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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 3996440, member: 5798"] [B]They have a lot to be angry about. [/B]What goes around, comes around. Even though Pat Summitt canceled the on-going series with us back in 2007, they still remain our most "bitter" rival because of the history between us that is unmatched by any other WCBB program. The rivalry with Notre Dame is real, but different. Irish fans hate us too...........with a passion! :mad: Both programs have taken a plunge out of the national limelight recently. Notre Dame's fall I believe is brief. The Irish finished 10-10 last year and did not make the NCAA Tournament field. Tennessee's swoon has lasted over a decade, but appears to be on the come. Head coach Kellie Harper appears to be on track in restoring the Lady Vol program back to national relevance and the top 10. [URL='https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings'] In the final coaches poll for 2020-2021,[/URL] Tennessee finished at #16, (17-8) The news that ND head coach Muffet McGraw was stepping down was met with mixed reviews here in the yard. Their hate pales in comparison to the hate, disdain and vitriol that Volunteer fans have for us. Vol Nation has hated us much longer than ND fans have. :D [B]Schadenfreude[/B] is the order of the day for fans of all three programs when either we lose, or they lose. Some UConn fans have "softened" their stance about Tennessee over the years. You can bet they were dancing in the streets in South Bend and Knoxville when UConn lost to Arizona in the final four. New ND head coach Niele Ivey has had to start over from square one (either because of graduation or transfer) with new players the SHE recruited as head coach. I expect their return to prominence in the next year or two. while ND was not ranked, and was not listed in the top 42 per ESPN. [/QUOTE]

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