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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 3526070, member: 6620"] I'm listening to Jack Swarbrick, ND's AD, talking to ND alums about a range of events, but he touched on Muffet's retirement and Niele's ascension to the top spot. As many have surmised, this seems to have played out over an extended period of time. Safe to say, given how seamless this appears, the Niele was the successor-in-line for quite some time. Safe to say that she knows all of the current players and I'll be she laid the groundwork for a number of the upcoming prospects in '21 and possibly '22. Given her point guard background, I'll be particularly interested in how that plays out with prospects such as Olivia Miles and Ari Wiggins. (And in retrospect, I wonder if her presence in any capacity would've helped at all with Caitlin Clark?). Next things on my mind: - Will current assistants - Carol Owens, Beth Morgan Cunningham and Michaela Mabrey -- be kept? My gut: probably for the latter two. Owens is nearing retirement age, but she's a great post coach. Could be a good person to keep for a few years. - Transfers. ND's relative lack of movement on this can probably be traced to this transition. Great ride by MM, to to say the least. Enjoy the next stage. Welcome to the "hot" seat Niele! [/QUOTE]