2023 Recruiting

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#4,127
Memvol44 said:
Sorry,been a lady vol fan as long as you have been alive. Showing some disappointment in recent results doesn't make one less of a fan.
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Showing disappointment is one thing. Calling for coaches heads as many on here are practically doing, is another. And by the way, get down off your superior soapbox, you have no idea how old I am.
 
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And1 said:
Showing disappointment is one thing. Calling for coaches heads as many on here are practically doing, is another. And by the way, get down off your superior soapbox, you have no idea how old I am.
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And when did I call for a coaches head?
 
#4,129
#4,129
And1 said:
Showing disappointment is one thing. Calling for coaches heads as many on here are practically doing, is another. And by the way, get down off your superior soapbox, you have no idea how old I am.
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You folks with no legitimate reply always come back with name calling (so-called fan) and mis quotes (calling for coaches head)..reply with facts if you must reply...
 
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PAPI said:
It starts and ends with the head coach. At the end of the day, the head coach is who the players are coming here to play for. I think on the court she is one of the top coaches, but coaching is not all about that. We have to be able to recruit better. The fact that she has never been known as a good recruiter is showing even more now. There should be a strategy. Figure out what players you have the best chance at and sell out on those players! Something is very wrong and it’s just too bad that no one in the media covering the team will be bold enough to ask Kellie what she thinks the problem is.
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Maria needs to pop that question on Kellie.
 
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Memvol44 said:
Yes. All the tik-tok and the cute videos and pool parties has landed us 0 recruits...Something else us going on...
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We have an ancient collective that was resurrected that obviously no one knows about and everyone is putting their money in Spyre, who when asked about female athletes, directs you to BHC. Spyre has raised 4.5 mil and pledged to raise 25 mil annually and our girls aren’t benefiting from that. BHC hasn’t even raised $200,000 and that’s for all 9 women’s programs. This isn’t on the coaches. It’s the space we’re living in now. People complain about not getting recruits, but obviously not supporting the NIL collective to be able to compete to get them here. Reviving BHC was a huge mistake imo. Fall festivals ain’t getting it done D992F498-085E-4F0E-B961-A50E4D9E297D.jpeg
 
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Remy said:
The most curious thing is Kellie has made significant changes to upgrade the recruiting staff. Results are still sub par. There is something else taking place, I for one do not know what it is.
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For starters, I would consider the possibility that these newer assistant coaches aren't the ace recruiters they were hyped to be...
 
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I’m finally starting to understand how posters viewed me when I defended Holly too long! I didn’t want to open my eyes to an obvious problem, even until the very end. Not saying Kellie is the problem, but high school recruiting definitely is. The social platforms I’m apart of and the boneyard, which is another high traffic site for a lot of fanbases, notice Tennessee’s lack of recruitment. We’re not just pulling this out of thin air people. It’s a problem and it’s okay for some of us to see that. Doesn’t make us any less of a fan. Still going to support this team to the fullest.
 
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River67 said:
We have an ancient collective that was resurrected that obviously no one knows about and everyone is putting their money in Spyre, who when asked about female athletes, directs you to BHC. Spyre has raised 4.5 mil and pledged to raise 25 mil annually and our girls aren’t benefiting from that. BHC hasn’t even raised $200,000 and that’s for all 9 women’s programs. This isn’t on the coaches. It’s the space we’re living in now. People complain about not getting recruits, but obviously not supporting the NIL collective to be able to compete to get them here. Reviving BHC was a huge mistake imo. Fall festivals ain’t getting it done View attachment 504177
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preach.
 
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All of the nega-Vols have finally got something else to complain about ! Even Darth came out of their cave ….. Complaining about Justine being ranked #35 and not worthy to be a lady vol and then she moved to #11 like Renia and all of a sudden….. you hear nothing?

And now we are ranked team wise a top 4 or five ! Highest since when ? Nothing being said about that but no high school recruits and Chicken Little comes out screaming “The sky is falling!” “The sky is falling!” I mean really ….

Enjoy the season…… I can remember over 4 years ago and great recruiting classes…. But I could not stand to watch the games ? 🤷‍♂️

I for one am looking forward to this season and watching all of this talent gelling together! How far can they go ? Hurry up …. Let’s get started
 
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River67 said:
We have an ancient collective that was resurrected that obviously no one knows about and everyone is putting their money in Spyre, who when asked about female athletes, directs you to BHC. Spyre has raised 4.5 mil and pledged to raise 25 mil annually and our girls aren’t benefiting from that. BHC hasn’t even raised $200,000 and that’s for all 9 women’s programs. This isn’t on the coaches. It’s the space we’re living in now. People complain about not getting recruits, but obviously not supporting the NIL collective to be able to compete to get them here. Reviving BHC was a huge mistake imo. Fall festivals ain’t getting it done View attachment 504177
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Should be a lot more even if every fan regardless of sport gave five dollars. Football draws over 100,000 five dollars each over doubles what is being collected
 
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Everybody is entitled to any opinion they desire on recruiting because they are certainly right about high school recruiting were not doing well. My take is were going after the top 30 players in the country along with 50 other schools many where success has been a lot better in the last few years than our success. I agree we'll have to do better soon, but until the roster is deleted and uncompetitive not going to worry about it. I know some schools that haven't done anything get a player now and then like Nichols to Kansas. Overall you will see SC, UConn, Stanford, Louisville, and Arizona because of that final four run getting the bulk share of the elites. We need to get at least one we didn't.
 
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Ya know, I think any Lady Vol fan who'd say they weren't disappointed in the recent results of high-schooler recruiting would have to be either fibbing or in deep denial.

Of course there is some disappointment, especially when some of the young women visited many times and appeared to really, really love Tennessee.

That said, I am truly not concerned about it -- YET -- and don't think I WILL get concerned unless I begin to see season results that indicate the program is suffering because of it.

So far recruiting out of the portal has been absolutely phenomenal, and I'm beyond thrilled with having Pissott in orange and with all the freshmen we had last year. And since the Harpers were hired the program culture has quickly gotten back on track, and both player development and schedule results have steadily improved despite some devastating injury setbacks to key players.

As long as we're still improving on the court and have so many talented players on the roster that some experts and critics are wondering "how in the world Harper is going to keep that much talent happy," then I don't really see a problem.

If the time ever comes -- and I don't see that time ever coming -- when I look back on the season and think "it really, really hurt us that we didn't have a huge class of true freshmen this year," I may re-elvaluate. But right now we have no problems -- just a great team and future.

Just look at season ticket sales! up, Up, UP because folks have confidence in the staff and in the amazing players they are carefully curating to represent Tennessee. Everyone with eyes and ears can see and hear the program is in the right hands and is taking big strides forward, and we're still pretty early in this coach's tenure!

If the program starts going backward again, worry THEN. But let's try to enjoy the NOW, 'cause it's a helluva lot of fun and this staff and roster are working their tails off to keep it that way. 😃🧡
 
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37620VOL said:
Losing Nichols, Velez, and Booker when we were clearly leading can only mean a couple things. 1) there's dirty it on us and it's valid, or 2) we came up significantly short on NIL.
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How do you know for a fact that Tennessee was clearly leading? If it does not come from the recruit, then you are guessing.
 
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Voluble2 said:
That's a good point. You can get yourself into a situation where the kids will feel like they have been jerked around depending on how you handle it. If you tell them their offers are contingent, or that they may get an offer, then that is one thing. If you offer them and then don't accept their commitment that is another. I could easily see that getting you a goose egg on the recruiting trail once word got around.

In either case, fans sitting on a message board making excuses for their team's failure by blaming recruits for being defective in some manner and not up to the team's standards will not play well at all. It will be seen for what it is, sour grapes and arrogance.
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Or perhaps a legitimate issue surfaced late in the recruiting process. But, hey, you do you. Reach for the fantastical when the mundane, most likely is right in front of you.
 
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Memvol44 said:
You folks with no legitimate reply always come back with name calling (so-called fan) and mis quotes (calling for coaches head)..reply with facts if you must reply...
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For the record, I wasn't singling you out, as you do to others. But if the shoe fits, then by all means wear it well. All I was stating was that the nega-vols have come out in full force, and the season hasn't even started yet. If you choose to include yourself in that group, well, that's your prerogative. It's a shame that some on here find the need to continually sh*t on the program, coaches, players, recruitment, etc. and call themselves fans. Especially at the start of what should be a special season. You don't see this kind of vitriol with other fan bases, which could be why some of your prized recruits decide against Tennessee.
 
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