Jose Fernandez: USF and UConn will keep playing each other in women’s hoops

[FairView]

Houston is a hotbed for High School Women's BB. It wouldn't be a bad decision to play Houston on an annual basis for recruiting purposes. Geno may not get many players from Texas but he did get Moriah and Lexie Gordon. Can't rely on Baylor scheduling UConn on an annual basis.

In fact, you can pretty much count them out if UConn is looking better than the bears on paper. Kim ducked UConn for the unstoppable years.

 

[HopJim]

Houston is a waste of time. If they were going to play Houston, they should schedule it like a transition game as the first game of the season just to warm up. UConn playing Baylor or Texas is much more influential to recruiting in Texas than playing Houston. They should get Oregon, Gonzaga, or Maryland on the schedule. The whole point of leaving the AAC is getting a little more competitive and reducing travel within the Big East. Why go all the way to Texas to play a mediocre team? If you are going to travel, make it worth your while and play teams that are going to be competitive. Jose seems to bring his team to the bottom of the top 25 and a Florida trip is nice in the middle of cold weather.

Texas A&M would be another interesting Texas based choice. Tough travel but good basketball history and while it would be a probable win, always well coached. While the Houston geography produces many good players, the team receives little publicity. Few would know Geno was in town.