Recruiting Football Talk VII

[Girth Brooks]

 

[UTgrad2015]

Finally a coach that is kinda hot… Heupel has competition now

 

[JT3]

Underwhelming LV hire.

4 years ago DW made another underwhelming hire.

That has turned out to be a great hire so far.

In DW I trust.

GB.

 

[LA Vol]

Another "insider" has said Gottlieb was the first target, but USC was willing to match whatever she offered and she didn't want to leave what she had. I still wish we had thrown money at Becky Hammon. But I'm good with giving Caldwell a shot.

Gottlieb would be a hard get for anyone. Cori Close was also not interested in leaving her current situation. These coaches have good setups and their programs will invest to keep them. IDK if UT approached Hammon. UT did not interview Kara Lawson.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

I reckon she at least passed the hotness test

It's like that Office episode....

 

[InVOLuntary]

Evidently the baseball team didn't like the hire.

 

[Nash_Vol97]

I like the hire of Caldwell. Proven winner and on-court coach, even if it isn’t P5 or D1. All of her teams throughout her career put up a ton of points. In women’s and Men’s CBB, you see coaches like her step up in competition level and be successful quite often. Give her resources and let her build.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

Finally a coach that is kinda hot… Heupel has competition now

 

[Z06VolinWV]

I’m just in shock that a local girl from our town of about 2k in WV is a Tennessee HC! Hope she does wel!

 

[LA Vol]

Not saying this hire is equivalent but it just felt like the approach was a little John Currie-esque…

I’m in a wait and see approach. I don’t think that her prior “winning” can be assumed to automatically translate to the next biggest stage. Time will tell.

It's a done deal, so that's the only approach. The SEC is the deep end of the pool.

 

[MemphisVol3]

Evidently the baseball team didn't like the hire.

They’ve commented already?

 

[Weezer]

Evidently the baseball team didn't like the hire.

OR they're currently distracted by her picture and posting about how hot she is on VQ.

 

[SweetasSoda]

Butchna killing me with his comments in the LV forum

Cannot wait to get there!

 

[Weezer]

Now @InVOLuntary needs to come up with a witty nickname.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

@Danny_White....

 

[LA Vol]

Evidently the baseball team didn't like the hire.

Maybe they'll get mad and start slamming it out of the park.

 

[UTProf]

Love it! Innovative fast paced offense and full court pressure defense the entire game. Gonna be a lot of fun to watch. Way better than Holly and Pretty Holly basketball.

Our AD is a fan of offense no matter the sport.

 

[LA Vol]

Maybe they'll get mad and start slamming it out of the park.

And so they did.

 

[TheRain]

I'll allow it.

 

[tnhunter 10]

Lol It's laughable that the LV mafia believes DW will be fired for a LV hire.

 

[cgarner30]

As a LV season ticket holder from 1993-2021, I have strong feelings about the type of person we should look for as a LV basketball coach. With Holly, it was always a given she would take over for Pat, even if we were pretty sure she wasn't the best option. I wasn't excited when Kellie was hired, but I tried to be optimistic. Anyone who thought we were going to pull a top tier coach now just wasn't being realistic. None of them, other than maybe Mulkey, would have even considered it, and KM is one we should stay as far away from as possible. I like the Caldwell hire, and I'm looking forward to seeing how she does here.

If you pay any attention to WBB, you know that pretty much whoever has the best player wins the championships. You have Chamique Holssclaw, you win multiple titles. Same for Taurasi, Parker, Griner, Wilson, and we'll see soon about Clark. So the most important thing UT can do is make sure Caldwell has everything she needs to attract top players. In this era, NIL is most important, but I agree with others who mentioned the coaching staff, and we also need buy-in from past players.

As for the LV forum, the last time I went in there was about a decade ago, and there was one poster who was so toxic I never returned. I don't know if Bruin or that person got my first block, but it was definitely one of them. I think a handful of posters like that can make people think everyone in a forum is like that, even if it's far from the truth. From what I can tell, the only completely unredeemable forum is the FF. I'm just thankful that I found you morans in the RF, or I would have been off of VN long ago.

 

[volbeast33]

i’m watching the marshall….. Wake Forest game…. this is going to be so much fun.

 

[SpringBokVol]

That’s a great hire. She is a winner. Plain and simple.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Maybe they'll get mad and start slamming it out of the park.

Good call.

 

[tnhunter 10]