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[QUOTE=maddawg;1208994]He has no concept for how important athletics are. He speaks it, but doesn't show it. Stovall, Eagles mis-handling, Loyd, Bicknell, Oakes too long, now BVDV. One of his happiest days as a president was when the only person who ever stood up to him left on a jet for Knoxville.
Notice I didn't include Mulkey?[/QUOTE] You should have. That was a major FU letting her get away.
Women's basketball always lost money and would have continued to choke the progress of the men's team. Being known as a women's basketball powerhouse never brought the prestige that was hoped for much as no one cares that ULL is a powerhouse in women's softball. If we were currently a WB powerhouse, it would not be helping one iota regarding conference affiliation. In addition, Mulkey eventually would have left for more money anyway. Letting her move on gave us less to cheer for, but had no affect on Tech's long-term athletic future.
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To ya mutha...
Not disputing WBB in the hierarchy of today's mega million dollar industry of college athletics, but I seriously doubt Kim would have gone anywhere if DR would have had the good sense to offer her one more year. Just another example of his ineptitude on the athletic side of his house. Then, when Leon got bored, he would have come back and helped her at La Tech instead of Baylor, and the rest would have been history. No, a continuation of history. Just a small piece of the puzzle that we wouldn't have to worry about today.
I don't think she'd have passed up a 5x raise. Leon, yes. Kim, no.
Just my opinion, though.
Good old Memorial Gym
Just going by what she says in her book. She had given her life to Tech and wanted to stay. I don't think money was the object. Just like Leon.
Word up.
That's the code word!
Well everybody knows that the bird is the word.
Do you believe everything that you read? Like one more year would have really made a difference?
I hate to prolong this conversation, but that is a dumb ass statement, or at least, uninformed. She had fifteen years on the payroll. DR offered her a 4 year contract. She wanted 5 because that would offer her the security of a 20 year retirement with the state. Everything after that would have been gravy. If she had only had 8 or 10 years, then you would be correct. It would have been no big deal. 2 years and an option. 3 years and free ice cream. Do I think she should have taken the 4 and then renegotiated - Yes. She could and would have spent 30 or 40 years doing what Leon had prepped her to do at our university. Baylor was not the first school to offer her the big bucks to jump ship. And if fact she turned them down at first. And yes, one year turned out to be a major deal. We have gone down hill since then. Leon had 8 asst coaches and 4 players who went on to become head coaches but he spent the most time with and put the most effort into developing his successor who was to be Kim Mulkey. One year made the difference.
This is correct. Don't get me wrong, I want us to be good in every sport but the way in which wbb was prioritized in the past HURT our athletics. Ironically, I think it even hurt wbb...
DR will be 72 this year. My grandparents are roughly the same age and are retired...
I think if and when the LSUS deal is done and operating, he will retire.
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