Readers react strongly to Lady Vols, Kim Caldwell's March Madness exit | Adams
The Lady Vols concluded the worst season in program history with a 76-61 loss to NC State in a first-round NCAA Tournament game on March 20. But second-year coach Kim Caldwell is losing more than games. She’s losing her fan base. Richard writes: John, regarding your column on Kim Caldwell “identifying problems, can she solve them?” I submit she has another equally difficult one: winning back the fan base. Not since Jeremy Pruitt have fans turned on a UT coach so quickly. She seems to have the same problem as Pruitt − hubris. And Lady Vols fans are even tougher in their expectations. Once a coach has lost them, historically it's over (see Holly Warlick and Kellie Harper), even if it takes a...