Thibault-DuDonis would be an interesting candidate. Her brother, Eric, is also the associate head coach of the Minnesota Lynx.
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I definitely agree with this post. He's had lots of success & the teams are fun to watch. The team recently set a record of 19 3 pointers in one game!
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I know she played for BF but I don’t think you would consider her part of BF’s coaching tree. She has coached at three different places and played ball overseas. There is no doubt that she learned a lot from BF but she has other experiences to pull the good and leave the negative from BF.
Only way BF gets fired is if people stop supporting the program.
That's the key. Do I think they should fire him no, but its been clear for a long time that he needed to retire.
It is a sad state of affairs for a man that has accomplished so much at ISU, but I agree with you.
Yeah, Thibault-DuDonis has a very impressive resume and by the time Spring 2027 rolls around, I will be shocked if she doesn’t have another P5 gig locked up.
Also agree on Karius being a real good candidate as well if she is still at UWGB next season. I forgot she assisted Pohlman at Drake for one season.
I highly doubt Pohlman will be on any hot seat in the next couple years and given she was on Jennie’s staff and recruited the players on her teams as HC, I would not dismiss her recent success at Drake as being solely due to coaching Jennie’s players. She does have a very young team this season that took their lumps in non conference play, they will likely again end up doing well in MVC play.
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Only way BF ever gets fired is if he refuses to retire when told to retire. Nothing is happening this offseason anyway.
We can’t be paying out payouts for sports that don’t generate revenue. His seat is ice cold. If the women’s team made money we might think about it.
If Billy is the successor (and I doubt he is), then he should be named HC in waiting ASAP because 2026 and 2027 HS recruiting has been neutered due to Bill’s imminent retirement. Am aware of at least one 2026 P5 level HS recruit lost who wanted to play at ISU but committed elsewhere due to the current situation.
Everybody should just treat him like garbage. Put a "For Sale" sign in his yard. Egg his car. Maybe even a flaming bag of dog **** on his porch. He'll get sick of it eventually and just quit. Problem solved.
She has been an unofficial General Manager on the men’s side for many years now though.
HS recruiting has been neutered by the style of play and current players we have.
If you are a HS post, you're not getting many minutes behind Crooks and Brown. And if you are a guard, you're basically feeding those two, while sitting in the corner of a stagnant offense.
I would like a defensive based team. Just completely different from the current system.
I like watching WVU their ladies give a lot of effort all the time on defense.
My point was that her one year at a JUCO over 10 years ago is still more than our entire assistant coaching staff combined!
Has there ever been a case in the history of sports where the coach's son taking over as head coach has worked out well?
That didn't work on either Criner or Walden back in the 80's and early 90's!
I remember driving by Criner's house on Sunday mornings growing up. About every week there were 6-10 "For Sale" signs in his front yard after a FB loss.
