03-19-2012, 03:21 PM
Texas women's basketball coach Gail Goestenkors is resigning after four seasons of not making it past the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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Texas women's basketball coach Gail Goestenkors is resigning
Texas women's basketball coach Gail Goestenkors is resigning
Texas women's basketball coach Gail Goestenkors is resigning after four seasons of not making it past the first round of the NCAA tournament.
03-19-2012, 04:19 PM
Here's a link that doesn't send you to the ESPN mobile site:
http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basket...says-tired
http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basket...says-tired
Here's a link that doesn't send you to the ESPN mobile site:
http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basket...says-tired
http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basket...says-tired
03-19-2012, 05:34 PM
(03-19-2012, 04:19 PM)CompSci87 link Wrote:Here's a link that doesn't send you to the ESPN mobile site:
http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basket...says-tired
Hey, there's nothing wrong with the ESPN mobile web site! Take that back!
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(03-19-2012, 04:19 PM)CompSci87 link Wrote:Here's a link that doesn't send you to the ESPN mobile site:
http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basket...says-tired
Hey, there's nothing wrong with the ESPN mobile web site! Take that back!
"I have nothing to say and I am saying it."
--- John Cage
03-19-2012, 05:45 PM
It's great when I'm on my phone, not as great on a big screen. 8)
It's great when I'm on my phone, not as great on a big screen. 8)
03-19-2012, 11:24 PM
I find it odd that Texas has a women's athletic director (versus one athletic director)...anyway, the director's name is Chris Plonsky, and the quote of the article has to be: "We will find a leader for our players," Plonsky said. "This place is not for the faint of heart."
Burn.
Burn.
I find it odd that Texas has a women's athletic director (versus one athletic director)...anyway, the director's name is Chris Plonsky, and the quote of the article has to be: "We will find a leader for our players," Plonsky said. "This place is not for the faint of heart."
Burn.
Burn.
03-20-2012, 04:15 AM
I'd get downright tired too with a bunch of Texas Exes climbing on my back.
I went to the post-game event (like the FBC events here) after the Baylor game at Texas this year. A lot of former players were there for some event, as was Jody Conradt.
At the time, I thought the subdued atmosphere was due to the thrashing they had just experienced. But if the coach doesn't have the drive, things will be subdued.
Frankly, I didn't understand how Gail G hadn't had success. She had tradition and a budget and a school that wants its teams to win. Whether it was through a series of injuries on her team, or some special players on other teams, it hadn't happened. So then the question was, how was it that she was still coaching there. Yes, she had a long term contract, but still.
She seems a very nice lady. She seems like the kind of person who would have teams that love her for how she treats them, not for how they are mistreated (I'm thinking of what I see as a dysfunctional relationship between a particular coach and his players). I wish her well.
I went to the post-game event (like the FBC events here) after the Baylor game at Texas this year. A lot of former players were there for some event, as was Jody Conradt.
At the time, I thought the subdued atmosphere was due to the thrashing they had just experienced. But if the coach doesn't have the drive, things will be subdued.
Frankly, I didn't understand how Gail G hadn't had success. She had tradition and a budget and a school that wants its teams to win. Whether it was through a series of injuries on her team, or some special players on other teams, it hadn't happened. So then the question was, how was it that she was still coaching there. Yes, she had a long term contract, but still.
She seems a very nice lady. She seems like the kind of person who would have teams that love her for how she treats them, not for how they are mistreated (I'm thinking of what I see as a dysfunctional relationship between a particular coach and his players). I wish her well.
I'd get downright tired too with a bunch of Texas Exes climbing on my back.
I went to the post-game event (like the FBC events here) after the Baylor game at Texas this year. A lot of former players were there for some event, as was Jody Conradt.
At the time, I thought the subdued atmosphere was due to the thrashing they had just experienced. But if the coach doesn't have the drive, things will be subdued.
Frankly, I didn't understand how Gail G hadn't had success. She had tradition and a budget and a school that wants its teams to win. Whether it was through a series of injuries on her team, or some special players on other teams, it hadn't happened. So then the question was, how was it that she was still coaching there. Yes, she had a long term contract, but still.
She seems a very nice lady. She seems like the kind of person who would have teams that love her for how she treats them, not for how they are mistreated (I'm thinking of what I see as a dysfunctional relationship between a particular coach and his players). I wish her well.
I went to the post-game event (like the FBC events here) after the Baylor game at Texas this year. A lot of former players were there for some event, as was Jody Conradt.
At the time, I thought the subdued atmosphere was due to the thrashing they had just experienced. But if the coach doesn't have the drive, things will be subdued.
Frankly, I didn't understand how Gail G hadn't had success. She had tradition and a budget and a school that wants its teams to win. Whether it was through a series of injuries on her team, or some special players on other teams, it hadn't happened. So then the question was, how was it that she was still coaching there. Yes, she had a long term contract, but still.
She seems a very nice lady. She seems like the kind of person who would have teams that love her for how she treats them, not for how they are mistreated (I'm thinking of what I see as a dysfunctional relationship between a particular coach and his players). I wish her well.
MT, do you live in Austin? :p
Gail admits as much that she had no one on her staff with recruiting inroads in the state, and that can be tough for any coach at any school, flagship campus of Texas notwithstanding. And I do think that her recruiting has been subpar. The rise of A&M (well, they're $EC now) and Baylor didn't help, and I don't think Baylor will continue its hot streak after Griner leaves--Griner is a special player. The Big 12 may not get softer after Griner leaves though--WVU obviously showed itself to be a capable team against Texas (but against Stanford, not so much).
I don't get the impression that many Texas fans pay attention to WBK, even if it were a successful program. Texas Exes, on the other hand, are definitely invested in the success of all teams.
Gail admits as much that she had no one on her staff with recruiting inroads in the state, and that can be tough for any coach at any school, flagship campus of Texas notwithstanding. And I do think that her recruiting has been subpar. The rise of A&M (well, they're $EC now) and Baylor didn't help, and I don't think Baylor will continue its hot streak after Griner leaves--Griner is a special player. The Big 12 may not get softer after Griner leaves though--WVU obviously showed itself to be a capable team against Texas (but against Stanford, not so much).
I don't get the impression that many Texas fans pay attention to WBK, even if it were a successful program. Texas Exes, on the other hand, are definitely invested in the success of all teams.
MT, do you live in Austin? :p
Gail admits as much that she had no one on her staff with recruiting inroads in the state, and that can be tough for any coach at any school, flagship campus of Texas notwithstanding. And I do think that her recruiting has been subpar. The rise of A&M (well, they're $EC now) and Baylor didn't help, and I don't think Baylor will continue its hot streak after Griner leaves--Griner is a special player. The Big 12 may not get softer after Griner leaves though--WVU obviously showed itself to be a capable team against Texas (but against Stanford, not so much).
I don't get the impression that many Texas fans pay attention to WBK, even if it were a successful program. Texas Exes, on the other hand, are definitely invested in the success of all teams.
Gail admits as much that she had no one on her staff with recruiting inroads in the state, and that can be tough for any coach at any school, flagship campus of Texas notwithstanding. And I do think that her recruiting has been subpar. The rise of A&M (well, they're $EC now) and Baylor didn't help, and I don't think Baylor will continue its hot streak after Griner leaves--Griner is a special player. The Big 12 may not get softer after Griner leaves though--WVU obviously showed itself to be a capable team against Texas (but against Stanford, not so much).
I don't get the impression that many Texas fans pay attention to WBK, even if it were a successful program. Texas Exes, on the other hand, are definitely invested in the success of all teams.
03-20-2012, 01:44 PM
(03-20-2012, 10:58 AM)fullmetal link Wrote:I don't get the impression that many Texas fans pay attention to WBK, even if it were a successful program.Â
The average home attendance at UT-Austin WBB was 3988. Stanford's WBB home attendance has averaged 4250.
(I did my graduate work at UT in the 70s (and I was a WBB fan there) and came to Silicon Valley in the fall of '81. Stanford was not such a great team and hardly anyone came to the games. Fortunately, things changed.)
(03-20-2012, 10:58 AM)fullmetal link Wrote:I don't get the impression that many Texas fans pay attention to WBK, even if it were a successful program.Â
The average home attendance at UT-Austin WBB was 3988. Stanford's WBB home attendance has averaged 4250.
(I did my graduate work at UT in the 70s (and I was a WBB fan there) and came to Silicon Valley in the fall of '81. Stanford was not such a great team and hardly anyone came to the games. Fortunately, things changed.)
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