Ironically, I don't think she would've gotten anywhere NEAR the notoriety if she had gone there. I think a big part of her universal appeal is that she plays for a team that people aren't sick of. If she had gone to UConn, SC, LSU, or even UT, she's just another great player in a long line of great players. But at Iowa, she's the most recognizable female athlete in the world. Funny how these things work out. I think The Rolling Stones made a song about it.

This is definitely a surprise. I saw her name mentioned but it was sort of dismissed due to her lack of Division I experience.

Maybe she will have the fire to get this program back on track.

Some ADs have big egos. In some cases, that ego translates to ?I?m gonna drop a pallet of cash on Nick Saban?s front lawn and get him to come work for me?. In others, it?s ?I?m gonna ?discover? this D2 coach no one has ever heard of and look like a genius when they win big?. Danny White is clearly the latter. Nate Oates, Lance Liepold, Josh Heupel.  Caldwell fits right into that group.

This is definitely an NIL-era hire. I think they?re going to back her with mountains of cash, to negate the recruiting advantage that some of the bigger names in this league would have over her. I?m not sure they would?ve made this hire a few years ago. But her on-court resume is excellent. I think she?ll do well.

Until DW makes an announcement, I am not putting much stock in rumors of a hire. I think that there are likely a few people who know what is going on, but I do not think that you will keep working for him if you leak info.

I have no inside info, but I'll bet it's either Walz or Frese.

I went over to Auburn today to watch CTV's boys play home run derby. Far more preferable to watching that mutant circus freak shoot a million FTs.

A lot of smoke around the Marshall coach right now. Looking at her record and listening to her in interviews, I think she'd do great. But boy would it be a hard sell to this fanbase turning over the keys to someone with no P5 experience, and only one year in D1. Which is why I doubt it's really her.

Who is the other one?

Weekly.

Yeah, he liked the devil?s lettuce just a little too much (if you believe the rumors). If he had stuck around, Rick would probably have down around 215 lbs or so by now. 

https://www.dailydot.com/irl/lindsay-gottlieb-southwest-biracial-baby/?amp

Uh oh.  Is this athletic department big enough for two Karens?

Not a big surprise. He got lost too often, especially on defense, but it?ll probably click for him somewhere. Expect DJ Jefferson to follow, and hopefully that?ll be it.

At least assuming we can?t get someone like Staley or Hammons, I think I like USCw coach Gottlieb the most. USC is our historical peer in this sport- one of the pioneering programs that had long been dormant, and she quickly revived them. Plus, she has the #1 recruiting class in America committed for next year, so maybe she could bring some/all of them with her. 

Someone said that if Purdue wins it all, the ?One Shining Moment? highlight package should just be Edey shooting FTs.

Warrant goes out for his arrest on a domestic violence charge, he?s released by the Lions, he goes missing for a solid month (and many wondered if he was even still alive), turns himself in over the weekend, and after all that?they?re only charging him with a misdemeanor?

And I won?t get over it anytime soon.

But in an effort to cheer myself up, I?ve taken a trip down a rabbit hole. If you?re so inclined, go to the search bar at the top of this page, type in ?Currie?, ?Schiano?, or ?Haslam?, read some of the results, and marvel at how far we?ve come since those days.

HE saved UT $900K for waiting till today

Could?ve waited till tomorrow, though. 

BTW, I know this is real now, but I had to check to make sure when I first heard it. Seems like a PR misstep to announce it on April Fool?s day.  

Now we find out who?s really in charge of that program. If they replace her with Kara Lawson or another one of Pat?s girls, then it ain?t Danny White.

I honestly don?t mean this as sour grapes, but this is the major factor in our loss.  If his fouls are largely ignored, it is nearly impossible to beat them

This is what I was saying last week. To beat Purdue, you have to get at least a somewhat fair whistle, or else it?s completely out of your hands. It was being called pretty evenly until we went on that 15-2 run. Then they went into ?Protect the Precious? mode and never let up. That tells me there was intent. Even if we HAD shot better from the midrange, they still would?ve found a way to take it from us in the end. We were never winning this game. Shouldn?t even have made the trip. The powers that be want UConn vs Purdue in the finals, and that?s what they?ll get come hell or high water.

At least there's gonna be one team we can pull for. If Duke had won, that would be the most putrid FF of all time.

Pulling for NCSU first, and whoever plays Purdue second. Yes, even bammer (if that nightmare final somehow comes to pass).

...but we all know that DJ Burns finishes that one on the bench. I'll bet he's got two fouls by the first media timeout.

I hope UConn beats them so bad they cry like bitches.

fizzle this. It's over. We aren't even allowed to play defense, just like I feared.

I. fizzleing. HATE. Purdue.

The Munster can force himself back and if you stand your ground gets you a foul.

Guess who's the only guy on the floor with zero fouls?

 

Don't take that midrange jumper if you're not gonna make it. Especially early in the shot clock.