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There's a lot of guys who can coach until they get to the FBS level. Recently fired ECU head coach Mike Houston was plucked from James Madison and he finished 27-38 at ECU. I do like James Madison's philosphy, though. They hire experienced college head coaches. Houston was a college HC for 5 seasons, Cignetti for 8, and the current guy Chesney for 13 prior to their stops at JMU.

This last game started with a whole lot of not being on the same page with each other. Too many passes that became turnovers when somebody zigged instead of zagged. The game changed when Aniyah Johnson went in and we started pressing. She created turnovers that led to easy baskets. Aniyah doesn't play a lot, but when she does there is usually an impact. She has a role and she does it well. It takes a mature player to play 4.5 minutes a game and be ready when called on. It was also interesting that Coach Burton put 5'10" Talley on their tallest girl and not 6'2" Lampkin. But, he was right. She fouled out without scoring a single point. It would be nice to get a win over a "name" opponent.

He’s the coach of a 10-0 Big10 team. Doesn’t look like people “missed” on him.

You can be a good coach at that level and compete because the talent level tends to be a little more comparable IMO. A little different when you’re in D-1.

You can watch the full replay on the ESPN app or website. Go to the watch tab and filter the network to ESPN2, and then select replays, and select Saturday, November 9th. The game should then appear on the schedule and you can replay it.