OT: Meghan Duffy [merged thread]

[RoadMaster]

Yowser...

 

[Henry]

That may explain why some of her players have entered the portal.

 

[MSGRET]

Wish he luck at VT, maybe she can keep the team that is there and have a few of her players come with her. I just hope that she and VT beats the heck out of ND when they meet next year.

 

[#12in21]

Loss for the BE, but a nice move for her and a great hire by VT!

 

[LwrcasefaN]

That may explain why some of her players have entered the portal.

Which is why when the kids go on to "greener pastures" I don't have a problem with it.

 

[and one]

It seems like a good move for Megan. I wish her well. I hope she likes outdoorsy things to fill whatever spare time she might have. Blacksburg is in gorgeous countryside but far, far from anywhere you could call the big city. Roanoke has some better restaurants but is a little too far for an evening out.

 

[oldude]

Excellent hire by VA Tech. Evidently the BE has become a training ground for both players and coaches going to P5 schools.

 

[CL82]

Excellent hire by VA Tech. Evidently the BE has become a training ground for both players and coaches going to P5 schools.

This is a problem that a lot of people who are only fans of the basketball teams don't see. I worry about it from time to time. We are less vulnerable to it than most of our conference mates, but it will be an issue going forward.

 

[MSGRET]

This is a problem that a lot of people who are only fans of the basketball teams don't see. I worry about it from time to time. We are less vulnerable to it than most of our conference mates, but it will be an issue going forward.

Maybe, but it also makes it where coaches from other conference's have a chance to excel in the Big East.

 

[CL82]

Maybe, but it also makes it where coaches from other conference's have a chance to excel in the Big East.

How so?

 

[DEFCONN1]

Great pick up by VT. Hokies will thrive under Megan’s leadership!

 

[hoopsfan22]

This is a problem that a lot of people who are only fans of the basketball teams don't see. I worry about it from time to time. We are less vulnerable to it than most of our conference mates, but it will be an issue going forward.

The G5s/mid-majors are basically a minor league subservient to the so-called power conference schools who will come in and take the most talented coaches and players whenever they need to because they have the money to do it.

 

[BBallF]

She is a very good coach. It was just a matter of time. My fervent wish is that one day the other women's teams in our conference will be viewed the way the other men's teams are.

 

[MSGRET]

How so?

The young coach from Jackson State would be a good hire. There are a lot of coaches that are in lower mid conference schools paying their dues. Some of them just need to be hired by the Mid-Majors to move up.

 

[CL82]

The young coach from Jackson State would be a good hire. There are a lot of coaches that are in lower mid conference schools paying their dues. Some of them just need to be hired by the Mid-Majors to move up.

Got it, you are saying other "G5" colleges.

 

[HuskyinWRNY]

Good for VT, bad for Marquette. She's a good one.

 

[MSGRET]

Got it, you are saying other "G5" colleges.

Yes

 

[Longtime fan]

Yowser...

Congratulations. The BE is losing good one. On the other hand, the world has announced that there are good young coaches in the BE.

 

[Longtime fan]

Got it, you are saying other "G5" colleges.

Marquette should hire her, you mean? I agree.

 

[Bald Husky]

It seems like a good move for Megan. I wish her well. I hope she likes outdoorsy things to fill whatever spare time she might have. Blacksburg is in gorgeous countryside but far, far from anywhere you could call the big city. Roanoke has some better restaurants but is a little too far for an evening out.

Like Storrs?

 

[Zonepress]

She is a very good coach. It was just a matter of time. My fervent wish is that one day the other women's teams in our conference will be viewed the way the other men's teams are.

Hard to see how big east wbb can improve
Especially now that the power 4 conferences
See the potential $ in wbb

 

[FormerCTrez]

I posted the question about Megan Duffy moving on to VT. But I just read that she’s indeed the new HC there. I’m happy for her, but sad for the BE conference.

 

[FanFromMaine]

Agreed

 

[The deacon]

I posted the question about Megan Duffy moving on to VT. But I just read that she’s indeed the new HC there. I’m happy for her, but sad for the BE conference.

I'm with you, FormerCTrez. It would seem a tough time to take over in Blacksburg, post-Kitley and Amoore, but I'll bet Megan will hold her own in the ever-burgeoning ACC.

It also reminds us of the decision by Georgia to hit the portal. Wonder where she'll head...