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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5266251, member: 12088"] I’m not sure “Tenn is still Tenn.” Caldwell seems to be well on the way to making Tenn a formidable program again. But there doesn’t seem to be a lot of continuity with the program Pat built. Choosing successors from the coaching tree seems not to have worked for Tenn and a break began to look attractive. I’m with you and would like to see someone like Shea or Carla have a shot at extending the dynasty, if they want it. We’re both believers in the creed of 4 year player development, as are most folks here. But I’m not at all confident that a simple hand-off will be enough to achieve the sort of continuity we all long for. I suspect there will be some stretch of wandering in the desert, so to speak, before the torch can be relit. The real question is whether we, the fans, will be patient enough to let that process play out. Maybe this last dry spell willl teach us all patience. [/QUOTE]