Gail Goestenkors ready to return to coaching

[DefenseBB]

Goestenkors doesn’t seem too content to stay in one place. The expectations were too high in Texas and she struggled to recruit well there, so she quit. She quit her assistant job at the Sparks most likely because the head coach was fired, so she’d probably be let go anyway. She quit her assistant job at the Fever because she felt she didn’t fit in. She was doing color commentary for a little while, but haven’t heard her doing any of that for a few years now... most likely because she was no better than Holly Warlick at it.

Isn't coaching by design, a vagabond life anyway? Some minor quibbles are that "while she resigned" at Texas, I think her contract had expired and she was allowed to gracefully exit stage left. Her results there were abysmal. I would not say the expectations were too high as in 5 years she placed 7th, 6th, 4th, 7th and 8th in the Big12. Pro jobs are nefarious by nature. I don't really remember her style announcing but gosh, she wasn't or couldn't have been worse than Holly, she doesn't even have a southern drawl...Your point of she's been absent for 5 years now is noted. That's why I don't think an elite or mid-tier P5 school would touch her. She seems to do better on the East coast and in the color blue...

 

[Plebe]

Isn't coaching by design, a vagabond life anyway? Some minor quibbles are that "while she resigned" at Texas, I think her contract had expired and she was allowed to gracefully exit stage left. Her results there were abysmal. I would not say the expectations were too high as in 5 years she placed 7th, 6th, 4th, 7th and 8th in the Big12. Pro jobs are nefarious by nature. I don't really remember her style announcing but gosh, she wasn't or couldn't have been worse than Holly, she doesn't even have a southern drawl...Your point of she's been absent for 5 years now is noted. That's why I don't think an elite or mid-tier P5 school would touch her. She seems to do better on the East coast and in the color blue...

I think it's a big red flag when the initial cursory resume check reveals that GG cited being "tired" when she resigned from Texas. UT threw a ton of money at what they thought was a home-run hire, and they got one NCAA tournament victory and no higher than 4th in the Big 12 standings over a five-year period. (The Big 12 was a **much** tougher conference at that time, probably the best or second-best in the nation during that era, but still.)

But "tired" indicates a level of motivation and commitment that's less than fully reliable. How can an AD be assured that she won't get "tired" after another 3 or 4 years in her new job? Collegiate coaching is notoriously a demanding, all-consuming job, and no AD wants to have doubts about whether the new hire will be "all in" or not.

 

[DefenseBB]

I think it's a big red flag when the initial cursory resume check reveals that GG cited being "tired" when she resigned from Texas. UT threw a ton of money at what they thought was a home-run hire, and they got one NCAA tournament victory and no higher than 4th in the Big 12 standings over a five-year period. (The Big 12 was a **much** tougher conference at that time, probably the best or second-best in the nation during that era, but still.)

But "tired" indicates a level of motivation and commitment that's less than fully reliable. How can an AD be assured that she won't get "tired" after another 3 or 4 years in her new job? Collegiate coaching is notoriously a demanding, all-consuming job, and no AD wants to have doubts about whether the new hire will be "all in" or not.

Look, I get it, I am not one advocating for Gail but given her resume vs. Nell's, I take Gail every time. Her whole personal life at Texas was a mess and now maybe 7, 8, 9 years later, she's ready to 'recommit' but as I said, I am not a huge GG fan anyway. But let me ask you this, if you are Villanova, would you interview her for the position and ask her all the relevant questions her tenure at Texas are raising? To me, I would put her in the candidate pool and see who does the best job interviewing.

Here's the interesting question, if Aston is let go, what "big" name would Texas go after and more importantly, what "big" name would actually go?

 

[bballnut90]

Look, I get it, I am not one advocating for Gail but given her resume vs. Nell's, I take Gail every time. Her whole personal life at Texas was a mess and now maybe 7, 8, 9 years later, she's ready to 'recommit' but as I said, I am not a huge GG fan anyway. But let me ask you this, if you are Villanova, would you interview her for the position and ask her all the relevant questions her tenure at Texas are raising? To me, I would put her in the candidate pool and see who does the best job interviewing.

Here's the interesting question, if Aston is let go, what "big" name would Texas go after and more importantly, what "big" name would actually go?

Not the biggest name but I'd scoop up Fortier at Gonzaga ASAP. She's done a heck of a job there. Barnes is another one but still early in her career and I think much of her success the past two years can be attributed to Aari McDonald.

Agree though that the pool of coaches who'd up and leave for Texas is probably not the strongest right now.

 

[DefenseBB]

Not the biggest name but I'd scoop up Fortier at Gonzaga ASAP. She's done a heck of a job there. Barnes is another one but still early in her career and I think much of her success the past two years can be attributed to Aari McDonald.

Agree though that the pool of coaches who'd up and leave for Texas is probably not the strongest right now.

Completely agree with you on Fortier, plus, that school has a pretty good track record with coaches going to P5 West Coast Schools...So here's some off the wall thinking, Texas throws oodles of money at Scott Rueck, he takes the Longhorns job and Lisa goes to OSU to battle against her mentor...

 

[bballnut90]

Completely agree with you on Fortier, plus, that school has a pretty good track record with coaches going to P5 West Coast Schools...So here's some off the wall thinking, Texas throws oodles of money at Scott Rueck, he takes the Longhorns job and Lisa goes to OSU to battle against her mentor...

Fun idea but cant imagine Scott leaving OSU considering he is from the area and lived there his whole life. Has good fan support and is raising a family there. Texas would be a massive pay bump though so you never know.

 

[Dillon77]

The best thing Nell did was hire Micki DeMoss to help oversee the basketball operations including getting the right coaches, practice structure and recruiting (yet to be seen). I was shocked at how well Georgia Tech did this year for any number of reasons-3 top transfers out of the program, a mediocre record in 2019, Nell not having been a "strong resume" coach and her being out of the daily coaching aspect for many years.

There are a few questions that Gail needs to answer if I am an AD wanting to hire her-
Does she have connections for her assistant coaches?
What lessons did she learn from Texas as to why she wasn't more successful?
What is her perspective on coaching "today's players" vs. just a few years ago?

Other than that, I agree with @bballnut90 that she is less of a risk than most other coaches. Say it with me BYers...Villanova, Villanova, Villanova!

Going to combine responses to a couple of your posts on this reply.

On Gail G. & Villanova:
- I can see this working if GG comes in ready to go. While Harry P's kids may not be the most athletic, he usually recruited smart kids who knew how to play and one thing I admired about her Duke teams was they seemed "to get it."
- Would very much hire an assistant coach with recruiting inwards into the I-95 corridor, specifically Jersey's rich girls basketball scene.
- I think being affiliated with a program that has venerable coaches such as Geno and Doug, along with young up and comers such as Megan Duffy would be helpful with recruiting. And gosh knows, GG would have to work it (whch I think she would).

Texas
- I remember reading either a very good post or article that opined GG had a tough time expanding her reach into the many (but tight) circles of Texas high school and/or AAU coaches. I'm not certain how much that had to do with her ultimate (lack of) success, but I can sure see how it would make one "tired."
- So with in mind, does it make sense to at least drop a dial on a coach who is familiar with the Texas scene?
I'm thinking of Tina Langley, the head coach at Rice, who did a very good job of utilizing a combination of transfers and recruits to resurrect/make that program. Her key players are pretty much at the end of their eligibiltiy, so this could be a good time for both sides to strike.
- I like Lisa Fortier of Gonzaga a bunch, as well: they played ND tough in that Thanksgiving tournament in Vancouver. However, she strikes me as as Left-Coach kinda person.

- What about Jennie Baranczyk at Drake? While not a Texan, she could rely on her connections in the the Plains States while establishing herself with the Texas coaching circles. Still young and might be at the stage of wanting to give the P5 conferences a shot.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Barnes is another one but still early in her career and I think much of her success the past two years can be attributed to Aari McDonald.

UA is her alma mater, she's really built that program up quickly. I just can't see her leaving.

 

[WestCoast]

Fun idea but cant imagine Scott leaving OSU considering he is from the area and lived there his whole life. Has good fan support and is raising a family there. Texas would be a massive pay bump though so you never know.

It will take a great job to compel Rueck to leave Oregon State. He seemed to be a little off this year with respect to how he dealt with officials and complained in press conferences following games. PAC-12 officials issued him at least three technicals this year and appear to be increasingly less tolerant each year with his comments during games. Not sure if that will change going forward as he has earned a reputation of complaining about the physicality in the conference

 

[bballnut90]

UA is her alma mater, she's really built that program up quickly. I just can't see her leaving.

Her pay isnt great (400k/year) and she could get a massive pay day at Texas. Aston makes double what she does, GG made over a million each year at Texas. Agree though, I have a hard time seeing her leave considering the foundation she has built in a short time frame.

 

[Plebe]

Her pay isnt great (400k/year) and she could get a massive pay day at Texas. Aston makes double what she does, GG made over a million each year at Texas. Agree though, I have a hard time seeing her leave considering the foundation she has built in a short time frame.

A more likely outcome might be that she uses a high offer from UT as leverage to get a hefty raise at UA. The AD would have egg on his face if he let her get bought away.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Yeah, you never know. Sometimes getting a pay increase is enough for a change of location. Sometimes a coach is really happy where they are and have no desire to leave.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

A more likely outcome might be that she uses a high offer from UT as leverage to get a hefty raise at UA. The AD would have egg on his face if he let her get bought away.

Good luck with that. UA is cheap and proud of it.

But Adia isn't going anywhere, unless she is outright mistreated.

Not only as an alum but she is just immensely popular. For longevity -

Mike Candrea, Softball - 1985
David Rubio, Volleyball - 1992

So, long careers are possible at U of A.

 

[DefenseBB]

A more likely outcome might be that she uses a high offer from UT as leverage to get a hefty raise at UA. The AD would have egg on his face if he let her get bought away.

The thing I really like about what Adia has done is garner the fan support. She had the second highest PAC-12 attendance per game at 5,944! Just look at these improvements in attendance and the recruiting. The AD better pay up...
2019...3,675
2018...1,933
2017...1,839
2016...1386

 

[bballnut90]

The thing I really like about what Adia has done is garner the fan support. She had the second highest PAC-12 attendance per game at 5,944! Just look at these improvements in attendance and the recruiting. The AD better pay up...
2019...3,675
2018...1,933
2017...1,839
2016...1386

Good for her. They had some massive crowds this year. Should continue to, especially if Aari is back.

 

[Figurehead]

It will take a great job to compel Rueck to leave Oregon State. He seemed to be a little off this year with respect to how he dealt with officials and complained in press conferences following games. PAC-12 officials issued him least three technicals this year and appear to be increasingly less tolerant each year with his comments during games. Not sure if that will change going forward as he has earned a reputation of complaining about the physicality in the conference

Not understanding his recruiting direction either. He definitely needs to land a huge time transfer.

 

[southie]

Here's the interesting question, if Aston is let go, what "big" name would Texas go after and more importantly, what "big" name would actually go?

IMO, it's not about getting a "big" name, it's about getting a great coach (in all areas: recruiting, player development, x's and o's, and post-season success). They come out of a box like that, right?

Contrary to some Texas fans' clueless outlooks, schools like Louisville, Miss. State, South Carolina, Notre Dame, etc. are not going to be outbid by Texas for their head coaches; thanks to equal revenue sharing, teams from P5 schools have plenty of money to retain any head coach in any sport. The exception is the PAC 12, who is struggling financially. IMO, if Texas is looking to replace Aston, the next head coach will come from the PAC 12 as not many will be able (or willing) to match Texas' offer (which one would imagine is gonna have to be greater than $1.25 million to poach someone with a proven track record).

Adia Barnes is my top candidate; but, she is a UofA alum; and, her husband is an assistant on her staff; Texas may have a nepotism clause in place (not sure).

Cori Close is a great recruiter; not sure she's best at x's and o's. Some feel she is too similar to Karen Aston. She is a California native, I believe; graduate from UCSB.

The Oregon and Oregon State head coaches aren't realistic, IMO. But, hey, if it comes down to money for them, then either would be a tremendous hire.

I am not a Charli Thorne fan; she pulls off some big wins every now again, but I see newer coaches having more success in shorter amounts of time, and simply leaving ASU behind.

 

[DefenseBB]

IMO, it's not about getting a "big" name, it's about getting a great coach (in all areas: recruiting, player development, x's and o's, and post-season success). They come out of a box like that, right?

Contrary to some Texas fans' clueless outlooks, schools like Louisville, Miss. State, South Carolina, Notre Dame, etc. are not going to be outbid by Texas for their head coaches; thanks to equal revenue sharing, teams from P5 schools have plenty of money to retain any head coach in any sport. The exception is the PAC 12, who is struggling financially. IMO, if Texas is looking to replace Aston, the next head coach will come from the PAC 12 as not many will be able (or willing) to match Texas' offer (which one would imagine is gonna have to be greater than $1.25 million to poach someone with a proven track record).

Adia Barnes is my top candidate; but, she is a UofA alum; and, her husband is an assistant on her staff; Texas may have a nepotism clause in place (not sure).

Cori Close is a great recruiter; not sure she's best at x's and o's. Some feel she is too similar to Karen Aston. She is a California native, I believe; graduate from UCSB.

The Oregon and Oregon State head coaches aren't realistic, IMO. But, hey, if it comes down to money for them, then either would be a tremendous hire.

I am not a Charli Thorne fan; she pulls off some big wins every now again, but I see newer coaches having more success in shorter amounts of time, and simply leaving ASU behind.

Big names usually means they check all the boxes. To your point, yes, just like the Tennessee fans last year, those schools are pipe dreams. Kelly is not leaving the University of Nike. Money is not an issue there. I don't see Adia leaving Arizona but who knows.

Where I digress from you is Scott Rueck at Oregon State. While he is from the NW, coached at a DII school up there as well and while he has built OSU into something, big money and chance to really compete on a national level (in front of more eyes) could be appealing. The main worry I have is that "Texas recruiting circuit" and how difficult is it to break into. I wanted to like Karen but after watching her teams for years and never developing any coherent offense despite oodles of talent, I think it's time to move on. ​

 

[southie]

Big names usually means they check all the boxes. To your point, yes, just like the Tennessee fans last year, those schools are pipe dreams. Kelly is not leaving the University of Nike. Money is not an issue there. I don't see Adia leaving Arizona but who knows.
Where I digress from you is Scott Rueck at Oregon State. While he is from the NW, coached at a DII school up there as well and while he has built OSU into something, big money and chance to really compete on a national level (in front of more eyes) could be appealing. The main worry I have is that "Texas recruiting circuit" and how difficult is it to break into. I wanted to like Karen but after watching her teams for years and never developing any coherent offense despite oodles of talent, I think it's time to move on.

That "University of Nike" comment makes me think you believe Oregon pays their head coaches Top 10 salaries nationally; their football head coach's salary ranks 56th nationally from what I saw (unless that is now outdated).

I would have thought Kelly Graves was earning more money than what I found reported in the media. Looks like he received a 6-year contract extension in 2017 that bumped his salary up to $687,500. In March 2019, Oregon bumped his salary again; not sure the exact number, but my math says maybe around $950,000. That is still not Top 5 nationally, maybe not even Top 10 nationally.

Oregon Ducks extend contract of women’s basketball coach Kelly Graves through 2025-26

The school announced the three-year extension of Graves’s contract, pending approval of UO’s Board of Trustees, on Wednesday

www.oregonlive.com

There is also a revision to the buyout Graves would owe Oregon if he chose to leave for another job. If Graves were to do so before April 6, 2021, he would owe Oregon $500,000, the same as his original contract.

 

[Figurehead]

That "University of Nike" comment makes me think you believe Oregon pays their head coaches Top 10 salaries nationally; their football head coach's salary ranks 56th nationally from what I saw (unless that is now outdated).

I would have thought Kelly Graves was earning more money than what I found reported in the media. Looks like he received a 6-year contract extension in 2017 that bumped his salary up to $687,500. In March 2019, Oregon bumped his salary again; not sure the exact number, but my math says maybe around $950,000. That is still not Top 5 nationally, maybe not even Top 10 nationally.

Oregon Ducks extend contract of women’s basketball coach Kelly Graves through 2025-26

The school announced the three-year extension of Graves’s contract, pending approval of UO’s Board of Trustees, on Wednesday

www.oregonlive.com

There is also a revision to the buyout Graves would owe Oregon if he chose to leave for another job. If Graves were to do so before April 6, 2021, he would owe Oregon $500,000, the same as his original contract.

Lol, He will retire from here. Has a nice extra home in Bend Oregon. Some people are not all about money but for others like Mike White it was as much as I can haul in attitude. Surprising why some can't see that.

So Texas throwing money left and right does not make a good return on investment.

 

[southie]

Lol, He will retire from here. Has a nice extra home in Bend Oregon. Some people are not all about money but for others like Mike White it was as much as I can haul in attitude. Surprising why some can't see that.

So Texas throwing money left and right does not make a good return on investment.

I already stated that I don't see Oregon or Oregon State's head coaches as realistic for the Texas job (should it open up). But, for those who believe Oregon has all this "Nike" money to help pay its head coaches, that has proven to be a myth. Seems like that money goes to facilities and uniforms, but not making the coaches' salaries nationally competitive.

Not gonna get into further discussions with someone who is clearly bitter that the Oregon AD would not pay former Ducks' Head Coach, Mike White, his market value, and Texas was able to hire him for a Top 5 national salary. As it turned out, the Oregon AD had to pay his new hire (someone with zero head coaching experience) more than Coach White was making; so, he got left with egg on his face, no doubt.

 

[DefenseBB]

That "University of Nike" comment makes me think you believe Oregon pays their head coaches Top 10 salaries nationally; their football head coach's salary ranks 56th nationally from what I saw (unless that is now outdated).

I would have thought Kelly Graves was earning more money than what I found reported in the media. Looks like he received a 6-year contract extension in 2017 that bumped his salary up to $687,500. In March 2019, Oregon bumped his salary again; not sure the exact number, but my math says maybe around $950,000. That is still not Top 5 nationally, maybe not even Top 10 nationally.

Oregon Ducks extend contract of women’s basketball coach Kelly Graves through 2025-26

The school announced the three-year extension of Graves’s contract, pending approval of UO’s Board of Trustees, on Wednesday

www.oregonlive.com

There is also a revision to the buyout Graves would owe Oregon if he chose to leave for another job. If Graves were to do so before April 6, 2021, he would owe Oregon $500,000, the same as his original contract.

No, I believe the University of Nike gets significant facilities, apparel, travel and staff support from one Mr. Philip Knight. I forget what the name of the basketball facility is...oh yeah, Matthew Knight Arena...How many different sets of uniforms does football, basketball, baseball, softball and track have? How are their practice facilities? So yes, that is why they are known as the University of Nike. It has been noted in numerous articles and expose's about the "influence" that Mr. Knight has with the school.

If Kelly were to now decide to "explore leaving" to Texas and the $1.25+ million salary that Texas would have to offer, Oregon and Philip would certainly match it. Does that clarify my stance for you?

 

[southie]

No, I believe the University of Nike gets significant facilities, apparel, travel and staff support from one Mr. Philip Knight. I forget what the name of the basketball facility is...oh yeah, Matthew Knight Arena...How many different sets of uniforms does football, basketball, baseball, softball and track have? How are their practice facilities? So yes, that is why they are known as the University of Nike. It has been noted in numerous articles and expose's about the "influence" that Mr. Knight has with the school.

If Kelly were to now decide to "explore leaving" to Texas and the $1.25+ million salary that Texas would have to offer, Oregon and Philip would certainly match it. Does that clarify my stance for you?

All I am saying is that Oregon (like other PAC 12 schools) doesn't seem to pay their head coaches a Top 10 national salary, even when their programs are Top 5 nationally. So, the Knight Foundation is doing a lot for Oregon, except for compensating their coaches accordingly. Wouldn't it be great if Oregon paid their coaches their market value instead of waiting and reacting to overtures from other schools?

And, you stating that Oregon would "certainly match" any offer another school (like Texas) might offer Graves is not accurate, and cannot be proven at this time. The opposite is actually true because the current AD would not match the offer Texas offered the Oregon softball head coach two years ago. Maybe he learned a lesson from that hardball stance, and won't make the same mistake twice.

 

[DefenseBB]

All I am saying is that Oregon (like other PAC 12 schools) doesn't seem to pay their head coaches a Top 10 national salary, even when their programs are Top 5 nationally. So, the Knight Foundation is doing a lot for Oregon, except for compensating their coaches accordingly. Wouldn't it be great if Oregon paid their coaches their market value instead of waiting and reacting to overtures from other schools?

And, you stating that Oregon would "certainly match" any offer another school (like Texas) might offer Graves is not accurate, and cannot be proven at this time. The opposite is actually true because the current AD would not match the offer Texas offered the Oregon softball head coach two years ago. Maybe he learned a lesson from that hardball stance, and won't make the same mistake twice.

So if I may ask, where is your source for all these top 10 coaches salaries? I agree that Kelly is probably on the outside of the top 10 but his $970k is pretty good. I think the average salary in the SEC was $700k, the ACC was close to $825 but that was top heavy with MM and Jeff. The Big12 is like $700K with Sherry Coale being a complete outlier at $1.1 mil. I think you are being mislead due to the Texas AD overpaying GG a top $1.25 mil back in 2007, which I think was top 3 at the time. While Graves has nice history with Gonzaga and has had a good run at Oregon with Sabrina, he hasn't quite etched his way into the top 10, though he should be almost there and I think he will get compensated appropriately as WCBB is a focus sport for Oregon. While Softball was elite and a national contender, it raise zero revenue. I find it absurd that Oklahoma pays Patty Gasso $1 million plus per year. Similarly, Texas over paid for Mike White.
So besides White and your implying that Graves is underpaid yet you offer no proof, who else is Oregon being cheap with? Like I have said many times in the past two days, I like opinions based on facts and data. Show me how Grave salary is egregious when the data I have shows it is well above average.

 

[Figurehead]

I already stated that I don't see Oregon or Oregon State's head coaches as realistic for the Texas job (should it open up). But, for those who believe Oregon has all this "Nike" money to help pay its head coaches, that has proven to be a myth. Seems like that money goes to facilities and uniforms, but not making the coaches' salaries nationally competitive.

Not gonna get into further discussions with someone who is clearly bitter that the Oregon AD would not pay former Ducks' Head Coach, Mike White, his market value, and Texas was able to hire him for a Top 5 national salary. As it turned out, the Oregon AD had to pay his new hire (someone with zero head coaching experience) more than Coach White was making; so, he got left with egg on his face, no doubt.

White was an arrogant puke and took Miranda English and the rest with him. When Texas wins the Big 12 Conference in Football, Mens basketball and womens basketball in the same year then we will talk. Your just bitter that you don't have a 30 billion dollar donor. So you can say retired Phil Knight does not have 30 billion of his money and not the corporations money is a proven myth. If Texas is trying to buy championships wave some money in front of Dawn, Muffet or Geno. Texas should be able to land Geno for about 5 million a year. Go see what his price is. LOL!

 

[southie]

So if I may ask, where is your source for all these top 10 coaches salaries? I agree that Kelly is probably on the outside of the top 10 but his $970k is pretty good. I think the average salary in the SEC was $700k, the ACC was close to $825 but that was top heavy with MM and Jeff. The Big12 is like $700K with Sherry Coale being a complete outlier at $1.1 mil. I think you are being mislead due to the Texas AD overpaying GG a top $1.25 mil back in 2007, which I think was top 3 at the time. While Graves has nice history with Gonzaga and has had a good run at Oregon with Sabrina, he hasn't quite etched his way into the top 10, though he should be almost there and I think he will get compensated appropriately as WCBB is a focus sport for Oregon. While Softball was elite and a national contender, it raise zero revenue. I find it absurd that Oklahoma pays Patty Gasso $1 million plus per year. Similarly, Texas over paid for Mike White.
So besides White and your implying that Graves is underpaid yet you offer no proof, who else is Oregon being cheap with? Like I have said many times in the past two days, I like opinions based on facts and data. Show me how Grave salary is egregious when the data I have shows it is well above average.

You state that you like opinions based on facts and data, but you throw out an unsupported opinion that Texas overpaid for Mike White? He built the Oregon softball program from nothing into PAC 12 champions (fighting bluebloods like Arizona and UCLA along the way), and while they didn't win a national championship, they were contenders the last several seasons in OKC. In his first season at Texas, he had his team one win away from advancing to the WCWS (Top 8). In year 2, Texas won at UCLA (their only loss), and Softball America ranked Texas #1 to conclude the shortened 2020 season. Conversely, Oregon fell from Top 4 in 2018 to not even making the tourney in 2019. Texas paying White $450k has been well worth the investment; stadium is selling out; and, renovations already underway.

I already stated that Oregon's football head coach is #56 on the national pay scale; that is the biggest revenue sport of them all. That is cheap.

Oregon in talks with Mario Cristobal on contract extension

After winning a Rose Bowl and Pac-12 title, Oregon appears on the verge of locking up their head coach for the long term with a new deal.

collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com

Most likely, an SEC or B1G team will hire Mario Cristobal away in a year or two if Oregon doesn't double his salary by then.

I've been looking for a link that accurately lists women's basketball head coaches salaries; didn't fine one. But, from what I've read over the years, the following programs are paying their head coaches more than $1 million annually: UConn, Baylor, South Carolina, Louisville, Notre Dame, Stanford, Miss. State, Maryland, and Oklahoma. Schools like Ohio State, Kentucky and Syracuse probably are paying slightly below $1 million a year.

 

[southie]

White was an arrogant puke and took Miranda English and the rest with him. When Texas wins the Big 12 Conference in Football, Mens basketball and womens basketball in the same year then we will talk. Your just bitter that you don't have a 30 billion dollar donor. So you can say retired Phil Knight does not have 30 billion of his money and not the corporations money is a proven myth. If Texas is trying to buy championships wave some money in front of Dawn, Muffet or Geno. Texas should be able to land Geno for about 5 million a year. Go see what his price is. LOL!

 

[Figurehead]

No, I believe the University of Nike gets significant facilities, apparel, travel and staff support from one Mr. Philip Knight. I forget what the name of the basketball facility is...oh yeah, Matthew Knight Arena...How many different sets of uniforms does football, basketball, baseball, softball and track have? How are their practice facilities? So yes, that is why they are known as the University of Nike. It has been noted in numerous articles and expose's about the "influence" that Mr. Knight has with the school.

If Kelly were to now decide to "explore leaving" to Texas and the $1.25+ million salary that Texas would have to offer, Oregon and Philip would certainly match it. Does that clarify my stance for you?

He still thinks Texas could have a bidding war with Phils net worth of 30 billion. Btw, The softball coach was on probation for Bobby White anger issues. A bad apple.

 

[triaddukefan]

White was an arrogant puke and took Miranda English and the rest with him. When Texas wins the Big 12 Conference in Football, Mens basketball and womens basketball in the same year then we will talk. Your just bitter that you don't have a 30 billion dollar donor. So you can say retired Phil Knight does not have 30 billion of his money and not the corporations money is a proven myth. If Texas is trying to buy championships wave some money in front of Dawn, Muffet or Geno. Texas should be able to land Geno for about 5 million a year. Go see what his price is. LOL!

Winning the Big 12 in Basketball is a heck of a lot harder than winning the Pac 12. Pac 12 football??? Meh as well.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Winning the Big 12 in Basketball is a heck of a lot harder than winning the Pac 12. Pac 12 football??? Meh as well.

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I really want to protest this...but I can't.


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...but softball, women's bball and women's volleyball is a buzzsaw in the Pac 12