Lisa Bluder Retires
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I am assuming Jan Jensen is the designated replacement
Would be almost silly to look elsewhere, honestly.
Iowa fans are hoping for Baranczyk from Oklahoma, former Iowa player
They’re gonna go after Jennie Baranczyk I bet.
Jensen is almost as old Bluder isn’t she?
Seems like a good time to go out. Wishing lesser success to her replacement 
Jenny B should be able to leverage this into one heck of a payday.
The timing of the announcement suggests to me that it will be Jensen.
When you coach for 32 years and win 800+, you get to call it whenever you choose.
Good for her. Regardless of where she coached, she was always a huge proponent of women's sports and growing opportunities. Good for her.
Baranczyk comes home and brings Sahara Williams with her. That program won't miss a beat.
We are so lucky to have the 4 women's programs we have in this state and I wish Iowa would get their act together in volleyball so that we could say the same thing there.
Good for her. Regardless of where she coached, she was always a huge proponent of women's sports and growing opportunities. Good for her.
Baranczyk comes home and brings Sahara Williams with her. That program won't miss a beat.
We are so lucky to have the 4 women's programs we have in this state and I wish Iowa would get their act together in volleyball so that we could say the same thing there.
I would hope that the girls they just signed from the portal knew this was coming otherwise this is a really sh!tty move.
I'd get out now if I were her too. Never gonna get any better than it was.
To be clear, I think Iowa long-term would be better off if Baranczyk would take the job - and I think she would, more than likely. But I think Jensen has likely earned enough credit in Iowa City for it to be hers if she wants it.
Edit: And I think if Bluder gets any influence at all, she will push for Jensen to get the job, imo.
Edit: And I think if Bluder gets any influence at all, she will push for Jensen to get the job, imo.
It would be for Jennie B as well to leave OU at this point with Reagan Beers recently committing.
Ehhh...you never want to be the person that follows a legend. Almost all fail pretty quickly. If I were Jennie B, I'd want it to go to Jensen and then take over for her in a few years. Maybe Jan would do good, but history suggests otherwise. And if she does, she's old too.
You think Oklahoma is going to get beat out by Iowa? This is just a pay day for Jenny.
