McKenna

[SoonerNorm]

https://twitter.com/tallasa_treece/status/472756129022611458

 

[soonerstar]

Really excited and anxious to see her in a sooner uniform. I think she will be a dandy.

 

[jerry]

Looks like a very good late pick up for Sherri.

 

[soonerstar]

Are all the new girls due on campus this week? Summer classes should be starting.

 

[SoonerNorm]

Are all the new girls due on campus this week? Summer classes should be starting.

Gabbi is supposed to be here Wednesday (she is already packed ). I believe McKenna is due to arrive this week as well. Those two are schedule to room together. I haven't heard from the other girls.

 

[SoonerShamrock]

The opening post in this thread and the accompanying picture brings to mind Sherri's oft quoted statement about getting who we're supposed to have.

 

[SoonerNorm]

The opening post in this thread and the accompanying picture brings to mind Sherri's oft quoted statement about getting who we're supposed to have.

That's a quote I never have understood. Were we supposed to have Jeffcoat? Zander? Harden? Yancey?

 

[SoonerTraveler]

The next summer session for OU students (Block B) begins next Monday (June 9).

http://www.ou.edu/summersession.html

 

[SoonerShamrock]

That's a quote I never have understood. Were we supposed to have Jeffcoat? Zander? Harden? Yancey?

If one accepts that God's plan doesn't always coincide with man's plan, yes, we were. The good that came, should have come or is yet to come from those associations wasn't necessarily about the team or a won-loss record. (That would be man's plan.) It would also have required that all those involved understand and be in cooperation with, not opposition to, the plan. Perhaps that was what kept the best possible from being attained--lack of total understanding or buy in by all parties.

 

[garyeb2]

If one accepts that God's plan doesn't always coincide with man's plan, yes, we were. The good that came, should have come or is yet to come from those associations wasn't necessarily about the team or a won-loss record. (That would be man's plan.) It would also have required that all those involved understand and be in cooperation with, not opposition to, the plan. Perhaps that was what kept the best possible from being attained--lack of total understanding or buy in by all parties.

Well, that certainly explains it.

 

[cedarsooner]

That's a quote I never have understood. Were we supposed to have Jeffcoat? Zander? Harden? Yancey?

We were suppose to have each of them for a while obviously. I think Sherri is looking at the much bigger picture of each persons place here as it concerns life not just basketball.

 

[garyeb2]

That's a quote I never have understood. Were we supposed to have Jeffcoat? Zander? Harden? Yancey?

We were suppose to have each of them for a while obviously. I think Sherri is looking at the much bigger picture of each persons place here as it concerns life not just basketball.

If Sherri has evolved to the point that she believes herself to be a life coach, rather than merely a basketball coach. Is that OK with you, even if basketball results suffer and life coaching results are good?

 

[gwydion]

That's a quote I never have understood. Were we supposed to have Jeffcoat? Zander? Harden? Yancey?

We were suppose to have each of them for a while obviously. I think Sherri is looking at the much bigger picture of each persons place here as it concerns life not just basketball.

Sherri's first responsibility is to putting a winning basketball team on the floor. If by chance she improves their life off the floor OK. When she starts to lose focus on the first then perhaps it is time she moves on to what her interests are.

 

[sybarite]

This is not an easy subject to address, and I can project the beliefs of several based on previous statements. I don't think Sherri can teach religion without being dismissed. This is a state university, and if that is what she wishes to do, OCC would probably love to have her.

But, we, if we attempt to overcome the hypocrisy of the dominance of sports at a university, are supposed to be educating students at a university. Exactly what is meant by a life coach is probably not appropriate, but a university does have the responsibility to guide on the basis of logic and reasoning. This, supposedly, takes precedence over wins and losses.

I suspect that if we have no wins, there will be a search for an educator who can do both. But, the real purpose is education, and I must admit that I would not retain a coach who could not speak or write the language and had no ability to instill the importance of education.

 

[SoonerNorm]

Sherri's first responsibility is to putting a winning basketball team on the floor. If by chance she improves their life off the floor OK. When she starts to lose focus on the first then perhaps it is time she moves on to what her interests are.

+1

 

[tycat947]

Sherri's first responsibility is to putting a winning basketball team on the floor. If by chance she improves their life off the floor OK. When she starts to lose focus on the first then perhaps it is time she moves on to what her interests are.

I'm not sure David Boren/Joe Castiglione agree with you. They want both! And it's safe to say Sherri wants both too. You look at almost all the coaches of Sooner athletics and they all pretty much fit this mold. Sunny Golloway was winning and you didn't see Boren/Castiglione fighting to keep him. This is a university first. Joe C was just recognized from the College of Arts and Sciences a month or two ago for the outstanding job he's done in getting the student athlete's GPA over 3.0 for the 3rd year in a row! This is not the WNBA, NFL, NHL, etc where competitive sports is the only focus.

 

[gwydion]

I'm not sure David Boren/Joe Castiglione agree with you. They want both! And it's safe to say Sherri wants both too. You look at almost all the coaches of Sooner athletics and they all pretty much fit this mold. Sunny Golloway was winning and you didn't see Boren/Castiglione fighting to keep him. This is a university first. Joe C was just recognized from the College of Arts and Sciences a month or two ago for the outstanding job he's done in getting the student athlete's GPA over 3.0 for the 3rd year in a row! This is not the WNBA, NFL, NHL, etc where competitive sports is the only focus.

Sure they want both. Who doesn't? But a team full of good citizens with an average record doesn't get picked up for TV. They don't make the post season. The people who pay donor money, season ticket money or just come to a game now and then and pay at the door come to see a winner, not a group of kids working to improve their life.
Yes, the coaching staff needs to make sure they are making grades and give them the opportunity plus encourage them to go beyond the field and into the community, but that isn't their first focus and ultimately not what they are being paid to do. You're kidding yourself if you think the revenue and the good publicity from a winning team doesn't come first.

 

[SoonerNorm]

Sure they want both. Who doesn't? But a team full of good citizens with an average record doesn't get picked up for TV. They don't make the post season. The people who pay donor money, season ticket money or just come to a game now and then and pay at the door come to see a winner, not a group of kids working to improve their life.
Yes, the coaching staff needs to make sure they are making grades and give them the opportunity plus encourage them to go beyond the field and into the community, but that isn't their first focus and ultimately not what they are being paid to do. You're kidding yourself if you think the revenue and the good publicity from a winning team doesn't come first.

It's great to see someone provide a voice or reason and common sense. Great job!

 

[tycat947]

Sure they want both. Who doesn't? But a team full of good citizens with an average record doesn't get picked up for TV. They don't make the post season. The people who pay donor money, season ticket money or just come to a game now and then and pay at the door come to see a winner, not a group of kids working to improve their life.
Yes, the coaching staff needs to make sure they are making grades and give them the opportunity plus encourage them to go beyond the field and into the community, but that isn't their first focus and ultimately not what they are being paid to do. You're kidding yourself if you think the revenue and the good publicity from a winning team doesn't come first.

Other than her first 3 seasons, when has Sherri not had a winning season? Sure this was a disappointing season, but it wasn't anymore disappointing to you or I than it was to Sherri. If this continued 3 or 4 seasons, yes, Boren and Castiglione might start to become concerned but other than a few negatives on this board, I don't believe Boren/Joe/Sherri think this will continue. OU is probably in Top 5 or at least Top 10 in revenues so I don't think that is an issue now.

 

[SoonerShamrock]

Well, that certainly explains it.

And, by the way, I didn't say that was Sherr's explanation or even her belief. I've never heard her offer an explanation for the statement about getting who we're supposed to get.