Lovato just scrubbed her Twitter profile of all things Mississippi State this morning. Dionnah Jackson still has a Mississippi State banner and MS coaching title.
Now we're talking! Glad to see I haven't been the only one stalking the MSU asst. coaches' twitter pages!
I am wondering the same thing. I'm getting very anxious because it normally does not take this long. I mean it's not like anyone is doing anything else but sitting at home so I wonder what the delay is.
I’m wondering if they are waiting for BOR approval for the amount of money being spent on WBB. Vic’s salary and buyout were significant but another number that leapt out at me was Johnnie Harris’s rumored salary if she came to Texas - $400,000 to $500,000. Considering what the previous staff was making, that’s also a huge jump. Jamie Carey was making $189K as Karen’s associate head coach. Shaka’s associate head coach made $350K.
Checked the job posting site for UT and the only available WBB positions currently listed are “Coordinator of Player Development, Women's Basketball” and “Director of Operations, Women's Basketball”. The player development role was posted 2 days ago, DOO was posted 10 days ago. No coaching jobs were listed so either they’ve been filled and removed (no announcement obviously) or the wait will continue for some time.
Hard to believe that Johnnie Harris was earning more than our men's hoops assistant coaches, even though the most recent hires haven't been around long at all.
Unfortunately I cannot find the Mississippi public salaries as easily as those for Texas (thanks, Texas Tribune) so I don’t know what she was making in Starkville. I’m assuming the rumored Texas salary would include a raise.
She seems really well-liked and respected. Hope they get all contract details worked out and make the official announcement soon! Hadn’t read of her path, all the way from NCState to Texas. Johnnie Harris just makes sense for Vic Schaefer, Texas - Distinct Athlete
According to Miss State’s 247 writer, Maryann Baker (Director of Basketball Operations) will not be joining Vic in Austin. “Morris takes over the ops role left by Maryann Baker who was on Vic Schaefer's staff. Baker is the only member of Schaefer's staff that will stay at MSU and a source revealed that she will take a redefined role inside the athletic department.”
