Very Aware of MM's Interest in Duffy. Assume Same for Others

Very Aware of MM's Interest in Duffy. Assume Same for Others
by dillon77 (2024-04-23 10:28:04)

In reply to: Kayla Karius leaving South Dakota for UW-Green Bay posted by Raoul

Muffet advised/supported Megan Duffy when she was up for the Marquette job (when she'd been at Miami of Ohio for all of two years). Of course, she had input on the other side of the coin, too, knowing Marquette AD Bill Scholl from his decades of working at ND.

She's made mention of D'Amico Graves from time to time, when she was at Yale, then Wake Forest, working for Jen Hoover (who now, coincidentally, is working for Megan Duffy at Va. Tech. Good hire, Megan.)

Given how much she appreciated Braker at ND, I've got to think the phone like is open there, too.

Ashley Barlow is currently assistant coach and offensive coordinator at Cincinnati, so that's another ND player in the mix in the coaching ranks. She works for Katrina Merriweather and that family was huge in the AAU world in/around Indy for years. Barlow's been with her at Wright State, Memphis and, now, Cincy. I could see her taking a HC position at some point.

Will be interesting to see what "later MM" players choose to go in that direction. Abby Prohaska? Down the road (after pro ball): Lindsey Allen? Natalie Achonwa?

Achonwa also interested in Play by play Broadcasting. *

Ace Will Have Choices...

...plus she's also got a (very) young child to raise, so that time/resource commitment might factor into whatever her next steps (post-playing) are.

Allen I could see. Achonwa seems like she might pursue

a path like Ruth Riley. Around the sport but not necessarily coaching.

Achonwa

I believe (could be wrong) she said she is interested in coaching after her playing career is over.