Is this the #1 coaching job in women basketball? (even better than UConn?)
Rumor has it: Jeff WalzIf this is true, I'm sad for HW and UCONN fans. I am interested to see who will be the coach.
A lot of history but not currently a relevant team.Is this the #1 coaching job in women basketball? (even better than UConn?)
Why is it sad for UConn fans?If this is true, I'm sad for HW and UCONN fans. I am interested to see who will be the coach.
Is this the #1 coaching job in women basketball? (even better than UConn?)
Is this the #1 coaching job in women basketball? (even better than UConn?)
If you ask a Tennessee fan, yes. If you ask anyone who has felt the wrath of the Tennessee fan base, I'm going to say they'd argue otherwise...
Personally, I think Holly has done enough to lower the expectations of VolNation. If the next successor can simply figure out how to get their talented roster to play with consistency and demonstrate some level of competency, that will be enough for a while.
I would think Duke and Stanford would be high up there because of academics and history.From a Women's BB perspective it probably is. I would also consider Notre Dame to be close to a #1 Job, even over UConn. The only reason I have ND and UT above UConn is because of the Conferences there in. When Geno does decide to retire, the next coach won't have the built in advantages (resources) that ND & Tenn have
Recruiting is a unique challenge at Stanford, because the pool of admissible candidates is so limited, but almost every recruit who gets admitted will come. I think it takes the right kind of coach to navigate that (and Tara is exactly that person.) Duke is very different because they've embraced the 1-and-done era and their admissions standards for basketball players have always been considerably lower for both men's and women's hoops, so Duke is more frequently recruiting against all the other top programs...I would think Duke and Stanford would be high up there because of academics and history.
I would think Duke and Stanford would be high up there because of academics and history.
Why is it sad for UConn fans?
Why is it sad for HW? She was paid handsomely for the past 7 years (more than what many people make during their whole lives.) and am sure the buy out is not shabby either. She can now retire or volunteer for a high school coaching job!