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From what I read, that will depend on the new coach, when they find one.Some rumors popping up that they will be reinstated but no proof yet.
They haven't done well lately. 2 of the dismissed were walk-ons, so maybe they haven't proved themselves. No one knows.
Well "haven't done well lately" is UGA speak for "hasn't won the National championship again"....Durante was there 5 years, made NCAAS all 5 and Super 6 in 3 out of 5 years and this year finished her worst at (horrors!) 12th...and was dismissed. Plenty of schools would like those results but when you operate in the shadow of Suzanne Yoculan , AND Suzanne wields a lot of influence with the program, AND you don't win it all like she did 10 times (even though your roster is nothing like hers was), you are doomed....
I don't see how anyone other that Suzanne herself or another high profile alum (Kupets, Keenan, McCool) even touches that job with the expectations as is.....Kupets is pregnant so she may not even be interested, Suzanne "says" she has retired so would she want to even return officially, McCool sided with Jay Clark when he was fired so that supposedly is a mark against her candidacy and who knows if Heenan would even want it. I saw a discussion on another forum that the AD at Georgia plans to offer KJ Kindler at Oklahoma the most money ever for a gymnastics coach for her to come to UGA but if I'm her, I stay at Oklahoma because I'm the Yoculan there and my dynasty is growing...
It'll be interesting in the next few weeks to see how this all shakes out as the AD at Penn St , Sandy Barbour, was the AD at Cal when Durante was there so could she land there? And her daughter who was set to join her mom's team at UGA, what happens with her? I'd take a gap year if I had to on that...
Well said! I'd like to add emphasis to the Yoculan presence, it is a huge negative on the program. If she wanted to retire she should have truly stepped away, but instead she has muddied the waters. And her continued interference is making the UGA gymnastics coach an undesirable position. Her husband is a huge financial supporter so the school's hands are tied. My opinion, she's an ego looking for a place to be queen, but she comes across as crazy! Read some of her posts on the other forum (why would SHE even be posting), she's wacko. I kinda wonder if she doesn't want UGA to succeed without her because that makes what she did seem even greater (that's how crazy I think she is). As for the KJ Kindler & Rhonda Faehn rumors, it would be foolish for them to go to UGA with Yoculan hanging around to ruin whatever success they could generate.
College gymnastics board is the forum, though it has very few posters and is nothing like chalkbucket it terms of quality, layout etc.. If you google that it should come up. She posts under Jersey Paige. Find the thread where she brought the former Penn State coach to the UGA meet this season.
Yes! I loved it.Did anyone ever watch the 30 for 30 about the UGA/Alabama rivalry? It was very good......but I can't imagine having to work with someone like her aroumd!
I just saw on another forum that Durante's buyout was $540,000 to NOT coach the team....I'd like a deal like that to sit home
I agree, I'd take that. Espically for results many colleges would be thrilled to get.
I wonder if there are conditions like no coaching in the SEC.
I don't understand why the three athletes were asked to leave. That still seems strange.