** Edited by lazarus1 at 7/29/2026, 9:09:05 PM

and shows a commitment to her program. Only way it was a bad idea is if she doesn't continue to show growth in WBB. A serious extension can come in 2-3 years.

That's a good amount of time. I would hope at some point a raise for her and her staff would be in order given their performance. She does an excellent job, and represents the school in an engaging, professional manner. All of her players represent the school very well. I think the quality of her staff is under appreciated. I don't live in Blacksburg, I was last in town for Kitley's jersey retirement. I have no inside information or contacts. But I do see good talent development as I watch games and practice videos. Duffy can't possibly be doing that alone. She's also gotten us some good recruits, and good transfers. Again, she's not doing that alone. Hats off to her staff. She seems to have an excellent team of professionals recruiting and training a great group of young women. I'm optimistic for the coming season. I'll also say that in addition to Basketball coaching, conditioning coach Lee Taylor seems to be an excellent addition, who shouId over time toughen our players to withstand the Rugby like contact permitted in the ACC. I was sad to see Carys and Mackie leave, and I appreciate everything they did for the Hokies. I'll miss them. But I think we'll actually see a net gain in performance from their replacements. Time will tell if that is true.

a wonder that some of the women, Caitlin Clark, I’m looking at you, don’t end up in the ER. Back to the subject line post…unfortunately, WBB in general has been allowed to become just a physical nightmare of a game. They’ve taken the finesse totally out of the game. One of the reasons, Liz probably didn’t make it.

one year is the right amount. She's two years in, just went to the NCAA Tournament for the first time at VT. Significant pay bump, staff and resources bump, extend her by one season. All makes sense.