Vivian Stringer retiring, effective 9/1/22 | The Boneyard

Vivian Stringer retiring, effective 9/1/22

Bittersweet. New era! Better find a good coach!
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The matchups between UConn & Rutgers in the OBE days at that band box of a gym in NJ were among the most physical games I ever watched. While the games between the two schools were always intense, Geno & C. Viv had a great friendship and respect for each other throughout their careers.
 
All power and due respect to C. Viv for a fabulous career at three schools, upgrading their play and that of overall WCBB in the process.

Some of the ND - Rutgers games were also dogfights and I attended a few down at the "RAC." Rutgers made havoc of ND's ball distribution many a time, but ND could also expose Rutger's frenzied approach on defense; most notably, Alicia Ratay could. Her three pt shooting against Rutgers stays in my head.

That said, Rutgers needs to get a move on. Eastman will probably stay in the lead chair (given he has for the past year and half (minimum)). As for next coach, I think Rutgers will pay to get a top-notch coach in place.

As for who. remember those rumors about Kim Barnes Arrico leaving Michigan. I've always maintained the Long Island native who lived in NJ might want to come back East and stay in the B1G. Barnes Arrio would plumb the Jersey Shore conference every year and keep those players in state.
 
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Great career. Those Rutgers teams in the 2000s were really good and tough and she trained some great pros.

Very strange timing. Probably best if Rutgers promotes an assistant as interim coach rather than scrambling to find a new head coach which would created a likely domino effect at other schools. Leaving it until only 24 hours before portal entry does not include free transfers is not great for her players either.
 
With C. Viv’s retirement, there really is no one else currently coaching WBB that is within striking distance of Geno and Tara’s win total, should either elect to retire in the next few seasons. While I believe that C. Viv would have liked to coach long enough to pass Pat for 3rd on the all time wins list, I suspect that her health was a major consideration in her decision to retire.

I also expect that Geno will most likely retire before Tara, hopefully many years in the future, and they will reign as the winningest 2 coaches in WBB for many years to come, if not forever.
 
UcMiami said:
Great career. Those Rutgers teams in the 2000s were really good and tough and she trained some great pros.

Very strange timing. Probably best if Rutgers promotes an assistant as interim coach rather than scrambling to find a new head coach which would created a likely domino effect at other schools. Leaving it until only 24 hours before portal entry does not include free transfers is not great for her players either.
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I think the Rutgers AD has known this was going to happen for a while, and if so I believe that he already knows his targets.

One name that has popped up on the RU forum,(and I don't know how reliable the poster's info is) is Courtney Banghart. I'd be happy with that hire....but like you said it's strange timing.

I either want Banghart, or KBA. :P
 
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I think the Rutgers AD has known this was going to happen for a while, and if so I believe that he already knows his targets.

One name that has popped up on the RU forum,(and I don't know how reliable the poster's info is) is Courtney Banghart. I'd be happy with that hire....but like you said it's strange timing.

I either want Banghart, or KBA. :p
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I’ve met her a few times and I like her. I don’t see her leaving UNC to go to Rutgers though.

Congrats to CViv. She’s had one heck of a run. I’ll always have a modicum of appreciation for her because I have a suspicion that if she didn’t take the Rutgers job Chris Daley may have been next on the list.
 
Cheez! One or two tributes and the boneyard gets down to the business of speculating on who will be C. Vivian’s replacement.

That being said don’t forget that CD was interested in that position back in 1995. With Kim Mulkey returning to LSU anything is possible.
 
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Coler said:
It is. But it was time. A couple years overdue even.
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I like Coach Stringer, she did great things in this sport but yes it felt time for her to move on at the same time. We are slowly approaching a time where a lot your top coaches are at the tail ends of their careers, they are up in age.

I will be interested to see who Rutgers hires.
 
Forego said:
Cheez! One or two tributes and the boneyard gets down to the business of speculating on who will be C. Vivian’s replacement.

That being said don’t forget that CD was interested in that position back in 1995. With Kim Mulkey returning to LSU anything is possible.
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:rolleyes:
 
Coler said:
It is. But it was time. A couple years overdue even.

Now if we screw up this hire....
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.....DON'T !!!!! You've got 11 months to get it right! ;)
 
Forego said:
Cheez! One or two tributes and the boneyard gets down to the business of speculating on who will be C. Vivian’s replacement.

That being said don’t forget that CD was interested in that position back in 1995. With Kim Mulkey returning to LSU anything is possible.
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Lol much like my collegiate career, I’m afraid that ship has sailed.
 
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Coler said:
It is. But it was time. A couple years overdue even.

Now if we screw up this hire....
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Oh there’s a very real chance that you guys will “Rutgers” it, but I hope you get a good young hire.
 
Coler said:
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I think the Rutgers AD has known this was going to happen for a while, and if so I believe that he already knows his targets.

One name that has popped up on the RU forum,(and I don't know how reliable the poster's info is) is Courtney Banghart. I'd be happy with that hire....but like you said it's strange timing.

I either want Banghart, or KBA. :p
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If by some chance Rutgers were able to hire Courtney Banghart, would that cause Cierra Toomey to re-think her college choice? Would she consider Rutgers as well as UConn?
 
Am I the only one?

I'll grant that CViv was a pioneer but a couple of things - her Rutgers teams were often underachievers (great players that never made much of an impact as a team), and they were very "physical." And then there was "fingergate" when Pondexter flipped off Auriemma when he complained about the nasty trash talk aimed at Ann Strother. He thought it was Pondexter but it was from a different Rutgers player. Stringer defended Pondexter.

www.espn.com

Big East commish clears Auriemma

The Big East is looking into allegations by Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer that Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma made inappropriate comments to a Scarlet Knights player during the conference title game.
www.espn.com www.espn.com

Besides, I think CViv retired 5-6 years ago and has just been collecting a paycheck.
 
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Will Rutgers spend the money to attract a “top” candidate/coach? Is their woman’s team important to the University?
 
oldude said:
The matchups between UConn & Rutgers in the OBE days at that band box of a gym in NJ were among the most physical games I ever watched. While the games between the two schools were always intense, Geno & C. Viv had a great friendship and respect for each other throughout their careers.
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I have been to band box gyms. You are mis-remembering. The RAC has a capacity of 8000. I don't like the style myself, with the steep sides, but when filled with fans it is considered extremely intimidating. It was built as a temporary home for the NJ Nets when they in the process of moving arenas.
 
vtcwbuff said:
Am I the only one?

I'll grant that CViv was a pioneer but a couple of things - her Rutgers teams were often underachievers (great players that never made much of an impact as a team), and they were very "physical." And then there was "fingergate" when Pondexter flipped off Auriemma when he complained about the nasty trash talk aimed at Ann Strother. He thought it was Pondexter but it was from a different Rutgers player. Stringer defended Pondexter.

www.espn.com

Big East commish clears Auriemma

The Big East is looking into allegations by Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer that Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma made inappropriate comments to a Scarlet Knights player during the conference title game.
www.espn.com www.espn.com

Besides, I think CViv retired 5-6 years ago and has just been collecting a paycheck.
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You must be a real comfort at funerals. None of us are perfect. C. Viv devoted 50 years to her chosen profession. She has the 4th highest win total in the history of WBB. More importantly she’s positively impacted many young women’s lives in her years as a coach. That’s something to honor and celebrate.
 
Dillon77 said:
All power and due respect to C. Viv for a fabulous career at three schools, upgrading their play and that of overall WCBB in the process.

Some of the ND - Rutgers games were also dogfights and I attended a few down at the "RAC." Rutgers made havoc of ND's ball distribution many a time, but ND could also expose Rutger's frenzied approach on defense; most notably, Alicia Ratay could. Her three pt shooting against Rutgers stays in my head.

That said, Rutgers needs to get a move on. Eastman will probably stay in the lead chair (given he has for the past year and half (minimum)). As for next coach, I think Rutgers will pay to get a top-notch coach in place.

As for who. remember those rumors about Kim Barnes Arrico leaving Michigan. I've always maintained the Long Island native who lived in NJ might want to come back East and stay in the B1G. Barnes Arrio would plumb the Jersey Shore conference every year and keep those players in state.
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I remember those rumors. Fingers crossed.
 
oldude said:
You must be a real comfort at funerals. None of us are perfect. C. Viv devoted 50 years to her chosen profession. She has the 4th highest win total in the history of WBB. More importantly she’s positively impacted many young women’s lives in her years as a coach. That’s something to honor and celebrate.
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Exactly. It's the impact that CViv has had on her players. I remember Erica Wheeler saying something along the lines of when Erica's mother passed away, I believe right after her junior year that Erica didn't want to come back to school the next year; but CViv had promised Erica's mother that Erica would get a degree and didn't take no for an answer about Erica not finishing school.
 
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