fired head coach Mike Hopkins. The
day after upsetting state rival the
Washington State Cougars.
This isn't really a surprise to
anyone who have been watching
the Huskies the last five years.
Coach Hopkins inherited a great
group of players where he was
named Pac-12 Coach of the Year
his first two years. He was given
a new six year contract however
lived up to it. He was never able
to come close again.
This year's team was the most
experience group he had at least
offensively since he came to
Washington. The Huskies had
a 17-14 overall record while
going 9-11 in the Pac-12.
Now that the Huskies will be
going to the Big Ten it will
be important to find a Coach
where they can be competitive
in the conference. Most year's
the Big Ten will have probably
five teams sometimes more
go into the NCAA tournament.
The Huskies will have to get
a Coach that allows them to
have a winning conference
record.
Athletic director Troy Dannen
will have to find the right coach
to be able to be competitive.
Going to a conference with a
lot of teams it will be interesting
to see what their non-conference
schedule will be like. Hopefully
they will be able to keep playing
against the Cougars as well as
Gonzaga.
Most of the Huskies non-conference
games have been played at home.
It would be nice to play a few on
the road as well. Most of the road
games in non-conference games
have been in tournaments. To get
ready for the Big Ten games
it would be nice to have some
road games leading into the
conference schedule. We will
see won't we. Go Dawgs!
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