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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 4536391, member: 1131"] If I were an athletic director at a big-time WBB program, I would be concerned about the fact that Duffy lost recent recruiting battles with Geno for two Wisconsin players in Marquette's backyard -- KK Arnold and Allie Ziebell. That is the biggest question that AD'S are going to have about any "mid-major" coach such as Duffy -- not the quality of her coaching but her recruiting ability. For that purpose, it helps if the young coach has a name that high school players will recognize, e.g., Kara Lawson. I don't think that most recruits know Megan Duffy from Eve (so to speak). That is also why, when the time comes for succession at UConn, I hope that the University will recognize the importance of celebrity for recruiting, and choose someone like Sue Bird or Tina Charles, rather than someone like Carla Berube. [/QUOTE]