WBCA names COY award after Pat

[j66kicker]

http://espn.go.com/womens-college-b...itt-name-grace-wbca-national-coach-year-award

 

[sarals24]

That's going to really bug Lady Vol fans if Geno wins it.

 

[j66kicker]

That's going to really bug Lady Vol fans if Geno wins it.

It might bug Geno if he wins it

 

[Bestiarius]

Geno already won it 8 times. Pat won it 5 times.

It's a bit confusing. The announcement said, "Russell Athletic and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced that the commemorative award presented to the Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coaches of the Year will be named The Pat Summitt Trophy." Is it just the trophy that's named after her, or the award? Sounds like the WBCA & Russell Athletic made some kind of deal with Pat to borrow the use of her name.

 

[The Viking]

It would be hilarious if he wins it and refuses to accept it because of the name of the trophy.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

It would be hilarious if he wins it and refuses to accept it because of the name of the trophy.

Do you have any idea how offensive that remark appears - it demeans Geno - who, I'm almost certain I read on the BY has acknowledged Pat's role in developing the game during her prime - and appears to, in some way, mock the reason for naming the trophy.

 

[Fishy]

Do you have any idea how offensive that remark appears - it demeans Geno - who, I'm almost certain I read on the BY has acknowledged Pat's role in developing the game during her prime - and appears to, in some way, mock the reason for naming the trophy.

You're being ridiculous. Get off the soapbox before you fall and hurt yourself.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

You're being ridiculous. Get off the soapbox before you fall and hurt yourself.

If he was making a joke - I have no problem with it. An emoticon would do the trick. I made the joke in my house - "wonder if Geno would accept" - to someone who knew I was joking.

But if serious as it seems - everything I have ever heard about Geno implies that he would graciously accept the award. If I am wrong about that, then I would actually start believing some of the nasty stuff that folks say and I don't believe..

 

[Fishy]

Of course he was making a joke - it just wasn't particularly funny.

 

[The Viking]

Do you have any idea how offensive that remark appears - it demeans Geno - who, I'm almost certain I read on the BY has acknowledged Pat's role in developing the game during her prime - and appears to, in some way, mock the reason for naming the trophy.

No. I do not have an idea how offensive that remark appears.
It was a joke. Get over it.

 

[The Viking]

Of course he was making a joke - it just wasn't particularly funny.

Agree to disagree

 

[Icebear]

It might bug Geno if he wins it

Not at all. Geno has been a big supporter of Pat since her illness.

 

[meyers7]

Sounds like a good idea.