CoachTalk,
I defend coaches left and right when they struggle. You know that from my defense of Lon Kruger. However, Sherri stopped doing what was necessary to win a long time ago and has continued a steady decline. You let Lincoln Riley have a couple of losing seasons and he will be out the door. Right now, Sherri is the worst coach at OU in any women's sport. She is light years behind Patty Gasso and K. J. Kindler. Lindsay Gray-Walton is going to be special in Volleyball. Mark Carr and the soccer staff is going to be special.
I could defend the nepotism when Lon Kruger hired his son. The difference is that he was a great college player with pro playing experience. I am fine with Patty Gasso's son coaching because she didn't hire him until he had a successful track record as a hitting coach at Purdue and Michigan State. However, Colton Coale had no experience what so ever - playing or coaching. He was a men's practice player and a radio announcer with Sherri's team. I am not surprised that Washington left (even though it was her alma mater) because Colton is the person sitting by Sherri on the bench every game. It will be the same this coming basketball season.
You have to remember that OU has gone 20-40 overall and 9-27 in Big 12 play in the last two years. OU has not recruited top players in a long time. The crowds have dwindled to the level of when the program was shut down in 1990 (6 years before Sherri arrived). Just think, they averaged over 8000 a game when Courtney was playing. She is going to be stunned at the empty arena. They ended the home schedule by giving up 100+ to Texas Tech in the Lloyd Noble in March. Honestly, it is very difficult to watch. Her teams turnover the ball more than any college basketball team that I have seen. They they don't play defense and are always undersized. Sherri got all 15 scholarships endowed years ago but she has NEVER had a team that used the entire allotment. If Lon Kruger did that you would be going crazy. The irony is that every year, there is an injury or two and lack of depth appears.
Texas just let a coach go that has gone to the NCAA virtually every season and averaged 20+ wins a year (creaming Sherri's team virtually every game) to hire Vic Schaefer (the best defensive coach in the country from Miss State). Kim Mulkey is not going anywhere. OU is real close to last place in the Big 12. OU jumped out on the Bears in Norman 15-4 before Baylor went on a 29-0 run. I can't imagine OU beating Baylor ever again under Sherri's leadership.
Everybody on this board loves Courtney Paris. She is probably the best OU women's basketball player ever with only competition from Stacey Dales. However, Courtney does not have any coaching experience. I am absolutely supportive of Courtney and hope that she can recruit some great post players to OU.
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