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Yes Kibitzer, lead vs led read read..... yes i get it and if that was bothersome to you ... i apologize......

Lady Vol Hall of Fame gone.... wow.... Dave Hart must have a resume in the demolition field..... if he is going to 86 it, that is OK I guess, but how to salute the female athletes of note at UT?

and re: lady vols are really good..... next year will be the real litmus test..... whether Mercedes will be mobile enuf to run the floor, and will DD trust CHW's basketball direction as much as she does her own instincts......
 
Bayareahusky said:
Yes Kibitzer, lead vs led read read..... yes i get it and if that was bothersome to you ... i apologize.

Lady Vol Hall of Fame gone.... wow.... Dave Hart must have a resume in the demolition field..... if he is going to 86 it, that is OK I guess, but how to salute the female athletes of note at UT?

and re: lady vols are really good..... next year will be the real litmus test..... whether Mercedes will be mobile enuf to run the floor, and will DD trust CHW's basketball direction as much as she does her own instincts.
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I can't wait too see Diamond play. Just think she was about 75% last year and was FOY. How good will a fully healthy Diamond be? She will add some excitement.
 
Dave Hart also stated that all the women within the programs that will switch to the Power T logo were very supportive. Then us fans start seeing all the current athletes within those programs using social media to show that they will always consider themselves Lady Vols. Doesn't sound like a supportive response to any of us. Holly said the team cheered like they won a championship when she told them they would still be called the Lady Vols. That shows how much the brand means to them.

My opinion of it all... the Lady Vols brand has been a more successful and respected brand than the power T since Pat Summitt and her first team came up with the name in place of the Volettes. Maybe all of the Tennessee programs, men and women, should switch to the Lady Vols. ;)
 
It is an interesting situation at TN because it is fairly unique - I think there have only been a few other schools that set up completely separate athletic departments based on gender and it really does not make sense in a purely business sense - there is a huge overlap of function and facility requirements outside of the specific team coaches and the athletes. So the process of consolidation certainly makes sense but it seems Hart and the TN administration have been particularly ham fisted in the process. The timing was also pretty poorly orchestrated in choosing the season after Pat's move from active coach to kick off. It was an emotional time to start the deconstruction of the fiefdom Pat had built.

The name change which I am sure some marketing guru came up with also makes sense from a business perspective, but is not a huge win financially and is a huge PR issue that could have been postponed a few years to let the emotional 'temperature' on campus and in the community settle down. At this point it just is adding fuel to already heated debates.
 
tennparker3 said:
Dave Hart also stated that all the women within the programs that will switch to the Power T logo were very supportive. Then us fans start seeing all the current athletes within those programs using social media to show that they will always consider themselves Lady Vols. Doesn't sound like a supportive response to any of us. Holly said the team cheered like they won a championship when she told them they would still be called the Lady Vols. That shows how much the brand means to them.

My opinion of it all... the Lady Vols brand has been a more successful and respected brand than the power T since Pat Summitt and her first team came up with the name in place of the Volettes. Maybe all of the Tennessee programs, men and women, should switch to the Lady Vols. ;)
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Better ask Peyton Manning about that
 
Sonny44 said:
So, do y'all think the rivalry will ever come back?
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The rivalry hasn't gone anywhere. UConn and LV fans still have special interest in each other's teams, and spend an undue amount of time on each other's boards. Ask a non-fan what's the big showdown game in wcbb, they'll say UConn-Tennessee. Get a tournament game between the two, watch ratings go through the roof, ESPN would feel compelled to hype it. It's a rivalry.
 
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Yes, it is very interesting. I do care about the newer rivalries, ND and Stanford, and they pain me, of course when we lose. But I simple despise the Vols, even though it no longer matters; it like being a Hatfield and trying to like McCoys. Just have to wait for a new generation, Rebecca's kids, etc.
 
Like others have already stated, the Lady Vols are always "really good". The bigger question(s) are, will they realize how good they are and can they use that depth and talent to become really good when it matters?
 
semper said:
Yes, it is very interesting. I do care about the newer rivalries, ND and Stanford, and they pain me, of course when we lose. But I simple despise the Vols, even though it no longer matters; it like being a Hatfield and trying to like McCoys. Just have to wait for a new generation, Rebecca's kids, etc.
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I hear ya. I do not like the Lady Vols.
 
stwainfan said:
I can't wait too see Diamond play. Just think she was about 75% last year and was FOY. How good will a fully healthy Diamond be? She will add some excitement.
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I think the fans are having more than enough excitement with games vs. the likes of Chatanooga! ;)
 
stwainfan said:
I can't wait too see Diamond play. Just think she was about 75% last year and was FOY. How good will a fully healthy Diamond be? She will add some excitement.
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What are you going to say next year when DD plays, Mercedes is 100% healthy, Cooper arrives, and Tennessee still doesn't make the final four?
 
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No offense to Rebecca...we all love her. But, in my experience, former players, however legendary, tend to be just fair-to-partly-cloudy when it comes to analysis. Last year, pre-season, RL declined to rank ND in her top five, even though most fans knew better. UT has great talent...we know that. Can Holly make them a "really good" team. Maybe, but it's hard to be super-impressed thus far.
 
stwainfan said:
I can't wait too see Diamond play. Just think she was about 75% last year and was FOY. How good will a fully healthy Diamond be? She will add some excitement.
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I doubt she'll be there long.
 
Just because you recruit high school AA's doesn't mean you are a final four team.

Maybe someone should let Tennessee in on this concept.
 
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