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LSU WBB coach Nikki Fargas has stepped down

MSSportsGuy said:
Law moved to SC, at least in part, because she grew up in South Carolina and wanted to go home. If she ever tries to be a head coach again it would likely be somewhere closer to there than LSU.

I would say there is a 0.1% chance Mulkey goes to LSU. She's built Baylor with her own hands and it's a fantastic school where she has as many resources as she wishes. I don't think she would give that up at this stage of her life.

LSU has the potential to be a very attractive job if resources are put into the program. Their attendance was great under Chatman and they were on the cusp of being one of the truly great programs. Chancellor was a terrific coach in his day but was well past his prime when he came back to college and could only muster a few decent years. The Nikki years have been less than successful but just not terrible enough for her to hang around. Now we all get to see if LSU is serious about the sport or if they plan to just tread water again.
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If she wants to be a head coach again and LSU offers her, she would be foolish to turn it down. I don't think she would in that case.

She left Tennessee because it was an hour from her home and South Carolina gave her a good package.
 
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This has been an interesting trail to follow. I've seen:
  • Jolette Law, who seems to excel at recruiting, has good P5 pedigree (Rutgers, Tennessee, S. Carolina) as an assistant coach, but didn't have such a good stint at being a head coach at Illinois. 2nd time a charm?
  • Gail Goestenkors, who had the Lin Dunn pedigree before having a storied career at Duke, then a not-so-good run at Texas. She's currently an assistant coach at Central Michigan. Can she rise to the occasion in a league and region she has not been a part of?
  • Prominent HC's at other institutions. Wes Moore at NC State. With all due respect, why would he leave when he's go Cunane one more year and landed two fine transfers to help push him over the hump. No need to comment on the Mulkey train, which is getting more than enough attention.
  • We've seen reference to Stephen Austin (in the past). Why not look at the current coach, Mark Kellogg, whose Lumberjacks have compiled the 2nd best record in Texas (after Baylor) after that team coached by Ms. Mulkey.
  • I also go back to my (and others') suggestion: at least make a call to Karl Smesko at Florida Gulf Coast University. He wins, gets kids in via recruiting and/or transfers, and plays tough and fun. Yes, he's got the life on the shore, but LSU can offer a lot of salary to buy a summer house!
Plus, as noted, he's only 50 and should have the energy and wherewithal to make a good run at filling the LSU arena with a quality team.
 
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Dillon77 said:
This has been an interesting trail to follow. I've seen:
  • Jolette Law, who seems to excel at recruiting, has good P5 pedigree (Rutgers, Tennessee, S. Carolina) as an assistant coach, but didn't have such a good stint at being a head coach at Illinois. 2nd time a charm?
  • Gail Goestenkors, who had the Lin Dunn pedigree before having a storied career at Duke, then a not-so-good run at Texas. She's currently an assistant coach at Eastern Michigan. Can she rise to the occasion in a league and region she has not been a part of?
  • Prominent HC's at other institutions. Wes Moore at NC State. With all due respect, why would he leave when he's go Cunane one more year and landed two fine transfers to help push him over the hump. No need to comment on the Mulkey train, which is getting more than enough attention.
  • We've seen reference to Stephen Austin (in the past). Why not look at the current coach, Mark Kellogg, whose Lumberjacks have compiled the 2nd best record in Texas (after Baylor) after that team coached by Ms. Mulkey.
  • I also go back to my (and others') suggestion: at least make a call to Karl Smesko at Florida Gulf Coast University. He wins, gets kids in via recruiting and/or transfers, and plays tough and fun. Yes, he's got the life on the shore, but LSU can offer a lot of salary to buy a summer house!
Plus, as noted, he's only 50 and should have the energy and wherewithal to make a good run at filling the LSU arena with a quality team.
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My top 4: Smesko, Kellogg, FSU assistant Wyckoff, Law
 
Vowelguy said:
My top 4: Smesko, Kellogg, FSU assistant Wyckoff, Law
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Thanks for reminding me of Brooke Wyckoff. If I was LSU's AD, that's another call to the state of Florida I'd make. 👍
 
dws3665 said:
I think GG is at Central Michigan, not Eastern.
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I knew that! But my fingers were operating on a different plane :rolleyes:.
Thanks and corrected. Still not sure of GG being the right fit in LSU.
If she was jumping back into the P5 world, I thought the B1G slots at Purdue and Wisconsin would've been more of a fit.
 
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BRS24 said:
The ol' grain of salt -
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Ain't no way that Kim would leave Baylor. She knows that her team is going to dominate the Big 12 for years to come as they are the big fish 🐟in the little pond. Going to LSU/SEC, not so much.
Maybe this rumor is alive so that BU may want to entice her to stay...
 
BRS24 said:
Agree somewhat, however there's always the wanna go back home, time for a change decision.
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Outside the money factor. If her desire is truly to go home eventually, that’s the only way I see her taking this. She is 58, so she is heading towards the back end of her career, this would be it or the time.
 
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DeeHusky said:
Hopefully they offer her and all her Baylor recruits follow. :D
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Lol, Baylor is set up for a big year next season. The year after will be a pretty significant rebuild losing Egbo, Smith, Bickle, Kamaria.
 
I wonder if Smith or any of the other players would follow Kim to LSU if she took the job.
 
SECbbfan24 said:
Lol, Baylor is set up for a big year next season. The year after will be a pretty significant rebuild losing Egbo, Smith, Bickle, Kamaria.
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That's why I figured we are a year early lol. Now if she take that offer. We better make room for a few of her talent.

Not getting my hopes high...

I can see we are aiming for a blockbuster hire.
 
Dwilliams02 said:
That's why I figured we are a year early lol. Now if she take that offer. We better make room for a few of her talent.
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IF she hypothetically came. I’m sure it wouldn’t take long for her to flip the roster around. Although it may take a couple years.
 
I'll have fun with this. Questions to ask:

Is Kim ready to start building her retirement compound in LA?

Are her kids living in LA and starting to have grandkids?

Is she bored/burned out and longs for the excitement of building a program and being the under dog again?

Has the Baylor U record on sexual misconduct and lack of inclusion getting too much? Can't say LSU is all that better.

Does she feel like the men's program is feeling it a bit too much and she needs some attention? A little raise? Can't have too many bedazzled and tassled jackets.

I think the last question is driving her drama.....
 
Rumor coming out of the SEC has LSU offering Mulkey - well, you know what they say about rumors.
 
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I'm pretty sure that's Khayla Pointer who is Nikki's niece.
 
Well, unless Kim plans on leaving her successor at Baylor a going-away present of her patented "graduated +1-for-us point guard" specials, I'd say she's looking to make a run in 2021-22 in Waco.

 
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Dillon77 said:
Well, unless Kim plans on leaving her successor at Baylor a going-away present of her patented "graduated +1-for-us point guard" specials, I'd say she's looking to make a run in 2021-22 in Waco.

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It was always a long shot to get her. Still waiting on the official release by LSU on Nikki leaving...
 
CL82 said:
Translation, Kim would like a raise. She’s not going anywhere.
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I don't know ...
1. It is the one school in the country that I think could tempt her.
2. She is of an age where a new challenge might also tempt her and she has enough career time left to be able to rebuild the program.
3. This is likely the last time that job opening will exist within that career window - a new coach will likely get a minimum of five years whether they succeed or not. And five years from now is probably the the start of her career end game.
4. I also suspect that everything isn't all flowers and roses between her and the Baylor administration - not bad enough to just leave for another job, but not good enough to not at least seriously consider a 'dream job'.
 
UcMiami said:
I don't know ...
1. It is the one school in the country that I think could tempt her.
2. She is of an age where a new challenge might also tempt her and she has enough career time left to be able to rebuild the program.
3. This is likely the last time that job opening will exist within that career window - a new coach will likely get a minimum of five years whether they succeed or not. And five years from now is probably the the start of her career end game.
4. I also suspect that everything isn't all flowers and roses between her and the Baylor administration - not bad enough to just leave for another job, but not good enough to not at least seriously consider a 'dream job'.
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Well, I think logically about this, she's from Louisiana, played at LA Tech from Fall 1980 to Spring 1984 and then coached at LA Tech from Fall 1985 until April 2000. Both her children were born in Louisiana. She spent her first 38 years in Louisiana and the last 21 in Waco, Texas. IF Vic can go home to Texas at age 60, why can't Kim go home at age 59?

I do not think this is a salary ploy (ala Jeff Walz) but she could be getting a salary raise if she does stay. My salary recollection based on an article about her from a few years ago is she's at about $1.85 million per year but it could low/wrong as Baylor is a private institution and does not have to disclose.
 
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