Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="bballnut90, post: 3001909, member: 2117"] Can also add the likes of Duke, Penn State, Texas Tech, Auburn, Vanderbilt, Western Kentucky and Virginia to that list even if their program wasn't a powerhouse. The only school I can think of who maintained high success after their legend left is LSU when they went on their 5 year Final Four run post Gunter, albeit Gunter never made a Final Four as a coach so not sure this one even qualifies. They had 3 different coaches take Gunter's players to the Final Four and then havent been very good since. Most of the top programs were fading under their long time coach though and were pretty far removed from being a title threat. This was the case for Penn State, Virginia, ODU, USC, Texas, Texas Tech, and Georgia. La Tech was trending downward too, same with Tennessee to a lesser extent. Duke was at its peak when GG left. Im not sure what happens to Stanford once Tara leaves. I dont see a big parallel to the volleyball program in that regard. California is a volleyball hot bed and most players come from well off families since all recruiting is done through club volleyball which costs an arm and a leg. People have mentioned Tara can only recruit maybe 5-10 players in the country for basketball due to academic qualifications, but in volleyball Stanford typically has its pick of the litter. [/QUOTE]