Pat Summitt stepping down

[Dyno]

I hope this isn't an indication that things have taken a bad turn for her.

"Eight months after disclosing her diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, Pat Summitt was poised Wednesday to announce that she will step aside as the Tennessee women’s basketball coach, making way for longtime assistant Holly Warlick take over the Lady Vols.

The university will make the news official via a press release Wednesday afternoon after Summitt meets with her players in Knoxville, Tenn., to inform them in private. A news conference is expected to follow Thursday."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/pat-summitt-to-step-down-legendary-tennessee-womens-basketball-coach-won-1098-games-8-ncaa-titles/2012/04/18/gIQA2CK2QT_story.htm

 

[dixiehack]

Pat Summitt - she gone

As much as I despise all things Big Orange, I can't hate on her. Godspeed coach.

http://m.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/apr/18/pat-summitt-steps-down/

 

[imjustagirl]

Re: Pat Summitt - she gone

All the best to her.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

One of the classiest people I ever had the honor to interview.

My God, can you imagine having to replace her?

 

[Pancamo]

Sad news.

 

[Dick Whitman]

Sad, but not surprising. I think I predicted on the initial thread that she wouldn't even coach this season. She showed me.

 

[Gehrig]

Re: Pat Summitt - she gone

db

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Sad news to one of sport's great pioneers.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

They were smart about announcing her replacement so quickly. That's the best way to do it in a situation like this, not that very many teams in any sport are ever in a position to have a legend step down and endorse their replacement at the same time...

 

[dixiehack]

She not only made women's hoops a happening for UT fans, she helped elevate the high school game in Tennessee to excellence. There are plenty of small-town gyms across the state where the girls draw as well or better than the boys. That doesn't even cover schools that became national powers, like Shelbyville or White County. As much as people compare her to Wooden, she's more of a cross between Heisman and Rockne.

 

[KYSportsWriter]

As much as I despise all things Big Orange, I can't hate on her. Godspeed coach.

http://m.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/apr/18/pat-summitt-steps-down/

I hate all things to do with that university's sports, but I cannot bring myself to hate Summit, either.

 

[Raiders]

Hate the Vols.
Love Pat Summit.
Must be a big club.

 

[bigpern23]

Not a fan of women's basketball, but she's a giant in the sport and helped pave the way for a lot of women to get their education and even for some to earn a living at playing basketball. She's a hugely important figure in collegiate athletics.

 

[blacktitleist]

One of the classiest people I ever had the honor to interview.

My God, can you imagine having to replace her?

Ditto.

On both counts.

 

[jr/shotglass]

She should be mentioned in any discussion of great basketball coaches. A giant.

I hope her future years go as comfortably as humanly possible.

 

[WolvEagle]

She should be mentioned in any discussion of great basketball coaches. A giant.

I hope her future years go as comfortably as humanly possible.

Agreed.

 

[FileNotFound]

Pat Summitt was everything a coach should be: empathetic, a good leader, tough and successful. She's a champion in every sense of the word.

 

[BYH]

Meanwhile, Geno keeps going. Anyone still believe in the existence of a benevolent god?

 

[Shoeless Joe]

She is truly a class act. She didn't even cuss me the time I nailed her with a bathroom door she was standing on the wrong side of at a high school game! I hate it for her. As mentioned above, what she has done for girls basketball in our state is immeasurable. And yes, at least in our area, girls high school games outdraw the boys.

You knew this was going to happen, especially as the season wore on when you could see it and especially if you had any insight with the program to know that it was worse than public appearance. Then, a week or so ago when Mikki Demoss left, it was a tell that it was in the works and Holly Warlick was getting the job.

 

[westcoastvol]

She is truly a class act. She didn't even cuss me the time I nailed her with a bathroom door she was standing on the wrong side of at a high school game! I hate it for her. As mentioned above, what she has done for girls basketball in our state is immeasurable. And yes, at least in our area, girls high school games outdraw the boys.

You knew this was going to happen, especially as the season wore on when you could see it and especially if you had any insight with the program to know that it was worse than public appearance. Then, a week or so ago when Mikki Demoss left, it was a tell that it was in the works and Holly Warlick was getting the job.

Exactly. Why would Mickie take a presumably massive paycut?

It's a sad day in Big Orange Country.