Summitt needed that win to get off of the hot seat

#3
#3
Just stupid.

She was never on the hot seat with anyone that mattered. A few spoiled fans would have put her on there, but no one of importance to the program would have ever thought of putting a legend on the hot seat just because we hadn't won the NC in a number of years.
 
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hvwarrior58 said:
Just stupid.

She was never on the hot seat with anyone that mattered. A few spoiled fans would have put her on there, but no one of importance to the program would have ever thought of putting a legend on the hot seat just because we hadn't won the NC in a number of years.
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She made mention of the fact that she was having to constantly answer questions about why she hasn't won one since 1998. She was feeling the pressure... :crazy:
 
#6
#6
She may have, but it was self-made. Her drive is internal, like Pearl's.

If she had never won another title, Hamilton would never have fired her.
 
#7
#7
Hamilton isn't her AD, he couldn't fire her.

Just because people are asking, doesn't mean she is on the hot seat.
 
#8
#8
In the last 9 years The Lady Vols were in 5 final fours and won either the SEC Tourney or Reg season Title every year.

I can see why whe was on the hot seat with a record like that.
 
#9
#9
Sorry.

for the record, Joan Cronan never would have fired her, and never will.
 
#10
#10
SURFSIDEBEACHVOL said:
In the last 9 years The Lady Vols were in 5 final fours and won either the SEC Tourney or Reg season Title every year.

I can see why whe was on the hot seat with a record like that.
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Agreed.

They just couldn't get over the hump like the Philly Eagles, Buffalo Bills, etc.

:crazy: :good!:
 
#11
#11
Summitt was not and never will be on the hot seat at Tennessee...she'll decide when it's time for her to leave.
 
#12
#12
The only hotseat the Pat will know is the heated, plush leather seat in her Mercedes.
 
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Tenn_Vol_Authority said:
She made mention of the fact that she was having to constantly answer questions about why she hasn't won one since 1998. She was feeling the pressure... :crazy:
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There's a distinct difference between being on the hot seat and feeling the pressure of not winning a title in nine years.

Pat Summitt has never been in danger of losing her job i.e. being on the hot seat.

The pressure has always been there for another title, but that was pressure she put on herself than anything.

When you are successful at something, you tend to hold yourself to a higher standard to maintain that sort of success.

Anybody upset that Tennessee hadn't won title in the past nine years is just spoiled - those girls have played their hearts out over that time but didn't get the job done.

IMO, the reason Pat hadn't won a title in that time is because she made women's basketball that much stronger.

Without her and the six title she had prior bringing such a competiveness and putting women's bball on the map - there never would have been that level of competition to drive other schools to get better (I.E. she had influence on the UConn reign, Purdue, ND, Baylor etc.)

Title or no title, Pat and her success has been a huge attribute to women's bball and its success.
 
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RockyTop18 said:
IMO, the reason Pat hadn't won a title in that time is because she made women's basketball that much stronger.
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Obviously, you missed the first 2 rounds of the women's tourney. All of the top 1-2 seeds rolled to big victories over clearly outclassed teams. The smallest margin of victory I think was 15 pts.

On any given year, Tennessee is always in the top 4 programs in the country, most years, there are only 2 teams that really have a legit shot at winning every year... Connecticut and Tennessee. You may get the occasional Maryland or Purdue to pop up every now and then, but for the last 20 years, it has been dominated by 2 teams. 12 of the last 21 titles have been either won by UTenn or UConn. 9 of the last 13 by these two teams.

Please... the game has not been significantly improved talentwise.
 
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#15
TVA, her lack of domination can be credited to having it go from 2 teams that care about women's bball to about 15.
 
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#16
hvwarrior58 said:
Just stupid.

She was never on the hot seat with anyone that mattered. A few spoiled fans would have put her on there, but no one of importance to the program would have ever thought of putting a legend on the hot seat just because we hadn't won the NC in a number of years.
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What he said :good!:
 
#17
#17
tvolsfan said:
TVA, her lack of domination can be credited to having it go from 2 teams that care about women's bball to about 15.
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15 teams may "care" about Wbball, but in reality, only about 5 (in a good year) really have a chance.

UConn and Tenn, and you can sprinkle UNC and Duke.

Outside of that, not really much competition.
 
#18
#18
Tenn_Vol_Authority said:
Now, the pressure is off of her and applied to Fulmer.

1998

Discuss
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it will now be nearly impossible to ever take you seriously ever again. but you've been discrediting yourself for quite a while now. Summit will die on "The Summit" if she so chooses before she is ever fired.
 
#20
#20
Tenn_Vol_Authority said:
Obviously, you missed the first 2 rounds of the women's tourney. All of the top 1-2 seeds rolled to big victories over clearly outclassed teams. The smallest margin of victory I think was 15 pts.

On any given year, Tennessee is always in the top 4 programs in the country, most years, there are only 2 teams that really have a legit shot at winning every year... Connecticut and Tennessee. You may get the occasional Maryland or Purdue to pop up every now and then, but for the last 20 years, it has been dominated by 2 teams. 12 of the last 21 titles have been either won by UTenn or UConn. 9 of the last 13 by these two teams.

Please... the game has not been significantly improved talentwise.
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A few years ago, it was almost a foregone conclusion that the NC would be decided between UConn and UT, but that isn't the case anymore. Yeah, 1 and 2 seeds tend to roll, but that is the case 95% of the time for the men too. Now there are a few more teams that can be contenders, and that number seems to be growing every year. There are becoming more early upsets and a few cinderellas, and Rutgers was the lowest seed to ever make the final. Yes, there are still some blowouts, but it is ignorant to not notice how many more teams are becoming competitive in women's basketball.

As for Pat, there is no way she was ever on the hotseat. Yeah, people were wanting a national championship, but she wouldn't have lost her job if she hadn't won the NC this year, or probably ever. She had 6 going in, and was already the most renowned coach in women's hoops. The NCAA's winningest coach, who has won 25% of the championships, will never be fired for not winning another NC. It is stupid to ever believe that she would.
 
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#22
Like Wooden, Rupp, Haskins, Smith, Coach K, Knight, et al., Summit has earned the right to walk away from coaching and UT whenever the hell SHE feels like it. NO ONE will ever show her the door. The subject of this thread is good for two things. Printing and wiping.
 
#23
#23
wow, this thread is truly unreal....Summitt owns womens basketball. What kind of stuff have you been drinking TVA?
 
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