Post by richp1942 on Apr 9, 2019 14:56:59 GMT
The choice of Jolley-Harper is interesting. I am sure it costs much less than getting Walz. It is an appeal to the old base. Fulmer (the AD and former football coach) was close with Pat and big on tradition. Personally, I think they should have broken with the past. Jolley-Harper will have plenty of time to fix things. She is loved here. There will be no immediate pressure. I assume she will do better than Holly. Some one with a book Basketball for Dummies would do better than Holly.
Jolley had one big job and they fired her after 4 years. The Tennessee brand has faded a bit. Juniors and sophomores weighing options would have been 7 or 8 the last time UT was really relevant. UConn, ND, Baylor, USC, Louisville, and Mississippi State have been more relevant more recently. UT (like UConn) does not recruit instate much. If the Oregon pipeline dries up, and it should, with both the Ducks and Beavers national powers, UT is going to be hurting.
Above all, I think it shows how women's basketball has faded here. UT did not step up and try to hit a homer. They were content to go for a single or a double and some old grainy video of the distant past.
Jolley had one big job and they fired her after 4 years. The Tennessee brand has faded a bit. Juniors and sophomores weighing options would have been 7 or 8 the last time UT was really relevant. UConn, ND, Baylor, USC, Louisville, and Mississippi State have been more relevant more recently. UT (like UConn) does not recruit instate much. If the Oregon pipeline dries up, and it should, with both the Ducks and Beavers national powers, UT is going to be hurting.
Above all, I think it shows how women's basketball has faded here. UT did not step up and try to hit a homer. They were content to go for a single or a double and some old grainy video of the distant past.
