Novac has earned the WBB job

[preachermatt83]

He?s done a good job.

[PCHSDawg]

While I agree he's exceeded my expectations, I don't know if they'll coronate him just yet. He's kind of taken the Gary Henderson path here. No telling what JC will do.

[KOdawg1]

I've lost enough interest that I'm cool if we just give him the job.

He seems like a solid coach and the players seem to respond well to him.

Barring a total collapse, he's put himself in a good position.

[THE Bruce Dickinson]

I've lost enough interest that I'm cool if we just give him the job.

He seems like a solid coach and the players seem to respond well to him.

Barring a total collapse, he's put himself in a good position.

Lost Interest? Are the girls not playing fundamental basketball ball anymore or have they stopped taking pictures with fans after the games?

[Dawgology]

Lost Interest? Are the girls not playing fundamental basketball ball anymore or have they stopped taking pictures with fans after the games?

It’s a fringe sport and we were at the top of it. Then we lost the leader of that and royally fumbled the coach hire. Additionally, fans watched the team fall apart, transfers, arrests, etc. plus looking terrible and embarrassing on the court during games. Plus a portion of the fan base was turned off due to the politics of the new coach (I never tracked any of that I don’t with any coach). It’s a recipe for a full on disaster and a primer on how to kill a program quick. It took several years for Vic to build the momentum and fan support this program had and it will take at least that long to get it back assuming they start have success on the court again.

[thf24]

It?s a fringe sport and we were at the top of it. Then we lost the leader of that and royally fumbled the coach hire. Additionally, fans watched the team fall apart, transfers, arrests, etc. plus looking terrible and embarrassing on the court during games. Plus a portion of the fan base was turned off due to the politics of the new coach (I never tracked any of that I don?t with any coach). It?s a recipe for a full on disaster and a primer on how to kill a program quick. It took several years for Vic to build the momentum and fan support this program had and it will take at least that long to get it back assuming they start have success on the court again.

NMP is a clear bust in hindsight, but I don't fault Cohen for it. Even coming close to replacing Vic was a practically impossible ask. He was one of a tiny handful of elite coaches in the sport, and the gap to the next tier is massive. There doesn't seem to be much due diligence you can do beyond taking a shot at a disciple of one of those elites, which Cohen did. I don't know how much of her propensity for political expression was known prior to her hire, but regardless I highly doubt it would have mattered if she'd been a better coach. Bottom line is we were fortunate to have our run and it was always very unlikely to be sustainable after Vic no matter who we hired.

[Quaoarsking]

her propensity for political expression

She literally had 1 tweet where she said she was proud to live in a country that was willing to elect a black woman to the office of VP, and then she deleted it when people got pissy about it.

That's it. The "omg politics" knock on her is a joke.

[KOdawg1]

Lost Interest? Are the girls not playing fundamental basketball ball anymore or have they stopped taking pictures with fans after the games?

No need to get your panties in a wad.

I've lost interest. I used to never miss a game. I can't tell you when our next game is or who it's against.

It's nothing personal.

[BrunswickDawg]

Way to early to tell on this one. So far, so good, but we've only played 2 SEC games. Long way to go.

[basedog]

Way to early to tell on this one. So far, so good, but we've only played 2 SEC games. Long way to go.

He has done ok, but I think the way the season plays out tells the real story. I wish him well, as he inherited a "dumpster fire"!

[Cooterpoot]

What? He won a game against a lower end team last night. Plus, he doesn't want the job. Holy shit! We win one damn game and people lose their crap? We got crushed by SC and will get crushed by every good team on the schedule.

[Quaoarsking]

What? He won a game against a lower end team last night. Plus, he doesn't want the job. Holy shit! We win one damn game and people lose their crap? We got crushed by SC and will get crushed by every good team on the schedule.

Alabama has a NET in the 40s, making it a Q1 win. But don't let facts get in the way of your narrative.

[preachermatt83]

Alabama has a NET in the 40s, making it a Q1 win. But don't let facts get in the way of your narrative.

Yup

[MetEdDawg]

Alabama has a NET in the 40s, making it a Q1 win. But don't let facts get in the way of your narrative.

Women's team has more Q1 wins than the men's team.

[klong-dog]

What? He won a game against a lower end team last night. Plus, he doesn't want the job. Holy shit! We win one damn game and people lose their crap? We got crushed by SC and will get crushed by every good team on the schedule.

Lost by 12 @ #1, with them coming off a loss. They played the whole first half with them. Hard to say that was getting crushed.

[Cowbell]

What? He won a game against a lower end team last night. Plus, he doesn't want the job. Holy shit! We win one damn game and people lose their crap? We got crushed by SC and will get crushed by every good team on the schedule.

He doesn't want the job? You mean to tell me that he was glad to be an assistant at our program but doesn't want to be the head man? That would be interesting if true....

[OLJWales]

What? He won a game against a lower end team last night. Plus, he doesn't want the job. Holy shit! We win one damn game and people lose their crap? We got crushed by SC and will get crushed by every good team on the schedule.

NO. (Sorry Tusk)

[Ari Gold]

It’s women’s basketball... if we are good that great , if we aren’t then oh well..
that may be a very unpopular opinion with some but it’s reality

[Leroy Jenkins]

It?s women?s basketball... if we are good that great , if we aren?t then oh well..
that may be a very unpopular opinion with some but it?s reality

Yep. I, like most people, don't give a monky's nutsack what happens to WBB. I hope they do well for the players and their families because it is important to them, but that is about as far as it goes.

[Turfdawg67]

It?s women?s basketball... if we are good that great , if we aren?t then oh well..
that may be a very unpopular opinion with some but it?s reality

It's reality with most fans. I mean I watched a couple of MSU vs SC games and the Natl Championship game. That's about it for our 3-4 year elite run. I would feel the same with softball or M/W golf. But that's just me.