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So if OH thinks Joe reportedly has the final say, which we can all hope will be a major step forward and his judgement for OU has been tremendous it is a gender issue? OH never mentioned gender. OH never said anyone was smarter than anyone else. You are the one who brought gender into the discussion when you stated: Why do you always seem to think only a man is smart enough to make decisions? OH instead said: These assistants will be the toughest decision Sherri and Joe have had to make for this program in 20 years. Note OH did mentioned Sherri first with regard to the assistants hiring decision.

No question Joe C. has supported nepotism multiple times in at least 5 sports football, MBB, WBB, Softball and WGYM that I know of and while not against the law is a bad business practice. Especially at a public university.
Your syntax is not up to your standards. I don't agree with much that you say, about almost every subject. But, I can usually understand your logic.

I don't know what an individual's position on sexism might be. I don't really look at most posts with an identity in mind, especially when they all seemed to be blending together as though written by a single poster and regurgitated, which became an issue about five years ago. But, there has always been a "gender issue."

Nobody ever stopped the men's program, and I can remember when the entire crowd consisted of Diogenes with his lantern searching the field house for a fan. Even after a solid program had been initiated, there was the crowd that insisted that we just had to have another Bo Overton, that Sherri couldn't coach defense, and it had been all Bo. It always seems that people want to ignore the success of a coach who took nothing and went to the Final Four without name players, as though she had no idea how to recruit, coach, or build a team.

About the only thing that I am willing to concede is that she has violated the nepotism issue.
 
Your syntax is not up to your standards. I don't agree with much that you say, about almost every subject. But, I can usually understand your logic.

I don't know what an individual's position on sexism might be. I don't really look at most posts with an identity in mind, especially when they all seemed to be blending together as though written by a single poster and regurgitated, which became an issue about five years ago. But, there has always been a "gender issue."

Nobody ever stopped the men's program, and I can remember when the entire crowd consisted of Diogenes with his lantern searching the field house for a fan. Even after a solid program had been initiated, there was the crowd that insisted that we just had to have another Bo Overton, that Sherri couldn't coach defense, and it had been all Bo. It always seems that people want to ignore the success of a coach who took nothing and went to the Final Four without name players, as though she had no idea how to recruit, coach, or build a team.

About the only thing that I am willing to concede is that she has violated the nepotism issue.

And what does any of the above have to do with OH's statements regarding the tough decision to be made in hiring the new WBB assistant coaches? For certain it had nothing to do with gender like yours and SOG's ramblings.
 
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And what does any of the above have to do with OH's statements regarding the tough decision to be made in hiring the new WBB assistant coaches? For certain it had nothing to do with gender like yours and SOG's ramblings.
I didn't mention anyone. Did I. I was responding to your post.
 
I didn't mention anyone. Did I. I was responding to your post.

No you were rambling about a bunch of crap that had nothing to do with my post. A post about nothing but inappropriateness of SOG's erroneously accusing OH of gender issues and concurring with her comments on Castiglione's involvement with nepotism.
 
Nepotism ScoreCard under Joe C
Football
Mike tour 1 = A (at the time Mike was arguably one of the best DCs in CFB)
Mike tour 2 = F and has cost OU two national title chances in football (Mike was not a top DC in CFB and his Arizona teams were not good defensively the last years)
I hope Riley's brother never shows up in Norman

Men's Hoops
Kevin Kruger = two sub par seasons with a lottery pick one season and Lon badly misses Steve Henson. Kevin had limited experience elsewhere two year at Northern Arizona. = C-
You could argue Lon is missing both his former elite assistants and make a big mistake
going with Kevin instead of a more veteran assistant.

Softball
Gasso = so far no problem. JT did spend two season at other programs. He left OU. = A

Volleyball?
I'm guessing this didn't go well = didn't bother to look up

Women's Hoops
Colton has zero experience outside of OU. NONE. Even his OU experience is extremely limited.
So far things are sucking balls. = F

Overall, if I was Joe C . I'd ban the practice completely.
the Mike Stoops fiasco is bad enough.
 
Nepotism ScoreCard under Joe C
Football
Mike tour 1 = A (at the time Mike was arguably one of the best DCs in CFB)
Mike tour 2 = F and has cost OU two national title chances in football (Mike was not a top DC in CFB and his Arizona teams were not good defensively the last years)
I hope Riley's brother never shows up in Norman

Men's Hoops
Kevin Kruger = two sub par seasons with a lottery pick one season and Lon badly misses Steve Henson. Kevin had limited experience elsewhere two year at Northern Arizona. = C-
You could argue Lon is missing both his former elite assistants and make a big mistake
going with Kevin instead of a more veteran assistant.

Softball
Gasso = so far no problem. JT did spend two season at other programs. He left OU. = A

Volleyball?
I'm guessing this didn't go well = didn't bother to look up

Women's Hoops
Colton has zero experience outside of OU. NONE. Even his OU experience is extremely limited.
So far things are sucking balls. = F

Overall, if I was Joe C . I'd ban the practice completely.
the Mike Stoops fiasco is bad enough.

Bingo!!
 
No you were rambling about a bunch of crap that had nothing to do with my post. A post about nothing but inappropriateness of SOG's erroneously accusing OH of gender issues and concurring with her comments on Castiglione's involvement with nepotism.
And, this is why I stopped reading most of your posts, as well as those of others.
 
The 2nd go round with Mike was pretty bad.

I don’t follow any OU sports other than Football and WWB.

Seems like PG’s son must be pretty good. I have a good friend who is about to convince me to be a softball fan.

I haven’t followed OU men’s BB since Tubbs left and I’m not planning to do so.



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If you enjoy a fast exciting sport played by top quality athletes that win you will enjoy OU SB. Great game much better than baseball. It also helps that the Sooners are dominant.
 
If you enjoy a fast exciting sport played by top quality athletes that win you will enjoy OU SB. Great game much better than baseball. It also helps that the Sooners are dominant.

Agreed,
Our men's BB team is pretty pathetic. Basically SB, FB & gymnastics seem to be the only winning programs at OU these days.

Gasso is not afraid to take transfers and her team has done well with them!
 
I do not know about this year but golf did pretty well in recent seasons.

Doing pretty well this season too.
And we do have a Big XII champion in wrestling. Pinned a guy form osu in 54 seconds to take the title. Wish him luck at Nationals.
 
Oklahoma volleyball coach Lindsey Gray-Walton is a heck of a coach. She turned the program around from 6 wins to 17 in the first year. She is the real deal. She is exactly what you want as the next coach of OU WBB unfortunately, we will have to wait.
 
speedy,
Gray-Walton is very active in Twitter.
Very connected to LR and Annie Hanson.
Everyone is raving about her.
 
speedy,
Gray-Walton is very active in Twitter.
Very connected to LR and Annie Hanson.
Everyone is raving about her.

Young coaches get it and embrace it.....older coaches may do it but they don't embrace it. Big difference.
 
It has nothing to do with young or old. Some coaches get a little success and hang on to what got them there no matter how the game changes. Sherri had a final four team with 4 guards and a center around 6-0. Looks like she is still trying to win that way.

The legends are those who continually reinvent themselves and change with the game. Most of them are responsible for many of the changes. Actually true in almost any scenario, sports or not. John Wooden, the legendary UCLA coach really enjoyed his greatest success at a pretty advanced age.

There is no comparison in any form of the men's team to the women's team. The men were competative with every team they played except Kansas State and the late meltdown against Wisconsin. They had a weak senior class and lost McGusty to transfer. Clearly recruiting mistakes by Lon but generally he has recruited pretty well and held on to most of the best ones. Sherri is sitting on the sidelines this year watching her defections playing a key role in their team's post seasons success. Meanwhile she had no effective players above the freshman level except for Ana.

I am also a believer in Gray-Walton. She came into a disaster. OU's best player from a bad team had transfeted to Washington and the cupboard was bare. She brought in several transfers who were impact players and tied for third in the Big 12. Appears that she has a couple of exciting freshman players coming in next year. Picked up some good freshman in her first year.

I don't want Sherri fired but I want to see the program go in a direction to become more competitive. Reinstating the summer camps would be a start. Hiring strong assistants and letting them recruit would help. Also recruiting to have a good team as well as a team of good people. And devoting playing time to players with potential rather than those without potential but good teammates.
 
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