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Whether and how quickly Starkey is likely to move on has come up a bunch of times here and on my blog. Some things to think about:

1, There aren't a lot of Power Five openings. There were four last season.

2. Other MAC coaches also are likely candidates to move up. Buffalo's Felisha Legette-Jack was a finalist for two of the four Power Five openings this season. Bob Boldon has 120 wins and three division titles in six seasons at Ohio. Ball State's Brady Sallee and NIU's Lisa Carlsen have resumes similar to Starkey's.

3. Miami's Megan Duffy did move to Marquette of the Big East this spring after a 44-20 record in two years. She previous had been associate head coach at Michigan. (Does the Big East made a Power Six?)

4. Women are getting the bulk of the open head coaching jobs in Division I. All four Power Five openings went to women. Of 35 Division I openings this spring and summer, women got 29 of them. Women have been 10 of the last 13 hires in the Big Ten and ACC.

I agree with Fan12 that if Starkey were to win a couple of MAC championships and some NCAA games, he'd get interest from the Power Five/Six. But Legette-Jack has already done that. Boldon has come very close to doing that. And they're still at Buffalo and Ohio.

Successful mid-major coaches do move on. But I don't think anything is imminent. And sometimes they stay. Sue Guevara has been at Central Michigan for 16 years, Tricia Cullop has been at Toledo for 12, and Bob Lindsay was at Kent for 23.

So for now, let's just enjoy having a good coach and good team again.

(And welcome, Fan12. It's nice to have more women's fans on the board. And I"m pretty sure you already have better sources than I do.)