OT: Karen Aston OUT as HC of Texas Longhorns WBB

[Amb3096]

Contract was not renewed

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

I hope she's hired someplace else. I think she'd be appreciated somewhere that needs another direction.

 

[Amb3096]

I hope she's hired someplace else. I think she'd be appreciated somewhere that needs another direction.

Most of the Twitter comments were supportive of her, and seemed to think it was a bad move. I wonder if they are going to pay up to go for a big gun?

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

I hope she's hired someplace else. I think she'd be appreciated somewhere that needs another direction.

Fun fact - When the wife was in HS, the first D1 school to offer her basketball scholly was North Texas. Aston was the lead recruiter.

 

[WVU05UT09]

Jeff Walz probably the favorite. Dark horse candidate Tina Langley at Rice.

 

[creekdipper]

Jeff Walz probably the favorite. Dark horse candidate Tina Langley at Rice.

If the former ends up there, the Walz Weirdos will never let us hear the end of it.

 

[stlvolsfan]

I hope she's hired someplace else. I think she'd be appreciated somewhere that needs another direction.

She’s horrible. She’s Holly 2.0....great recruiter but horrible in game adjustments.

 

[stlvolsfan]

My cousin just played for her for 4 years, it was time to make a change.

 

[NoBackBoard]

I think she’s assistant coach material. If anyone is looking for a defensive assistant, she’s your gal.

 

[sport3500]

It will be interesting to see who replaces Aston.

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

Contract was not renewed

She'll be hired somewhere else in the not too distant future.

 

[stlvolsfan]

Most of the Twitter comments were supportive of her, and seemed to think it was a bad move. I wonder if they are going to pay up to go for a big gun?

I would characterize it more as shock that she was the first to go ahead of the men’s coach Shaka Smart

 

[BigBadVol]

They’re hiring Holley.

 

[zaqhhh]

Doubt Walz would leave for Texas. Will be interesting to see who lands there though.

 

[volman128]

I think she’s assistant coach material. If anyone is looking for a defensive assistant, she’s your gal.

She's a lot like Holly. A coach that can't develop talent and severely underperformed at a big-time program. Much better as an assistant or a coach at a program with no expectations. No real knowledge of X's and O's and loves to spit out coaching platitudes and not much else.

Texas was arguably the most talented team in the country in a couple of the years she was there. The collection of players she had amassed at one time was insane. They never got realistically close to a FF.

 

[WVU05UT09]

Doubt Walz would leave for Texas. Will be interesting to see who lands there though.

more money than God, talent as far as the eye can see, Austin is cool...as long as the can manage all the ego maniacs why not?

No AD in this country gets less ROI than Texas and it’s because they can’t get out of their own way most of the time.

 

[creekdipper]

They’re hiring Holley.

Buddy has left the Lubbock.

 

[TNRazor]

Jeff Walz probably the favorite. Dark horse candidate Tina Langley at Rice.

I wish WE had hired Langley she's done a great job at a place that's never done anything

 

[creekdipper]

They’re hiring Holley.

Oh, boy. That'll be the day. Rave on.

She's just crying, waiting, hoping.

 

[zaqhhh]

more money than God, talent as far as the eye can see, Austin is cool...as long as the can manage all the ego maniacs why not?

No AD in this country gets less ROI than Texas and it’s because they can’t get out of their own way most of the time.

If he didnt come to UT, I just don't see him going to the other UT.

Hasn't exactly had issues at UL

 

[Tenacguy50]

If he didnt come to UT, I just don't see him going to the other UT.

Hasn't exactly had issues at UL

Was he ever offered the UT job?

 

[sisaq]

Was he ever offered the UT job?

Who's he???

 

[LasVegasBill23]

Walz isn't leaving UL makes twice as much as UT paid Aston.... and I do not think Texas is gonna put a premium on women's basketball.....

 

[MsSportsGuy]

Aston was at least a recruiting upgrade from Goestenkoers and probably did the best she could, but her players never seemed to improve and the attrition would raise eyebrows from most fans and observers. It sounds very familiar to LV fans.

Her players never seemed to develop under her leadership and I know that isn't always the fault of the head coach but can speak to the type of player being brought into the program, which goes back to talent and attitude evaluation. Aston did win a few games but I think Texas knew it wasn't getting better and decided to cut their loses and move on.

I will say I do believe most young athletes are very different than even a decade ago and most old school tactics don't work as well anymore which is going to raise the volume of transfers in most programs. It seemed to me that most transfers once upon a time were about two things: playing time and/or homesickness. Now it seems even team regulars and starters pull up and leave and the distance from family isn't always a factor.

I will be curious to see who Texas hires because on one hand it should be a destination job given their resources but even their men's basketball and football teams seem to be stuck in mediocrity just like the women's program. That's a head scratcher for sure.

 

[OldNSlow]

Two things. One if Walz had been offered our job he would have been here. Too much politics behind the scenes from certain groups blocked him from every getting a chance to turn us down. This is fact.

Two never say never. Texas is a hot bed of talent and they have great resources, great facilities etc. Seen them all. Plus they might very well pay for a coach this time around.

Langley is a winner. Great lady that does things right. Kids love playing for her.

This is a good job.