Coach Kellie Harper fired

[Majors]

The right move

Not celebratory post as a family is involved. She’ll get paid to walk away, but it’s business.

 

[vol24/7/365]

Needed to be done. Unfortunate and sad because she is a Lady Vol. Wish her and her family the best.

No more VFL’s please.

 

[LadyVol1908]

Wow!!!!!

 

[VolBall09]

April Fools?

Wow. Cora just confirmed on twitter.

I was wrong.

He better have a helluva hire lined up.

I think the 1.1 second sealed the deal. No coming back from that.

I was wrong.

I think it was cumulative. That was just the cherry on top. I felt she knew she was in the hot seat based on the amount of emotion in those last few pressers. She knew she was coaching for her job and it just wasn’t going her way. Sad deal.

 

[Tman44]

Here we go I say Gruden

Soon!

 

[Ratvol]

This had to be done. Proud of DW for making the tough call. And it was a TOUGH CALL!!!
Speculations on who till be the replacement?? Some good one's out there.

GO LADY VOLS!!!!

 

[VolBall09]

Well I was wrong about this just a couple of minutes ago. I truly thought she had one more season to right the ship, despite my thoughts it wouldn't change anything in the big picture.

If you’re saying “one more season” it’s over anyway and White knew that. Very smart decision on his part. You can’t let the hammer drop any further when it’s already headed down.

 

[GBO18]

Good job Danny White.

 

[glv98]

Coaching search here we come. Thank You Kellie You brought class and elegance to your post but at Tennessee Your the standard of Elite ladies Basketball and you couldn't get us back to Elite level. Next up ? In CHRIST Alone

Coaching search? Better effing not be! Home run hire needs to be announced tomorrow. Don't pull this trigger to go searching now.

But what we'll actually get is another up and comer or project like the Syracuse coach.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

This is good and bad at the same time, the good is now players will transfer out that don’t really belong here, the bad is now we won’t get to see Nyla Brooks and Finley Chastain in Orange. I’m looking forward to seeing if most of u we’re right and now with a coaching change we will win the championship next season because that’s what I want, or will we win about 10 games because we didn’t get any good players through the portal.

 

[mcannon1]

I wish her well. She has become a millionaire over the last 5 years, much like Warlick did over her 7 years as head coach. She and her family will be fine.

Now Danny White: Find. Us. A. Coach.

 

[Orange931]

Getting fired on April Fools, just wow.

 

[Tnphil]

Several have mud on their faces....You can't go 12-37 against ranked teams and survive at Tennessee. I saw this coming and not surprised in the least.

 

[VolBall09]

Coaching search? Better effing not be! Home run hire needs to be announced tomorrow. Don't pull this trigger to go searching now.

But what we'll actually get is another up and comer or project like the Syracuse coach.

Coach Jack is at her Alma Mater don’t think she’s leaving Syracuse, though I wouldn’t be sad to have her. Really like how she coaches, same issue with her is, “can she recruit at a high enough level for Tennessee to be competitive in the SEC and nationally?”

 

[Voltopia]

Oh wow, Danny’s really not taking that Elite Eight loss well.

(joking. I enjoy joking during rough moments)

 

[knoxvol52]

How many times did our resident "think they're insiders" post that "Kellie isn't going anywhere"?

It was all speculation by anonymous posters. Danny White kept the decision quiet just like he should've.

 

[Vol_guy]

Glad our AD made the right decision. I trust AD White to make an outstanding hire.

 

[mcannon1]

I wish her well. She has become a millionaire over the last 5 years, much like Warlick did over her 7 years as head coach. She and her family will be fine.

Now Danny White: Find. Us. A. Coach.

 

[Toujours Pret]

If he doesn’t already have a coach in line could be scary

Tennessee has a very calm fanbase during coaching searches

 

[NashVol11]

As a Duke grad, please leave Kara Lawson alone lol

 

[creekdipper]

I thought it was April Fools but seems legit

I wanted to like her and give her a chance but after 6 years the program has been average at best, LV program should never be just average.

Five years.

 

[Go aeiou]

No wonder she was crying.
Maybe we can hire her hubby, and she can still be an assistant coach

 

[volfever007]

Please go get Wes Moore!!

 

[LadyVol1908]

No wonder she was crying.
Maybe we can hire her hubby, and she can still be an assistant coach

April fools?!

 

[GetEmVols]

Y’all win…

Hopefully that means we have a champion lined up because if not then this is a mistake.