Pat Summitt to be honored with statue

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[CL82]

Well as much as I resent her cheap shots at Geno and Connecticut, it's appropriate.

I'm sure it is eagerly anticipated and will be appropriately decorated.

 

[meyers7]

Certainly makes sense.

Tennessee recently announced a one-year extension for Summitt to continue in her role as head coach emeritus at a salary of $85,000. She earned $354,375 in the role last year.
“It’s a chance for Pat to be around the program and our players,” said UT coach Holly Warlick, who succeeded Summitt after serving as a UT assistant since 1985. “It’s so important that the young players understand the tradition, and Pat is the tradition of the program. I love having her around and I’m just very thankful she wants to be around for another year.”
Warlick said Summitt’s role wouldn’t change.
“She’ll be at all the practices, she’ll do exactly what she’s been doing this year,” Warlick said. “I’m glad she’s in for one more year.”

Slowly fazing her out.

 

[Wally East]

Great! We'll have something to tear down when we liberate Knoxville.

(Kidding! KIDDING!)

 

[VAMike23]

Well deserved - and nice that they are doing it now rather than years down the road. PHS and Tyler will have a very special day at the unveiling.

 

[DobbsRover2]

Certainly deserving. I understand that the clipboard she'll be holding in the Knoxville statue had to be taped back together, unlike the one in the coach portion of her alma mater set at UTenn-Martin shown below.

 

[stwainfan]

After the great career she deserves it. One of the best coaches ever.

 

[jplotinus]

Kudos and congratulations to PHS.

Hope it works out better for her than it did for Joe Paterno.

 

[Icebear]

Kudos and congratulations to PHS.

Hope it works out better for her than it did for Joe Paterno.

We're bringing Joe back.

 

[vtcwbuff]

Is this UTenn's way of quieting those that want Thompson-Bolles renamed after Summitt?

 

[alexrgct]

Is this UTenn's way of quieting those that want Thompson-Bolles renamed after Summitt?

Nah- they just figured the second-best head coach in the history of WCBB merited a statue.

 

[Kibitzer]

Is this UTenn's way of quieting those that want Thompson-Bolles renamed after Summitt?

Pat's signature is on the bb court floor, which suggests that it is named in her honor, similar to Red Auerbach in Boston. Similarly, the Isaac Stern Concert Hall is within the building known as Carnegie Hall.

Which gets me to wondering if the UConn AD will honor Geno and Jim Calhoun in some comparable fashion, perhaps st the new practice facility. The Auriemma Wing and the Calhoun Wing? Something like that.

 

[DobbsRover2]

And speaking of Pat and facts from her bio, uniforms and the washing of them played a major part in her early story. As a player for UTenn-Martin, apparently they once had to play three games in a row (on the same day, I assume) and the players didn't get a chance to wash off the uni between games as they only had one set each. And after graduating and going right on to grad school at UTenn and being handed the women's coaching job after the sudden departure of the incumbent, the job came with the responsibility of washing the team uniforms after games. I'm wondering if it was part of Geno's duties when he took the UConn job.

Also somewhat poignantly, she was the first one among her siblings that didn't earn an athletic scholarship to put herself through college -- her three older sibs were all brothers who could earn scholarships while there were none for women when she was at UTenn-Martin.

And times are still a-changin'.

 

[tonehill68]

Well deserved and congrats to Pat Summit.

 

[stwainfan]

This will be the second statue on campus. The other one is of former football coach General Robert Neyland.

 

[CL82]

Pat's signature is on the bb court floor, which suggests that it is named in her honor, similar to Red Auerbach in Boston. Similarly, the Isaac Stern Concert Hall is within the building known as Carnegie Hall.

Which gets me to wondering if the UConn AD will honor Geno and Jim Calhoun in some comparable fashion, perhaps st the new practice facility. The Auriemma Wing and the Calhoun Wing? Something like that.

I've been stumping for this solution for years:

1. Rename Hillside Road in front of Gampel "Calhoun's Way"
2. Name the court at Gampel "Hall of Fame Court"
3. When Auriema retires rename Stadium Road "Auriema Avenue"

Mandatory camera shot of the two street signs for every home game broadcast "We're here on the Hall of Fame Court in Gampel Pavilion located at the corner of Calhoun's Way and Auriema Avenue."

The new basketball practice center would eventually be on Auriema Avenue but the main drag though that part of campus is Calhoun's Way. Everybody wins.

 

[meganmatthews]

Kudos and congratulations to PHS.

Hope it works out better for her than it did for Joe Paterno.

Wow.

 

[Dove]

Awesome!! It will give DT something else to hit !

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Awesome!! It will give DT something else to hit !

Um, I don't think it will be padded. And I really don't want the star player for Phoenix to have a broken hand.

 

[CL82]

A moment later...

 

[Phil]

Well-deserved.