Coach Kellie Harper fired

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Of current P5 coaches, I keep thinking maybe it's Vic. He stepped in when Gail failed at TX, following a legend in Jody Conradt. Would he want to resurrect the LV program? Similar situation and they're now out of the tourney...
 
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BisonVol said:
It’s not hard to get it. The fact we have so many on here who are borderline terrified of who we are going to hire to replace a failed coach is wild to me.

CKH is an LVFL and always conducted herself with class. I appreciate her efforts. It’s not going to be hard to upgrade contradictory to what the Kellie defenders say.
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Too many here were happy with complacency.
 
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glv98 said:
Now you're trolling. You can't want Fortier. Her hubby is her assistant.

Wait! We ran screaming piling on Jon on the day he lost his job and it turned out not to be true? No way. Yeah it was tough to leave, esp when it fit your agenda.

And of course it's Maria. I said after the last presser if she hadn't been on zoom I think Kellie would have punched her. No I think she might seek her out and do so, and she should. Maria is an embarrassment and you could see the eyes rolling everytime her name was called.

I t.hink so.I think either winning that game (didn't have to win the tourney) or winning the NCST game would have saved her.

Again, important to remember Cora has zero control over when articles run. She submits several articles, then all editorial decisions are out of her hands. So any timing conspiracies are btw AD and KNS editors.
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So just hypothetically, if Cora’s source told her that it was happening and she told her editor, do you think the editor would have squashed the story anyhow? I feel like we are parsing specifics on this issue.
 
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JohnnyPayne said:
Very sad. Hard not to say this is not a perplexing move considering the landscape of college women’s basketball. This board is split, but I guess we hope to resurrect Pat and time travel back to the early 90s (which was a fun time by the way).

In before the 2026 posts of “we should have just kept KJH”…
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Who's split? I think most posters feel it was time for her to go...
 
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madtownvol said:
But, the path forward story really did not make that much sense in hindsight. It created too many contingencies. White was either going to keep her or fire her. A "maybe if you agree to this" stipulation would have put him behind the curve.

The explanation that Maria jumped the gun on some unverified info she heard requires fewer "DaVinci Code" confabulations. She has a history...
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Hope the new coach doesn't give her access to info...
 
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madtownvol said:
That is the issue. Nothing in his statement indicates that he offered Kellie a path forward.
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I think this poster is referring to an "insder" post which said "Jon was non-negotiable and didn't recruit". Which everyone already knew. Not sure if they thought this tied in to the Maria fake news. Sigh. It will never go away.

I'll stick with my intrepretation that even if assistants were an issue, I think KJH could correctly see from this that DW was starting to take control of the program, and that's probably what next year would have looked like. I give KJH big credit for cutting bait before a disasterous year occurred.
 
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Y’all win… truly shocked

No win or loss. Business
If fact the AD saved over a million dollars in her buyout by waiting until April 1
Coaches are paid very high Salaries to be susccessful. Fannies in the seat. Popcorn sales. Donors....et. all.
If they dont make it..............you move on!
Kellie is a great Vol and a banner for the University. It was time.
 
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madtownvol said:
That whole story turned out to be garbage. We all got conned.....Kellie was terminated full stop.
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So KJH was not given a path to stay if she made staff changes like the Tweets said? Or was the misinformation that DW wanted her to get rid of Jon? Heck I had 4 or 5 different tweets linking different stories that she had a path to stay if she wanted to stay but Jon was never mentioned.
 
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UTtoDC said:


Not that this is surprising… but still quick on the trigger here. I assume all the reports were correct that her family’s talk with DW during her early commitment was related to their preference for Harper as her coach.
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So. Harper gets the buyout and potentially two top rated recruits, more may jump the portal? This could turn into a blood bath… just speculating. Activity du jour…
 
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JohnnyPayne said:
Very sad. Hard not to say this is not a perplexing move considering the landscape of college women’s basketball. This board is split, but I guess we hope to resurrect Pat and time travel back to the early 90s (which was a fun time by the way).

In before the 2026 posts of “we should have just kept KJH”…
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My impression is that the vast majority here are hopeful that this will be a major positive turning point for the LVs. They are optimistic and excited.

I am aware of only one exception, and there are prolly a few others. I may have overlooked some. Or maybe some are on ignore. 😂 Anyway, we can all hope that these too all come around when the excitement at the new coach and future are here. Being true fans, they will happy that their misgivings were never realized.

That said, everyone is rightfully saddened at the news that LVFL Kellie Harper got today. She deserves respect and honor as a someone who gave her all for Tennessee in two different capacities.

I think the best possible outcome would be for the LVs to come roaring back under a new coach. In recruiting, the portal, development, x's and o's, above all in wins and achievements, and reestablishing the brand and returning us to our rightful place in the sport.

And that when we get there, that one day Kellie Harper is invited back during a big game and honored both for her accomplishments as a player and for her efforts and devotion as a coach. Maybe along with her class, but make a special effort to make her feel a part, and let us enjoy that she is one of us.
 
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UTtoDC said:


Not that this is surprising… but still quick on the trigger here. I assume all the reports were correct that her family’s talk with DW during her early commitment was related to their preference for Harper as her coach.
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that sucks. i’m sure if we get a great hire, she’ll come to tennessee. she has a chance to change any program she goes to imo.
 
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Orange. said:
My impression is that the vast majority here are hopeful that this will be a major positive turning point for the LVs. They are optimistic and excited. \

I am aware of only one exception, and there are prolly a few others. I may have overlooked some. Or maybe some are on ignore. 😂 Anyway, we can all hope that they all come around when the excitement at the new coach and future are here.

That said, everyone is rightfully saddened at the news that LVFL Kellie Harper got today. She deserves respect and honor as a someone who gave her all in two different capacities.

I think the best possible outcome would be for the LVs to come roaring back under a new coach. In recruiting, development, x's and o's, above all in wins and achievements, and in every way. And that when we get there, one day Kellie is invited back during a big game and honored both for her accomplishments as a player and for her efforts and devotion as a coach. Maybe along with her class, but make a special effort to make her feel a part, and let us enjoy that she is one of us.
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Your “vast majority” is 57% on an anonymous board of mostly complainants.
 
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plumbervol said:
So KJH was not given a path to stay if she made staff changes like the Tweets said? Or was the misinformation that DW wanted her to get rid of Jon? Heck I had 4 or 5 different tweets linking different stories that she had a path to stay if she wanted to stay but Jon was never mentioned.
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And they were all sourced to Maria Cornelius right. That is how disinformation spreads on the internet. A bad source gets shred many times over
 
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When you go 12-37 against ranked opponents, you can't be the LV Coach. I believe I read somewhere that she has been only able to recruit 3 Freshmen in the past two years. Who got all of those talented HS grads that escaped the Lady Vols reach? A one and done JC transfer won't sustain a great program.
 
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Stanford cannot be paying anywhere close to what UTAD could cough up. I'm just sayin' knowing nothing from the outside looking in.
 
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