[81alum]

I wonder if Tara told the team that this next season was her last and some players decided they wanted a coach for the next three years or something to that effect.

I have been wondering about something along those lines too.  Or even more subtly, she may have been asked how long she would coach and may have hedged her answer.  I think she did do that about a decade ago when she was honestly thinking about whether she should retire then, and it may have cost her a recruit.  But then she did come back and won a natty, among many other great seasons.

[81alum]

I wonder if Tara told the team that this next season was her last and some players decided they wanted a coach for the next three years or something to that effect.

I have been wondering about something along those lines too.  Or even more subtly, she may have been asked how long she would coach and may have hedged her answer.  I think she did do that about a decade ago when she was honestly thinking about whether she should retire then, and it may have cost her a recruit.  But then she did come back and won a natty, among many other great seasons.