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In reply to AgbyAssociation5 • 10:20p, 5/20/25
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I have questions. Why is it taking so long to become competitive? Year two we won 6 games in the SEC, finished 9th and did advance to the NCAA tournament where we lost in the first round. It was a slight improvement from year 1 where we won 2 games in conference, but it did seem that we were trending in a positive direction. Then she promptly lost most of her roster, including Barker who was the biggest name we've had at A&M ever (subjectively). Outside of Barker, I cannot imagine any of the other girls that transferred did so because they received more money when looking at the teams they transferred to. Follow that up with this disaster of a season, and even more leave. Why can she not hold onto and build a roster? Serious question. No shade. Genuinely curious your take on this. As a person, I really like Joni. I want her to succeed. But we have seen other programs rebuild and reload with new coaches much more quickly. Is your theory that it's just because of NIL money? The girls that played this year looked like they had no interest in being on the floor and she didn't seem that interested in coaching them during games. No time outs. Arms crossed on the sidelines etc. Again / nothing personal. Just an observation. Do you feel the women's tennis team, volleyball team, softball team, golf teams are better funded that women's basketball? If the reason is solely NIL, then someone in administration needs to make that very clear because from the outside looking in it looks more like poor roster management and coaching and perhaps that she was more focused on USA basketball etc. It's hard to believe that it's just NIL when the other women's non revenue programs are knocking it out of the park.

Again / Im open for others opinions. It does seem like her budget has increased this year based on the recent coaching hires and increased roster size. This will be a crucial year for her.
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In reply to Ag4eva95 • 1:52p, 5/21/25
Absolutely agree. In talking with my wife, I even mentioned that Coach Joni's Olympic appearance last year might not have been the best move for the team. It felt like we came out of the offseason flat, especially after losing Barker and others, and nothing really seemed to be done to address it.

So yeah, this season feels like a proving ground. With all the new additions, any kind of regression might have to signal the end of the Taylor era ,which I don't know how worse we can be.
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In reply to AgbyAssociation5 • 4:20p, 7/7/25
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What is Joni Taylor's buyout? When is her contract completed?
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In reply to taylorswift13_ • 10:08a, 7/10/25
I feel the same way. I was in early HS when we won the national championship in 2011, and I'd been bought in for years at that point. We ate with the team when they played Tech (Aggies in Lubbock) and watched every single game on TV. I worked for the athletic department when I was in college and came to know GB pretty well. To see how we've gone from a team with actual culture, bones, and grit to…whatever this is…makes me so sad. I just want to win again! I want to see a team want to wear the maroon and white and carry on the legacy Coach Blair left. I was excited about the Joni Taylor hire, but it's been nothing but downhill ever since.
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11:27a, 7/10/25
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Renewed my WBB season tickets yesterday---cautiously optimistic given the many new faces this year. But.....the best predictor of future performance is past behavior! Regardless, I will support the Aggies.
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1:06p, 7/10/25
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In reply to aggiedrjdub • 3:10p, 7/10/25
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aggiedrjdub said:
her seat is ice cold. We're not buying her out. Trev isn't spending that kind of money
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3:33p, 7/10/25
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I don't think anyone knows how much or how little money we have, but everyone knows we are going to be on the hook for about $20.5 million in new spending…
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4:01p, 7/10/25
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I think we are finally investing in WBB and if she still can't win in the next year or 2 she will be gone.
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In reply to aggiedrjdub • 7:48p, 7/10/25
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I think we are finally investing in WBB and if she still can't win in the next year or 2 she will be gone.

Won't her contract expire in 2 years. It seems like we're throwing good money after bad. I think we're at the gambler stage of holding the more we gamble eventually we'll win
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In reply to BQ_90 • 10:16a, 7/11/25
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BQ_90 said:
aggiedrjdub said:
I think we are finally investing in WBB and if she still can't win in the next year or 2 she will be gone.

Won't her contract expire in 2 years. It seems like we're throwing good money after bad. I think we're at the gambler stage of holding the more we gamble eventually we'll win
I guess we will see; she had no financial support the last 2-3 years. Cannot compete in the SEC against LSU, SC, tu, etc without the NIL money to buy players like they have. I'm intrigued by what she has brought in. It's an uphill battle, but at least there is change and momentum.
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In reply to aggiedrjdub • 10:52a, 7/11/25
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aggiedrjdub said:
BQ_90 said:
aggiedrjdub said:
I think we are finally investing in WBB and if she still can't win in the next year or 2 she will be gone.

Won't her contract expire in 2 years. It seems like we're throwing good money after bad. I think we're at the gambler stage of holding the more we gamble eventually we'll win
I guess we will see; she had no financial support the last 2-3 years. Cannot compete in the SEC against LSU, SC, tu, etc without the NIL money to buy players like they have. I'm intrigued by what she has brought in. It's an uphill battle, but at least there is change and momentum.
nothing stopped her from having a full roster but herself

I'm not renewing tickets until shes gone

edit - and now the support is putting her husband on salary, he could have been volunteer assistant
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In reply to aggiedrjdub • 11:48a, 7/11/25
Ehhhhh, I feel like that was her way out of it. She landed one of the top freshmen and top transfer classes her first two years, since……. Completely dead. The NIL has to be an excuse. All of our other non rev generating sports are making it work just finep
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In reply to Ag4eva95 • 12:36p, 7/11/25
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Ag4eva95 said:
Ehhhhh, I feel like that was her way out of it. She landed one of the top freshmen and top transfer classes her first two years, since……. Completely dead. The NIL has to be an excuse. All of our other non rev generating sports are making it work just finep
I think you know nothing about what you are addressing. But don't let me stop you from sharing your lack of information. I cannot claim to know more so if we had a conversation we are more likely to destroy information than create it…

But just for fun: what are the six sports Trev said would A&M provide revenue sharing to athletes?
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In reply to greg.w.h • 2:19p, 7/11/25
I wish I did, take my opinion with a grain of salt. I used to be an avid fan of women's basketball. But I watched maybe 2 games last year. ESPN updates were enough.
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In reply to Ag4eva95 • 8:01p, 7/11/25
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Ag4eva95 said:
I wish I did, take my opinion with a grain of salt. I used to be an avid fan of women's basketball. But I watched maybe 2 games last year. ESPN updates were enough.
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9:01p, 7/14/25
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Did not renew season tix. Can't take the lack of hustle, the non-existent offense and the absolute absence of building for the future. I'm switching to volleyball.
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In reply to BQ_90 • 12:26p, 7/22/25
BQ_90 said:
aggiedrjdub said:
BQ_90 said:
aggiedrjdub said:
I think we are finally investing in WBB and if she still can't win in the next year or 2 she will be gone.

Won't her contract expire in 2 years. It seems like we're throwing good money after bad. I think we're at the gambler stage of holding the more we gamble eventually we'll win

I guess we will see; she had no financial support the last 2-3 years. Cannot compete in the SEC against LSU, SC, tu, etc without the NIL money to buy players like they have. I'm intrigued by what she has brought in. It's an uphill battle, but at least there is change and momentum.

nothing stopped her from having a full roster but herself

I'm not renewing tickets until shes gone

edit - and now the support is putting her husband on salary, he could have been volunteer assistant

If he was good enough to be an assistant with Dawn Staley and coached Aja Wilson and Alaina Coates I am impressed - bring him on maybe he can give us that extra push we need.......now we are even all our eggs are in the Taylor's basket and all their eggs are in ours......we only succeed together.
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In reply to Rudybryan • 12:31p, 7/22/25
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Rudybryan said:
BQ_90 said:
aggiedrjdub said:
BQ_90 said:
aggiedrjdub said:
I think we are finally investing in WBB and if she still can't win in the next year or 2 she will be gone.

Won't her contract expire in 2 years. It seems like we're throwing good money after bad. I think we're at the gambler stage of holding the more we gamble eventually we'll win

I guess we will see; she had no financial support the last 2-3 years. Cannot compete in the SEC against LSU, SC, tu, etc without the NIL money to buy players like they have. I'm intrigued by what she has brought in. It's an uphill battle, but at least there is change and momentum.

nothing stopped her from having a full roster but herself

I'm not renewing tickets until shes gone

edit - and now the support is putting her husband on salary, he could have been volunteer assistant

If he was good enough to be an assistant with Dawn Staley and coached Aja Wilson and Alaina Coates I am impressed - bring him on maybe he can give us that extra push we need.......now we are even all our eggs are in the Taylor's basket and all their eggs are in ours......we only succeed together.

He still could have been volunteer assistant. If yall are happy with the program, then put your money into it.

I'm not until she's gone.
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11:27a, 7/25/25
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I have been a huge critic of the state of the program, but I want her to be successful and I'm hoping with the new investment into the program we may be making moves -- slowly but surely. I'm going to support her and her assistant coaches. I really pray they can turn this around.
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12:43p, 7/25/25
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I have dropped my season tickets because of the frustration and anger that I feel about the ambivalence that I have witnessed over the past 3 years. The culture of energy and teamwork that Gary established has been replaced by a coaching staff that treats the program as a part time job, roster evacuation , and the lack of player development.

Maybe the 8-9 new transfers will make a difference this year but simply adding her husband to the staff seems to be an act of desperation versus a long term plan. I'm switching to volleyball and softball where the future seems much more positive.
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In reply to DogCompany74 • 3:30p, 7/27/25
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DogCompany74 said:
I have dropped my season tickets because of the frustration and anger that I feel about the ambivalence that I have witnessed over the past 3 years. The culture of energy and teamwork that Gary established has been replaced by a coaching staff that treats the program as a part time job, roster evacuation , and the lack of player development.

Maybe the 8-9 new transfers will make a difference this year but simply adding her husband to the staff seems to be an act of desperation versus a long term plan. I'm switching to volleyball and softball where the future seems much more positive.


I think the answer is in Arizona st. Molly will get a chance to prove it at P4 program and the. We can scoop her up when The JT experiment finally ends
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