It's a joke, but also a good observation. This is a no-win scenario for the AD.
Guys everyone ran journalism an out of town because they didn't want to pay for it. A reporter for someone like the Des Moines register can be critical of the coaches, these guys can't they're completely beholden too. The athletic department or the entire company goes away. They have to be very careful about what they say. You can't hold that against him. I don't know them from Adam but they're in a really sticky situation.
I’d say so. Without her 37 against Syracuse we’d only have scored 26.
And if it’s not, you are just delaying the inevitable to 2 years down the road.
It’s sure a lot easier when you have really good players to start with. In the era of NIL, money is king. Just look at TCU. Throwing gobs of cash at sports and you can see what it’s done for their women’s team. Just spend the money and reload with top players.
I’m a fan of everything Bill has done, but after the second mass exodus in 5 years of the roster, it’s clear that something is going on in the locker room. I think the gymnastics situation has been informative as far as how much oversight Jamie actually exerts over non revenue programs, but he needs to step in and cut Bill loose, whether he retires immediately or is fired is his choice, but this is a come to Jesus moment.
Bingo. I’ll still get season tickets regardless of who is coaching and who the players are just because I thoroughly enjoy the sport. BUT…the pathway college sports is heading down is sure a downer. At some point it will be, for me, like the NBA…something I don’t care to watch. Guess that means more money for travel…
Ain't no way in H-E-double hockey sticks that Audi stays.
Here's the deal. Fennely hasn't really had a competitive team since 2010. He's had a couple good players through, always the local kids. He's terrible at recruiting outside of about a 250 mile radius. He's the women's basketball equivalent of Tom Osborne at Nebraska. The game has changed. Jada Williams is the only real athlete we've had in years. Quick, can hustle, and play great defense. You can throw Emily Ryan into the group as well. But for the most part, our teams are slower, our offense older, and our team is just a step behind the top teams. The big 12 has fallen as far as women's basketball goes and we still finish seventh.
The fact she has not announced she is leaving yet tells me there is a chance.
I actually feel sorry for Audi. All of her money comes from endorsements not NIL so the only place she could go is really Iowa and I really don't think they would want her. She could literally give up her NIL and still be one of the highest paid women in college from her Hy-Vee endorsements and such. If she transfers, she won't have those wherever she goes. And wherever she goes, has to completely build the offense around her and only have one year with her. I think she's handled everything very gracefully up until this point and sadly she is the one I feel sorry for. That said I look forward to a team where everybody plays offense and defense and can get down the court. But she's been an amazing role model to so many young women.
To me this is the good part of the rules. There is clearly something wrong with this program. Girls are sold a bill of goods and it’s obviously a different story once they are on campus. I’m glad they’re allowed the mobility to leave a bad situation.
