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Tennessee Volunteers at MTSU Blue Raiders: open game thread

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Tennessee Volunteers @ Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders


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November 21, 2008
8:30 EST
TV: CSS
Radio: Vol Network
Phone Broadcast: TeamLine
Live Stats: GoBlueRaiders.com

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No. 14 (AP)
No. 13 (USA Today)
 
NR (AP)
NR (USA Today)
Tennessee
Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
PPG
RPG
APG
C 4 Wayne Chism
6-9
242
Jr.
12.5
11.5
2.5
F1 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 reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions actions   0 recs

7-5

Both teams 100% from the floor

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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 8:44 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions actions   0 recs

MTSU

1 of 4 Free throws 15-13 MTSU

by bobo_the_vol on Nov 21, 2008 8:59 PM EST reply reply actions 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 reply actions actions   0 recs

Hanging on the rim

Good call

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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:03 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

familiar?

As in the football vol offense?

by rblakeh on Nov 21, 2008 9:30 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions actions   0 recs

tie game

38-38

nevermind. Go T. Smith :)

by bobo_the_vol on Nov 21, 2008 9:45 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice! by Maze

He is good.

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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:46 PM EST reply reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah

He is easily getting his man on his hip… he needs to keep attacking.

by rblakeh on Nov 21, 2008 9:48 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Under-16 timeout

42-38, Vols

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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:47 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ah!

Gotta hit those, Bobby!

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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 9:50 PM EST reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions actions   0 recs

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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions actions   0 recs

Dammit

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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:24 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions actions   0 recs

OK, Bobby

hit these

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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:33 PM EST reply reply actions 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 reply actions 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 reply actions actions   0 recs

76-66 final

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by birdjam on Nov 21, 2008 10:42 PM EST reply reply actions 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 reply actions actions   0 recs

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