Is the Pressure Going To Increase On Sherri?

[Oliver Hardy]

With all the OU programs that are winning championships, making the final four, being in the finals of their respective sports, it would seem to be likely that the pressure will rise dramatically on Sherri and the program to win and be much better in the coming season.

Even in the smallest women's programs this year, most of our teams have finished their seasons ranked high in conference or nationally.

The major exceptions are volleyball and women's basketball.

Both of the coaches in those sports are getting long in then tooth and have not had programs that can compete at the highest level in the last 2 or 3 years.

I can see Sherri being under a more increased pressure next year to produce big winners than the volleyball coach. I don't know if she can do it frankly, given the last few years.

Yes, we have done well and been in the tournament but with WBB being the the 3rd or 4th most popular sport, under the spotlight all the time and losing when the rest of our programs are winning, that cannot be a good thing.

Everyone loves Sherri, especially in our administration and she's not ever going to get fired (at least not unless we collapse over the next couple of years), but if she doesn't start producing a major contender in conference and nationally, I can see the hot seat going from low to medium or semi-hot within two years, perhaps even next year.

Recruiting aside, she's got to produce a product that is winning more on the floor in big games and in conference and national tournaments.

And, for me personally, I'm not interested in who goes to Bible study and who doesn't and who's above reproach, or on the borderline or whatever personally unless they do something that is illegal or hurts the university.

 

[Mac]

I'm sure if the pressure every became to much Sherri would step down before she is forced out... I'd say Texas and Baylor are 1a and 1b in the big 12 for now, with OU in 3rd place. The climb back to the top isn't impossible, it looks like were maybe 2 or 3 years away from a chance at a Big 12 title, having Mulkey could send us back in the right direction sooner then that.

 

[Max Power]

I doubt there is much pressure, she has won a tournament game 4 of the last 5 years. Joe C still sees how bad a program can get with a bad hire (Capel, Hughes).

 

[SoonerinNC]

With the teams clearly underachieving the last few years Sherri is probably creating more pressure on herself that anyone in the administration.

A lot of opportunities for improvement.

Smarter defense so that we can have some continuity in the who is on the court.

Too many different substitution patterns for the players to work well together.

More consistent effort. That has to be settled in practice. I have never seen a player who worked hard in practice dog it in a game.

Better half court offense. We supposedly have good long range shooters. But the actual performance belies that. Mostly because of shot selection (from way too deep and under too much pressure) and poor offensive flow. Not enough screening and movement away from the ball. Too much dribbling into gaps and backing out without accomplishing anything.

The way to good shooting is for players to work hard to get open for the shots they know they can hit and to be ready to shoot in good rhythm if open.

We seem to have lost confidence. Hard to explain but at times we play very passive.

Sherri seems to be upset with the inconsistentcy of play. Hopefully the ship will begin to turn. But we have to recruit better. Mulkey, Dungee and Llanusa are a good core but we must have others of similar quality. We never know much about womens recruiting until an announcement is made and we rarely sign players the posters are following. Hopefully we have some pleasant suprises coming.

 

[scrybe]

I'm sure Sherri expects more from her team/players than they've delivered the last couple of seasons. Do I think she's feeling pressure because of it? I doubt it. But I do believe that Sherri will work hard as a teacher/coach and recruiter to try to make this team better.

On another note: For Coale to sign all the players our posters want/expect her to sign, she'd need a scholarship limit of about 50.

 

[tycat947]

I'm sure Sherri expects more from her team/players than they've delivered the last couple of seasons. Do I think she's feeling pressure because of it? I doubt it. But I do believe that Sherri will work hard as a teacher/coach and recruiter to try to make this team better.

On another note: For Coale to sign all the players our posters want/expect her to sign, she'd need a scholarship limit of about 50.

:ez-roll::ez-roll::ez-roll:

 

[sybarite]

I'm sure Sherri expects more from her team/players than they've delivered the last couple of seasons. Do I think she's feeling pressure because of it? I doubt it. But I do believe that Sherri will work hard as a teacher/coach and recruiter to try to make this team better.

On another note: For Coale to sign all the players our posters want/expect her to sign, she'd need a scholarship limit of about 50.

Yep

 

[womenssports]

I do not foresee her ever getting fired. Would she ever be offered an
admin position as an alternative? Definitely, if it ever got to that point.
Would she ever ask for an admin position before quitting? I could see that.
I could see her being ready to quit. However, not before going to another SS.
I would also think she would want a decent team with some good players
coming in who she feels will not decommit if she is no longer coach. Her job
has to be exhausting and even more so with 3 consecutive seasons which I
imagine has been disappointing for her. But, I also think quitting a job at which you have been for so long is difficult for anyone; especially at her age because she is not going to coach somewhere else and she is not going to go into another field other than admin at OU.
I still think she wants to give Colton the opportunity to succeed in coaching WBB and that might affect how long she wants to continue coaching.

If she is thinking of writing a book, maybe the admin job might look a little more appealing.

AND I have no idea of her feelings/plans. Am just speculating.

 

[SoonerSpock]

She won't but she should. She set the bar of expectations and should have to live up to the same. What has she done for OU lately to remain competitive nationally on the standard she set in the past?

OU fans would not and should not be happy Bob Stoops, Mark William, K.J. Kindler and Patty Gasso for putting teams on the field/court that is not consistently competitive for the conference championships. They have basically abandoned Pete Hughes for his baseball team's performance and are doing so for Sherri's team as home attendance (butts in the seats) continues to dwindle every year from the previous year.

The onus is on Sherri to do a much better job than she is presently doing and there needs to be a timetable for her to return her team's performance to her previously set standards. If she doesn't another solution makes sense.

 

[soonerstar]

She won't but she should. She set the bar of expectations and should have to live up to the same. What has she done for OU lately to remain competitive nationally on the standard she set in the past?

OU fans would not and should not be happy Bob Stoops, Mark William, K.J. Kindler and Patty Gasso for putting teams on the field/court that is not consistently competitive for the conference championships. They have basically abandoned Pete Hughes for his baseball team's performance and are doing so for Sherri's team as home attendance (butts in the seats) continues to dwindle every year from the previous year.

The onus is on Sherri to do a much better job than she is presently doing and there needs to be a timetable for her to return her team's performance to her previously set standards. If she doesn't another solution makes sense.

+1

 

[Stringmusic]

Sherri puts more pressure on herself than she gets from the admin and I think she handles it well - probably thrives on it. Like Switzer said "It's not the X's and O's as much as the Jimmy's and the Joe's". Let her get some high quality recruits and she will field a team that will blow your socks off. Her Hall of Fame induction is well deserved.

 

[tycat947]

Sherri puts more pressure on herself than she gets from the admin and I think she handles it well - probably thrives on it. Like Switzer said "It's not the X's and O's as much as the Jimmy's and the Joe's". Let her get some high quality recruits and she will field a team that will blow your socks off. Her Hall of Fame induction is well deserved.

+1

 

[Romulus]

Sherri puts more pressure on herself than she gets from the admin and I think she handles it well - probably thrives on it. Like Switzer said "It's not the X's and O's as much as the Jimmy's and the Joe's". Let her get some high quality recruits and she will field a team that will blow your socks off. Her Hall of Fame induction is well deserved.

Let her? That is how she is recruiting currently. Change the sentence to: She needs to go out and fight and scrape to get some high quality recruits and she will field a team that will knock your socks off

 

[OUFinalFour]

Yes, for whatever reason, we are not signing top players. I can't imagine anyone will be happy if we continue to have more mediocre seasons. Sherri deserves time to turn it around, but the recruiting, as of right now, is not exactly top notch. Time will tell I guess.

 

[inoref]

No pressure on her, just keep things the way they are and all is fine..

 

[NMSooner'80]

I'm sure Sherri expects more from her team/players than they've delivered the last couple of seasons. Do I think she's feeling pressure because of it? I doubt it. But I do believe that Sherri will work hard as a teacher/coach and recruiter to try to make this team better.

That's probably the best assessment I've seen here. And I don't think there's any real point into having anyone in upper administration at OU try to lord it over Sherri that Gasso and Kindler won national titles. Each situation is unique.

 

[califca]

That's probably the best assessment I've seen here. And I don't think there's any real point into having anyone in upper administration at OU try to lord it over Sherri that Gasso and Kindler won national titles. Each situation is unique.

Their never going to fire a Hall of Fame Coach. She will leave on her terms.

 

[atlantasooner]

Sadly, HOF/legend coaches rarely leave on their own terms or on a high note.
I really hope Sherri avoids the fate of her contemporaries like Conradt/Sharp, hopefully
she breaks tenure trend with a great season this year.
Bob needed help from a key transfer, Baker. Maybe Morgan will be that key transfer.

 

[j2d2]

It should, but probably not enough to cause her to increase her efforts to recruit.

 

[soonerstar]

The article on newsok.com did not show Coale getting a raise or contract extension, but they might have inadvertenly omitted her. Gasso got a 5,000 ndollar raise and extension thru 2021.