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(5,902 posts) Wed Apr 18, 2012, 01:42 PM Apr 2012

Pat Summitt to step down

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

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I wonder how this will affect Tenn's recruiting ability? Larkspur Apr 2012 #1

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1. I wonder how this will affect Tenn's recruiting ability?

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Wed Apr 18, 2012, 02:14 PM

Apr 2012

It will give Tenn some stability for a while, but it is really postponing the inevitable. If Holly Warlick fails or doesn't meet the Tenn fans' expectations with national championships, will Pat retire completely? I can't see any incoming head coach wanting Pat in the teams "back seat."

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