Coach Kellie Harper fired

[Clad in Big Orange]

You can’t possibly watch the LSU vs Iowa game right now and think that the LV program was closing the gap. It’s a tough business but DWs job is to compete at the highest level.

 

[Majors]

i’d like to know, who are some coaches you’d like DW to look at? you’re pretty knowledgeable about this stuff.

JR Payne is a coach that should get a call.

 

[Ratvol]

Danny White is a gutless moron. After 32 years, I see no point in following Lady Vols basketball any longer, and no, I won't let the door hit me on the way out.

How about you make like horse and hit the trail…

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

Are you on DW’s staff?? You show up today with the sole purpose of protecting DW?

Danny White is probably the best AD we have ever had. He needs no protecting, the vast majority of our fan base loves him! He did the right there here as well. GBO!

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

Serious question. Are there really many people criticizing White for this?

No! GBO

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

Danny White is a gutless moron. After 32 years, I see no point in following Lady Vols basketball any longer, and no, I won't let the door hit me on the way out.

Goodbye! GBO

 

[volplaya8]

Danny White is a gutless moron. After 32 years, I see no point in following Lady Vols basketball any longer, and no, I won't let the door hit me on the way out.

You were following it the last 8 or so years?

 

[BigALWiLson]

I feel like I’ve said this before but my feelings are not hurt. Why do men always attribute hurt feelings and too emotional to women that are disagreeing with them?
I hate that DW did not give Kellie the opportunity to recruit with adequate NIL and coach a team that lightened up a too heavy early season OOC and maybe didn’t have significant injuries every dang year. She deserved another year. DW caved.
We are in a very tough spot. People calling for Kellie to be fired failed to understand how this move looks to recruits and other coaches. It looks like the fan base and weak AD will chew up and spit out a coach that doesn’t win now regardless of lack of NIL and untimely injuries.

Lady she had 5 years to show she can win. She didn't and recruiting wasn't good. Not sure how she didn't get a fair shake.

 

[volfan102455]

You can’t possibly watch the LSU vs Iowa game right now and think that the LV program was closing the gap. It’s a tough business but DWs job is to compete at the highest level.

Like her or not, LSU has a good coach and they play like a team. Iowa, post Clark, probably is going to struggle.

 

[WVU05UT09]

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.

Ill take all my comments back regarding Jon. My interpretation and thoughts were based on the first version of MC’s article. That story has been altered to omit the piece about staff changes. Hell of a retraction.

 

[plumbervol]

So I am going to guess that UTAD is going to open up NIL money for the Lady Vols and DW was not comfortable with her as the point for LV NIL money.

 

[Chippo]

I heard Holly Warlick is on campus and just interviewed.

April. Fools

 

[Majors]

So was the whole staff let go or what?

I’d say the others are on staff still until the new coach relieves them. Although no HC, the program needs representation until the new coach and staff come in.

 

[volfan__18]

I’d say the others are on staff still until the new coach relieves them. Although no HC, the program needs representation until the new coach and staff come in.

I’d think about keeping Sam and probably let the rest go.

 

[Majors]

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…

Or a blessing.

 

[glv98]

So I am going to guess that UTAD is going to open up NIL money for the Lady Vols and DW was not comfortable with her as the point for LV NIL money.

No. Schools have no control over NIL money. Yet.

 

[Majors]

I’d think about keeping Sam and probably let the rest go.

At least give favorable consideration

 

[VolBall09]

I’d think about keeping Sam and probably let the rest go.

I think McCorvy needs to move into a head coaching role somewhere. She has really got it going on. The chatty job could be great for her.

 

[pasadenavol]

How about you make like horse and hit the trail…

OMG, I about fell out laughing

 

[therealitytheory]

Danny White is a gutless moron. After 32 years, I see no point in following Lady Vols basketball any longer, and no, I won't let the door hit me on the way out.

April fool.

 

[VolunteerVandiver]

Good. DW has the highest expectations for every program. Best AD we've ever had by far.

 

[JohnnyPayne]

No. Schools have no control over NIL money. Yet.

Yeah Kim Mulkey just coincidentally have recruits get hundreds of thousands. Very lucky that happened for her….

 

[glv98]

Yeah Kim Mulkey just coincidentally have recruits get hundreds of thousands. Very lucky that happened for her….

Developed outside donors. That's the mission. LSU and SC have done it well. Of course outside donors are much more willing for winning programs.

 

[Tnphil]

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.

No....she was gone...period.

 

[JohnnyPayne]

Developed outside donors. That's the mission. LSU and SC have done it well. Of course outside donors are much more willing for winning programs.

Prior to them being ahead of the LVs btw… DW failed with NIL for the LVs.