Pat Summit
 

I was listening to the radio before I went to bed the other night - a ritual habbit of mine - when I heard that the University of Tennessee's Men's Basketball coach resigned and their first candidate hopeful was their women's basketball coach - and Chi Omega - Pat Summit.
Pat declined the offer. What a lady.

Since University of Connecticut and Tennessee are the biggest rivals - I'll watch the games sometimes and you will see women holding up signs in the crowd "Chi Omega loves Pat Summit" - a very neat thing!

Did you see a picture of two women holding up a sign that said "Chi O Loves You Pat" in on of our magazine issue's last year? I thought it was really neat as well!
WooHoo
Hootie

You all are going to think I'm obsessed with Pat by the time this thread is done...he he he.
I had to add something though!
The other night I was getting ready for bed and my brother had ESPN on (something like that) when (is it Brian Gumble) was interviewing someone and this guy said that the Governor even wants Pat to proceed him when his office is through.
So I guess that means Pat's pretty BIG in Tennessee! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif
YEAH PAT!

I wish more "big name" women would talk up Chi Omega like she does!

Congrats to Pat!
 

Pat Summit (Xi Zeta, UT-Martin) is in her 30th year of coaching at Univ. of Tennessee. She has over 800 wins and this season will coach her 1000th game! With six national championships to her credit, no telling what achievement is next!

Not only is she a terrific coach, but she is a fantastic person as well. She has been a speaker at the Chi Omega National Convention in 1988 in St. Louis and at the Centennial Celebration in Memphis in 1995.

Go Pat!

GO LADY VOLS!

Every time I see her on ESPN I say to my boyfriend "Pat Summit is a Chi Omega!"

It's gotten to the point where before I can say anything he says "Yeah, yeah, she's yor sorority sister!" :D

Sorry to crash but...

Pat is da woman! http://www.suburbia.com.au/~morpheus...es/bowdown.gif

I really like her as a coach! Ok ladies, how tall is she. She looks like an amazon! (and I say that in a good way!) :D

Pat for President of UT?
 

Jill, you're always welcome! (I'll try to find out how tall she is and let you know!)

Also...the NBC affiliate in Knoxville reported this last week...


SUMMITT, GORE, ANDERSON TURN DOWN UT CANDIDACY
Lady Vols basketball coach Pat Summitt, former Vice President Al Gore and state Supreme Court Justice Riley Anderson say thanks, but no thanks.

All three were nominated by the public as possible candidates for the next president of the University of Tennessee. All three have declined.

Summitt says she's happy to finish out her career at UT as a basketball coach, and jokes that an opposing coach must have nominated her to get her out of the game.

Re: Pat for President of UT?
 

LOL! That's a good one!

That's great to see how many people in that state love and respect her!

How tall is Pat?
 

OK Jill, here's what the UT Athletic Office told me...

Coach Summitt is 5'10.5" tall. This made for quite a challenge when in 1976 Pat Head had to rebound against 7'2" Uliana Semenova of the USSR during the Olympics in Montreal.

http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers...semjonova1.JPG

WOW! That's a big girl!

*Note* -- Uljana Semjonova is NOT a Chi Omega! ;)

More about Ms. Pat
 

Okay... a lil piece of juicy gossip about Pat that has no relevance to her basketball skills: My boyfriend's(soon to be life partner- soon as in when I get outta law school and he out of pharmacy school-TOO LONG from now) dad use to date (not serious or anything) Pat! Ain't that neat?! hehehe ;) He said she was, and still is, one classy lady!

okay... back to her basketball greatness and status as a fabulous Chi Omega.

Sorry to crash your boards ladies - but I must add that Pat is wonderful! Now I attend UK, so nothing about UT ever makes me happy - except the Lady Vols, which really are a great organization. We, UK, was luckily enough to get former UT assistant Coach DeMoss. Before the game last week they both hugged and stood there for a minute just talking. It was so sincere that both ladies still honestly cared and loved one another. She is a fantastic lady!!!

Last night I was watching a thing on ESPN about the top 25 coaches (any sport). The only pre-req. was that their major accomplishments took place in the last 25 years as well.

Guess who was number 5?
Coach Summit!

And I *think* she was the only woman - though there may have been one other.

Go Pat!