Tennessee Softball 2025

[orange beard]

Why would she leave Arky for us?

Dont know she would but she will not if she is never asked. I know Danny tends to go outside the box and ask her!!

 

[orange beard]

Believe it’s DJ Gasso

Well you will find a gasso in OU on the next hire there.

 

[ScreamingEagleVol]

Well you will find a gasso in OU on the next hire there.

Wouldn’t be DJ. More than likely Jen Rocha or JT

 

[knoxvol52]

Danny White isn't firing Karen...

Go ahead and whine and complain til Sunday, then whine and complain about the bracket.

Worst fan base in America. Peace out.

 

[UT Challenger]

Danny White isn't firing Karen...

Go ahead and whine and complain til Sunday, then whine and complain about the bracket.

Worst fan base in America. Peace out.

He might not fire her but he could encourage her to resign or step aside with honor.

 

[orange beard]

Danny White isn't firing Karen...

Go ahead and whine and complain til Sunday, then whine and complain about the bracket.

Worst fan base in America. Peace out.

No where did i say he would fire anybody. Your assumption is all ;

 

[knoxvol52]

No where did i say he would fire anybody. Your assumption is all ;

Replacing her statements means either Danny has to fire her or Karen resigns. Which comes first in your eyes...?


Once again Peace out. Til next weekend carry on with the chatter...

 

[orange beard]

He might not fire her but he could encourage her to resign or step aside with honor.

Ralphs health is the reason she may step aside and he could be running laps around the neighborhood now for all we know.

 

[87&91ALUM]

Came in from working and saw the 1-6 score. That it or do we have another chance? Love my Vols. Life is tough sometimes. Keep on cheering. Close on basketball and we do own a 2024 Natty.

 

[Majors]

He might not fire her but he could encourage her to resign or step aside with honor.

She’s the Rick Barnes of softball. Except she’s had more success. She’s not going anywhere unless it’s for personal reasons not related to softball.

 

[kell7517]

Came in from working and saw the 1-6 score. That it or do we have another chance? Love my Vols. Life is tough sometimes. Keep on cheering. Close on basketball and we do own a 2024 Natty.

Waiting for NCAA tourney bid and placement. As far as SEC. Softvols , gone

 

[kregman]

Texas obviously scouted old Miss.

 

[alexvol]

Waiting for NCAA tourney bid and placement. As far as SEC. Softvols , gone

Am hopeful that they can pull a Top 8 seeding and host regionals and if win host Super Regionals. Depending on matchups pitching wise ,this team can go deep into travelling to World Series .

 

[OrangePark]

How dare Karen's Lady Vols win the regular season SEC title back to back in 2023-24. How dare she take the Lady Vols to Norman and Austin and beat both those juggernauts in series on the road. I would fire Karen rite now, I wouldn't wait til end of the season.

Didn’t Kelli Harper get fired for not winning in the postseason and couldn’t recruit? please explain to me what’s the difference

 

[volfan__18]

Didn’t Kelli Harper get fired for not winning in the postseason and couldn’t recruit? please explain to me what’s the difference

Karen recruits well tbh. You’re not gonna have a top 10 team every year without recruiting well. You have unrealistic expectations. i think that’s ur problem.

 

[M40]

If the Vols get a top eight seed then the SEC Tournament really doesn’t matter

 

[gule]

I would not put them in the top 8 at this point. jmho

 

[VOLINVONORE]

She’s the Rick Barnes of softball. Except she’s had more success. She’s not going anywhere unless it’s for personal reasons not related to softball.

Don’t disgrace Barnes with that comparison.

 

[ScreamingEagleVol]

Karen recruits well tbh. You’re not gonna have a top 10 team every year without recruiting well. You have unrealistic expectations. i think that’s ur problem.

What is unrealistic about it? When Lady Vols BB are top ten, isn’t the expectations that they should be competing for a final four at the least? It’s kind of telling that Karen supposedly recruits well but they have problems with completing the season. It isn’t unrealistic imo to expect appearances at the WCWS at least every other year and going deep. In the last 10 years, they’ve only made one appearance (2023). From ‘05 to ‘15, that seemed to be the norm. So, is it coaching (all of it, not just Karen), or is it quality of talent?

 

[Majors]

What is unrealistic about it? When Lady Vols BB are top ten, isn’t the expectations that they should be competing for a final four at the least? It’s kind of telling that Karen supposedly recruits well but they have problems with completing the season. It isn’t unrealistic imo to expect appearances at the WCWS at least every other year and going deep. In the last 10 years, they’ve only made one appearance (2023). From ‘05 to ‘15, that seemed to be the norm. So, is it coaching (all of it, not just Karen), or is it quality of talent?

From a rankings numbers perspective, they recruit well when you throw the players individual numbers in. Those players rankings for the position ranked don’t translate into the needs to fill voids. Karen recruits alot of times for the travel jersey and plug the player in somewhere.

Think back over the years where we’ve had players playing out of place over kids recruited to play that position. Sometimes you get a Pannell in RF or a Boo at 2B and it works. Emma Clark this year, played it seemed everywhere except P, she’s the Jose Oquendo of the team (and that’s a complement).

 

[Orangeslide]

Don’t disgrace Barnes with that comparison.

Agree……….Barnes is way better at his craft than Karen is IMO.

 

[Orangeslide]

She’s the Rick Barnes of softball. Except she’s had more success. She’s not going anywhere unless it’s for personal reasons not related to softball.

Barnes can coach circles around Karen……….not even close.

 

[Majors]

Barnes can coach circles around Karen……….not even close.

One’s been a title game multiple times and lost and the other is known for not making a F4. Both coaches are well respected but fall short.

 

[OrangePark]

Karen recruits well tbh. You’re not gonna have a top 10 team every year without recruiting well. You have unrealistic expectations. i think that’s ur problem.

Aren’t you the same one that thought Faw was the best shortstop ever to play here because Karen told you she was. That’s the talent she’s recruiting.

Please tell me in the last 5 recruiting class with 30 players total she’s only had 4 impact players out of all her recruits. West, Gibson, Pickens and Pannell. That’s a .133 average on recruiting. She’s lived in the portal to hide her lack of recruiting.
2025: 7
2024: 3
2023: 10
2022: 6
2021: 4

 

[chuckiepoo]

The butt hurt is strong up in here. Natty or bust mutter fokers…