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TCU wins it in PKs. They're going to the Elite 8. We'll have to wait on their coach if thats who we're targeting but all signs point to the UCLA coach

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Just now, shadow_operative2.0 said:

We do like poaching UCLA for the chick sports.

Also, I never knew CDC’s title was even bought, that’s crazy. 

It’s pretty common actually - Duke, Iowa, Ohio State, Creighton, Xavier. Ours was the largest endowment at the time 

The University of Texas at Austin announces a $10 million endowment from Lois and Richard Folger to create the largest endowment to a named athletics director in the country. The Lois and Richard Folger Athletics Director Endowment will provide perpetual flexible funding for non-salaried strategic use, empowering the athletics director to launch new initiatives and enhance the excellence of Texas Athletics for years to come.

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58 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

We do like poaching UCLA for the chick sports.

UCLA Is traditionally strong in women’s sports but that B1G travel schedule is hell. 

6 hours ago, Js1 said:

UCLA Is traditionally strong in women’s sports but that B1G travel schedule is hell. 

They also don't always charter. The LA airports have so many direct flights it's not as bad as Oregon has it, but having to go through commercial can be a nightmare. Especially for a soccer team. 

I am very emotionally satisfied with this personnel move. I don't have anything against Angela Kelly as a human being, but this was a long time coming. 

I want to say the Wicked Witch is dead, but that's not fair to Kelly. Her incompetence doesn't make her an evil villain. It's just that we can do so much better, and for so long we haven't. 

8 hours ago, SL Xpress said:

I am very emotionally satisfied with this personnel move. I don't have anything against Angela Kelly as a human being, but this was a long time coming. 

I want to say the Wicked Witch is dead, but that's not fair to Kelly. Her incompetence doesn't make her an evil villain. It's just that we can do so much better, and for so long we haven't. 

I think this is an important reminder, sometimes.

We get so ate up with finding fault in coaches and players that we way overdo it many or even most times, lately.

 

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1 hour ago, TwiceHorn said:

I think this is an important reminder, sometimes.

We get so ate up with finding fault in coaches and players that we way overdo it many or even most times, lately.

 

Yea, I never thought she was a bad person. But her coaching tenure was already on the downswing when Plonsky “stole” her from Tennessee. And Vols fans were not upset about it at all. 

It was a bad hire, and she dragged out her tenure with the promise of the big recruiting duos like Byars and Missimo. And we got no big postseason success out of it

She’s no more than a Clark or Strong - good person who just couldn’t get it done. She’s not a Tom Herman or Chris Beard. 

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That was so obvious 

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Just now, Pato del Muerto said:

She changed her last name in between announcements?

It’s weird since she got married in 2021 

Also she’s 2 years younger than me. 

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A lot of NWSL fans in the Bay Area hoped they could pull her into the pro ranks. They love her style of play

Hope she brings Boyoko with her 

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Have we had any other Asian-American head coaches? Wikipedia says she was the first AAPI coach to win a national title in soccer 

The official statement from Texas says she's one of only three currently active Asian American NCAAW soccer coaches.

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This is the best hire possible.  She is young, plays a great style and has deep ties to the SoCal ECNL scene which produces the most talent in the country and second place is not even close.  Combined with Texas’ deep ties with Solar, I expect Texas to regularly sign Top 5 classes and compete for national titles.  Another absolute home run hire for CDC.

2 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

She changed her last name in between announcements?

I'm guessing taking the change as opportunity to drop the maiden name.  

This is where I brag about Texas getting a "sitting NC Head Coach", right?  seriously, seems like a damn good hire.

2 hours ago, TheBryMan81 said:

The official statement from Texas says she's one of only three currently active Asian American NCAAW soccer coaches.

I don’t care what her nationality is….if she’s a good coach and good for UT.

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Her husband is an assistant with Angel City FC. They have a very young child so I wonder if he’ll be part of the program to give up his role with Angel City. 

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9 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

I don’t care what her nationality is….if she’s a good coach and good for UT.

Well, she was born in New Jersey, so I think her nationality is American.

9 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

Well, she was born in New Jersey, so I think her nationality is American.

That’s OK as well.

38 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

I don’t care what her nationality is….if she’s a good coach and good for UT.

It was in response to JS1s question about whether or not we have ever had an Asian American head coach. Was just trying to point out that it is, apparently, exceptionally rare in NCAAW soccer, at least currently.

23 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Is New Jersey ok though?

fuhgeddaboutit...

51 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

Well, she was born in New Jersey, so I think her nationality is American.

Preferred nomenclature 

13 hours ago, Js1 said:

Her husband is an assistant with Angel City FC. They have a very young child so I wonder if he’ll be part of the program to give up his role with Angel City. 

Isn’t Austin going for a pro lady team? 
 

he can be stay at home dad for now. 

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19 hours ago, dcar00 said:

I'm guessing taking the change as opportunity to drop the maiden name.  

This is where I brag about Texas getting a "sitting NC Head Coach", right?  seriously, seems like a damn good hire.

Good recruiter and ties

Runs a good offense (god please, Kelly runs the most stale, passive shit)

I’d say her only knock is outside of year 1, she hasn’t had major postseason success (got majorly upset in 2023 as a 1 seed to UCI in round 1, lost in the second round in 2024 as a 2 seed to 7 VT, lost in the second round in PKs as a 4 seed to 5 BYU)

Hopefully she can convince McDonald, Montgomery, Shimkin and Villarreal to stay. No idea what 2026 kids we had coming in and if they stick. 

2 hours ago, Js1 said:

Good recruiter and ties

Runs a good offense (god please, Kelly runs the most stale, passive shit)

I’d say her only knock is outside of year 1, she hasn’t had major postseason success (got majorly upset in 2023 as a 1 seed to UCI in round 1, lost in the second round in 2024 as a 2 seed to 7 VT, lost in the second round in PKs as a 4 seed to 5 BYU)

Hopefully she can convince McDonald, Montgomery, Shimkin and Villarreal to stay. No idea what 2026 kids we had coming in and if they stick. 

yeah, I'll leave it to the soccer experts, but that NC in year 1 and then not following it up with an elite 8 or sweet 16 kind of makes you wonder but the year before(2021) the NC the previous head coach lost to UCI in round one.  Maybe we needed UCI's Head Coach, jk.

not really the amount of time as a HC that we usually see CDC go after but hopefully much better than kelly and the recruiting ties to Cali could be huge.

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2 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

yeah, I'll leave it to the soccer experts, but that NC in year 1 and then not following it up with an elite 8 or sweet 16 kind of makes you wonder but the year before(2021) the NC the previous head coach lost to UCI in round one.  Maybe we needed UCI's Head Coach, jk.

not really the amount of time as a HC that we usually see CDC go after but hopefully much better than kelly and the recruiting ties to Cali could be huge.

She’s had a ton of girls drafted, including a handful of top picks. So she develops well 

2022 - 5th player drafted, 47

2023 - 33 and 48 

2024 - 6 and 9

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2 hours ago, Js1 said:

Good recruiter and ties

Runs a good offense (god please, Kelly runs the most stale, passive shit)

I’d say her only knock is outside of year 1, she hasn’t had major postseason success (got majorly upset in 2023 as a 1 seed to UCI in round 1, lost in the second round in 2024 as a 2 seed to 7 VT, lost in the second round in PKs as a 4 seed to 5 BYU)

Hopefully she can convince McDonald, Montgomery, Shimkin and Villarreal to stay. No idea what 2026 kids we had coming in and if they stick. 

 

3 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

yeah, I'll leave it to the soccer experts, but that NC in year 1 and then not following it up with an elite 8 or sweet 16 kind of makes you wonder but the year before(2021) the NC the previous head coach lost to UCI in round one.  Maybe we needed UCI's Head Coach, jk.

not really the amount of time as a HC that we usually see CDC go after but hopefully much better than kelly and the recruiting ties to Cali could be huge.

When did ucla’s insolvency issues begin manifesting with cuts to sports?

1 minute ago, Js1 said:

She’s had a ton of girls drafted, including a handful of top picks. So she develops well 

nice.  appreciate the insight.  

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On 11/26/2025 at 1:53 PM, Js1 said:

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"Please take our sport seriously, these are serious athletes who bust their ass and we deserve to be treated like a bigtime sport!"

"Also, please don't act like bigtime athletics and hurt anyone's feefees."

14 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

If Kelly didn’t at least expect  she was going to be fired, that’s her issue.  

I do commend her for doing her job until the very end. I would have phoned it in those last few weeks on the recruiting trail. 

On 11/26/2025 at 11:43 AM, Pato del Muerto said:

When did ucla’s insolvency issues begin manifesting with cuts to sports?

UCLA has never paid big bucks for staff.

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17 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said:

I do commend her for doing her job until the very end. I would have phoned it in those last few weeks on the recruiting trail. 

If she wants to coach again, and I’m sure she does, the worst thing she could have done is quiet quit. CDC ain’t gonna give her much of a recommendation otherwise. 

Again, she is not a bad person. Obviously a class act the way she handled the obvious end of her tenure and kept recruiting until the bitter end. The anti-Mack Brown. 

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2 hours ago, Js1 said:

If she wants to coach again, and I’m sure she does, the worst thing she could have done is quite quit. CDC ain’t gonna give her much of a recommendation otherwise. 

Again, she is not a bad person. Obviously a class act the way she handled the obvious end of her tenure and kept recruiting until the bitter end. The anti-Mack Brown. 

she obviously needed to go, but Kelly was the best human being among the UT coaches.  

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Just now, Kwix said:

 

Let’s hope she got a good lesson in “don’t fucking lose to those losers while you are employed here” 

On 11/28/2025 at 4:32 PM, someguy said:

she obviously needed to go, but Kelly was the best human being among the UT coaches.  

Yikes

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