The podcast is up and here’s some of what you’ll hear:
Starting Five: Beth Throws Five Questions at Debbie
1. Baylor/Tennessee game: Did you learn more about Tennessee or Baylor? And what in the name of Muffet McGraw and Jim Boeheim was that zone defense?!?
2. What impressed you more, Texas A&M’s scoring or Duke’s lack of defense?
3. How significant is Stanford winning the Chiney Ogwumike sweepstakes? What about other recruiting “gets”?
4. What was the highlight of your trip to the Country Music Awards?
5. What do you think was the biggest news out of week one? Tennessee Zone? LSU’s defense? A&M over Duke? Michigan State getting upset by Dayton?
* Check out the A-10 preview to hear more about Dayton and coach Jim Jabir
* A Shootaround Shoutout to Harvard for upsetting Boston College
* Another Shootaround Shoutout to Vermont for upsetting NC State
Baylor Coach Kim Mulkey Drops in for a Visit
B/D: What did you take away from the TN/Baylor game?
- Composure and youth
B/D: How do you manage your on court youth and the outside expectations of the program?
- Talent v. “Good team”
B/D: Growth and potential of point guard Kelli Griffin?
- Leader v. Scorer
B/D: What’s with the Louisiana Tech connection to the Big 12 South? Impact of Leon Barmore on your sidelines?
- Testament to Sonya Hogg, F.J. Taylor president, Leon Barmore’s early commitment to the women’s game and the Big 12’s willingness to commit resources.
B/D: What’s with the “Millionaire Coaches” in the Big 12?
- It isn’t just the money, it’s the support of the fans.
B/D: Talk a little big about the management of Griner’s transition to the college game?
- No change in my coaching. Biggest challenge is the media demands on her. She’s living her college life
B/D: Your first book was “Won’t Back Down.” What’ the title of your second book?
- “If People Only Knew…”
Notes from the Cocktail Napkin:
- Coaching Milestones: Coach Debbie Ryan gets 700, Kim Arico Barnes gets 200, Michael Cooper gets #1
- Golf: Michelle Wie gets tournament win #1
- Volleyball: Keep your eyes on Penn State volleyball – 92 wins in a row….and counting
- Player game notes: UConn Kalana Green 1000pts, UConn Tina Charles 1000 rbs. Xavier players: 3 double-doubles in win. Old Miss’s Kayla Hollway earns 3rd triple double in school history. 30pt performances: Rachele Fitz at Marist and Monica Wright at Virginia. Nnemkadi Ogwumike at Stanford – almost 50 in first two games.
- New NCAA Study – fewer college athletes are betting on sports because Beth and the “Don’t Bet on It” PSA? Debbie has a suggestion for a NCAA PSA… oh, dear.
- Debbie is Reading TWO Books: One, Final Four Leadership by David Salter, features the voices of eight women coaches with Final Four experiences including Sherri Coale, Tara VanDerveer, Muffet McGraw, Gail Goestenkors, Sylvia Hatchell, Jody Conradt and Brenda Frese.
- Debbie offers her “Notre-damus Picks:” Michigan St. v Notre Dame, Oklahoma v. TCU, Tennessee v. Virginia
- Pregame Warm ups: What’s with the cones and rubber bands?
Check out the podcast.
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