As a former player under the "leadership" of Semeka Randall, I honestly want to start this post by saying Thank You to the administration for finally making this change.

When I think back on my time at OU, I think of smiles, laughter, friendships, the 110, Rufus, Court Street, "Stand Up and Cheer", and so many other wonderful memories. I truly bleed green. But when I think of my years playing under Semeka Randall, a part of me is sad. Not sad because of playing time, number of losses (Although I wish there were many more wins), or how many points I did or did not score. I get sad because of how my teammates were treated...sad because of the opportunities lost...sad because of how special the program SHOULD be and ISN'T...

It makes me sad because the student-athlete deserves better. Ohio University deserves better.

There is no place like OU...for me, I will always consider it home. I do not write this post to be disrespectful, or to be out of line. I apologize if this offends anyone, it truly is not intended to do so. I am writing it because I have held my tongue  for quite some time and I am thankful that the administration is finally giving Ohio Women's Basketball a chance to be successful again. I want a coach that understands what OU stands for...what it means to be a BOBCAT...a coach that will lead us to tremendous on-court success, but also understands the importance of respecting and caring for their players. OU is too special of a place...no player should leave with a bad taste in their mouth....OU is simply too special for that.

So THANK YOU for the breath of fresh air. THANK YOU!

No way of knowing if this is actually a former player or not, but I'll put my faith in it mostly because I want to believe our department is producing student-athletes who can write entire message board posts without any spelling or grammar errors. Now that? That's pride.

I want to know more about how players were treated by Randall. Not that well?

it absolutely is a recruiting advantage... it's a wonderful facility. Randall didn't even get any recruits signed during the fall recruitment period. Just plain bad. Ouch. 

For new coach, how about Caroline Mast (Dougherty), one of the most deserving of a number hanging in the rafters?  All time leading scorer, men or women...has taken teams to state championships.
  Thoughts?

it's a thought. As far as I know she doesn't have any collegiate coaching experience. Could be wrong though. She is a good high school coach (not sure if she's still coaching Warsaw or not). Anyone have any insight on this? 

I did some research after my last post, that appears to be the case. I agree, not sure if the desire would be there if she was presented with the opportunity to coach. I'm also fairly certain she has never coached at the collegiate level, but you can take that for what it's worth... she's a great coach. 

Let's hope Schaus brings in someone who can turn this program around. Even if Randall meant well in all of her actions (some were questionable, obviously) she was not the right person for the job. We'll see. 

Panda, I did point that out about Randall not being able to keep a consistent Assistant coaching staff. I'm sure red flags were there after the constant turnover in assistants. Take for example last year: Megan Thorburn, Norbert Spivey, Dustin Edwards, and Skyler Young all departed after last season concluded.