Bill Self at Tulsa. Steve Alford at Southwest Missouri State. Pete Gillen at Xavier. Mike Jarvis at George Washington. Mark Few at Gonzaga.
Suitors call with promises of prouder tradition and more support and greater exposure.
They dangle money and prestige and opportunity, and finally the hot young coach jumps. But Sherri Coale isn't going anywhere. The Oklahoma coach is the hottest commodity in women's basketball. Women's hoops has better programs than OU's. But it has no better fit for Coale.