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Message: [QUOTE="southie, post: 3503957, member: 2527"] Actually, there is some merit to that. Gail stated on record that she hadn't anticipated how hard it was going to be recruiting at Texas; she stated that she didn't realize she'd have to compete with Texas A&M, Oklahoma, and Baylor for the same recruits. So, that can be interpreted as her thinking recruiting was going to be easy at Texas (or as easy as it was for her at Duke where she got to pick and choose from all those national kids who wanted to attend Duke). When she resigned her position, she stated that she was "tired"; that can be interpreted in different ways. What was she tired of? Exits in the first round of the NCAA tourney? Winning zero conference titles? Tired of the pressure? I actually took it to mean she was physically and mentally tired; I just don't know what specifically was causing her to be so tired. I mean, she was being paid $1 million a season; being tired comes with the territory. Don't get me wrong. I was thrilled when Gail was hired at Texas; I thought it was a homerun hire. Her biggest mistake at Texas, IMO, was the selection of her assistant coaches, specifically Lakale Malone from Nebraska (as she had zero recruiting connections to Texas). Yes, the same Lakale Malone who was recently fired as an assistant coach at Illinois. [/QUOTE]