Tennessee Volunteers at MTSU Blue Raiders: open game thread
by Joel on Nov 21, 2008 7:03 PM EST
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Tennessee Volunteers at Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders, Nov 21, 2008 8:30 PM EST
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November 21, 2008 |
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No. 14 (AP) No. 13 (USA Today) |
NR (AP) NR (USA Today) |
| Tennessee | Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
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| C | 4 Wayne Chism | 6-9 | 242 | Jr. | 12.5 | 11.5 | 2.5 |
| F | 1 Tyler Smith | 6-7 | 215 | Jr. | 20.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| F | 0 Renaldo Woolridge | 6-8 | 208 | Fr. | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
| G | 32 Scotty Hopson | 6-7 | 185 | Fr. | 11.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| G | 3 Bobby Maze | 6-2 | 185 | Jr. | 8.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 |
| Middle Tennessee | Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
|
| F | 31 Desmond Yates | 6-7 | 225 | So. | 19.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| G/F | 22 Darren Avery | 6-4 | 200 | Jr. | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| G | 5 Kevin Kanaskie | 6-2 | 185 | Sr. | 15.5 | 6.5 | 10.0 |
| G | 11 Nigel Johnson | 6-2 | 185 | Sr. | 10.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| G | 4 Calvin O'Neil | 6-4 | 190 | Jr. | 10.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 |
Jackson the Mule says . . . |
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. . . which puts up more points, the Blue Raiders basketball team or the Red Raiders football team? |
Leave your pre-, in-, and post-game thoughts below.
Go Vols! Hulk smash Little Brother!
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OK, watching on TV and looking forward to the comment thread...
… let’s go Vols! Let’s make last year’s game look merciful!
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 7:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
OK, why are the Lady Vols on CSS right now?
Where are the Vols?
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 8:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oops
Never mind, for some reason I thought our game started at 8pm. As you were…
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 8:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Lady Vols are gonna lose
Is UTC supposed to be any good? Or have the mighty fallen this far?
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 8:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
or...
Replacing 5 starters with mostly green faces takes some time.
The 96-97 Ladies won it all with a 23-10 regular season record. It’s not how you play at the beginning but at the end :)
by bobo_the_vol on Nov 21, 2008 8:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
As an App State Fan
I recall UT-C having a decent women’s team in SoCon play last year. I could be horribly wrong though, but I think they are at least better-than-average in the SoCon.
by bobo_the_vol on Nov 21, 2008 8:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
UT-C women
went 29-3 last year according to ESPN and was undefeated in the SoCon. So, yeah, pretty decent team.
by bobo_the_vol on Nov 21, 2008 8:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, what a choke...
Lady Vols are gonna win now.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 8:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll take
a 1 point road win vs a team that had a 24 game win streak last year any day
by bobo_the_vol on Nov 21, 2008 8:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Lady Vols win!
OK, switch us over, CSS!
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 8:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Man...
I get vols games in Forsyth County, NC
But apparently not in Guilford County. BOo!! Who cares about the Bobcats?
by bobo_the_vol on Nov 21, 2008 8:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
OK, this Lady Vols finish is exciting, but...
… I’d rather be watching the men’s game.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 8:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Vols up 9-8
All 5 starters have already scored.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 8:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
11-10
I still haven’t gotten to SEE the vols play yet. Class got me out of the first two and some crap NBA game is on SS here in NC. Prince sounds great early tho.
by bobo_the_vol on Nov 21, 2008 8:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tatum first off the bench
12-11, Middle
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 8:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Finally!
Coming to you live from Murfreesboro…
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 8:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nice block by Williams
Continuing his strong play from Tuesday night.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 8:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Tough call on Chism
Although I’d rather he throw elbows out there than shoot it…
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 8:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Bah, too many turnovers
And Chism already had 2
by bobo_the_vol on Nov 21, 2008 8:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What the hell was that, Tabb?
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 8:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I thought it actually went off a Blue Raider
but the refs didn’t see it that way.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 8:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They just showed the graphic that we started last year's game on a 31-4 run
I won the Text-2-Win promotion at last year’s game.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 8:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
under-12 timeout
Middle up 14-13
Pearl animatedly talking to Woolridge.
(I love that Woolridge wears 0 in homage to the old man…)
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 8:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Williams almost took that 3
Damn, Tyler with the charge.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 8:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Middle already in the bonus
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Refs calling ticky-tack stuff
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Vols not playing well
MTSU is not good. We should be blowing this team out right now.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hanging on the rim
Good call
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Color guy is wrong
He thinks the T was on the bench, but it was clearly called on the rim hang.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is that Middle's mascot in the corner?
WTF is that thing?
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Why is Steven Pearl playing?
(I mean, I know he’s the coach’s kid, but seriously – he gets way too many minutes.)
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Terrible defense
22-21 Middle.
Horrid shot by Pearl.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nice drive and shot by Maze
23-22 Vols
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
the more I hear about Maze
the more I like him
by bobo_the_vol on Nov 21, 2008 9:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He is the real deal
I only wish we had two of him. Or even one and a half.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Foul on Williams? WTF?
Terrible call. 2 on Brian. Barely touched him.
Ugly game so far.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Color guy: "Both teams well over 50% shooting"
MTSU is shooting 52.9%
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Good outside shot by Prince
but his foot was ont he line
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
TERRIBLE defense!
Pearl must be going nuts
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Then a dumb turnover on Prince
9 TOs for the Vols already
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Timeout, Vols
Down 26-25
Playing terribly.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Back on track
29-26 Vols
Now a Hopson RAINBOW! 32-26.
Nice. I love Scotty Hops.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Finally some good D
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Love that rainbow three!
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure which his higher:
his vertical leap, or the arc on his shot…
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Middle's leading scorer injured
turned an ankle, headed into the locker room
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
damn
big 3 for Middle. UT up 3.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That should be a foul,
not a jump ball.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
OK, they got it right
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
60%
the lane violation negated a miss
MTSU 25% FT (2-8)
by bobo_the_vol on Nov 21, 2008 9:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, they fouled Williams going up
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Again, why is Pearl playing?
On a team this deep, he should be our 10th or 11th man at the earliest.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I can't help buy say
that PEARL might be an important reason. =/
by bobo_the_vol on Nov 21, 2008 9:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I like the kid...
…and I love his dad, but he has no business getting the number of minutes he is getting on a team this talented.
And there he turns it over. Nice.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I like him too
but I don’t think Bruce will play him once the schedule gets tough. Makes a bit of sense right now trying to find the rotation.
by bobo_the_vol on Nov 21, 2008 9:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You wouldn't think...
… but he got minutes all year last year too.
It is Coach Pearl’s one single flaw as a coach.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Our half court offense looks slow, unorganized, and purposeless.
by rblakeh on Nov 21, 2008 9:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
cuz THAT doesn't sound a bit familiar
MTSU is hanging tough though, 4-9 from 3, few TOs
by bobo_the_vol on Nov 21, 2008 9:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
familiar?
As in the football vol offense?
by rblakeh on Nov 21, 2008 9:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Familiar
our basketball team hasn’t done great in half-court under Bruce. Well, at times. At times they have been great.
I love transition play a ton, but you can’t win on the press alone. Imagine if we were playing UNC right now.
by bobo_the_vol on Nov 21, 2008 9:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They said Clawson addressed the team before the game
j/k
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:36 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
This game is sold out
First sell-out for Middle since 2004.
This dumb color guy said “it has lived up to the hype!”
Um… no.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Can't be much worse than the first...
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, 3 just rimmed out for MTSU
almost a 1-point game
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
turnover on Hopson
Nice defensive play though
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Great break by the Vols!
But then they get burned on the other end.
Bruce hates that.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Dumb turnover by Chism
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This team thinks they can beat us
And we’ve given them no reason to think otherwise.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Tie game
How many alley-oops are we going to miss this year? Triple-digits?
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
tie game
38-38
nevermind. Go T. Smith :)
by bobo_the_vol on Nov 21, 2008 9:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nice! by Maze
He is good.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Maze needs to take this game over...
… he can keep us from turning the ball over so much.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Under-16 timeout
42-38, Vols
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ah!
Gotta hit those, Bobby!
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
These announcers are terrible
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm talking about the TV announcers, btw
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Bad call there
But it worked in our favor, so oh well.
by rblakeh on Nov 21, 2008 9:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
GREAT entry pass from Tyler
he is so awesome
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
good athleticism by Tabb on that jump ball
Good break by the Vols too. So much talent on this team.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Up by 10 all of a sudden
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Big 3 from Tabb
I love it!
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Williams looks slimmer and more athletic this year
Did he lose more weight this offseason?
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Isn't that damning with faint praise with him, though?
by Graysnail on Nov 21, 2008 9:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He may be a lanky swingman by the time he graduates...
… he already has the three-point stroke.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I guess this game will be a good wake-up call after those first two blowouts...
… but I just hope we win it.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Great ad by the parenting council
where the kid blasts the dad with the water gun.
Now I feel bad for watching basketball right now.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Is that why nobody else has commented lately?
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was throwing away dinner
These kind of things happen when you’re in the Austin airport listening to Tennessee basketball.
by Graysnail on Nov 21, 2008 10:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice wheels on Tabb
He blew by the whole MTSU team there.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Pefect time for a 20-foot Chism brick
Thanks, Wayne.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lead down to 7
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The PBP guy just said "money" on that free throw by Tyler
You, sir, are no Bertelkamp.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Go up strong with that, Negedu!
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
PBP guy: "hails from Nigeria... a pretty fur piece from Knoxville."
And yes, he said “fur,” that was not a typo.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"he's only gonna get stronger"
Well, that’s better than getting weaker…
by rblakeh on Nov 21, 2008 10:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
O/U on # of times we hear announcers tell us he speaks 4 languages
15.5?
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Game getting even sloppier
And you thought that wasn’t possible…
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
PBP guy claimed it was because the shooter was a coach's son
Apparently only coach’s kids are capable of having Woolridge stupidly jump up and land ont hem 20 feet from the basket. No wonder Pearl gets so much PT.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, nice drive by MTSU's Johnson
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And a terible drive by us
Who was that?
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
These TV guys are killing me
The color guy just said this is an SEC atmosphere.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he meant the women's SEC tournament is sometimes played in this gym.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What would you call Nigel Johnson's haircut?
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nice layup by MTSU
Ha-ha! [/Nelson Muntz]
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Heard Tabb's footsteps
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Ugly, ugly game
We are trying to give it to them but they don’t want to take it.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
NICE slam by Chism!
I didn;t realize he could shoot from inside the arc.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nice drive and shoot by Prince
Lead is 9
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Good D
OK, let’s run some clock
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Williams hit the floor hard there
Phew – he’s up.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Mark Richt and his wife shop at Carpets of Dalton?
Thanks, now I know to avoid it.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
With pom-poms!
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
MTSU 9-21 from the line
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
*sigh* 11-23
Hitting them down the stretch…
by rblakeh on Nov 21, 2008 10:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lead cut to 6
2:38 to go
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
OK, Bobby
hit these
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nice putback, Tyler!
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ballgame
Up 10 with 49 seconds left.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Uh-oh
JP turned his ankle pretty badly.
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Let's just get out of here and try not to get anyone else hurt
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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Thank you Coach Pearl and the BasketVols!
for starting out the season like you have.
by wvvol on Nov 22, 2008 10:39 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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