So, when is the press conference?

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Some eclipse photos from Northern Maine…that’s Jupiter visible in the South, first pic was taken by a professional photographer
 

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Dadof2Vols said:
Turned down because the job was offered or asked if they were interested in interviewing and they said no thank you?

My guess it is more like the USCsr and Indiana coach just wasn’t interested in leaving for anywhere right now and they declined to even discuss the opportunity. Hammond may not be interested in dealing with recruiting at any college must less UT. How many long time men’s coaches have left the sport in last 3 years because they saw portal/NIL train coming (Roy Williams, Coach K, Nicky Satan, etc….)

I keep hearing turned down without any hard references but for me it’s different when people aren interested for one reason or another. I turn down recruiters frequently in the past because I would not consider moving due to parents age…

We really just don’t know If it’s declined interview or turned job offer down.
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A job doesn’t just have to be offered to be considered turned down.if you don’t want to interview for it to me that means you don’t want the job but ain’t none of us believing that Coach Caldwell was his first and only choice
 
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Dak1219 said:
My intellect? I will take my graduate degree and college playing experience and raise you 50. If I were a current player on this team I would be skeptical of any coach that has the minimal experience as this coach has because I didn't sign up for that (Division 2 championships in an unknown league does not correlate to D-1 Championships) and as a potential recruit, all I would see is division two (no connections) has one year of D-1 coaching experience (very inexperienced), she wants to use hockey style subs (no continuity), she wants to play players 12-15 minutes per game (I will never get into a rhythm) and she lost her first NCAA tournament game by 43 points because her team played in an uncompetitive league and didn't play high-level competition (Obviously has never coached big games). That would be my intellectual take on it. I hope I am wrong, but this is not a home run hire that any top D-1 player would want to invest in unless promised something in return. The previous coaches were on the right track. Today's recruits need to know who they are playing for, their parents need to know who they are playing for, they need to know what they are getting out of it (both educationally and monetarily in the current environment) and it is nothing like 25 years ago when young people used to make their own decisions and moved out of the house by 18 and didn't move back home to live in the basement if things didn't go well. So they need that long relationship that Kellie was building with the upcoming recruits. Everyone on here can say, that the pandemic did not stop Kim, Dawn, Gino, or Tara from recruiting high school recruits. Well, your long-term coaches have had relationships with these top-tier players for years, generally 5-6 before getting that commitment out of high school. Kellie and company were right there with this 2025 class and beyond.
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No new coach even off your list of sure winners were assured of being successful at Tennessee. By the way I was referencing your basketball intellect ....win /loss records.I also have a Masters degree and it is from Tennessee as well as a BS degree from Tennessee and played a little basketball along the way from Biddy League to college.

I truly regret that you did not get a coach that you approved of ... but the fact is that the previous coaches were not on the right track ....they were not even on the track ......there was a train wreck and you can not see the wreckage .
 
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Dak1219 said:
My intellect? I will take my graduate degree and college playing experience and raise you 50. If I were a current player on this team I would be skeptical of any coach that has the minimal experience as this coach has because I didn't sign up for that (Division 2 championships in an unknown league does not correlate to D-1 Championships) and as a potential recruit, all I would see is division two (no connections) has one year of D-1 coaching experience (very inexperienced), she wants to use hockey style subs (no continuity), she wants to play players 12-15 minutes per game (I will never get into a rhythm) and she lost her first NCAA tournament game by 43 points because her team played in an uncompetitive league and didn't play high-level competition (Obviously has never coached big games). That would be my intellectual take on it. I hope I am wrong, but this is not a home run hire that any top D-1 player would want to invest in unless promised something in return. The previous coaches were on the right track. Today's recruits need to know who they are playing for, their parents need to know who they are playing for, they need to know what they are getting out of it (both educationally and monetarily in the current environment) and it is nothing like 25 years ago when young people used to make their own decisions and moved out of the house by 18 and didn't move back home to live in the basement if things didn't go well. So they need that long relationship that Kellie was building with the upcoming recruits. Everyone on here can say, that the pandemic did not stop Kim, Dawn, Gino, or Tara from recruiting high school recruits. Well, your long-term coaches have had relationships with these top-tier players for years, generally 5-6 before getting that commitment out of high school. Kellie and company were right there with this 2025 class and beyond.
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Good news with your intellect you can enter the portal and open up a spot. Last line was a zinger though. Not sure time can wait for rising seniors to save a struggling coach.
 
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One of the better introductory press conferences I have seen. No one knows how she will pan out but you can tell she is a competitor and sharp as a tack. She has a commanding presence and if nothing else, she doesn’t seem intimidated by the burden of having just inherited the program that Pat Summit built. Best of luck Coach Caldwell!
 
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Interestingly, Adams just wrote for the News Sentinel that it was one of the very best introductory press conferences he has ever heard. He raved about her and how he realizes now why she was hired. He either secretly likes being put in his place, is setting her up for the fall, or didn't want to show his true reactions to being one upped by her.
 
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Dak1219 said:
My intellect? I will take my graduate degree and college playing experience and raise you 50. If I were a current player on this team I would be skeptical of any coach that has the minimal experience as this coach has because I didn't sign up for that (Division 2 championships in an unknown league does not correlate to D-1 Championships) and as a potential recruit, all I would see is division two (no connections) has one year of D-1 coaching experience (very inexperienced), she wants to use hockey style subs (no continuity), she wants to play players 12-15 minutes per game (I will never get into a rhythm) and she lost her first NCAA tournament game by 43 points because her team played in an uncompetitive league and didn't play high-level competition (Obviously has never coached big games). That would be my intellectual take on it. I hope I am wrong, but this is not a home run hire that any top D-1 player would want to invest in unless promised something in return. The previous coaches were on the right track. Today's recruits need to know who they are playing for, their parents need to know who they are playing for, they need to know what they are getting out of it (both educationally and monetarily in the current environment) and it is nothing like 25 years ago when young people used to make their own decisions and moved out of the house by 18 and didn't move back home to live in the basement if things didn't go well. So they need that long relationship that Kellie was building with the upcoming recruits. Everyone on here can say, that the pandemic did not stop Kim, Dawn, Gino, or Tara from recruiting high school recruits. Well, your long-term coaches have had relationships with these top-tier players for years, generally 5-6 before getting that commitment out of high school. Kellie and company were right there with this 2025 class and beyond.
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can you put this into two sentences please
 
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LV renaissance said:
Interestingly, Adams just wrote for the News Sentinel that it was one of the very best introductory press conferences he has ever heard. He raved about her and how he realizes now why she was hired. He either secretly likes being put in his place, is setting her up for the fall, or didn't want to show his true reactions to being one upped by her.
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I realize I'm in the minority in saying this, but I didn't perceive that exchange as being overly chippy. She was definitely direct and confident in her answer, but I didn't think she was so much so that it should have made him feel any kind of way.

She had a fine answer. Maybe Adams actually appreciated her confidence,
 
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