I have a love-hate relationship with USC, as an alum, a former broadcaster for USC men's basketball; someone who was there during the women's back to back NCAA championships in the mid-1980s- and has seen a steady decline of the program and institutional support over the past 20+ years.

​USC's AD, Lynn Swann, has already demonstrated he could care less about the women's program.  USC's alumni driven culture is football.  Nothing else matters.. Their Senior Athletic Director of Women's Sports lacks a coherent vision of what WBB should be, she and Swann are not willing to pay good $$$ to get the kind of coach who could turn the program around, and she lacks an understanding on how to effectively market the program- based on a history of failures.

The Galen Center is a beautiful venue for basketball, but attendance at women's games is anemic..

​Overall, a poor environment for a new coach to step into.  I wish in my heart they can eventually find someone strong enough to demand a degree of autonomy as well as be empowered to re-build the program.  Because of their recruiting blunders, not sure if they can succeed.
 

I'll be holding my breath till USC hires s coach.  Look I think it's inevitable that this is going to occur one day.  I just hope not for a few more years.

Cheryl Miller was a great bb player (watched her in person @ USC), but she cannot coach at the level required to compete in the Pac-12.  I doubt that USC would repeat their mistake from 4 years ago (unless they are desperate), hiring another great player, Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (who I also watched back in the day), a great human being too, but proved she could not coach Power 5 basketball.

​USC is almost out of options.  They have embarrassed themselves.  One recruit is leaving and others may follow..

Happy to inform you that Coach Burt will NOT go to USC under any circumstances.  Learned that directly from the Coach himself.  You can take that to the bank!

Good news!  I don't think that Dan has any interest in leaving Duquesne at this point or in the near future.  I'm looking forward to the upcoming season, after working in some new guards last year, we should be a much better team next season.  Hopefully one or more "bigs" can fill the void left by Amadea's graduation.  There should be some good competition for playing time in the frontcourt.