Kim Caldwell (Rookie Coach of the Year-WBCA) is named Head Coach of Iconic Lady Vols WBB

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amaralfan1 said:
Carla Berube? The same Carla Berube whose free throws in the final seconds of the 1995 National Championship Game caused Pat to slam her hand on the scorers table and say, "I really hate this"?

Geno has always bred hate for the Lady Vols into his players. I wonder if she would even be interested.
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Why did Summitt say, "I hate this?" What was she referring to?

When Warlick was let go, I was very keen for Fulmer and staff to strongly consider Princeton coach Courtney Banghart--who had dominated the Ivy League for several years and who is very intelligent, with a dynamic personality. They ignored her--natch--and North Carolina hired her, much to my irritation. She has not fared as well with the Heels as I expected, frankly---56% ACC winning percentage, a Sweet 16 three years ago and beaten in the NCAA 2nd round the last two years. Solid performance but I thought she'd do better--and she may yet.

Now comes Carla Berube--a former UConn player who's the Princeton coach. She's done even better than Banghart at Princeton: She been there for 5 seasons but one season was cancelled. Her Ivy League record is a gaudy 44-2. Her overall winning percentage at Princeton is 86 percent--100--17. Prior to Princeton she spent 17 seasons at Div. III Tufts--winning 80 percent of her games. Strange that she would stay there so long--but it's an outstanding school in Boston. As a former Husky, she knows big-time basketball.

If I'm White, I would definitely have expressed interest and interviewed her---if she were interested. With her long background at Tufts and now Princeton, something tells me she wouldn't be interested in the Vol job and Knoxville--but I'm just speculating. She's obviously a very good coach.

I also wonder if there have been approaches to the coaches at Baylor or Colorado? Nicki Collen, the Baylor coach, is married to the former women's BB coach at Arkansas. Tom Collen was not good at Arkansas: In 7 seasons his SEC winning percentage was 37%---with only 1 season above .500 in the conference. Intriguing SEC connection there.
 
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turbovol said:
Why did Summitt say, "I hate this?" What was she referring to?

When Warlick was let go, I was very keen for Fulmer and staff to strongly consider Princeton coach Courtney Banghart--who had dominated the Ivy League for several years and who is very intelligent, with a dynamic personality. They ignored her--natch--and North Carolina hired her, much to my irritation. She has not fared as well with the Heels as I expected, frankly---56% ACC winning percentage, a Sweet 16 three years ago and beaten in the NCAA 2nd round the last two years. Solid performance but I thought she'd do better--and she may yet.

Now comes Carla Berube--a former UConn player who's the Princeton coach. She's done even better than Banghart at Princeton: She been there for 5 seasons but one season was cancelled. Her Ivy League record is a gaudy 44-2. Her overall winning percentage at Princeton is 86 percent--100--17. Prior to Princeton she spent 17 seasons at Div. III Tufts--winning 80 percent of her games. Strange that she would stay there so long--but it's an outstanding school in Boston. As a former Husky, she knows big-time basketball.

If I'm White, I would definitely have expressed interest and interviewed her---if she were interested. With her long background at Tufts and now Princeton, something tells me she wouldn't be interested in the Vol job and Knoxville--but I'm just speculating. She's obviously a very good coach.

I also wonder if there have been approaches to the coaches at Baylor or Colorado? Nicki Collen, the Baylor coach, is married to the former women's BB coach at Arkansas. Tom Collen was not good at Arkansas: In 7 seasons his SEC winning percentage was 37%---with only 1 season above .500 in the conference. Intriguing SEC connection there.
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Why is that intriguing?
 
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Weezer said:
To be fair, for all the kvetching of some, all we can do is trust in DW because he's making the hire, and he's not consulting anyone on this board. Best to just hope he gets it right.
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Serious bummer cause the baseball forum has narrowed down it’s choices.
 
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Volfaninfl2 said:
And if something is said over and over, people will start to believe it.
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lmao Danny White is human. Totally possible he gets this hire wrong, but he does have a track record of hiring people on the way up. That's not brainwashing, that's a verifiable fact. Still, that doesn't mean he'll make a home run hire. We just have to hope that he does. But anyone hoping he screws this up, I'm not sure how you can call them a Vols fan.
 
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creekdipper said:
But how would we know?
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Watch THat video for yourself
Who should Lady Vols hire ? Here are 6 Swing options, plus a fall back plan
YouTube video Knoxville news sentinel
Jeff Breada Neill Ivy USC coach were home runs
John Adams even said Candace Parker might be a home run
They like Kim to
But on Kara they said she hasn't been past sweet sixteen same as Kellie.
Want to know if you it's true watch it for yourself
Had to tell about Candace Parker since you brought up how we know it's true.
Don't tell them every thing at once drag the story out.
Both John Adams and Blake Toppmeyer said Cora Hall knew more about the lady Vols.
For you baseball people Cora used grand slam talking about NEil Ivy
 
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vol66 said:
Serious bummer cause the baseball forum has narrowed down it’s choices.
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Who they got? I know the team was tight in Game 1 against Auburn because of the uncertainty. Pretty sure Burke was looking for updates when he was in the dugout. CTV was obviously distracted. Only reason we lost.
 
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mudcat1973 said:
Watch THat video for yourself
Who should Lady Vols hire ? Here are 6 Swing options, plus a fall back plan
YouTube video Knoxville news sentinel
Jeff Breada Neill Ivy USC coach were home runs
John Adams even said Candace Parker might be a home run
They like Kim to
But on Kara they said she hasn't been past sweet sixteen same as Kellie.
Want to know if you it's true watch it for yourself
Had to tell about Candace Parker since you brought up how we know it's true.
Don't tell them every thing at once drag the story out.
Both John Adams and Blake Toppmeyer said Cora Hall knew more about the lady Vols.
For you baseball people Cora used grand slam talking about NEil Ivy
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Not the grand slam they are hoping for, but I can run it up the flag poll in the AM…oh wait.
 
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mudcat1973 said:
Watch THat video for yourself
Who should Lady Vols hire ? Here are 6 Swing options, plus a fall back plan
YouTube video Knoxville news sentinel
Jeff Breada Neill Ivy USC coach were home runs
John Adams even said Candace Parker might be a home run
They like Kim to
But on Kara they said she hasn't been past sweet sixteen same as Kellie.
Want to know if you it's true watch it for yourself
Had to tell about Candace Parker since you brought up how we know it's true.
Don't tell them every thing at once drag the story out.
Both John Adams and Blake Toppmeyer said Cora Hall knew more about the lady Vols.
For you baseball people Cora used grand slam talking about NEil Ivy
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Candace does have a mind for the game but college is no joke… the hours the travel the requirements

She would need a team of the best college basketball coaches to do the work while she is the face
 
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What we'd all love to know--but probably never will--is who has contacted White and has expressed an interest, or
even strong interest, in the job. Which coaches? I'd love to know.

Anybody who expresses strong interest in the job should automatically get
credit and consideration because of their ambition--they think they can handle the job. They want to take on the job. That's
a big check in the plus column for any candidate. They may not have the background that you, the AD, are seeking or think his needed---but ultimately you want to hire someone who's qualified, who's won, and who wants the job as opposed to trying to interest others in the job with a big contract offer or somesuch.

Surely, several if not many of the 15 or so coaches whose names have been thrown around are pretty comfortable in their current positions and don't want the pressure or expectations that will come with this job. They will have seen that a former Vol player just got sacked for not meeting expectations. Those expectations have surely scared off some potential candidates. If you're making, say, $1 million at Colorado or Oklahoma or Gonzaga, and you've been winning and are in a good place, would the prospect of a major salary bump be enough to persuade you to take on this job? Maybe more than we think would react by saying, "Uh, great opportunity, but a lot of pressure, and things are going well enough here, I think I'll pass." That's why it would be fascinating to know which coaches have expressed a genine interest in the job.
 
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VolFuture said:
Candace does have a mind for the game but college is no joke… the hours the travel the requirements

She would need a team of the best college basketball coaches to do the work while she is the face
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John Adams said she still playing and family important to Candace Parker .
But he would talk to her.

But he used might be a home run.
But sounded like John Adams would hire her if she said yes.
Cora just grin and laght.
Almost like here John Adams goes again.
That was first time seen those Three talk about Vols together.

Got to said I agree with John and Blake Cora seems to know more about the lady Vols
Her time line was sign paperwork this weekend
announce first next week new co
 
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turbovol said:
Why did Summitt say, "I hate this?" What was she referring to?

When Warlick was let go, I was very keen for Fulmer and staff to strongly consider Princeton coach Courtney Banghart--who had dominated the Ivy League for several years and who is very intelligent, with a dynamic personality. They ignored her--natch--and North Carolina hired her, much to my irritation. She has not fared as well with the Heels as I expected, frankly---56% ACC winning percentage, a Sweet 16 three years ago and beaten in the NCAA 2nd round the last two years. Solid performance but I thought she'd do better--and she may yet.

Now comes Carla Berube--a former UConn player who's the Princeton coach. She's done even better than Banghart at Princeton: She been there for 5 seasons but one season was cancelled. Her Ivy League record is a gaudy 44-2. Her overall winning percentage at Princeton is 86 percent--100--17. Prior to Princeton she spent 17 seasons at Div. III Tufts--winning 80 percent of her games. Strange that she would stay there so long--but it's an outstanding school in Boston. As a former Husky, she knows big-time basketball.

If I'm White, I would definitely have expressed interest and interviewed her---if she were interested. With her long background at Tufts and now Princeton, something tells me she wouldn't be interested in the Vol job and Knoxville--but I'm just speculating. She's obviously a very good coach.

I also wonder if there have been approaches to the coaches at Baylor or Colorado? Nicki Collen, the Baylor coach, is married to the former women's BB coach at Arkansas. Tom Collen was not good at Arkansas: In 7 seasons his SEC winning percentage was 37%---with only 1 season above .500 in the conference. Intriguing SEC connection there.
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Berube coached at Princeton and Tufts, both northeastern schools, and grew up in Massachusetts. Not hard to figure out what she's doing. Staying close to home and living her life in New England. And being only 48, she's possibly waiting on a chance to apply for a potential gigantic opening that would also happen to be in New England ...

Either way, she's a Geno Auriemma disciple and bleeds Husky blue. That's a no go.
 
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