Adios, Carolyn Kieger

[warriorchick]

No, your "gaffe" was because you are socially inept.

That's the funniest thing I've seen online today, especially coming from you. And that includes a post of a Marquette Parent asking who she should contact about the lack of bacon at the Commons omelet station this morning.

Social skills include avoiding behavior that identifies oneself as an  a$$hole and a misogynist. The good ones are able to be a little less obvious about it.

[drbob]

Too bad Coach Kieger didn't have enough confidence in her ability to recruit a championship program at good old MU. She was certainly on the right track. Guess there is no such thing as loyalty anymore, it is just follow the cash. Penn State has certainly not been  a powerhouse in women's basketball, i would have loved to see her bring our program to prominence. Certainly enjoyed watching her coach.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Too bad Coach Kieger didn't have enough confidence in her ability to recruit a championship program at good old MU. She was certainly on the right track. Guess there is no such thing as loyalty anymore, it is just follow the cash. Penn State has certainly not been  a powerhouse in women's basketball, i would have loved to see her bring our program to prominence. Certainly enjoyed watching her coach.

Are you suggesting that she owes MU more loyalty because she is an alum?

[cheebs09]

And that includes a post of a Marquette Parent asking who she should contact about the lack of bacon at the Commons omelet station this morning.

I feel like this is important enough to go straight to Lovell.

Also, the Kieger interview was a little offputting. A little surprising coming from someone who played at MU. Although I’m sure she realized that people would be having a hard time figuring out why she’s leaving her alma mater where she had success.

[warriorchick]

I feel like this is important enough to go straight to Lovell.

If my kid was stupid enough to complain about this to me, they would have gotten a smack upside the head and the comment, "you have an effing OMELET STATION in your dorm cafeteria and you are bitching? You should have seen the gruel we were forced to eat!"

[Billy Hoyle]

If my kid was stupid enough to complain about this to me, they would have gotten a smack upside the head and the comment, "you have an effing OMELET STATION in your dorm cafeteria and you are bitching? You should have seen the gruel we were forced to eat!"

I ate ham and cheese omelets every morning in Mashuda. That was our only meat option and I never thought to complain.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Penn State has certainly not been  a powerhouse in women's basketball, i would have loved to see her bring our program to prominence.

Lady Lions became just the twelfth program in NCAA Division I history to reach 850 wins. Penn State has won 8 regular season Big Ten titles and the first 2 Big Ten tournament titles in 1995 and 1996. 25 NCAA Touraments and one Final Four.

[warriorchick]

I ate ham and cheese omelets every morning in Mashuda. That was our only meat option and I never thought to complain.

Once in awhile there would be a tray of pre-made American cheese omelets, but that's about as good as it got.

[Marquette Fan]

Between Coach Mitchell, her leaving, decommitts and transfers all added up to the TOTAL drastic class unbalance....

There were only transfers that I know of when Mitchell left - 3 of the 4 recruits in her last class transferred after their freshmen year and then Kieger brought in 8 players in her first class which is now 6 as seniors.  But the 8 recruits this coming year was on Kieger for being unbalanced in my opinion.  She didn't recruit a lot of depth behind the current seniors but it might have been difficult to do so with not much playing time available I realize.  But now there is likely not to be a class of 8 this fall anyway...

[Marquette Fan]

She's probably waiting to see who the new coach is.  However, she goes to HS like four blocks from MU's campus.  I gotta imagine MU is still VERY MUCH in the mix.

But how much of a chance does MU have at this point - it will be awhile before they have a new coach in place and in the meantime she's talking to a lot of other schools. 

And I have to wonder what other recruits have made or will make a similar decision - not all of them are going to announce this on twitter.

[Goose]

Crash

I agree with chick on this one, that really is the funniest thing I read online today.

[Warriors4ever]

I was at MU in the early 70’s.
Omelets? We were lucky to have powdered eggs.....

[warriorchick]

I was at MU in the early 70’s.
Omelets? We were lucky to have powdered eggs.....

Yep, the kids today are spoiled and soft: Made to order omelets, brick pizza oven, BBQ smoker.. No wonder they expect their parents to demand answers when the ketchup dispenser is empty (another classic post).

[muguru]

If I understand things right you can't officially reopen your recruitment, until you're officially released from your LOI..As far as I remember most school's whether men's or women's, will typically not give you a release until you have at least met with the new Coach..sounds reasonable..why was Scholl so quick to give Shemera one without her even meeting with Scholl at minimum?

[drbob]

So Penn State's major success was 24 years ago. I admit I don't follow women's basketball as closely as men's, but I never heard them mentioned in the same breath as Tennessee, Stanford,Connecticut and Notre Dame. And yes Fluffy, I see nothing wrong with having loyalty to your Alma mater and the school that gave you your first major opportunity to coach !!

[brewcity77]

why was Scholl so quick to give Shemera one without her even meeting with Scholl at minimum?

I think that's the new normal because ultimately you're going to release the kid if they want to be released. I think it's a show of good faith rather than strong arming the recruit. From a strategic perspective, the hope would be that the show of good faith encourages them to consider your program seriously going forward rather than just giving a courtesy meeting to get the release they want.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

So Penn State's major success was 24 years ago. I admit I don't follow women's basketball as closely as men's, but I never heard them mentioned in the same breath as Tennessee, Stanford,Connecticut and Notre Dame. And yes Fluffy, I see nothing wrong with having loyalty to your Alma mater and the school that gave you your first major opportunity to coach !!

So she should be bound to work there for the rest of her career.

In no other profession does that make sense.

[Mr. Nielsen]

So Penn State's major success was 24 years ago. I admit I don't follow women's basketball as closely as men's, but I never heard them mentioned in the same breath as Tennessee, Stanford,Connecticut and Notre Dame.

Penn State was really good 20 years ago. The program has dropped. Hence, the coaching hire.

NCAA Tournament Final Four
2000
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1983, 1994, 2000, 2004
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2014

[Billy Hoyle]

If I understand things right you can't officially reopen your recruitment, until you're officially released from your LOI..As far as I remember most school's whether men's or women's, will typically not give you a release until you have at least met with the new Coach..sounds reasonable..why was Scholl so quick to give Shemera one without her even meeting with Scholl at minimum?

before social media sure, but now all a kid needs to do is complain online and the school is backed into a corner.

[Dr. Blackheart]

By the way, how many patents do you have?

I have 12, one for each inch.

I am the most believable poster on Scoop, thusly.

[🏀]

before social media sure, but now all a kid needs to do is complain online and the school is backed into a corner.

Or just ask for more ketchup or bacon.


Wait, wrong topic inside this topic.

[Marquette Fan]

So Penn State's major success was 24 years ago. I admit I don't follow women's basketball as closely as men's, but I never heard them mentioned in the same breath as Tennessee, Stanford,Connecticut and Notre Dame. And yes Fluffy, I see nothing wrong with having loyalty to your Alma mater and the school that gave you your first major opportunity to coach !!

They were pretty good for a number of years when Rene Portland coached there and there was a bit of controversy with her.  Coquese Washington had success at first when she arrived but had fallen off quite a bit the last few years.

Penn State brings back some memories as I went to a Marquette NCAA Tourney game there in 1995 - Penn State was a pretty big power back then as I recall and yes I realize that was awhile ago .

[Marquette Fan]

before social media sure, but now all a kid needs to do is complain online and the school is backed into a corner.

This - I think Marquette would have gotten toasted on twitter if it came out that they wouldn't release her from her LOI right away.

[Mr. Nielsen]

Penn State brings back some memories as I went to a Marquette NCAA Tourney game there in 1995 - Penn State was a pretty big power back then as I recall and yes I realize that was awhile ago .

I believe it was ODU, Kansas State, Penn State and UConn at the MECCA.

[Marquette Fan]

I believe it was ODU, Kansas State, Penn State and UConn at the MECCA.

Yeah - that was the Kelly Mazzante era at Penn State then - she was quite the scorer.