OT: Rutgers fires coach...CD a possibility?

[Blakeon18]

According to ESPN Rutgers has fired head coach Coquese Washington...a very poor
record under her leadership.

Many moons ago Rutgers seriously looked at our very own CD but then hired their main target...
Vivienne Stringer. CD actually withdrew her name from consideration when it began to interfere
with her UConn recruiting duties.

So...might Rutgers look again at CD? [She of course is a graduate of that school].
If they chose to pursue her would CD consider it?

My hope is that they DO consider her....and that she turns them down and remains the very best
at her current position.and because she simply enjoys it too much.

 

[Zonepress]

lol

 

[Charliebball]

I'm sure she has her bags already packed!😊

 

[uconnfan68]

According to ESPN Rutgers has fired head coach Coquese Washington...a very poor
record under her leadership.

Many moons ago Rutgers seriously looked at our very own CD but then hired their main target...
Vivienne Stringer. CD actually withdrew her name from consideration when it began to interfere
with her UConn recruiting duties.

So...might Rutgers look again at CD? [She of course is a graduate of that school].
If they chose to pursue her would CD consider it?

My hope is that they DO consider her....and that she turns them down and remains the very best
at her current position.and because she simply enjoys it too much.

Just hypothetically, why would any AD in the B1G consider a 67yo (for next season), with only a handful of head coaching games experience, for their program? Would they do it for any other sport, mens or womens?

Pretty sure she's happy where she is, and doesn't need any headaches going forward. We're very lucky to have her.

 

[BBallF]

Thanks. I needed a good laugh with this never ending winter.

 

[ConnMotors]

CD has gone down this road before. Never gonna happen.

 

[Blakeon18]

An article suggests a few of the names they might pursue"

Carla Berube [Princeton]
Bozzella [Seton Hall]
Kresge [Vermont]
Griffith [Columbia]
Redus [asst. coach at LSU]

Several others....mostly current head coaches.

Uhh...no CD.

 

[faninwisc]

There is no way she'd go to Rutgers. She is 66 years old and has one of the best jobs in college basketball. If I were a betting man, I'd say that she will retire the same time Geno does.

 

[Vowelguy]

Just hypothetically, why would any AD in the B1G consider a 67yo (for next season), with only a handful of head coaching games experience, for their program? Would they do it for any other sport, mens or womens?

Pretty sure she's happy where she is, and doesn't need any headaches going forward. We're very lucky to have her.

And why would a 67 yr old want that job? it's not merely coaching basketball. It's rebuilding an entire culture, and the first few years will be awful.

 

[Next 12]

CD will never leave Geno or Uconn. Together they have made the IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE. They will retire in tandem when ready. GO CHRIS!!!! GO GENO!!!!!! GO HUSKIES!!!!!!!

 

[oldude]

CD has made it clear that she will retire when Geno retires, and she has no interest in any other job at this point in her career.

 

[asuwish]

According to ESPN Rutgers has fired head coach Coquese Washington...a very poor
record under her leadership.

Many moons ago Rutgers seriously looked at our very own CD but then hired their main target...
Vivienne Stringer. CD actually withdrew her name from consideration when it began to interfere
with her UConn recruiting duties.

So...might Rutgers look again at CD? [She of course is a graduate of that school].
If they chose to pursue her would CD consider it?

My hope is that they DO consider her....and that she turns them down and remains the very best
at her current position.and because she simply enjoys it too much.

NO! Not staring over.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

An article suggests a few of the names they might pursue"

Carla Berube [Princeton]
Bozzella [Seton Hall]
Kresge [Vermont]
Griffith [Columbia]
Redus [asst. coach at LSU]

Several others....mostly current head coaches.

Uhh...no CD.

To the CD point - in 1995 when Grentz left, CD was an option for Rutgers to consider. Folks then in the hierarchy at Rutgers knew her, former golf coach and AD Fred Gruninger among them. Many long-time fans would have much preferred her to Stringer, heck, much of the RU fanbase of the day probably never heard of C. Vivian Stringer. At a Rutgers / UConn game she came up into the stands and was much lionized by the RU folks there in Gampel. And was still at times in the NJ area - my wife and I saw her shopping in the grocery store in East Brunswick.

Now - there is no reason for Rutgers to be interested. She is nearing the end of her career as one of the great Assistant Coaches of all time in arguably the greatest program ever. Rutgers needs someone (somewhat) young to take a long rebuilding job with what I suspect will be dubious resources. Of the list above - not all of whom I know much about - anyone but Bozzella would be an improvement.

 

[Vowelguy]

, heck, much of the RU fanbase of the day probably never heard of C. Vivian Stringer.

She had taken Cheyney to the finals in 1982 and Iowa to the F4 in 1993, and had 500 wins (probably 1 of just 3 at that point). She was an elite in the coaching ranks.

 

[Dugway]

C.D.? As in Chris Dailey? Or Caroline Ducharme? One is a bit more likely than the other, but not more than just a bit!

 

[Timshel]

C.D.? As in Chris Dailey? Or Caroline Ducharme? One is a bit more likely than the other, but not more than just a bit!

My thought exactly!

 

[Woof 101]

 

[Cuango]

Just hypothetically, why would any AD in the B1G consider a 67yo (for next season), with only a handful of head coaching games experience, for their program? Would they do it for any other sport, mens or womens?

Pretty sure she's happy where she is, and doesn't need any headaches going forward. We're very lucky to have her.

I’m pretty sure Rutgers would love to have CD come and be their coach for whatever length of time she wanted! They’re not asking because they know it would never happen. CD could have had basically any head coaching job she wanted for 30+ years. I think it’s pretty clear to everyone that she made her choice and is happy with it. I know UConn fans, players, and Geno himself are all very happy with that choice as well! Her partnership with Geno has resulted in something magical that will likely never be equaled!

 

[Blakeon18]

Just for the record: I was totally joking in my original post....Go Huskies....WITH CD...9 to go....one at a time!

 

[RowdyFan]

They should seek her out. Her winning percentage as head coach is 1,000 😎.

 

[huskyblooz]

I'd like CD to stay one year past Geno's retirement. To help with transition. This, of course, if the next HC would go for it.

 

[oldude]

I'd like CD to stay one year past Geno's retirement. To help with transition. This, of course, if the next HC would go for it.

I could see the new HC at UConn, assuming it’s not a current Assistant Coach, keeping one or more of Geno’s assistants on their staff. But I think it would be more likely that the assistant(s) they kept would be either Jamelle, Tanya or Morgan, who are all younger than CD and presumably not ready for retirement.

 

[HopJim]

According to ESPN Rutgers has fired head coach Coquese Washington...a very poor
record under her leadership.

Many moons ago Rutgers seriously looked at our very own CD but then hired their main target...
Vivienne Stringer. CD actually withdrew her name from consideration when it began to interfere
with her UConn recruiting duties.

So...might Rutgers look again at CD? [She of course is a graduate of that school].
If they chose to pursue her would CD consider it?

My hope is that they DO consider her....and that she turns them down and remains the very best
at her current position.and because she simply enjoys it too much.

🤣

 

[uconnfan68]

I could see the new HC at UConn, assuming it’s not a current Assistant Coach, keeping one or more of Geno’s assistants on their staff. But I think it would be more likely that the assistant(s) they kept would be either Jamelle, Tanya or Morgan, who are all younger than CD and presumably not ready for retirement.

Depending on who it is, and when it will happen, maybe some of the staff would be retained, but I suspect a clean slate might be a better start. It's all totally dependent on who and when. Those 3 assistants are all very highly regarded, but might consider moving elsewhere too.

 

[EricSD]

Rutgers is an interesting situation. In a great conference, but I'm not sure they put much $ into WCBB. I read that the RAC holds 8,000 and was built in 1977. It says there is a training facility there, but not sure how "good" it is. Without resources, the state university of New Jersey won't be able to compete in the current market with NIL and all that.

RU is in a great conference (Big 10), but is dead last, 1 game behind Northwestern. Even if they hired a dynamic coach (@Blakeon18 mentioned 5 including Berube and Bozella from Seton Hall), but why would Carla want that job? She's done great at Princeton, and unless RU ponies up resources, it's a dead end job.

 

[johnhelvete]

I'd like CD to stay one year past Geno's retirement. To help with transition. This, of course, if the next HC would go for it.

Ideally CD would change her mind and get an opportunity ala Bill Guthridge to be head coach for three years after Geno. Guthridge had issues recruting but the man went to two Final Fours in three years and was a heck of a coach, my guess is CD would have similar results at UCONN.

 

[ME Husky Fan]

Not that CT is a bowl of cherries these days but a move to NJ? Nadia!!

 

[ThisJustIn]

Interesting to reflect on the downward tragetory of Rutgers and BC.
ADs have been a disaster.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

She had taken Cheyney to the finals in 1982 and Iowa to the F4 in 1993, and had 500 wins (probably 1 of just 3 at that point). She was an elite in the coaching ranks.

As my wife and I found out - rapidly - the RU fanbase of the day did not (mostly) extend to any interest in Women's Basketball beyond Rutgers.

I knew who Vivian was, and had only been following women's basketball for a couple of years. My wife, whose exposure consisted of seeing the UNC National Championship on TV before attending our first live game in January 1995, didn't. Remember, this was a different day and age, with few TV games. When we considered our first season tix for the next year, my wife wanted to know whether we wanted to get tickets with a new head coach. I assured her that CVS was, in fact, very notable.

But a key point is that my wife and I became interested in "Women's Basketball" primarily and followed Rutgers as it was both local and my alma mater. Similarly, we are big U of A fans in multiple sports, including women's basketball, because we live in Tucson. But we tape almost every WBB game on DirecTV and are looking forward to all the televised major conference tournaments and the championships from most conferences, which are televised.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Rutgers is an interesting situation. In a great conference, but I'm not sure they put much $ into WCBB. I read that the RAC holds 8,000 and was built in 1977. It says there is a training facility there, but not sure how "good" it is. Without resources, the state university of New Jersey won't be able to compete in the current market with NIL and all that.

RU is in a great conference (Big 10), but is dead last, 1 game behind Northwestern. Even if they hired a dynamic coach (@Blakeon18 mentioned 5 including Berube and Bozella from Seton Hall), but why would Carla want that job? She's done great at Princeton, and unless RU ponies up resources, it's a dead end job.

So far as I know, the training facility is excellent - or at least it was when it was new, maybe 5 or so years ago. We were long gone.

As to the RAC (now Jersey Mike's Arena) it isn't a negative, as it is excellent to watch a game and reasonably intimidating to opponents if there is a crowd - BUT - it doesn't have the options for extra revenue beyond floor seats. Of course, neither does Arizona or many other arenas.

I have no idea what Rutgers is doing in NIL, but they have huge financial issues, so it could be interesting, I guess. I abandoned their message board when they started charging, so I don't know what RU fans think.