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

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Amb3096 said:
Did you see the UConn Duke game? My eyes are still bleeding from that offensive (no pun intended) showing.
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She made a lot of inane comments as a TV analyst. She often picked against U-T and her predictions were incorrect. I'd be surprised if she came here.
 
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brittannica said:
This is the argument my partner makes. I truthfully get why it’s made, but wow are we in for a rough ride this season. There’s no way anyone looks at soccer’s performance and, if they care, aren’t alarmed. We’ll probably have an answer about the amount of care given to soccer in the next year or so, I’d hope.
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Same. It’s my sport. But football was priority 1. If football tanks….
 
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LVsinceJV said:
She was a fantastic analyst, neutral and unbiased, unlike a certain someone from a certain rival school.
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She was excellent and could have had a great career. She might go back to it at some point. Interesting that Carter has also excelled and continues to ascend and Candace is really good as well. Three real women talents when we can’t seem to produce high level young men’s on air talent particularly in football.
 
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Kinglberry said:
My understanding over the recruiting is, Kelly had some very high quality talent essentially committed to here and the poor nil environment from the lady vol boosters and supporters was greatly "outbid". If this is the facts, firing Kelly is pointless. If the situation is fixed, why not give her the opportunity with better players(we all know we haven't had those elite elite players here since Pats last good runs). If the situation isn't fixed, it won't really matter who the new coach is, Kelly was just a scapegoat.
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Maybe, but my understanding is that the NIL problem was not going to be fixed so long as Kellie was the coach. So which is it? In any case, IMO. the debate is over, the decision is made, and revisiting the Kellie era is pointless.
 
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Some fans on twitter saying Gottlieb not interested in leaving USC. Nothing official just some regular Vol posters.
 
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Clad in Big Orange said:
I have to think that DW just didn’t really care much about the soccer program - a mistake. The way Pinsky described his exit made it sound like his UT contract extension was in limbo for some time prior to being pursued by FSU. In short, when they called it was a very easy decision. I’m hopeful DW learned from those mistakes (letting Pinsky go without a fight and defaulting his replacement to an assistant). The basketball program is in a totally different class - he has to get this right or people are going to have serious doubts about him being the top-notch AD we think he is.
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Naw, it’s about timing. DW is competitive. Sports programs at UT are prioritized based on what sells. Football had to be the first overhaul, etc. When he has the bags and current players who came to play for certain coaches are to end of eligibility, he’ll make a move on a soccer coach.
 
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Voltopia said:
If you listen to some, NIL was fine and there was a boatload of money available, Kellie just sucked as a recruiter and couldn't close the deal even with money.
If you listen to others, NIL was not fine, and Kellie had to recruit on things other than easily-accessible NIL funding, which didn't work when players got better competing offers.
If you listen to even MORE others, NIL was mediocre, but Kellie recruited more on the history of the program and eschewed focusing on NIL, which cost her when players were looking to hear concrete details about NIL and money.
And if you listen to even MORE MORE others, the groups or individuals who would normally be expected to pitch in on NIL opportunities were not interested in making major commitments before players came to campus and produced results.

What's my point? I don't know. Who is right? I also don't know. It's all a cesspool. I don't even know how much I care. The ones who despised Harper blamed her regardless of their actual insider knowledge, which was next to nothing. The ones who stanned Harper put more of the blame on the NIL landscape and Tennessee's NIL resources, regardless of their actual insider knowledge, which was next to nothing. A few people who do donate or have inside connections have said things here and there, but everyone shouts them down or calls them liars and then goes right on yelling at each other.

One thing is for certain. If Tennessee cannot offer competitive NIL plans for players, all the banners in creation won't get most of them in the door. The era of tradition is passing. Now is the era of money. All things being equal, those dollars do a lot of talking.
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The NIL is now the universal excuse for college sports fans and boards. If we get a player it's because we spent more and out paid everybody else....If we lose a wanted recruit to another school it's because they paid more and we didn't have the money... Hilarious actually.
 
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Is the Pearl stuff bc he and Candace had a 2-min heartfelt exchange on TV?

Why would a lifelong mens basketball coach who is fresh off an SEC tourney championship and 1 year removed from a FF run leave to coach at a school he was fired from coaching players he has no experience with?
EDIT: not to mention take a massive pay cut!

Is my sarcasm/troll meter broken and I’m missing the jest or is there a faction that actually believes this?
 
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Word on the street is Danny is working with the new coach to secure assistant coaches they have identified.
 

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