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  1. #21
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    "...This was not about money. This was about people, and this was about a challenge..." GG at UT presser

    Okay, "people" I understand. Alleva's a db. Got it.

    As for a "challenge," it seems to this observer that the challenge of winning a national championship at Duke proved to be pretty damned stout its own self.

  2. #22
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    Question link, please

    is there a link to the Coach G press conference?

  3. #23

    Thank You..

    Quote Originally Posted by DukeDevilDeb View Post
    Gail loved and loves Duke and her team here. That has been made more than evident during her tenure. People on this thread are complaining about her never having won an NC. Do you remember how long it took Coach K, how many trips to the Final Four he made before he won? This year was obviously a huge disappointment, but Coach G can't go out and hit Lindsay Harding's free throws in the last game... don't you think she was totally and completely devastated by the loss?

    I do have some inside information that I cannot share, but let me say this. The decision to go to Texas had very little to do with Duke and a great deal to do with a very personal issue that made it almost a mandatory decision for her. I am confident that had that issue not arisen (and it was not a self-imposed issue), she would still be here.

    As to her passion for going to Texas, it may be a little like Lou Holtz writing into his early contracts that, if Notre Dame offered him a job, he was gone. As gadzooks said so eloquently, "OK, to put this into perspective, during the 80s, when she was coming up in college and into coaching, Texas was the premier women's basketball program, the way UT or UConn is today." Gail meant no disrespect for Duke at all, and I think deep down, she is going to miss this program and this school more than she can imagine. But I still wish her the very best of luck and hope that she can make a good situation at Texas.

    One more question: Had Coach K decided to go to the Lakers (or the Celtics or anywhere else), would you have bombarded him with the bitter and almost hostile comments that are being posted here by a few of us? Would we have been incredibly unhappy and disappointed? Damn right we would have. But we all would have had to recognize that he needed to follow his heart/dream/whatever. Let's let Gail go after hers with nothing but positive memories of Duke.

    By the way, when Texas plays Duke, she is going to be my worst enemy ... but when they play most other places, I'm going to be cheering for her !
    Hi DukeDevilDeb,

    I want to thank you for this post. I wish I had read it before I wrote my initial response. In watching Coach G I got the feeling she did not like Duke or what it stood for anymore and I am glad I was mistaken. I am sorry for my mistake.

    GO DUKE!

  4. #24
    Quote Originally Posted by DukeDevilDeb View Post
    Gail loved and loves Duke and her team here. That has been made more than evident during her tenure. People on this thread are complaining about her never having won an NC. Do you remember how long it took Coach K, how many trips to the Final Four he made before he won? This year was obviously a huge disappointment, but Coach G can't go out and hit Lindsay Harding's free throws in the last game... don't you think she was totally and completely devastated by the loss?

    I do have some inside information that I cannot share, but let me say this. The decision to go to Texas had very little to do with Duke and a great deal to do with a very personal issue that made it almost a mandatory decision for her. I am confident that had that issue not arisen (and it was not a self-imposed issue), she would still be here.

    As to her passion for going to Texas, it may be a little like Lou Holtz writing into his early contracts that, if Notre Dame offered him a job, he was gone. As gadzooks said so eloquently, "OK, to put this into perspective, during the 80s, when she was coming up in college and into coaching, Texas was the premier women's basketball program, the way UT or UConn is today." Gail meant no disrespect for Duke at all, and I think deep down, she is going to miss this program and this school more than she can imagine. But I still wish her the very best of luck and hope that she can make a good situation at Texas.

    One more question: Had Coach K decided to go to the Lakers (or the Celtics or anywhere else), would you have bombarded him with the bitter and almost hostile comments that are being posted here by a few of us? Would we have been incredibly unhappy and disappointed? Damn right we would have. But we all would have had to recognize that he needed to follow his heart/dream/whatever. Let's let Gail go after hers with nothing but positive memories of Duke.

    By the way, when Texas plays Duke, she is going to be my worst enemy ... but when they play most other places, I'm going to be cheering for her !
    You're post is a voice of reason. I had the same approach (without any specific knowledge) posted earlier. Gail must live her life - with all it's bumps and setback. She does not owe us explanations about her life. She has, to my view, been honest and forthright in her dealings with Duke. To my knowledge, Duke as been honest and forthright with Gail. At that point, Gail must make the choices based on what GAIL thinks is best for Gail.

    I only say thanks to her for her wonderful work at Duke and wish her the very best with the Longhorns.

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