Pokey Leaves LSU

In a stunning, stunning move, LSU women's basketball coach Pokey Chatman announced yesterday that she will resign at the end of this season to pursue "other career opportunities." Chapman is 90-14 during her LSU tenure and led the team to three final four appearances in four years. She is one of the most successful women's coaches ever. She is young, at the head of one of the nation's best women's programs, and just inked a new deal worth $400,000 a year. So, why is she leaving?

No one seems to know. According to the Baton Rouge Advocate, rumors swirl that Chatman is leaving LSU for the open position at Florida. That rumor seems far fetched to me. Chatman is a former Lady Tiger and an LSU grad. Her playing and coaching career have been spent only in Baton Rouge. You just don't see too many people leaving their alma mater (see: Frank Beamer, Rich Rodriguez) to go coach a rival. If Jeremy Foley can lure Chatman to Gainsville, the rest of us should just quit because he will have attained the status of an AD God, able to smite all others with Bull Gator dollars and top ranked recruiting classes.