Yeah, of course Connecticut next Coach might not be paid north of $3 million unless of course, you know, we hired Staley away from you guys.
Oh, your next coach will not sniff 3 million in SALARY. But I think she will have incentives built into her first contract to allow her to join the coaches at that pay level.Yeah, of course Connecticut next Coach might not be paid north of $3 million unless of course, you know, we hired Staley away from you guys.
Do you have any idea what Shea is getting paid now? I took a quick look but because Vandy is a private institution, it's not readily available online.
Kelly Harper suffers from this still, even though she’s the second one to occupy Pat’s courtside seat.
She’s 9 months older. 6/53 to 3/54. I admit I haven’t seen her run, but I hear she swims a lot.
She only plays in the PAC 12 when she wants to, even this years season of 23-24, Tara played 11 non conference and mostly cupcake games before her team played its first league game. Look at UConn winning 11 National Championships vs 3, are you serious? Where was UConn Womens Basketball when Van Der Vere won her 1st NC in 1990 for a very prestigious school named Stanford University, she had everything going for her, while UConn’s senior class that year had already played 3 of their years in the old UConn field house, leaky roof and all. What Geno Auriemma did at UConn is on par with what Vince Lombardi did at Green Bay Wisconsin.
Except VanDerveer is going to keep adding to her total. Unless she retires soon, I doubt if GA will catch her.
I can't see either of these two taking over.
Chris has said when Geno goes, she goes. As much as I appreciate her contributions as an asst coach, Jamelle's coaching stint at Cincinnati didn't impress. If UConn stays in the family, my top picks (with actual coaching experience) w/b Shea and Carla, however Shea may want to stay "home" in the south. A real pipe dream would be Shea and Carla in the roles of Geno and CD. Perfecto!
Both coaches built programs into national contenders. Geno, Pat, and Tara all deserve respect for building College WBB into what it is today. As a Big East fan growing up I wish football hadn’t destroyed the old Big East and UConn hadn’t had to play 7 seasons in the AAC.
Really and truly appreciate your disrespect for Tara. The fact you chose to misspell her name is the cherry on top of the cake.
I am a big fan of Carla. She fan coach.Chris has said when Geno goes, she goes. As much as I appreciate her contributions as an asst coach, Jamelle's coaching stint at Cincinnati didn't impress. If UConn stays in the family, my top picks (with actual coaching experience) w/b Shea and Carla, however Shea may want to stay "home" in the south. A real pipe dream would be Shea and Carla in the roles of Geno and CD. Perfecto!
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Sorry, nope on all counts. He's under through 2025 and will probably stay beyond that give the kids he's already recruited. He's a loyalty guy -- his word is his bond -- and I don't see him coaxing kids like Jana from the other side of the earth and then leaving them high and dry. Same goes for kids not from quite so far, like Morgan.
He better land Sarah Strong. South Carolina is all over her and recruits like bragging rights of signing with the top program.
I’d like to see South Carolina’s bragging rights if they had season ending injuries to 4 of their best players. LSU is also all over Strong, and that being said, I think Strong is smart enough to take with a grain of salt what snake oil South Carolina and LSU are selling. Neither will ever have 11 or more National Championship banners hanging from the rafters, something even the great John Wooden cannot claim.
You are definitely wrong on that score. The Stanford women were already a decent program when Tara took over. Why do you think Van Der Vere left Ohio State for Stanford? Jeanne Ruark was a terrific player in the early 80’s at Stanford. Granted they weren’t National Champions but they were definitely not a joke like the program Geno took over in 1985. What Geno did for the Uconn Huskies reminds me of what Vince Lombardi did for the NFL Green Bay Packers. Tara didn’t have to recruit players to come and play in a leaky roofed Field House, she already had a big running head start. What Geno Auriemma did blows away what any other coach ever did in a game ruled by women coaches. The great John Toner must of seen something in young Geno when Toner offered him the job over a cup of coffee in Dunkin Doughnut's 39 years ago.
What is the “snake oil” that Dawn is peddling? No, she may never have 11 banners (even if one is garnet colored), but she ain’t peddling snake oil with an average of 30 wins per season and two blue banners over the past decade.
South Carolina has a credible record for developing talent that can handle the pro level. Why is it necessary to take a jab like this especially when you outline what UConn has to offer in the same post?
I take offense to you saying the University of Connecticut was a joke before 1995. I have two sisters who went to grad school at UConn and a friend of mine from college is a professor at UConn.
If Shea wants it i would take her in a heart beat, Carla is not ready for big time. If need be go outside and get best available. We need some one that can come in and start recruiting the elite players.
