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Kristy Curry to USF
Posted on 3/24/26 at 4:43 pm
Posted on 3/24/26 at 4:43 pm
Who are we targeting for replacement. Hope Byrne delivers
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Posted on 3/24/26 at 4:44 pm to Granola
Isn't that a stepdown for her?
Posted on 3/24/26 at 4:45 pm to Granola
Said it in the other thread, but I don’t think she voluntarily downgraded jobs. Rumors that she was looking at Providence and ending up at USF leads me to believe she was told to find a new job which leads me to believe we have someone in mind
Posted on 3/24/26 at 4:45 pm to bamafan1953
Yes
Posted on 3/24/26 at 4:46 pm to Sandkhan
Hire one of Nate Oats daughters. frick it 
Posted on 3/24/26 at 4:46 pm to Granola
If history repeats itself, he'll go after a solid up and coming HC. Hopefully someone with an exciting brand of basketball and can sell it better.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 5:37 pm to ChauvinisticPigAttit
Overall I feel like Byrne has done well with the hires he has been tasked with, but reality of the situation is Bama will be a stepping stone if the coach is halfway decent. Bama might surprise me and put some money into women's basketball, but I doubt it. We get a young up and comer in and the coach makes a run or two, he/she will be gone to greener pastures.
On a side note, I really hope some type of legislation is adopted or the BIG 10 and SEC tell the NCAA to suck it and they do something to dial it back with the wild wild west of college athletics. I really feel like limiting the transfers would almost get us back to reality.
On a side note, I really hope some type of legislation is adopted or the BIG 10 and SEC tell the NCAA to suck it and they do something to dial it back with the wild wild west of college athletics. I really feel like limiting the transfers would almost get us back to reality.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 5:53 pm to Granola
Like to know the full story on this move.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 5:56 pm to Bolivar Shagnasty
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Bama might surprise me and put some money into women's basketball, but I doubt it
Not many places are. It doesn’t make money. But we are a huge brand with a lot of out of state interest. If you have a decent coach that can get players to the wnba where they’re making 300k minimum now then things could take off
Posted on 3/24/26 at 6:37 pm to Shocco
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Like to know the full story on this move.
If you watched her final game yesterday, you would know. She either knew she was already fired or she is a terrible end game coach. Either way, she mailed it in.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 6:38 pm to Bolivar Shagnasty
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Bama might surprise me and put some money into women's basketball
Hope not.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 7:11 pm to Sandkhan
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Not many places are. It doesn’t make money. But we are a huge brand with a lot of out of state interest. If you have a decent coach that can get players to the wnba where they’re making 300k minimum now then things could take off
I kinda doubt even programs like UConn and South Carolina turn a profit on women's basketball. If they do it's probably not much.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 7:17 pm to Robot Santa
I bet they do turn a profit.
Per google Uconn turns a profit and SC light does not
Per google Uconn turns a profit and SC light does not
This post was edited on 3/24/26 at 7:19 pm
Posted on 3/24/26 at 7:43 pm to phil4bama
I remember reading earlier last year that Coach Curry needed to produce at a higher level to justify her increase in compensation. I have no idea if she was gently encouraged to look at other options or not. However, I watched a few women's games this year and I thought she didn't have the fire or intensity she did a couple of years ago. I agree with a previous poster that Byrne will target an up-and-coming mid-major coach - much like he did with Nate Oats. Hopefully, with the same result!Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:41 pm to Bolivar Shagnasty
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Bama might surprise me and put some money into women's basketball
Lol, no.
We really don't even pump money into any other legitimate sport other than football. It's a sad fact. Probably the only sport outside of football that we spend above average on is gymnastics or maybe softball.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:42 pm to imjustafatkid
quote:I hope the women’s program finds success but I agree we don’t need to be dumping money into it. The WNBA is essentially a charity run by the NBA, and attendance at Bama games speaks for itself.
Hope not.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 9:26 pm to TideCPA
She definitely turned the program around but the fact that she had 3 WNBA draft picks last season (out of 38 total picks) and couldn't A.) secure a top four seed which would have had them hosting first and second round games in Tuscaloosa and B.) could never get over the second round hurdle tells you all you need to know. Maybe I'm misremembering but it also felt like in a lot of our loses the last few years we had a half time or fourth quarter lead and blew it late.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 9:59 pm to BamaDude06
Maybe she’s the stepping stone necessary to actually competing. Not the one to get you to the promise land but the one that gets you setup to hire someone who can.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 10:12 pm to Diego Ricardo
She's 60.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 10:17 pm to Diego Ricardo
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Maybe she’s the stepping stone necessary to actually competing.
I've been thinking about that for a few seasons now. Definitely glad she was the coach and dug the program out of the ditch but it was probably best for all parties to part ways.
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