It's quite sad what's happened to the women's team. Obviously, 86, you're right about what a horrible idea it is to give Swoopes the contract extension, and unfortunately for Watson, there's probably no good solution to this problem other than to ride out her contract, which it's not really a good solution but probably the most feasible given Swoopes makes more than the average mid-major women's bball coach just because of her name.
I don't have a ton of faith in the next couple of years, but if there are any positives, I have a quote from our old friend Grace Calhoun from when she was first introduced as LU's AD. I can't find the exact quote but I remember it going something along the lines of: "Every program is important. But coming from Indiana, I think there's nothing wrong with saying men's basketball is 1A." When you look at the rise of some of these women's team (especially Gonzaga), I think it's very much tied to the success of the men's program too. Hopefully we can carry some of that momentum into a more successful women's program.
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