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Reported that Gail G is resigning from Texas

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On another note...wonder if Vic Schaeffer feels dumb right now for taking the Miss State job? Think Texas gives him a call? I would.
 
alexrgct said:
She's not a game changing recruit, but she's a damn good one. She means more to Texas than to anyone else because their 2012 class sucks without her.
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Empress Davenport will be moving up. She was a find.

Stafford is important because she replaces the graduating Ashley Gayle. And she is a game-changer on the defensive end.

Texas has talent remaining, though loses a lot in the backcourt. If the younger players stay healthy, this team could be top three in the Big 12. But health has been a big "if." And, to be honest, there looked as if there were chemistry problems, as not all of the players seemed to gel with one another on the court.
 
alexrgct said:
On another note...wonder if Vic Schaeffer feels dumb right now for taking the Miss State job? Think Texas gives him a call? I would.
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I doubt it. I know Jemelle left to coach in the Big East, but does a longtime assistant typically leave to coach in the same conference? Tonya went to the Atlantic 10. Nikki Caldwell left to the PAC 10/12 for three years before coming back (and would not have, had it been another SEC school besides LSU). I just do not see the appeal of having to coach against your former mentor at least twice per year.
 
CamrnCrz1974 said:
I doubt it. I know Jemelle left to coach in the Big East, but does a longtime assistant typically leave to coach in the same conference? Tonya went to the Atlantic 10. Nikki Caldwell left to the PAC 10/12 for three years before coming back (and would not have, had it been another SEC school besides LSU). I just do not see the appeal of having to coach against your former mentor at least twice per year.
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A&M and Texas aren't in the same conference anymore, for one. For that matter, Miss State and A&M now are.

For another, he's from Austin originally.

For a third, Texas as a job>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Miss State job. There aren't enough >s in the universe.
 
Another example was Coquese Washington leaving ND for the Big Ten and not the Big East.
 
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CamrnCrz1974 said:
Empress Davenport will be moving up. She was a find.

Stafford is important because she replaces the graduating Ashley Gayle. And she is a game-changer on the defensive end.

Texas has talent remaining, though loses a lot in the backcourt. If the younger players stay healthy, this team could be top three in the Big 12. But health has been a big "if." And, to be honest, there looked as if there were chemistry problems, as not all of the players seemed to gel with one another on the court.
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there were definitely chemistry problems. That's why Texas needs more fresh bodies. I like Davenport as well, but without Stafford, that's only one body.
 
alexrgct said:
A&M and Texas aren't in the same conference anymore, for one. For that matter, Miss State and A&M now are.

For another, he's from Austin originally.

For a third, Texas as a job>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Miss State job. There aren't enough >s in the universe.
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Thank you for that reminder, Alex. Completely forgot about A&M moving!
 
GG never proved to be a good fit for Texas. I just down think she had that "folksy" quality that parents in the state look for. And if you are in Texas you have to be able to recruit Texas.
 
Texas will be looking for someone with a national championship pedigree. Now is the time for wbb fans coast to coast to band together and lobby UT to hire National Champion Coach Carolyn Peck!
 
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Amen to that. I can't take it any more! Its like Jeff Watlz on drugs.
 
Peck: "She took Duke to a final 4 ... actually a couple of them ..."

Uh, no. She took them to FOUR.
 
"This place is not for the faint of heart." Was the AD pissed or merely acknowledging that GG made the right decision to fire herself, as she put it. When you cannot live up to expectations it does get tiring ....
 
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RockyMTblue2 said:
"This place is not for the faint of heart." Was the AD pissed or merely acknowledging that GG made the right decision to fire herself, as she put it. When you cannot live up to expectations it does get tiring ....
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GG had a panicked look during every game. Her expectations at Duke were only the ones that she brought on herself. I can tell you from growing up in Texas, UT does NOT tolerate underachievement without making a change and throwing some money at the change.

This should be a very interesting change. I would not be surprised to see them go after a WNBA coach, maybe San Antonio coach, Dan Hughes.
 
easttexastrash said:
GG had a panicked look during every game. Her expectations at Duke were only the ones that she brought on herself. I can tell you from growing up in Texas, UT does NOT tolerate underachievement without making a change and throwing some money at the change.

This should be a very interesting change. I would not be surprised to see them go after a WNBA coach, maybe San Antonio coach, Dan Hughes.
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Well they have the rest of her contract which is a number that can attract a pile of coaches. She got out of Duke because she had had her best shot at it there and she knew it.
 
I could see Stafford asking for a release from her NLI, and maybe choosing USC.
 
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