Friday, October 26, 2012

College news explosion

Lotta news today, so dig in:

New Ole Miss Coach Brett Frank has begun damage control.

Chiney Ogwumike blogs.

Rutgers is hoping bigger will be better this season.

Duke will try to win another ACC title this season.

Lousiana Tech outlook.

Big 12 media day notebook from a Texas Tech point of view.

Iowa Coach Lisa Bluder is loving her team's depth.

Michigan notes on Big Ten media day.

With all of Baylor's starters back, the Big 12 looks to be a race for second place. A relaxed Brittney Griner is ready for another championship ring.

UConn guard Bria Hartley is taking the road back from injury slowly. She is 50-50 for the preseason opener.

It's a season of transition for Michigan, Michigan State.

The Spartans are looking to Klarissa Bell to score. Coach Suzy Merchant has set her sights high.

Oklahoma State senior center Lindsey Keller said the Cowgirls need to raise the bar. For her part, Liz Donohoe hopes to repeat her stellar freshman season. And senior forward Toni Young isn't waiting for the postseason this year.

West Virginia Coach Mike Carey says the team's new place in the Big 12 will be a learning experience.

The return of senior guard Tayler Hill is a boost for Ohio State.

Kansas hopes to build on their Sweet 16 finish of last season.

Fresno State is ready for a new era.

Penn State's Alex Bentley was an intern for the Indiana Fever this summer.

WNBA extra:

Q&A with Tulsa's Ivory Latta.

Shock point guard Temeka Johnson blogs from Russia.

The Lynx blueprint for success is still in place.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Your Bria Hartley link had some interesting input from USA Basketball concerning Auriemma's lowering the rim concept. They aren't as dismissive of the idea as most everyone else has been.

Over at ESPNW a columnist by the name of Johnette Howard put together a really well thought out piece about the background of what Auriemma was thinking when he put this concept together. I

http://espn.go.com/espnw/commentary/8551073/listen-geno-auriemma-ideas-changing-women-basketball

I think this is a much more balanced, fair minded and educated piece than that link you put up a few days ago to the editorial from the Colorado State University student newspaper that sounded it was crafted by their Gender Studies Department chairperson.

Sue Favor said...

Great, I'll check it out.

Anonymous said...

http://espn.go.com/espnw/8556009/women-basketball