Staff Changes

[soonermike22]

Just looking at this from a different perspective. MAYBE Jan Ross does need to slow down, and that is part of the motivation. We don't hear much about recruiting, but what we do hear is Sherri and Pam visiting. When players get here, they love Jan Ross. Could we have the best of ...both worlds; a sad situation; a necessary/promising??...change. (pick one of the previous choices). A wonderful person at the home office coordinating and welcoming players, and a young and energetic person on the road recruiting?
Not sure about the nepotism involved, but approval had to be received or it would not be possible. And of course if it works, an assistant would be considered as a replacement, and if it fails they wouldn't.

 

[SoonerSpock]

I'm not quite as upset about this as others. Young people respond better to younger coaches. Colton may be an excellent recruiter. Also, just because he was given an assistant job, doesn't mean he is our next head coach. Lets wait and see how it turns out. Could be great.

Very true Colton could be an excellent recruiter and assistant. But still it is a taking a major risk when Colton has zero experience at either on the Division I level. One would think Sherri could have acquired a top national D-I/P5 assistant that had both experience and a proven recruiting track record at a proven Power 5 school. One on paper that would appear possibily to be a preferred solution from OU's perspective is former Sooner Dionnah Jackson-Durrett at Mississippi State.

Given the right contract with both money and opportunity it would appear Dionnah might be a legitimate prospective coach with interest. But Dionnah may have preferred to continue coaching for Vic Schaefer rather than for Sherri with MSU making the championship game the past two seasons before losing to South Carolina and Notre Dame. Regardless there has to be several more proven top assistants that Sherri bypassed to select her son.

But historically Sherri has avoided hiring top proven D-I/P5 assistants for her staff Hansmeyer had (1 year student assistant at UConn), DeCosta (4 years assistant at Kansas) and Bo Overton (3 years men's assistant ar ORU). Jan Ross and Chad Thrailkill had no D-1 experience. Sherri is going to continue to be Sherri. It is what it is.

http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLI3 D=208801597

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_DeCosta

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Overton

 

[tycat947]

Let's allow personal medical information to remain private.

I 100% agree! That’s how rumors are started but then again, this board has been a rumor mill over the years!

 

[OKUman]

Not sure this is good for the University or the BB team. He has not had a head coaching job in HS and I think that is a minimum for assistant. I hope he gets an offer to go someplace else next year. We need a new dynamic assistant who has been in other college program or programs. And a WOMAN, this is a women's program and I think they should coach the girls. Sorry if I am old fashion, I guess I am old fashion. Any way looking forward to the banquet and start of the season. See you at Lloyd Noble.

 

[cjhsooner]

Not sure this is good for the University or the BB team. He has not had a head coaching job in HS and I think that is a minimum for assistant. I hope he gets an offer to go someplace else next year. We need a new dynamic assistant who has been in other college program or programs. And a WOMAN, this is a women's program and I think they should coach the girls. Sorry if I am old fashion, I guess I am old fashion. Any way looking forward to the banquet and start of the season. See you at Lloyd Noble.

So is Geno an outlier for you? I mean, there are a lot of successful male coaches in womens basketball.

 

[soonerstar]

It should not be a male vs. female issue. The problem is the lack of qualification for the job. And nepotism.