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

[Coach Jumper]

as of yet it is unconfirmed the hiring is pure rumor until confirmed (though I expect it to be so soon)

 

[Mafiaboss]

It's a silly pun on Marshall's mascots, the Thundering Herd.

I know.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

This tells me we didn’t want to pay for a better coach, that’s the only reason he would hire her, or he just didn’t care that much.

 

[newokie03]

 

[butchna]

I agree with you. This decision truly guts me. It is mind-blowing that this was the best option available.

I just emailed to cancel my BoostHer Club subscription and will be out of here for a while.

I cannot take this seriously.

Oh no…have to do a bake sale to compensate.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

If it is her, I’m going to wish her the best and reserve judgement until I see what she does on the court and the recruiting trail! I’ll be holding her or any hire to the same standard I would any coach.

Recruiting is what’s it’s about, without the players she will fail.

 

[backdoorcutvol]

We haven’t heard from DW yet, it’s not true until it comes from his mouth. I hope it is true.

 

[Mafiaboss]

I’m only going to trust Cora and the words coming out of DW’s mouth.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Kim Stephens would be a great hire.

If we have sucked for years and years then yes I would have agreed.

This isn’t football, this isn’t baseball where we’ve sucked the previous 15+ years. If it was one of those sports, or if the lady vols have sucked for that long, then I’d be agreeing, but this is the lady vols, the only team that has made the tournament every single year.

This is absolutely the wrong hire for a prestigious program.

 

[Volstylexx]

I agree with you. This decision truly guts me. It is mind-blowing that this was the best option available.

I just emailed to cancel my BoostHer Club subscription and will be out of here for a while.

I cannot take this seriously.

My heart hurts. I feel like crying. I never imagined Danny White, of all people, would have the chance to restore this program and would go this direction.

 

[VolBall09]

Lose those 7000 followers?

She’ll probably gain followers but if she’s trying to be a legit journalists and not just a rumor spreader on X she better hope her info is correct.

Journalistic integrity is at an all time low. Dubious of anything posted with 0 source.

 

[butchna]

This tells me we Did t want to pay for a better coach, that’s the only reason he would hire her, or he just didn’t care that much.

If he “didn’t care” he would have kept Kellie…and confirmed that he didn’t to those who recognize football only mentality dating back to Dickey.

 

[Mafiaboss]

Oh no…have to do a bake sale to compensate.

 

[WVU05UT09]

be back here in two years. Louisville-Kenny Payne take two womens version.

 

[Volstylexx]

...If reports comes to fruition.

While Kentucky has replaced their coach with consecutive losing seasons with a Final Four coach, Tennessee will replace a coach with four twenty-win seasons with a coach that has coached in Division 1 ONE YEAR and lost in the NCAA tournament to their new coach by 43 points that year.

Good luck explaining that to recruits!

 

[JCVol00]

Now lets get Hailey Van-Lith from the portal and students may actually start showing up to games again

 

[butchna]

We haven’t heard from DW yet, it’s not true until it comes from his mouth. I hope it is true.

Won’t hear until the presser tomorrow.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

I’m only going to trust Cora and the words coming out of DW’s mouth.

 

[volman128]

What a damn joke

 

[butchna]

be back here in two years. Louisville-Kenny Payne take two womens version.

Brings me back to the “It’s Heupel” threads.

 

[Volstylexx]

This tells me we didn’t want to pay for a better coach, that’s the only reason he would hire her, or he just didn’t care that much.

Or that he just really, really disliked Kellie. Some beef had to be there for him to want her gone so bad and then hire someone with less experience.

 

[Mafiaboss]

Kim Caldwell leaving Marshall to become head coach at Tennessee - WV MetroNews

In her lone season with the Thundering Herd, Caldwell helped guide the program to Sun Belt Conference regular season and tournament championships for its first appearance in a NCAA Tournament in 27 years.

wvmetronews.com

 

[DarkPhoenix]

If he “didn’t care” he would have kept Kellie…and confirmed that he didn’t to those who recognize football only mentality dating back to Dickey.

We don’t know what was going on between them, could have been issues.

 

[Coach Jumper]

 

[FLAVOLS]

Great Hire! In White Dan I trust!!