CHW is a terrible end of the game coach. 6-point lead with under a minute and lose. She knows how to kill momentum with the best of them. This is not a very good UGA team. At some point, the loyalty to Pat has to end and they have got to get a real coach.
*WOW*
Listen, Pat Summit was simply the greatest of all time. Not only as a WCBB coach, but as a leader and motivator. She was a gift that can never be replaced. A legend period.
That being said, UT made a huge mistake when she resigned. We did NOTHING to search for a worthy replacement, other than have our HC appoint a successor.
I said it from the begging and have been roasted for questioning this "holy grail" from day 1. I hoped to be wrong and hoped to see us stay elite in WBB. It ain't happening. It's becoming evident to the majority finally it seems.
Here's where we failed. It may not feel good. But we need to admit it. UT brass failed to do their job when replacing the Legend. They were like lambs in the presence of the Lion. The obvious Q was "Who are we in the presence of the lady who basically put the entire sport on the map"?
Sounds legit. But it's NOT and never was legit. It was out of order. Leadership leads. Otherwise it's not true leadership. CPS was not God. She was a head coach. Head coaches are not Athletic Directors. They are subordinates to the AD.
Everyone has a boss in this game. And for good reason. The HC needs to coach. And she was THE greatest. The admins and AD's job is the create an environment where the coach can be their best. But when said coach becomes the best, that does not of necessity mean that the HC leapfrogs her bosses and is now in charge. This is out of order. Getting out of order is how ANY great organization loses elite status.
The thunderous roar from the fanbase and administration was "She's earned the right to pick her successor". To question that emotionally laced concept was simply anathema within 300 miles of Knoxville. Anyone, myself included, who was so foolish as to even ask the tiniest question about the hiring process was ... obliterated on the spot, then nuked to just make sure. Regardless of popular opinion, the HC replacement process was out of order.
There was no leadership who dared stand up to the Lion. There was no leadership that demanded "everyone relax, were not making an emotional decision. We are going to do a national search and find the absolute best coach in the nation, and we will leave no stone unturned". Let's face it, had the AD created the slightest offense with the Legend, they would have been run out of town on a rail.
So, we settled for the emotionally warm and fuzzy choice. The choice that felt good to the family. Mainly because the family was hurting so much for the plight of the Legend. Nevertheless, we got it way wrong. At least for the future of the #1 program in the nation. The decision was fundamentally out of order and the chickens have come home to roost.
I have no idea if true leadership is in the house at this point or not. But I know this. The sooner true leadership steps up boldly and rights this ship, the better chance we'll have of returning to our elite place in WCBB. That's the place our Legend carried us to.
