Early Coaching Hotseat Edition
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Yes! My niece as a Senior played with freshman Bridgette at Peddie.
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Well, Rutgers went lickety-spik quick, primarily because of the connections between administration and coach from LSU days. And that was interesting because I thought they -- along with Pitt -- might have the hardest time finding someone.
BC and Penn State waited years and stretched many a dollar before finally moving on from coaches. In Penn State's case, that's at a place that fired a football coach in the middle of the season and then took forever to find a new one, even with the benefit of that time. So who knows what pace they're going at?
Sometimes I have candidates in mind for a position, but this time I find I have questions more than anything
- Are there are candidates currently involved in preparations for the NCAA that are under consideration?
- Will BC and Pitt put the money into programs to make them competitive. The schools can field excellent women's teams (see Pitt's volleyball team, BC's lacrosse team), but women's hoops is a grade up in money's needed.
- How will Northwestern go? The facilities were upgraded just before the pandemic and Uncle Joe Mckeown had a good run with the Veronica Burton-led teams, but he then hung around too long and burrowed them back under eyesight. Will the AD be able to lure in a coach and supply him/her with some funding to build a base?
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OK, here's a thought now that Nebraska ousted Richmond 75-56 behind a 17-0 run in the third quarter:
Richmond Coach Aaron Roussell has led Richmond (26-8) to 26-plus wins and an NCAA Tournament appearance in each of the past three seasons. The Spiders made their sixth tournament appearance and earned their second consecutive at-large bid.
Could/Should he be considered for a HC position?
Given that his program's best player ever -- Maggie Doogan -- is leaving for the WNBA, this might be a good time to consider other positions (while he's on top). On the other hand, Richmond might be giving him everything he needs, both from a professional and/personal perspective.
He's had two solid stretches at Bucknell and now Richmond, but he's from the Midwest and also has a stint in Chicago.
Could he be interested in Northwestern? On the other hand, a lot of Northeast athletes of varying competencies like to play for southern schools like Richmond....or Florida.
Richmond Coach Aaron Roussell has led Richmond (26-8) to 26-plus wins and an NCAA Tournament appearance in each of the past three seasons. The Spiders made their sixth tournament appearance and earned their second consecutive at-large bid.
Could/Should he be considered for a HC position?
Given that his program's best player ever -- Maggie Doogan -- is leaving for the WNBA, this might be a good time to consider other positions (while he's on top). On the other hand, Richmond might be giving him everything he needs, both from a professional and/personal perspective.
He's had two solid stretches at Bucknell and now Richmond, but he's from the Midwest and also has a stint in Chicago.
Could he be interested in Northwestern? On the other hand, a lot of Northeast athletes of varying competencies like to play for southern schools like Richmond....or Florida.