Bad milestone for women's hoops

[Alvious]

Assuming NU loses to Nebraska today (they are currently trailing by 19 in the 2nd quarter) it will be the 20th loss of the season. This will be the third consecutive season in which they have reached that milestone. Is there any hope Coach Joe can turn this around? Or is it time for him to go?

 

[Skunkpilot]

I know nothing about women’s hoops but I would say it’s time for a new leader.

 

[ohiovalleycat]

Thank Coach Joe for his service, but it's not just 3 20+ loss seasons we're on pace for but it is also likely 3 single-digit win seasons in a row. Women's basketball recruiting seems to have fallen off in recent years. NU needs a fresh leader for women's basketball with more energy and drive. Wouldn't mind Joe being around the program in some type of "emeritus" role, though.

 

[palbeans]

Thank Coach Joe for his service, but it's not just 3 20+ loss seasons we're on pace for but it is also likely 3 single-digit win seasons in a row. Women's basketball recruiting seems to have fallen off in recent years. NU needs a fresh leader for women's basketball with more energy and drive. Wouldn't mind Joe being around the program in some type of "emeritus" role, though.

Completely agree. Joe is a great guy and would be a wonderful ambassador for the overall athletic program.

We should try to hire Carla Berube, the current Princeton coach. She went to the D3 Final Four 4 times at Tufts, finishing second twice, and has had great Ivy League teams at Princeton with 2 NCAA tournament wins. Played at UConn on Geno's first National Championship team and has coached US National teams.

 

[EagerFan]

Nebraska kept their foot on the gas until less than a minute left, couldn't quite get to 100, but buried the cats with threes.

I think next year's team has some solid talent and skill in Harter, Lau, Sullivan, and Walton. But they need a better defensive game, whether that's the players or the scheme, I dunno, but I haven't seen more than four quarters of good defense all year in conference and they won't be competitive until they get that fixed.

Can Joe do it? Can he hire the talent to assist him? Can he recruit better talent to execute? It might be time to bring in a new crew.

 

[CoralSpringsCat]

Completely agree. Joe is a great guy and would be a wonderful ambassador for the overall athletic program.

We should try to hire Carla Berube, the current Princeton coach. She went to the D3 Final Four 4 times at Tufts, finishing second twice, and has had great Ivy League teams at Princeton with 2 NCAA tournament wins. Played at UConn on Geno's first National Championship team and has coached US National teams.

I trust Jackson to conduct a comprehensive search and hire a great coach. I imagine there will be quite a few highly qualified candidates interested.

 

[Skunkpilot]

Nebraska kept their foot on the gas until less than a minute left, couldn't quite get to 100, but buried the cats with threes.

I think next year's team has some solid talent and skill in Harter, Lau, Sullivan, and Walton. But they need a better defensive game, whether that's the players or the scheme, I dunno, but I haven't seen more than four quarters of good defense all year in conference and they won't be competitive until they get that fixed.

Can Joe do it? Can he hire the talent to assist him? Can he recruit better talent to execute? It might be time to bring in a new crew.

Are women’s college games longer than men’s? 4 quarters??

 

[CoralSpringsCat]

Are women’s college games longer than men’s? 4 quarters??

Yes.

 

[mekCat]

Yes.

4 ten minute quarters. Same minutes, more breaks?

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

I trust Jackson to conduct a comprehensive search and hire a great coach. I imagine there will be quite a few highly qualified candidates interested.

Jackson has no choice but to make a move. It’s not a tough decision.

 

[its_the_sauce]

Jackson has no choice but to make a move. It’s not a tough decision.

Honorable thing would be for Joe to resign

 

[Skunkpilot]

Looks like Joe is making $750k a year and this is his last season under contract. Hes a goner.

 

[hdhntr1]

Assuming NU loses to Nebraska today (they are currently trailing by 19 in the 2nd quarter) it will be the 20th loss of the season. This will be the third consecutive season in which they have reached that milestone. Is there any hope Coach Joe can turn this around? Or is it time for him to go?

I thought I was hearing early in the year that the plan was that this was gonna be his last year. Did I hear or see that wrong? He is gonna be 69 in May

 

[EagerFan]

Are women’s college games longer than men’s? 4 quarters??

And to be clear, I meant across all the conference games I've seen this year. The Cats put together a really strong ten minutes in the second half of the Maryland game, and played well against PSU and Rutgers - but that was as much PSU and Rutgers being objectively terrible as anything else. I really like the kids and I'll miss watching the graduates play next year, but the defense man, the defense...