Volleyball and Hockey are the top Woman's sports. At this point I think that is where the focus is. All they care about is basketball being respectable that's all they hope to accomplish here.
Realistically…..a very, very tough job to fill. How long since they were ever a great team or even a pretty good team? A recruiting nightmare.
A hot up and comer might see this as a potential career killer. A mid career experienced winner - a big step down. A 30 year resume (including the SEC) with some actual head coaching successes (20 win seasons, NCAA tournaments, etc) is probably the best you’re likely to find no matter what you’re paying.
That’s a fair take—and honestly, you might be right about the challenge of the job and the kind of coach Wisconsin could realistically land. It’s not exactly a destination gig right now, and I get why someone with experience like Pingeton checks a lot of boxes on paper.
That said, it still felt like an underwhelming hire to me—not just because of the resume, but because it’s more telling of how little institutional backing there is for this program. When you're not willing to invest financially, especially with revenue sharing on the horizon, it’s no surprise this wasn’t a job a lot of coaches were lining up for.
Volleyball and Hockey are the top Woman's sports. At this point I think that is where the focus is. All they care about is basketball being respectable that's all they hope to accomplish here.
Realistically…..a very, very tough job to fill. How long since they were ever a great team or even a pretty good team? A recruiting nightmare.
A hot up and comer might see this as a potential career killer. A mid career experienced winner - a big step down. A 30 year resume (including the SEC) with some actual head coaching successes (20 win seasons, NCAA tournaments, etc) is probably the best you’re likely to find no matter what you’re paying.
That’s a fair take—and honestly, you might be right about the challenge of the job and the kind of coach Wisconsin could realistically land. It’s not exactly a destination gig right now, and I get why someone with experience like Pingeton checks a lot of boxes on paper.
That said, it still felt like an underwhelming hire to me—not just because of the resume, but because it’s more telling of how little institutional backing there is for this program. When you're not willing to invest financially, especially with revenue sharing on the horizon, it’s no surprise this wasn’t a job a lot of coaches were lining up for.