Two readers were quick to respond to recent posts; neither to my brilliant analysis of the Iowa match, but to Maureen’s speculation that McCutcheon or an immediate family member might have a serious health problem.
G.H. writes: “Let’s hope Maureen is wrong about a serious medical problem. He is good guy and I’d hate to see that. BTW, the recent Strib article reminds us that Mike Hebert built a strong program, with almost as much success as Hugh, until he got Parkinson’s, which he eventually died from.”
R.A. writes: “After your comment about health, I now HOPE Coach is going to UCLA, your reasonable speculation. If he goes anywhere, I expect him to take McKenna Wooker, Carter Booth, maybe Julia Hanson, and Taylor Landfair if she becomes less tentative by season-end (she goes in fits and starts), depending on their willingness to transfer. But it’s LA and UCLA, so who wouldn’t. Also, all the Seliger sisters, in succession. That would give him next season to coach them to be ready for Big10 by 2024. They played a fairly complete match vs. Iowa tonight.”
JOHN: There is little doubt that G.H. and R.A. are better human beings than I. In my view, McCutcheon taking the same job at UCLA or somewhere like that and stripping us of our best players would be the 3rd worst explanation; the serious health problem would be the 2nd worst explanation, and becoming the Badgers Coach would be the worst thing possible.