With the 2010-11 season just about ready to start, here is my list of D1 coaches who should be on the hot seat. To be on this list, a coach must have been at the school for at least three years and have a bad record. As a general rule, I feel, after three years there should be major signs of progress in any program. What do I mean by major progress? If a coach is coming into a rebuilding situation, the team should be winning 10-12 games against a tough schedule. If a coach is winning five or six games a year, after three years, it's pretty clear that coach isn't doing a good job.
Believe it or not, I don't get a kick out of calling out bad coaches. I really don't. I just want to see programs successful, because it improves women's basketball, and that won't happen if schools keep bad coaches.
Lynne Roberts- Pacific. 5th season:
Roberts has a 42-76 overall record. I understand she was suppose to be entering the last year of her contract. But I heard that she got a five year contract extension. Of course, UOP, has not issued any press release about her extension.
Honestly, I thought Roberts was going to turn things around at UOP. But, I didn't like how she got her former players to transfer from Chico St. to Pacific. She hasn't done the job at all.
Now, I have heard she got a five year contract extension. If that is true, this is Faith Mimnaugh all over again.
Raegan Pebley- Utah St. 8th season:
Pebley started the Utah St. program and still hasn't had a winning record, after sevens seasons. Her overall record 71-113. Her contract ends at the end of the 2010-11 season.
My prediction: Hire a real estate agent.
Pam DeCosta- San Jose St. 4th season:
DeCosta has a 11-79 overall record. She is entering the last year of her contract. Her win totals have gone from 1 to 1 to 6. At that rate, San Jose St. will have a winning record by 2020.
Why she was selected over former, Santa Clara and Colorado St. head coach, Chris Denker, is something I'm still trying to figure out.
My prediction: Hire a real estate agent.
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