Well, she's from Wisconsin and spent some very successful years at South Dakota. She knows the high school/AAU terrain, which will allow her to step right in recruiting-wise.Word on the street was she was miserable in West Virginia and wanted to get back to the Midwest. I think also one of her children plays somewhere in the Midwest as well. Who knows maybe she thrives in those cold northern state temperatures?
Hopefully it was. With the transfer portal open, the quicker the hire is made is better for school and players. As long as Minnesota did their due diligence, I like it. Whelan stepped down on the 2nd so I'm sure discussions with Dawn took place prior to ncaa tournament so hopefully Dawn was focused on her WV team. As with any job, whether an exiting employee phones in once they know they are leaving versus finished the job with class is really just an individual character issue.That was fast! Was her mind not really on the game with Arizona today perhaps?
ONE season in Morgantown, she MUST have been miserable.Word on the street was she was miserable in West Virginia and wanted to get back to the Midwest. I think also one of her children plays somewhere in the Midwest as well. Who knows maybe she thrives in those cold northern state temperatures?
And got them to the tournament. Imagine what she will do when she's happy?ONE season in Morgantown, she MUST have been miserable.
I think she’ll right the ship in Minnesota, great move for her and the Minny AD.
Even so, I thought her team played respectably against Arizona, a team with more heralded players playing on their home floor. The big hole where West Virginia’s front court should have been was a killer. New West Virginia coach will have a huge challenge early - even bigger if J J Quinerly moves on as some expect.I know it happens, but it does rub me the wrong way that she was interviewing for this job while she should have been focusing on preparing her team for the Big 12 and/or NCAA tournament.
That game was at neutral site Maryland. If anyone had a homecourt advantage, it would have been nearby WVU.Even so, I thought her team played respectably against Arizona, a team with more heralded players playing on their home floor. The big hole where West Virginia’s front court should have been was a killer. New West Virginia coach will have a huge challenge early - even bigger if J J Quinerly moves on as some expect.
Oh right. Still think WVU played well with a personnel disadvantage. The team looked well coached.That game was at neutral site Maryland. If anyone had a homecourt advantage, it would have been nearby WVU.
For coaches who do this, they shouldn't be upset when their players announcing during the season that they are entering the transfer portal; it works both ways.
What makes you think that she wasn't focusing or having the team prepared for the Big 12 or NCAA Tournament? A lot of coaches have an agent or a person who handles the behind the curtain stuff, so that coaches can focus on the day-to-day stuff. Plus, I am sure Coach Plitzuweit (I should have the spelling of her name down by the end of the day) is a true professional and had respect for West Virginia players and the university and not hold interviews until after the season was over.I know it happens, but it does rub me the wrong way that she was interviewing for this job while she should have been focusing on preparing her team for the Big 12 and/or NCAA tournament.
That game was at neutral site Maryland. If anyone had a homecourt advantage, it would have been nearby WVU.
For coaches who do this, they shouldn't be upset when their players announcing during the season that they are entering the transfer portal; it works both ways.
Come on now. The announcement came the same night after her WVU team was eliminated from the NCAA tourney just several hours earlier. The deal with Minnesota had been made days before that.What makes you think that she wasn't focusing or having the team prepared for the Big 12 or NCAA Tournament? A lot of coaches have an agent or a person who handles the behind the curtain stuff, so that coaches can focus on the day-to-day stuff. Plus, I am sure Coach Plitzuweit (I should have the spelling of her name down by the end of the day) is a true professional and had respect for West Virginia players and the university and not hold interviews until after the season was over.