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I'm not a big fan of Eichorst, but I don't know that he can be blamed for Yori's resignation. I recall someone posted that in order for Yori to have custody, she could not coach. If that was actually part of the divorce and parenting agreement, then she was going to resign no matter what. Basically a choice between your kid or your career. Her career can be on the back burner for a while, but the kid cannot and should not be. As for the "allegations" - I am more and more skeptical of them as time goes on. It appears to me that some of this immaturity that Romeo mentioned is still on the team and hindering team chemistry. Did any player on last year's team actually say that Yori was abusive, or was that a rumor floated out there to get the AD breathing down her neck? I have seen perfectly sane people go completely bonkers during divorce and child custody issues. And whatever happened to the athletic trainer? As for the here and now - Williams has a very long road ahead of her. It is entirely possible that she will be looking at some players transferring out of the program. She has the two that redshirted and a freshman coming in next year and that is it. Can she and her staff recruit at this level? It will be hard to do that when potential recruits see our games like last night. One thing I noticed with her USD teams is that she had players that could shoot. And if there was a key injury, there was always someone who could fill in and step it up and there was little to no drop off. Her last USD team and the current USD team would kick our butts up and down the floor right now (and there are several girls from Nebraska on these teams). Can she get that same thing accomplished at NU? I think the priority right now has to be getting a solid defense installed. With our current roster we are not going to outgun or outrun anyone. The best approach would be to try and slow the other team down or make them work harder for their shots. And if we can start to see that defense installed, then that lays a foundation for next season to hopefully start building a better offense. Hopefully TK can adjust to the D1 level quickly because we are going to need her shooting expertise.

And just like that - I think I jinxed it. Awful news for Brotzki. http://journalstar.com/sports/high-school/basketball/girls/brotzki-sidelined-with-knee-injury/article_5c504a08-57f1-55b4-be25-e0a7f85cbe77.html

Have we offered Brotzki yet? http://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/224851/payton-brotzki

Okie State had a pretty good point guard that was only around 5'5" when we were in the big 12. Can't remember her name but I do remember she may have had a few anger issues.

It's all my fault. For many years I did not live in Nebraska and the team was not very good during those years. Then I moved back to my home state and we had the best years ever as a basketball program. Then I moved out of state again this past August and we just aren't very good again.

I forgot this was on and just tuned in. WTH??!?!?

The thing I wonder about with Jess - is she healthy? She was always such an energetic and athletic kid through the years, so I expected to see more of that on the court. I just wonder if there could be a medical issue that is interfering with her conditioning because my impression of her is that she would do whatever it takes to improve herself as a player. One of the things that pops into my mind is a thyroid condition (I'm sure there are many other things that could cause problems as well). Just a thought.

What are WOVERINES?

What are W-LOVERINES?

Given the age of her son (12 or 13?) I wouldn't expect to see her back coaching until he is out of school.

Guess I'm a little surprised by that. Women's games?

I do think a lot of clubs are out of control. But we also had less than favorable experiences with HS coaches. My daughter played soccer, basketball, and did track and field, and also slipped in softball and swimming for a few years. When she got to middle school, she was told by the HS coach that she needed to drop the other sports and start coming to open gym with the HS kids. He absolutely did not want her wasting time on soccer (a sport her school did not have so club was the only way she could play) and definitely not on track and field in the summer because he wanted her playing summer league and tournaments with the HS kids. She switched schools prior to HS and was told by the HS coach at her new school that if she wanted to play HS ball in Lincoln, she had to drop her other sports and focus exclusively on basketball. She liked basketball and was a solid player and could contribute, but after freshman year she had had it with the coach and his demands so she dropped it. And she was much happier after that. She would have loved to continue to play, but the threats of being benched for missing an open gym in the off season to attend a track meet got old very fast.

Same with my daughter.

I think it could be very hard for her to move out of state with her son.

Does anyone know if her life has settled down a bit? I have a kid going through an ugly divorce and custody battle and it is a total nightmare. I can't imagine trying to be a D1 basketball coach while that is going on.

I agree.

I think they can hang a hundred on us tonight if they want to.

Here is a possibility - someone we missed out on. http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/18394333/south-dakota-coyotes-allison-arens-espnw-player-week

Because getting out of the parking garage really blows.

Maybe Kiera Hardy. Don't know how highly she was rated or how many other offers she had.

I am behind those freshman all the way. Let them play, let them play, let them play. They don't seem to have the issues with the chemistry problems like we are seeing with a few of the others. One thing that has me scratching my head - what in the world is going on with the poor conditioning of Jess and Darrien? They look like they are struggling to get up and down the court. There were even a few times where there was a loose ball on a rebound near Jess and she just let it go rather than attempt to gain possession, and I think it was because she was tired.

I like that the freshman are getting a lot of playing time.

Points?

Did Kaylee Jensen play for a club, and, if so, which one? I've become more and more convinced that a lot of these rankings are directly related to how well the club coach you play for talks you up and promotes you and less and less on what you do on the court. Sorry, I've become jaded in my old age.

Dang