[Redrum]

Do any of you think that maybe Tara's age works against her in the recruiting world?  She's certainly not getting dumber from a on-court coaching standpoint,  but rival coaches who are younger might come across as more energetic and charismatic when dealing with teenage women.

Women's basketball has changed.  Colleges invest more and high school women's basketball has developed in parallel.  The player population has expanded in raw numbers and I daresay, athleticism and skill.  And there are more programs competing for the same elite kids.  This is a good thing in the larger picture,  but maybe not so great for Stanford.

Stanford will always have the elite academics card to play, but maybe it takes more than that to draw the truly elite players.  FWIW,  my first thoughts about the age issue were about Mark Marquess, who has had quite a run at Stanford both as a player and a coach.  Anyway, I understand the counterarguments to any age-related
speculation.  Tara is in any sane list of elite college coaches.  But the women's college basketball scene is changing (for the better) and I wondered what others thought about Stanford's future and Tara's part in it.

[Redrum]

Do any of you think that maybe Tara's age works against her in the recruiting world?  She's certainly not getting dumber from a on-court coaching standpoint,  but rival coaches who are younger might come across as more energetic and charismatic when dealing with teenage women.

Women's basketball has changed.  Colleges invest more and high school women's basketball has developed in parallel.  The player population has expanded in raw numbers and I daresay, athleticism and skill.  And there are more programs competing for the same elite kids.  This is a good thing in the larger picture,  but maybe not so great for Stanford.

Stanford will always have the elite academics card to play, but maybe it takes more than that to draw the truly elite players.  FWIW,  my first thoughts about the age issue were about Mark Marquess, who has had quite a run at Stanford both as a player and a coach.  Anyway, I understand the counterarguments to any age-related
speculation.  Tara is in any sane list of elite college coaches.  But the women's college basketball scene is changing (for the better) and I wondered what others thought about Stanford's future and Tara's part in it.