![]() “Even things like getting shots up on your own, or just the extra stuff, it wasn’t happening,” Rodriguez said. “It was dead last in the Pac-12 in terms of energy and excitement and attendance.”Įverything about the program reflected that. On the first day Roberts walked into the Utah offices, she could tell the issues extended beyond Utah never having a winning record in the Pac-12, or that it was a tough place to recruit, or that the facilities were behind. “And that’s because she stuck it out.” Inheriting a mess “There’s so much energy in the program again,” Rodriguez said. The herculean rebuild, one that almost ran out of time, is complete. 2 seed and have a legitimate chance to make a Final Four. They head into the NCAA Tournament as a No. The Utes won the Pac-12 regular-season title for the first time in program history. Two years later, she has a top-10 team in the country. … We thought if only she could just get more time.” But when you start seeing those down years. “We were all a little bit concerned,” former player Danielle Rodriguez said. Maybe she was just going to be the next failed coach at Utah, a program with only one Sweet 16 since the turn of the century. She’d done similar reclamation projects at Pacific and Chico State, but this time, for the first time, she was behind schedule. ![]() She told then-athletic director Chris Hill it would take six to seven years to get the job done. In the past when she retreated to the lake house, she always thought Utah was trending in the right direction. Even after that 18-win start, she had managed just 21 wins the next two years and any momentum had vanished. Other than that, there were no NCAA Tournament appearances and no winning records in the Pac-12. Essentially all she had to show for it was a brief heartbeat in 2018, when the Utes started 18-1 and shot up to No. Roberts, at that point, was going on a seventh year of a rebuild at Utah. Like, get it together, figure it out and just dig deep.” “I had a come-to-Jesus meeting with myself. That was essentially the Reader’s Digest version. ![]() “You’re a better coach than how your team is playing. Portions were generous enough for both of us to leave full and have leftovers for lunch the next day.“They said the bottom line was I needed to be better,” Roberts remembered. We also split an order of the Crispy Brussel sprouts - they were good, as expected. My date went for the Captain's Platter and everything tasted fresh. There was live music with a few people dancing I wasn't expecting such a lively scene but it was definitely a lot of fun! I'm recently sober and I've been finding that it's hard to find a decent selection of non-alcoholic beers when dining out, but the bar at Robert's had that new Sam Adams NA IPA which is amazing! The cool brew hit the spot and paired perfectly with my Fish & Chips. Stopped by on a rainy, gloomy evening without a reservation - the place was packed, but we were able to sit at a high-top in the bar. I've been a resident of Marlborough for almost two years now, but somehow only just discovered Robert's LakeHouse.
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