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"Baylor -- a program that wasn't even relevant during Texas' 1980s glory days -- has become the boss of the Big 12, winning three NCAA titles since 2005. The Lady Bears are coming off their 10th consecutive Big 12 regular-season title.
Futility against Baylor -- a 1-18 record - cost former Texas coach Karen Aston her job despite a 184-83 record, one Elite Eight and three Sweet 16 appearances in eight years. Aston, a former Longhorns assistant, had taken over at Texas the same time, in spring 2012, as Schaefer did at Mississippi State.
Vic Schaefer's success with the Mississippi State Bulldogs made him Texas' first choice when Aston's contract wasn't renewed. He'll be the third person to try to replace Jody Conradt, who went 783-245 from 1976 to 2007 at Texas and embodies the best of times for Longhorns women's basketball.
"We've had our ups, and we've had our downs," said Conradt, who is a special assistant to the athletic director at Texas. "We're sitting in a hotbed of girls' basketball recruiting. The No. 1 challenge is to try to entice them to your university and to keep the momentum going.
"Vic's history of recruiting is extraordinary; he knows this state, he knows the players and I think he will make an immediate impact in terms of the types of recruits he can attract to the program."
Link for entire 23 June 2020 article by Mechelle Voepel
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/29349929/vic-schaefer-texas-sized-task-returning-longhorns-nation-elite
"Baylor -- a program that wasn't even relevant during Texas' 1980s glory days -- has become the boss of the Big 12, winning three NCAA titles since 2005. The Lady Bears are coming off their 10th consecutive Big 12 regular-season title.
Futility against Baylor -- a 1-18 record - cost former Texas coach Karen Aston her job despite a 184-83 record, one Elite Eight and three Sweet 16 appearances in eight years. Aston, a former Longhorns assistant, had taken over at Texas the same time, in spring 2012, as Schaefer did at Mississippi State.
Vic Schaefer's success with the Mississippi State Bulldogs made him Texas' first choice when Aston's contract wasn't renewed. He'll be the third person to try to replace Jody Conradt, who went 783-245 from 1976 to 2007 at Texas and embodies the best of times for Longhorns women's basketball.
"We've had our ups, and we've had our downs," said Conradt, who is a special assistant to the athletic director at Texas. "We're sitting in a hotbed of girls' basketball recruiting. The No. 1 challenge is to try to entice them to your university and to keep the momentum going.
"Vic's history of recruiting is extraordinary; he knows this state, he knows the players and I think he will make an immediate impact in terms of the types of recruits he can attract to the program."
Link for entire 23 June 2020 article by Mechelle Voepel
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/29349929/vic-schaefer-texas-sized-task-returning-longhorns-nation-elite
