Russell Smith reporting Kellie Jolly-Harper has been hired

[volfanIND]

If the ‘top’ candidates are not interested and the AD has only limited options, you can’t fault him for going with the best opportunity. I sit and laugh at the fact that people on here actually believe that current top 5 coaches of teams would be interested in coming here. Yeah right. They want to build their own empire, not live off someone else’s. All the money in the world wouldn’t bring them here. At the end of the day you have to hire people who actually want the job.

 

[Memvol44]

Yeah, I figured as much. I guess I'll hollaback in 4 years. I'm out!!!!

Bye!!

 

[spojo13]

Her gestures on the sidelines are reminiscent of Pat and she sounds a lot like Pat during interviews and a lot of fans will like that.

I have no doubt. It’s wishing that she is the second coming of Pat, which isn’t fair to her.

 

[k-town_king]

Yuck. Not even the best former LV coaching.

 

[Memvol44]

Welcome home Kellie! I for one am very excited about this hire

I am as well !!

 

[volman128]

If the ‘top’ candidates are not interested and the AD has only limited options, you can’t fault him for going with the best opportunity. I sit and laugh at the fact that people on here actually believe that current top 5 coaches of teams would be interested in coming here. Yeah right. They want to build their own empire, not live off someone else’s. All the money in the world wouldn’t bring them here. At the end of the day you have to hire people who actually want the job.

Try again. Kellie isn’t the best option out there. Not even close. She may have been the best option for the amount of money that she will accept, but she isn’t the best candidate out of the people who were interviewed and she isnt close to the best out of people who were willing to listen to UT.

 

[airvols]

Holly 2.0

 

[Memvol44]

Welcome home Kellie! I for one am very excited about this hire

Very deserving!!! Pat would be proud!!

 

[UTwild82]

So we couldn't even pull the coach who actually won games at NC State? Jeez.

Please Lord let Rick Barnes stay at Tennessee or we'll go hire Alan Houston or Chris Lofton or someone.

 

[LasVegasBill23]

Well she is an improvement over Holly.....

A lot of posters on this forum were anti Kara because of the coaching experience..... I am a real Kara fan..... and a big believer .... would have been thrilled to have her on board.... No coaching experience? Has anyone listened to her in depth analysis during games? That gal can coach my team anytime....

And one more thing.... totally expected this.... getting a coach on the cheap.... in consideration of Holly's buyout and emphasis on football.... Tennessee cares only to be relevant and in the mix on WCBB.... don't care if they are top dog or not....

 

[Memvol44]

Yuck. Not even the best former LV coaching.

Bye to you as well...

 

[Memvol44]

Holly 2.0

Damn people give the woman a chance!!!

 

[T.J.]

I was hoping that Kara Lawson got the job. Oh well, welcome back to Rocky Top coach Kelly!

The best thing is that Holly is gone!

 

[david NC Vol]

Give her a chance to coach before you condemn her as mediocre...… Should she achieve a high level of success I feel she will stick with the Lady Vols for years to come.... not be a carpet bagger like others first chance they get!!!!

 

[butchna]

So Penn State, who hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament in 5 years, got a better coach than us. Fulmer should be fired immediately.

K. Do it.

 

[OldNSlow]

Well she is an improvement over Holly.....

A lot of posters on this forum were anti Kara because of the coaching experience..... I am a real Kara fan..... and a big believer .... would have been thrilled to have her on board.... No coaching experience? Has anyone listened to her in depth analysis during games? That gal can coach my team anytime....

And one more thing.... totally expected this.... getting a coach on the cheap.... in consideration of Holly's buyout and emphasis on football.... Tennessee cares only to be relevant and in the mix on WCBB.... don't care if they are top dog or not....

I am not sure I agree with that.

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

So we couldn't even pull the coach who actually won games at NC State? Jeez.

Please Lord let Rick Barnes stay at Tennessee or we'll go hire Alan Houston or Chris Lofton or someone.

Or find another Buzz Peterson

 

[k-town_king]

Bye to you as well...

Bad hire. Holly 2.0.

Sorry I don't think someone with one Sweet 16 in 16 years is good enough for literally the best program ever in the sport.

 

[Coach Jumper]

Waiting for the official word diectly from Big Phil.

as am I

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

Say hello to the newest member of the Louisiana Tech has been club...SMDH

I sincerely hope you're wrong about that

 

[JohnnyD1024]

A lot of people keep bringing up her time at NC State but we aren't hiring the Kellie who was fired from there. We're hiring the Kellie who led a team of mostly underclassmen to multiple top 25 wins and to the sweet 16 as a 11 seed on her way to winning National coach of the year.

 

[orangefloyd]

Fulmers nationwide searches always seem wind up this way. He doesn’t have a clue what elite means. RIP Lady Vols.

 

[sccshortstop]

Give her a chance to coach before you condemn her as mediocre...… Should she achieve a high level of success I feel she will stick with the Lady Vols for years to come.... not be a carpet bagger like others first chance they get!!!!

Or CRB maybe!!

 

[sbm362]

Her gestures on the sidelines are reminiscent of Pat and she sounds a lot like Pat during interviews and a lot of fans will like that.

Those things don’t amount to a hill of beans unless she can recruit and win consistently and at a high level.

Pat’s gone and she ain’t coming back. It’s beyond time for everyone to understand that, come to terms with it, and move on.

 

[sccshortstop]

Fulmers nationwide searches always seem wind up this way. He doesn’t have a clue what elite means. RIP Lady Vols.

BYE!!!