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Originally posted by bigticket1 View Post
You would think that this hire has to cause some uneasiness in Vermillion concerning the future of Grace Larkins.
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Originally posted by Jackrabbit2012 View Post
I mean she got a pretty nice pay raise to go to WVU for that one year. I'm guessing her intensions were not to leave WVU after one year, but a better opportunity arose and she took it.
i concede your point about the money. yet if you more or less know that you can leave and get more money at almost any time does one more year really matter? or she thought one more year in vermillion was gonna tarnish her reputation to the point she would not have been attractive for a job like this one?? if THAT is the case, it again points out problems for usd, but also for her ability to actually build a program that can sustain success
it does seem she knew the players SHE had committed to the future at usd were not as good as the players she mostly inherited and that she had been losing the recruiting game
my perspective is that she wanted out of vermillion. you are saying she did not but the WVU money was just too good? and a second and related question, NOW the UM something is just too good? how often is the grass gonna be greener somewhere else?
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Originally posted by Southeast View Post
True. This hire is really bad for them in general. Many USD fans thought a U of M opening would eventually get AJ off their backs. This hire pretty much kills that forever, plus they now have to recruit against Dawn. She’s not going to overlook local players as much as previous coaches. Double gut punch.
i dont think we have seen real evidence that she is a great recruiter. is she going to get close to the best home kids to come to a program that has been a loser for a long time?
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Originally posted by LetsGoRabbits View Post
what makes UM a better opportunity than WVU? WVU has been easily the more nationally visible athletic program for a long time. they have far better football and MBB. i would guess that some will say twin cities is better than morgantown. others would say there are plenty of problems with the twin cities.
i concede your point about the money. yet if you more or less know that you can leave and get more money at almost any time does one more year really matter? or she thought one more year in vermillion was gonna tarnish her reputation to the point she would not have been attractive for a job like this one?? if THAT is the case, it again points out problems for usd, but also for her ability to actually build a program that can sustain success
it does seem she knew the players SHE had committed to the future at usd were not as good as the players she mostly inherited and that she had been losing the recruiting game
my perspective is that she wanted out of vermillion. you are saying she did not but the WVU money was just too good? and a second and related question, NOW the UM something is just too good? how often is the grass gonna be greener somewhere else?
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Originally posted by SoDakPirate View PostHer WV salary was $575,000. This is almost the same as Whalen was getting paid. Her buyout from WV is $612,500. Will be interesting to see what her Minn. salary is and whether she or UM will pay the buyout
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Originally posted by SoDakPirate View PostI wonder if Kyah Watson feels betrayed. She just finished her sophomore season after following her to WV. I am sure she received no guarantees from DP but I feel bad for the kid
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Originally posted by SoDakPirate View PostI wonder if Kyah Watson feels betrayed. She just finished her sophomore season after following her to WV. I am sure she received no guarantees from DP but I feel bad for the kid
Don't players get basically a freebie transfer opportunity w/o having the year's wait, in case of a coaching change?"I think we'll be OK"
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Originally posted by SoDakPirate View PostI read that figure on the WV News story.
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Originally posted by bigticket1 View Post
It will be interesting. It's been a place where coaches go to kill their careers.
even at usd, they won 3 SLT. in two of those Myah did not play in the tournament. first one no Myah and no Kallie and we missed a 3 in the last minute to tie or take the lead, cannot recall for sure. (very good look in the corner for LT who went on to hit a few big shots in her career)
and this year they were slightly above .500 and lost comfortably in first round. nothing much different than amy williams who at least some think is sitting on a hot seat
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[QUOTE=98Jackfarmer;n533108]That's seems odd to me. MN has a pretty big buyout to pay. And it's really just a lateral move for DP. Second thought, would you want a coach that is sooo ready to jump ships at the next best thing?[/QUOTE]
another comment deserving of more attention
was written earlier that UM is a better opportunity than WVU. WHY?? what exactly is better about UM than WVU?
i agree with you farmer seems like this is someone who might be very often thinking the grass is greener somewhere else, instead of thinking about how to water her own grass
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