Lisa Bluder Retires

[1UNI2ISU]

With the coaching change, any kids committed from the portal can get back in. Nobody is stuck if they didn't know it was coming.

 

[Jer]

Not surprised that she's hanging it up, but surprised it was this late in the year. Could have been timing it to limit transfers (even though it opens things up with the change) by waiting until most good places are full by now.

 

[NWICY]

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.

To heck with that I'm perfectly fine with Iowa sucking as many sports as possible

 

[Gunnerclone]

Jenny B should be able to leverage this into one heck of a payday.

Idk people seem to forget about her time in Iowa City. Wasn’t exactly a wonderful situation off the court.

 

[Al_4_State]

The timing of the announcement suggests to me that it will be Jensen.

That’s a good point.

I just figured Jensen was close enough to retirement age herself that she was happy being an assistant.

 

[fcclone]

Idk people seem to forget about her time in Iowa City. Wasn’t exactly a wonderful situation off the court.

Not sure how fond she is of the athletic department.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

That’s a good point.

I just figured Jensen was close enough to retirement age herself that she was happy being an assistant.

I'm thinking she's only like mid 50's.

 

[Cyched]

Idk people seem to forget about her time in Iowa City. Wasn’t exactly a wonderful situation off the court.

When was she at Iowa? I must be in the dark about any issues.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Welp.

They just announced it's Jensen without a search.

Kind of takes the intrigue out.

 

[fcclone]

When was she at Iowa? I must be in the dark about any issues.

She played at Iowa. Jenny Lillis.

 

[swclone11]

(Official)

 

[jaj040]

Welp.

They just announced it's Jensen without a search.

Kind of takes the intrigue out.

You would have thought they would space the announcement out more. Give Bluder some time in the spotlight.

 

[swclone11]

Can debate whether it was the best move or not, but Jensen likely retains their players and is a good coach. She may not reach huge heights, but I think she will keep things steady.

 

[Cyched]

She played at Iowa. Jenny Lillis.

I know she played as Jennie Lillis. I’m unaware of what happened that would’ve caused issues between her and UI. Hopefully someone can fill me in.

 

[Gonzo]

Welp.

They just announced it's Jensen without a search.

Kind of takes the intrigue out.

Agree but hopefully keeps the recruits and transfer happy.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

You would have thought they would space the announcement out more. Give Bluder some time in the spotlight.

Probably didn’t want the media drama of guessing who it will be and then rumors go out and recruits read all that stuff.

 

[RING4CY]

You would have thought they would space the announcement out more. Give Bluder some time in the spotlight.

No kidding. Didn't even let the ink dry on Bluder's announcement.

 

[jaj040]

Probably didn’t want the media drama of guessing who it will be and then rumors go out and recruits read all that stuff.

Well, you wouldn't wait weeks, just more than 20 minutes.

 

[Clonehomer]

You would have thought they would space the announcement out more. Give Bluder some time in the spotlight.

Don’t they legally need to per State of Iowa minimum posting time? This is still a public employee.

 

[cycloner29]

Eickholt's big word now is "MASSIVE" The only thing massive about it is the dump I took this morning. Murph is like stunned on WHO-TV right now. They just named Jensen as the head coach.