B-Bo/I Like Coach Borseth (Updated)

While mere coincidence that the first two letters in this guy's last name are "Bo", he certainly talks a good game. As I said before, I could see Martin saying these things. On reflection, these comments are Bo-esqe. While I've no idea what kind of coach he'll be, or what kind of record the women's hoops program will put up, I do know that he talks a great game:

"Michigan was always the job I dreamed of.

I am "a Michigan fan for life,"

"We were hired here to do a job — bring the program to national prominence," he said. "We've done it before. We can do it again."

I'm not going to let this little nugget temper my enthusiasm:

"I'm not used to all this support personnel. I've never had a secretary before," he said, adding he planned to meet Monday with his secretary so she can clue him in on how the office works.

I'm going to go out on a very long limb and nickname Borseth "B-Bo" as short for basketball Bo. This is merely a probationary nickname, and is subject to revocation at my whim. Click here for an article on Borseth from the Green Bay paper; and here for a nice uper article from Ironwood on Borseth and his experience -- he played in a college basketball championship,and even played some football in his day.

I Like Coach Borseth

This guy sure isn't shy or scared of creating expectations. I can imagine the following words coming straight from Bill Martin:

"The University of Michigan, that's top tier,'' Borseth said by telephone Tuesday. "That's as good as it gets. You have an opportunity to potentially recruit the best in the country. The Larry Birds, the Chamique Holdsclaws, the Magic Johnsons, the Sheryl Swoopeses.

"The level of competition is so appealing. It's a university you can do so much with, from its reputation and name to the tradition. It has everything.''

You've just gotta love the names Holdsclaws and Swoopeses. While I agree with you Coach, I'm not sure the this guy would:



Then again, how would one expect a vacuum to achieve heights greater than a .500 record. Quotes are from a nice article by John Hueser at the AANews. It's worth a look.