Vic Schaefer pulls off another shocker

[SimpleDawg]

How much is A&M willing to pay for a women's basketball coach? Gary Blair makes a little more than McCray did and he has a national title. Not saying they won't go all out for a top coach but I'm wondering if all that money they spent for football has made them a bit frugal. I'm sure they'll be able to find a way to come up with the money regardless, but again... will they pay big money for a women's basketball coach? Not easy to get a top coach anyways in women's basketball since there aren't that many.

 

[ConwayGmck]

Wow, Geno's averaged 55 wins per season over his career. That's really impressive.

That's per a source at ESPN......

 

[ConwayGmck]

How much is A&M willing to pay for a women's basketball coach? Gary Blair makes a little more than McCray did and he has a national title. Not saying they won't go all out for a top coach but I'm wondering if all that money they spent for football has made them a bit frugal. I'm sure they'll be able to find a way to come up with the money regardless, but again... will they pay big money for a women's basketball coach? Not easy to get a top coach anyways in women's basketball since there aren't that many.

I imagine to compete with most anyone else.....not too much. To compete with Texas, regardless the sport....they will pay what they need to......

 

[southie]

How much is A&M willing to pay for a women's basketball coach? Gary Blair makes a little more than McCray did and he has a national title. Not saying they won't go all out for a top coach but I'm wondering if all that money they spent for football has made them a bit frugal. I'm sure they'll be able to find a way to come up with the money regardless, but again... will they pay big money for a women's basketball coach? Not easy to get a top coach anyways in women's basketball since there aren't that many.

For those who have forgotten, Vic Schaefer graduated from Texas A&M, as did many from his family.

So, while none of us at Texas want to lose him, any overture from Texas A&M is one he'd probably listen to.

On the other hand, many at A&M believe they will hire from within and promote Kelly Bond-White. I found it odd when one of A&M's assistant coaches left for Auburn in the offseason, and their recruiting coordinator left for Oklahoma. Perhaps the transition from Blair has already started, and those who aren't part of the post-Blair era got a jump start with their careers.

 

[southie]

They

I imagine to compete with most anyone else.....not too much. To compete with Texas, regardless the sport....they will pay what they need to......

Tough to know for sure.

A couple of years ago, A&M went cheap and hired an assistant coach from Kansas to become their new women's head volleyball coach despite Texas being a volleyball power the last 15 years.

Many years ago, A&M broke the bank to poach legendary T&F multi-national champion head coach Pat Henry away from LSU.

 

[TC22]

Coach Schaefer has always been an effort guy first. Honestly it was only until his last couple of years at Mississippi State that he was able to get highly ranked players. Both Teaira McCowan and Victoria Vivians were ranked decently high, especially McCowan. However both had the advantage of playing with a chip on their shoulders from some perceived slight. McCowan had grade issues and I’m still not certain as to why Vivians was not more highly publicized. However his last year at Mississippi State he was having to deal with some of the headaches that come along with these highly ranked classes. He will do everything he can to get the best players but once they are on campus it’s either his way or the highway. He does not care if they win 1-0 as long as they win.

Wasnt Vivian’s from Mississippi? Thought it was a big deal that she stayed home to play.

 

[MSSportsGuy]

Wasnt Vivian’s from Mississippi? Thought it was a big deal that she stayed home to play.

Getting Vivians to stay home was a big deal to those in the state who knew how good she really was after watching her dominate since she was in the 8th grade. Nationally she wasn't ranked that high in the big picture and also wasn't a McDonald's All American. She averaged somewhere around 40 points per game in high school but again, played in the small school ranks and just didn't have the same level of national press as those who are from big cities, played on big AAU teams, or had connections with recruiting rankings.

I recall reading she picked MSU over Louisville so she did have some recognition but she didn't have the same national hype as some of the later recruits coming in after their back to back NC games.

 

[militarydog]

Getting Vivians to stay home was a big deal to those in the state who knew how good she really was after watching her dominate since she was in the 8th grade. Nationally she wasn't ranked that high in the big picture and also wasn't a McDonald's All American. She averaged somewhere around 40 points per game in high school but again, played in the small school ranks and just didn't have the same level of national press as those who are from big cities, played on big AAU teams, or had connections with recruiting rankings.

I recall reading she picked MSU over Louisville so she did have some recognition but she didn't have the same national hype as some of the later recruits coming in after their back to back NC games.

Sorry. Just saw the earlier post. What MSSportsGuy said is correct.