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Message: [QUOTE="SECbbfan24, post: 3244807, member: 9360"] I think its great to hire someone as a coach when they do have ties to the program but that in reality needs to back on the back burner. Look at their track record and qualifications first. This "one of us" reasoning is a horrible reason to hire someone. If they are qualified and have some ties, go for it. I am extremely skeptical of Harpers track record, especially with what went down at NC State. She will be working with a lot better talent and resources, so she could be successful. Maybe she has changed? Time will tell, on paper it was a very underwhelming hire. She never even won her conference at a mid tier program. Drake won that conference the last few years in a row, was that coach not a candidate? Honestly, Banghart from Princeton would have been higher on my list if I was the Tennessee AD. The fact that the search only revolved around only female candidates with Summitt ties was not very smart. [/QUOTE]