I think we understand that. It's not that I don't like Joni and staff. I think she's a fantastic human being. I don't see the point in financing a failing program. If we are unable and unwilling to compete at the highest level, don't hire and pay a coach $1.5 million dollars a year. Get a young up and comer and pay them 1/3 of what you are paying this staff and just admit we are not willing to give what is necessary to compete in women's basketball. To pretend we can do more with with the budget you say we have if we pay a coach more is pointless.
The reality is, EVERY OTHER VARSITY SPORT at Texas A&M IS competitive, regardless of budget. How do you justify keeping a staff with at 30% conference winning record when every other sport is doing better with their budgets. Again, softball, tennis, volleyball, golf, track and field, swimming/diving, baseball, football, equestrian all competitive; most are elite! And then there's women's basketball where the excuse is ALWAYS money. While other coaches at this school have excelled in their limited NIL budgets, she and her staff have floundered.
What other job would you be able to keep if your success rate in whatever you are doing is 30%? Part of HER job is finding the donors and selling them a product they want to invest in. She has failed at that.
I literally cannot stand this mentality and excuse. Bucky almost won more sec games in his first year when he had NO roster than Joni has won in 4 years combined.
