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

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turbovol said:
If our tradition and the legacy of Pat Summitt and her role in the growth of women's athletics is not an asset when it comes to recruiting, and getting players just comes down to out-bribing other programs for prospects, and if prospects are just interested in the cash, then the emerging state of college athletics is truly deplorable. And, yea, to a large degree it seems to have got this way. It's seedy--not what college is supposed to be about. All NIL will do is drive up the market for lots of players who are not worth the money--fact.
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Yeah, I think you’re right. I’m both afraid and curious to see what NIL does to college athletics that spoils it for everyone, including the players. You know some will unionize, as they should have the right to, and strike, bargain contracts, etc.
 
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Mafiaboss said:
I would step back from this judgement. It was a “hold it together for now” hire. If kids are coming to play for coaches and the head coach leaves, it’s do the least amount of damage until we get the best person.
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That was a very strange hiring process and looks different from anything typical of DW. There had to be a lot going on behind the scenes in that situation.
 
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If it is JR Payne, before any FLIPS their lid about her W-L record, her whole career is based on taking programs that were in the gutter and turning them around.

She has done that everywhere she’s been. As a CU fan I have been pleasantly surprised and very proud of the tradition she restored to what had been a good program when I was a kid.

Prior to her time at CU they were a perennial bottom feeder in the PAC-12 and she brought them back to a great place.

She can really coach some basketball, but I’m not convinced she is the right personality or recruiter for the Tennessee job. If it is her who is hired she will need some very good and very experienced assistants.
 
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brockytop said:
No offense, but you have a screw loose if you think the LV hire—whether great or terrible—is going to have people questioning Danny White being a top-notch AD. That comment is laughable at best.

LV basketball is the fourth most important sports program on campus now whether their fans want to believe it or not and and softball is knocking on the door.
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Ok, you disagree. I don't take offense to that. But you have a screw loose if you don't think this hire is going to have significant impact on DW's perception as AD. Football is king, men's basketball is #2, it's debatable whether LV basketball is behind baseball. In recent years, yes. Women's basketball is far bigger nationally in exposure and $ than baseball. Have you paid attention to their season and tournament ratings (higher than ever)? The Lady Vol BB team may not be important to you but it is very important to the fanbase. This is an extremely important hire for DW. If this hire doesn't succeed, how are people going to fell about the not-to-distant search for Barnes' replacement? My trust in him will be impacted by how this LV search goes.
 
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brockytop said:
No offense, but you have a screw loose if you think the LV hire—whether great or terrible—is going to have people questioning Danny White being a top-notch AD. That comment is laughable at best.

LV basketball is the fourth most important sports program on campus now whether their fans want to believe it or not and and softball is knocking on the door.
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Softball is already ahead of LV basketball
 
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Amb3096 said:
Pretty sure I already got run out of there. I had so many posts deleted that it just wasn't worth the bother. Maria going to full panhandling mode pretty much sealed the deal.
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That applies to me also ......I quit that site about two years ago as far as posting goes .I still read it for info purposes only .
 
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Amb3096 said:
At the time, I liked the Holly Warlick hiring a lot more than I did when Kellie was hire. With Holly, it seemed like the natural changing of the guard. At first, it seemed like she had momentum and that she was the right choice, but the wheels came off the bus badly after a few years. When Kellie was hired, it was like they settled for a low cost option that would make the existing fanbase happy (woman, former player under Pat). I hope they don't make the same mistake again.
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There was a reason no one of significance tried to hire Holly as head coach for decades.
 
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GrayWaterCanine said:
There was a reason no one of significance tried to hire Holly as head coach for decades.
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Realistically, we should've done a coaching search then. Letting a career assistant -- who was known as a lazy recruiter and the "good guy" on the staff -- take over the program wasn't a smart move. I love Pat but letting someone in the early stages of Alzheimers pick her replacement probably wasn't the best idea.

The mistake was compounded by Fulmer going the cheap route and hiring Kellie.

If we get a mediocre replacement for Kellie, it will be because nobody wants the job because Holly and Kellie drove the program into the ground.
 
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VolBall09 said:
If it is JR Payne, before any FLIPS their lid about her W-L record, her whole career is based on taking programs that were in the gutter and turning them around.

She has done that everywhere she’s been. As a CU fan I have been pleasantly surprised and very proud of the tradition she restored to what had been a good program when I was a kid.

Prior to her time at CU they were a perennial bottom feeder in the PAC-12 and she brought them back to a great place.

She can really coach some basketball, but I’m not convinced she is the right personality or recruiter for the Tennessee job. If it is her who is hired she will need some very good and very experienced assistants.
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I’m big on JR it’s a lateral Kellie move but with some energy. Another husbando Waifu combo too! Lmao

I too am a Colorado fan she’s been excellent
 
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VolFuture said:
No revenue wise LVs are ahead… I’d say we are still 3rd.

They still haven’t won anything
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Okay on the revenue. But the LV softball has been to five WCWS since LV basketball last went back to the Final Four. And last year the softball team won the SEC regular season, SEC Tournament and finished 3rd in the nation. So I wouldn't say they haven't won anything.
 
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volman128 said:
Okay on the revenue. But the LV softball has been to five WCWS since LV basketball last went back to the Final Four. And last year the softball team won the SEC regular season, SEC Tournament and finished 3rd in the nation. So I wouldn't say they haven't won anything.
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Just remember the WCWS is the Elite 8 not a final 4
 
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