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Sherri Coale Retires from Coaching

Does anyone else think she was encouraged to retire? $1.3 million is a lot to pay for sub .500 basketball over the last 5 years, and the recruiting hasn't been good lately. I'm glad she was allowed to go out on her terms - I think she earned that.
 
Gonzaga's head coach is doing a great job; they could be a candidate, as well.
 
southie said:
Adia Barnes, IMO. Maybe even Oregon's Kelly Graves. Maybe even UCLA's Cori Close.

OU has been paying Sherri over $1 million for a very long time; they are more than capable of paying the next head coach $1.5 million or more.
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That salary might lure Barnes out of Tucson although given her deep roots with the kitties and the success she's had over the last two seasons and her incoming class I'm not sure if the dollars would pry her loose.
 
Wow! This was unexpected. The way Oklahoma finished the season, I thought Coale would be in store for a much more successful season next year.
 
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baggerbob said:
Actually if they paid him enough, with the way he can recruit, he might be the guy to knock Kim off her perch.
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I don't see it. He's from Kentucky and makes bank at Louisville already. I also think he's overrated as a recruiter. He's a notoriously aggressive recruiter, but while he offers 20+ kids most year, he typically only lands a top 10 kid every other year or so and close to half of his players transfer out. Compare that to Kim who almost always has a roster littered with kids ranked in the top 10 or top 20, and she's recruited tremendously in the transfer portal the last 3 off seasons, bringing in Cooper, Chloe Jackson and now Carrington. I'd put my money on Vic at Texas dethroning Mulkey before Walz if he took the Oklahoma job.
 
azfan said:
That salary might lure Barnes out of Tucson although given her deep roots with the kitties and the success she's had over the last two seasons and her incoming class I'm not sure if the dollars would pry her loose.
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If her heart is in Tucson, then a higher salary would not be all that enticing. If it is enough, the recruiting class she signed can easily request a release from their LOI's, and follow her wherever she goes and still be eligible immediately (just like DeYona Gaston being released from her LOI by Miss. State and being eligible immediately at Texas). And, with the transfer portal in place, any current 'Cats could follow her, as well, and most likely be eligible immediately, too.
 
j66kicker said:
Yup - times change. BTW the softball coach's salary, Cheri's $1.33 million, etc., are possible because of football. OU's pre-COVID 3-year average football revenue was $129 million per year (ranking 6th behind Texas, Texas A&M, Alabama, Michigan and Ohio State). OU pays their defensive coordinator $1.8 million.
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They sure ain't getting their return on that investment 😄 Though I guess they have the best defense in the Big 12 (not saying that much)
 
southie said:
rsIf her heart is in Tucson, then a higher salary would not be all that enticing. If it is enough, the recruiting class she signed can easily request a release from their LOI's, and follow her wherever she goes and still be eligible immediately (just like DeYona Gaston being released from her LOI by Miss. State and being eligible immediately at Texas). And, with the transfer portal in place, any current 'Cats could follow her, as well, and most likely be eligible immediately, too.
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I would not be shocked to see Barnes move on eventually. All the "right stuff" with the way she interacts with her team, and the media as well.

I do not think (at this time) that she is looking to leave. As others have said, she is deeply invested at Arizona - arguably the greatest player in Wildcat history (Polk and McDonald are the only other candidates). She isn't paid well, but is otherwise well supported. And deeply loved by fans, some of whom were fans in her playing days. She also did her Assistant Coaching in the PAC 12 as well, and has become close with Tara.

To be selfish, we want to keep her as long as we can.
 
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I see that Wes Moore is Texas City, maybe he would be interested in returning closer to home. He hasn’t been the best recruiter, but with what he has done at NC st, I can’t see why he couldn’t get some of that Texas talent to head over to Norman.
 
Go/huskies said:
I see that Wes Moore is Texas City, maybe he would be interested in returning closer to home. He hasn’t been the best recruiter, but with what he has done at NC st, I can’t see why he couldn’t get some of that Texas talent to head over to Norman.
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I dunno. Wes' wife is from North Carolina and they appear to be happy living in Raleigh.
 
KnightBridgeAZ said:
I would not be shocked to see Barnes move on eventually. All the "right stuff" with the way she interacts with her team, and the media as well.

I do not think (at this time) that she is looking to leave. As others have said, she is deeply invested at Arizona - arguably the greatest player in Wildcat history (Polk and McDonald are the only other candidates). She isn't paid well, but is otherwise well supported. And deeply loved by fans, some of whom were fans in her playing days. She also did her Assistant Coaching in the PAC 12 as well, and has become close with Tara.

To be selfish, we want to keep her as long as we can.
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Trust me, I don't want to see Adia in the Big 12. She seems to be very likeable, which is why she is very successful on the recruiting trail. She's still learning all the nuances of being a head coach, but her upside was a huge reason why she was my first choice for the Texas opening one year ago.
 
DefenseBB said:
Jody Wynn? :rolleyes:
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Wise guy. Will be interesting to see what happens to her. Maybe a Big West or equivalent level school will give her a chance. She just couldn't recruit at the level necessary in the Pac 12.
 
southie said:
If her heart is in Tucson, then a higher salary would not be all that enticing. If it is enough, the recruiting class she signed can easily request a release from their LOI's, and follow her wherever she goes and still be eligible immediately (just like DeYona Gaston being released from her LOI by Miss. State and being eligible immediately at Texas). And, with the transfer portal in place, any current 'Cats could follow her, as well, and most likely be eligible immediately, too.
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I know Arizona is her alma mater and she's got a great thing going, but jumping from around 400k/year to realistically tripling her salary would be hard to pass up for a parent with 2 young kids.
 
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bballnut90 said:
I know Arizona is her alma mater and she's got a great thing going, but jumping from around 400k/year to realistically tripling her salary would be hard to pass up for a parent with 2 young kids.
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And, her assistant coach husband would probably double his salary, as well.
 
dws3665 said:
Does anyone else think she was encouraged to retire? $1.3 million is a lot to pay for sub .500 basketball over the last 5 years, and the recruiting hasn't been good lately. I'm glad she was allowed to go out on her terms - I think she earned that.
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ABSOLUTELY! This was a long, slow slide down since 2012-13 when she last made the Sweet 16. Since it’s been 4 second round exits and 2 1st round exits including a record 16-15 in 2016-17 when OU should not have made the tournament as a 12 seed and lost to DePaul. Since then she’s been 8-22, 12-18, 12-12 and no higher than 6th in the Big12, add in no top recruits, Chelsea Dungee and Nancy Mulkey transfers an accusation of insensitive last summer and as @Dillon77 points out, “she was allowed to resign gracefully” though I wonder if there is a quiet buy out.

She had a great career, made lots of money and drastically under performed the past 8 years. No surprise this occurred. She will get a broadcasting gig and do well. Maybe after a few years, the coaching itch occurs and she comes back, maybe it won’t and she stays in announcing.
 
azfan said:
That salary might lure Barnes out of Tucson although given her deep roots with the kitties and the success she's had over the last two seasons and her incoming class I'm not sure if the dollars would pry her loose.
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Looks like OU men's hoops head coach Lon Kruger is set to announce his retirement. Will be interesting to see how the A.D. handles two hoops head coaching searches simultaneously (if he doesn't already have a hire in place to replace Coale).
 
OU should really look at Indiana and Iowa's head coaches as candidates for Sherri's replacement. Lisa Bluder makes "only" $750k at Iowa; pretty sure OU could double that if they had to.
 
southie said:
OU should really look at Indiana and Iowa's head coaches as candidates for Sherri's replacement. Lisa Bluder makes "only" $750k at Iowa; pretty sure OU could double that if they had to.
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Bluder would be a fool to give up the chance to coach Clark. And with the rest of their starters back next year....
 
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Vowelguy said:
Bluder would be a fool to give up the chance to coach Clark. And with the rest of their starters back next year....
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Or, she would be a fool to turn down $1.3 million annually and provide financial security for her and her family for quite a long time.
 
southie said:
Or, she would be a fool to turn down $1.3 million annually and provide financial security for her and her family for quite a long time.
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You're assuming OK would pay her $1.3M.
She already makes $750k. I think she and her family are kinda financially secure.
 
Vowelguy said:
You're assuming OK would pay her $1.3M.
She already makes $750k. I think she and her family are kinda financially secure.
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Exactly. She turns 60 in April, she's from Iowa and she gets to coach one of the best players in WCBB for the next 2-3 years. She's not giving that up for Oklahoma.
 
UConnCat said:
Exactly. She turns 60 in April, she's from Iowa and she gets to coach one of the best players in WCBB for the next 2-3 years. She's not giving that up for Oklahoma.
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The one thing she hasnt done in her illustrious career is get to a final 4. She will have a chance in the upcoming years with this team.
 
Vowelguy said:
You're assuming OK would pay her $1.3M.
She already makes $750k. I think she and her family are kinda financially secure.
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And, based on your earlier statement, you're assuming none of Iowa's player are entering the transfer portal.

And, neither of us knows what Bluder considers financially secure.
 
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