Holly Warlick did not take over in the best of situations. Up until last Saturday, I was saying she probably deserved to coach out her contract: enough time to reap the full recruiting benefits of the revival of the UCONN series and to see what comes of her back to back top 5 recruiting classes that came after the disappointing 2016-2017 year.
Even amidst the regression following that year, I still stuck by the idea of keeping her around. We had to remember that the Tennessee Lady Vols had failed to make a Final Four in the previous four years before she took over full-time, and the situation surrounding Pat Summitt’s departure was not smooth at all.