Quote Originally Posted by BigDawg81 View Post
They miss the Summit days and want to relive it. The problem with that is that Tennessee will have a hard time achieving that again. Summit was a generational coach and you are not replacing her. State had Vic and State will not achieve that greatness in a very long time or ever again.
I think this is something all schools with that type of success struggle with in every sport. Bama struggled with it post Bear; Texas has post-Royal; UT post-Summit; UK post-Rupp and post-Pitino; UNC post-Dean Smith, etc.
Success at high level over an extended period is rare and becoming rarer but fans expect that level to continue or else. Plus, sports change continually. Changes in rules, make up of conferences, eligibility rules, etc. all impact everything and make that success difficult if not impossible to replicate.