terrible recruiter for Vanderbilt. People seem to forget that.
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Mulkey landed top recruits at Baylor. It’s not shocking she landed them at lsu. And if you actually look at their Hs recruiting collectively only 2025 was a good class.
 
Baller29 said:
Mulkey landed top recruits at Baylor. It’s not shocking she landed them at lsu. And if you actually look at their Hs recruiting collectively only 2025 was a good class.
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I’m all in to criticize Mulkey but we gotta do it for the right reasons. She also got Flau’jae, Sa’Myah Smith, Del Rosario, and Mikaylah Williams to commit before the 2025 class
 
Baller29 said:
Mulkey landed top recruits at Baylor. It’s not shocking she landed them at lsu. And if you actually look at their Hs recruiting collectively only 2025 was a good class.
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That's right. She had Sytia Messer at Baylor. Mulkey will find another recruiting director. Redus II is not a huge loss, IMO. He's got an inflated reputation. He isn't know for player development, as far as I know.
 
GoChips20 said:
I’m all in to criticize Mulkey but we gotta do it for the right reasons. She also got Flau’jae, Sa’Myah Smith, Del Rosario, and Mikaylah Williams to commit before the 2025 class
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Flau'jae and Mikaylah are not in the same recruiting class.

Del Rosario was a HUGE bust and transferred out (doesn't play much for what was an elite team this year).

Smith was a good find, but she also transferred out (to a lesser program and hasn't made many strides there).
 
GoChips20 said:
I’m all in to criticize Mulkey but we gotta do it for the right reasons. She also got Flau’jae, Sa’Myah Smith, Del Rosario, and Mikaylah Williams to commit before the 2025 class
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I’m not criticizing Kim at all. She is a great recruiter (when she wants to be) I was speaking more about Redus getting all this hype for his recruiting.

2023- Landed Williams (who MK recruited since Baylor and was a Louisiana native). Rest of class (ADR, Velez, Kent) was a bit of a bust all who transferred out

2024- LSU missed on every blue chip recruit and only signed Jada Richard who I will say is developing nicely at LSU

2025- Great class

2026- sign Lola but missed on 8-9 other Hs kids they hosted

I just don’t understand how he is considered a recruiting “guru”. He did land morrow and helped with Angel so credit there but outside of that…

It’ll be interesting how he does at Rutgers. He don’t have the nil budget and selling a program without a HOF coach at your side will be interesting
 
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Besides the Mulkey connection, there are more LSU-Rutgers connections: Rutgers president William Tate and new athletic director Kelli Zinn both previously worked at LSU.

"We are thrilled to welcome Gary and his family to Rutgers," Zinn said. "Having worked with him previously, I've seen firsthand the energy, commitment, and competitive mindset he brings to coaching. Coach Redus is well known as one of the top recruiters in the country, with an exceptional ability to create relationships and attract elite talent. He is an outstanding teacher of the game with a reputation for developing student-athletes to reach their fullest potential."

Full article here:
www.espn.com

Rutgers hires LSU's Gary Redus II as new women's hoops coach

Rutgers has hired former LSU assistant Gary Redus II as its women's basketball coach to replace Coquese Washington.
www.espn.com www.espn.com

I've read the thread and Kim has managed to bring in top-rated talent before Redus II joined her at LSU.

Redus II claims that he knows Rutgers well. I don't know what that means, but I hope it also means knowing and being in touch with high schools and/or AAU programs that can feed into Rutgers ranging from the Newark and Paterson areas to the Jersey shore to name but a few that produce top-rate talent.
 
UConnCat said:
Known for recruiting more than coaching. I don't see this ending well.

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Low risk. High reward situation. Rutgers, ain't attracting top level talent. But if Redus and his coaching staff develop the talent they get and develop a style of play that catapults Rutgers back into that middle range of the Big Ten, he might be able to parlay this Rutgers job into another job at a program that he really likes.
 
Dillon77 said:
Besides the Mulkey connection, there are more LSU-Rutgers connections: Rutgers president William Tate and new athletic director Kelli Zinn both previously worked at LSU.

"We are thrilled to welcome Gary and his family to Rutgers," Zinn said. "Having worked with him previously, I've seen firsthand the energy, commitment, and competitive mindset he brings to coaching. Coach Redus is well known as one of the top recruiters in the country, with an exceptional ability to create relationships and attract elite talent. He is an outstanding teacher of the game with a reputation for developing student-athletes to reach their fullest potential."

Full article here:
www.espn.com

Rutgers hires LSU's Gary Redus II as new women's hoops coach

Rutgers has hired former LSU assistant Gary Redus II as its women's basketball coach to replace Coquese Washington.
www.espn.com www.espn.com

I've read the thread and Kim has managed to bring in top-rated talent before Redus II joined her at LSU.

Redus II claims that he knows Rutgers well. I don't know what that means, but I hope it also means knowing and being in touch with high schools and/or AAU programs that can feed into Rutgers ranging from the Newark and Paterson areas to the Jersey shore to name but a few that produce top-rate talent.
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We shall see. I wish him all the best at Rutgers.
 
LETTERL said:
Charmin Smith would probably find coaching (and recruiting) at Stanford easier than coaching at Cal.
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Cal didn't "lose" Suarez....she graduated and chose to move on. There IS a difference. Beyond that, I think Charmin very much likes Cal and wouldn't leap across the Bay regardless. It's a challenging job, given finances, faciltities, etc...but she's a great fit and I appreciate the teams she's built in this era of NIL and the culture she embodies at Cal.
 
Are we really done with P4 coaching firings??

There will still likely be some turnover when some current coaches move up the food chain. Not that there are a lot of plum open jobs.

Though PennSt has potential....
 
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Open P4 Jobs (68 positions)
  1. Northwestern
  2. BC
  3. Rutgers
  4. Pitt
  5. PennSt

TBD
season done: Wake, FSU / Cinci, UCF / Pur
waitg 4 bid: Cal / Nebr / MissSt, TAMU, Fla / KSt, Kan
 
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