[81alum]

Interesting article.  Maybe that is why recruits haven't chosen or considered Stanford lately, though the other top womens bb coaches aren't exactly young either.  I wonder when Tara retires if we will promote from within or choose from outside.

I would guess it would be Kate Paye, following the Tennessee example of promoting Holly.  Tennessee seems to be doing quite well, although it obviously suffered a few down years during its transition.  If this were arranged in advance it could be communicated with recruits during a transition period.  But can such an arrangement be guaranteed?  What if the Athletic Director leaves and is replaced with someone else? 

I don't want to get too far down the Tara-retirement road just yet.  She is 62 and seems to be very physically and psychologically fit.  Her passion for the game clearly has not slackened at all--in fact, she seems more enthused and energetic working with the changing pieces of the puzzle the last two years than I can remember.  But Pat Summit is only one year older than Tara, so unexpected things happen.  Geno is 61.  Sylvia Hatchell is the same age as Tara.  Vivian Stringer is 67.  Muffett McGraw is 59.  Basically, Tara is not really any older than the leading competition, and given her health, if she wants to continue I could easily see her going another decade.  In fact, if we had to take odds, it would be far more likely that a Type-A male like Geno would need to retire due to health issues than Tara.  We men are not nearly as hardy as women in our sixties, and I think we can all almost read Geno's blood pressure from a distance!

[81alum]

Interesting article.  Maybe that is why recruits haven't chosen or considered Stanford lately, though the other top womens bb coaches aren't exactly young either.  I wonder when Tara retires if we will promote from within or choose from outside.

I would guess it would be Kate Paye, following the Tennessee example of promoting Holly.  Tennessee seems to be doing quite well, although it obviously suffered a few down years during its transition.  If this were arranged in advance it could be communicated with recruits during a transition period.  But can such an arrangement be guaranteed?  What if the Athletic Director leaves and is replaced with someone else? 

I don't want to get too far down the Tara-retirement road just yet.  She is 62 and seems to be very physically and psychologically fit.  Her passion for the game clearly has not slackened at all--in fact, she seems more enthused and energetic working with the changing pieces of the puzzle the last two years than I can remember.  But Pat Summit is only one year older than Tara, so unexpected things happen.  Geno is 61.  Sylvia Hatchell is the same age as Tara.  Vivian Stringer is 67.  Muffett McGraw is 59.  Basically, Tara is not really any older than the leading competition, and given her health, if she wants to continue I could easily see her going another decade.  In fact, if we had to take odds, it would be far more likely that a Type-A male like Geno would need to retire due to health issues than Tara.  We men are not nearly as hardy as women in our sixties, and I think we can all almost read Geno's blood pressure from a distance!