For those concerned about transfers
- Thread starter acoustimac
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I haven't seen any dates on the schedule yet, just the names of who they're playing. Will be playing UConn, S. Carolina, Arizona St, and Stanford. Don't remember the rest of them.
72 degrees today. Our corn is looking good. Most of the fields are 6 to 10 inches tall right now. Should be harvesting wheat in about 35 days.
Finally seeing reports that she has indeed been offered the job and will decide today.
http://kstp.com/sports/marlene-stollings-gophers-womens-basketball-ncaa-texas-tech/4854664/?cat=7
Heck, I live here and this note on her record surprised me a little:
"Stollings has an 82-47 record over four seasons with the Gophers. "
The way the fans talk here you would have thought it was more like 64-65.
Time to go check into the GopherHole and see what the fans are saying.
She's reportedly accepted the offer.
https://www.twincities.com/2018/04/...oach-marlene-stollings-leaves-for-texas-tech/
https://www.twincities.com/2018/04/...oach-marlene-stollings-leaves-for-texas-tech/
Little different than most Big 12 coaches. Totally committed to out scoring with little care (seemingly) to out defending. Entertaining though. Gophers were 2nd in the league in scoring and dead last in scoring defense which was the source of much fan moaning here. They shot 796 threes this year and only the Cyclones in the Big 12 shoot more.
Official announcement of her acceptance:
http://texastech.com/news/2018/4/9/marlene-stollings-named-lady-raiders-head-coach.aspx
http://texastech.com/news/2018/4/9/marlene-stollings-named-lady-raiders-head-coach.aspx
Soil temps are all below 32 degrees except for the southern third which is almost to 37. No pastures even have a hint of green yet. Picked up a couple of inches of snow Sun but it mainly melted away today, Northern Iowa picked up another 6-8 inches
. Spring will get here but darn it's coming slow. I'm guessing most people are at least 2 wks from corn planting unless things change drastically.That is an awesome non-con schedule. Go 3-1 on that deal and you'll be off to a great start.
Gotta give the Gophers credit for communication. Got this email from them already this afternoon. I buy a couple tickets on occasion for games, not even once a year, and hear from them all of the time via email and snail mailings. I rarely hear from ISU Athletics even though I am a Cyclone Club member and buy tickets. Maybe we pretty much only correspond with season ticket holders? Or maybe they think I live too far away based on some algorithm or something.
I have really only bought tickets there when ISU has played at the Barn. I guess I might have also interacted with their ticket office for MN United tickets as well. Even with that very limited interaction we are firmly on their active mailing list.
MN StarTribune:
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Possible candidates could include South Dakota State coach Aaron Johnston, Notre Dame assistant coach Niele Ivey, Gophers assistant Nikki Lowry-Dawkins and Connecticut assistant coach Marisa Moseley, a former Gophers assistant under Borton.
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The fan favorite was Whalen who pretty much said she's staying Pro.
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Possible candidates could include South Dakota State coach Aaron Johnston, Notre Dame assistant coach Niele Ivey, Gophers assistant Nikki Lowry-Dawkins and Connecticut assistant coach Marisa Moseley, a former Gophers assistant under Borton.
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The fan favorite was Whalen who pretty much said she's staying Pro.
Some fan chatter about getting someone who can land 2020 prospect Paige Bueckers of Hopkins HS. Top 5 and #1 PG per Prospects Nation. She really hasn't ruled out the Gophers but with Geno and others traveling here all of the time to see her play some of the other fans are putting the Gophers chances at about 1%. The ND assistant you mention is one on the recruiting trail for her.
This could make things very interesting around here. Whalen is like a goddess to a lot of Minnesota basketball. Between her college career here and being a multiple WNBA champion with the hometown Lynx she has some serious cred.
Kinda telegraphed it a little with the job announcement minimum qualifications of three years coaching OR seven years playing in the NBA or WNBA.
Anyway, bold move and interesting that she is playing this summer still with the Lynx.
Anyway, bold move and interesting that she is playing this summer still with the Lynx.
Won't she make more money as a Coach? Good move if Whalen felt her best WNBA days are waning.
Saw a Gopher fan commenting that Dawn Staley did this while also coaching. Looked it up and, yup, for like five years or more doing both coaching and WNBA. Whalen won't be doing it that long (she's 35) and has the advantage of being a WNBA player in the same town.
