Mel spotted yesterday in Helena wearing a Griz Softball sweatshirt and watching the AA tourney. I have to think that if she hasn't been let go by now, and she is apparently on the recruiting trail, she is safe for another season.
The one thing I will say in response to that is before Danny Sprinkle got hired at Utah State, he was still actively recruiting for the cats. I think it is possible that Haslam hasn’t met with Mel yet and is waiting for the Super Regionals this weekend to end as I think a lot of the potential candidates Haslam would target are PAC 12 assistants, many of which are still playing in the NCAA tournament. Therefore he may wait until the tournament is over. Point being, Mel is gonna continue to do her job until she’s told otherwise.maroonandsilver said:Mel spotted yesterday in Helena wearing a Griz Softball sweatshirt and watching the AA tourney. I have to think that if she hasn't been let go by now, and she is apparently on the recruiting trail, she is safe for another season.
Griz til I die said:The one thing I will say in response to that is before Danny Sprinkle got hired at Utah State, he was still actively recruiting for the cats. I think it is possible that Haslam hasn’t met with Mel yet and is waiting for the Super Regionals this weekend to end as I think a lot of the potential candidates Haslam would target are PAC 12 assistants, many of which are still playing in the NCAA tournament. Therefore he may wait until the tournament is over. Point being, Mel is gonna continue to do her job until she’s told otherwise.maroonandsilver said:Mel spotted yesterday in Helena wearing a Griz Softball sweatshirt and watching the AA tourney. I have to think that if she hasn't been let go by now, and she is apparently on the recruiting trail, she is safe for another season.
Another thing that we haven’t talked about that I think may be worth mentioning is that Mel is one of only 2 female head coaches in the department along with Allison Lawrence of Volleyball. We saw all the tricks Shannon played on her way out the door. I’m not saying Mel would do that but what if Haslam were to hire a guy as Head Softball coach? I personally wouldn’t care as I want the best possible coach regardless of what gender they are, but in the eyes of some people it could potentially be a bad look if we only have one female head coach. Does Haslam potentially feel pressure around letting Mel go solely for that reason? Something to consider.