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Tennessee Volunteers vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs: open game thread

Fiddler_on_the_roof_fiddler_1__tiny by Joel on in Tennessee Volunteer Basketball Comment 250 comments

Tennessee Volunteers @ Gonzaga Bulldogs


Tennessee Logo

November 30, 2008
7:30 EST
TV: ESPN2
Radio: Vol Network
Phone Broadcast: TeamLine
Live Stats: ???
Gonzaga Logo
No. 12 (AP)
No. 12 (USA Today)
 
No. 9 (AP)
No. 10 (USA Today)
Tennessee
Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
PPG
RPG
APG
C
4 Wayne Chism
6-9
242
Jr.
11.4
8.2
1.8
F
1 Tyler Smith
6-7
215
Jr.
18.6
4.8
4.0
F
0 Renaldo Woolridge
6-8
208
Fr.
5.6
4.0
0.6
G
32 Scotty Hopson
6-7
185
Fr.
8.6
1.4
0.2
G
3 Bobby Maze
6-2
185
Jr.
9.0
3.0
6.4
Gonzaga
Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
PPG
RPG
APG
F
5 Austin Daye
6-11
200
So.
14.5
9.0
0.5
F
42 Josh Heytvelt
6-11
260
Sr.
15.0
6.8
0.8
G
22 Micah Downs
6-8
194
Sr.
13.0
6.0
1.3
G
15 Matt Bouldin
6-5
224
Jr.
10.0
5.3
2.8
G
2 Jeremy Pargo
6-2
220
Sr.
9.5
5.0
7.0
Jackson the Mule says . . .
Jackson the Mule Logo
. . . what's up with all the canines in this tournament?

Leave your pre-, in-, and post-game thoughts below.

Go Vols! Hulk smash yet another canine!

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Wow. Tall and senior-laden.

Probably a tough matchup then.

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 5:36 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

couple of analysts predicting Gonzaga to make it to the Final Four for the first time this March...

lots of experience, as mentioned above, and Josh Heytvelt is a beast in the paint and will be our biggest problem tonight

by govols87 on Nov 30, 2008 6:23 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't think we'll be starting on time...

This game hasn’t finished yet. Don’t they need 30 minutes for warm-up?

Lou Brock loves Lamp.

by birdjam on Nov 30, 2008 7:26 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh, good

Because I’m running late.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 7:34 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Kiffin announcement at 2 PM tomorrow if you haven't heard.

Also, Corn From a Jar put up a FanShot with Mike Hamilton’s letter in it.

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 7:38 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Probably not.

By this time, all the info has been scooped clean. The only thing left to wait on is the announcement of more staff members and contract details. Those should trickle in over the next few weeks or so.

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 7:46 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

plus has anybody heard the rumor that #1 ranked overall QB prospect Matt Barkley is going to visit UT in Dec. because of the Kiffin hire?

by govols87 on Nov 30, 2008 7:51 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So.

Sitting in the airport, no headphones. Should I annoy everyone around me and stream the audio of the game?

by Graysnail on Nov 30, 2008 7:52 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hmm

Which airport?

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 7:52 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh, I don't know

Memphis? Maybe not.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 7:53 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Our win last year gives us rights.

I think it’s in the Rivalry Bylaws or something.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 7:54 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Absolutely.

But safety, young man! Safety!

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 7:54 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm telling Graysnail

You’re gonna be in truuuuh-ble!

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 7:56 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, keep in mind

After I landed here, I realized I should’ve brought my Pittsburgh-era Ron Francis jersey, worn it through the airport, and tried to pick fights to pass the time. So I’m not exactly shy about sports confrontations.

And I wore a USC cap through the Dallas airport the day of the ’05 BCS Championship Game.

by Graysnail on Nov 30, 2008 7:58 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ha

Good point.

Funny story about Memphis. I have a step brother who lives in Memphis with his family. He has two twin girls who are about 4 or 5. Last year he sent us some pictures of them making snow angels, but he called them Drive By Drills.

So, yeah, safety might be something to think about.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 7:56 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Philly.

But I can’t get a decent connection anyway, so it may be a moot point. The main wireless broadcaster isn’t letting me pick up a signal so I’m cribbing from some other place instead.

by Graysnail on Nov 30, 2008 7:56 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

YES

It’s the holiday season. It’s all about building memories!

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 7:53 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

CLK

That’ll take a while to get used to.

click-clack?

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 7:59 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Works for me!

He’s coming from the Raiders. His dad’s coming from the Buccaneers. Close enough!

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 8:02 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah

I say we do it anyway. It’s not like Leach was a pirate himself. He just liked pirates. We can like pirates!

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 8:05 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Is Tennessee for real?

That’s what we learn tonight? I must be thinking of a different team that put up 90 on the Hoyas.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 8:03 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Didn't think about that.

Gonzaga does come into TBA in January.

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 8:05 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Damn...

Hot start for the Zags.

Lou Brock loves Lamp.

by birdjam on Nov 30, 2008 8:05 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes, sloppy.

On the wrong end.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 8:10 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Damn

This team can fill it up from the arc.

Lou Brock loves Lamp.

by birdjam on Nov 30, 2008 8:11 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well,

no offense, but let’s be honest, hooper. I’ve met you. You’ve met me. We need to go to Sam’s.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 8:13 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If I did, they'd upgrade my membership to business level.

Just for the sheer amount of money I’d be a-spendin’

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 8:15 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LOL

I was just thinking, “I wonder if I could get a job as one of the ‘befores’ in those commercials.”

I would take the money and run, plus you know the ladies love a guy who can laugh at himself.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 8:13 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good luck.

That’s all I’ll say. :)

by Graysnail on Nov 30, 2008 8:16 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Does anybody really type

on their computer while laying on their stomach? Maybe I’m just too old and sore, but I’d think that wouldn’t last long.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 8:13 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Non sequitur

Wyoming appears to be hiring Christensen, the Missouri offensive coordinator.

Anybody want a rematch? ;-D

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 8:14 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

How many games

do you think we’ll get through before we can make it through an entire game without hearing about Brian Williams’ prior weight?

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 8:15 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice rebound

by Williams there.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 8:23 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Used the old Dennis Rodman move

Keep tipping it up until he gets the advantage in timing.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 8:23 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Game has the feeling

like the ’Zags are doing much better, but Vols are somehow staying quietly close.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 8:29 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If we keep getting the boards

we should pull away…as long as we start shooting better

by govols87 on Nov 30, 2008 8:31 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Agreed

I keep getting surprised when I look at the score. It doesn’t seem like we are playing them that close.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 8:31 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

UNBELIEVABLE

That Oklahoma is ranked higher than UTexas.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 8:33 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think there are good arguments

both ways, but the head to head stuff is essentially negated by the rock, paper, scissors senario, in which case you need to go with numbers, and Oklahoma’s numbers are apparently better.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 8:36 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

there are.

it’s not a clean problem. If it was, there wouldn’t be any argument over it. However, the Big 12 decided their tiebreakers long before the season started, and that’s what matters. If they had instituted a “best two in BCS go to head-to-head” tiebreak, then Texas would play Missouri.

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 8:37 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And one!!!

Lou Brock loves Lamp.

by birdjam on Nov 30, 2008 8:37 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A blarge?

Don’t see too many of those…

Lou Brock loves Lamp.

by birdjam on Nov 30, 2008 8:39 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Whoa

Official behind the scorers table has a mean lookin haircut.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 8:39 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's strange

How frequently Prince gets called for traveling and Smith for palming the ball. Kind of like how UT quarterbacks constantly have their passes batted down at the LOS.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 8:41 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

One thing about playing fast is that it's mentally draining.

If you’re used to it, the mind adapts. But that gets to be a lot of information to process, and mental lapses can catch up to a team that’s not used to the tempo.

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 8:50 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I've lost all confidence in Chism

He is a head case.

Lou Brock loves Lamp.

by birdjam on Nov 30, 2008 8:51 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What's going on?

What’s all the hullabaloo?

Lou Brock loves Lamp.

by birdjam on Nov 30, 2008 8:52 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No idea

I’ve seen Pearl animated before, but I don’t know that I’ve ever seen him so angry. He must have seen something he really didn’t like. I’d imagine he’ll use that in the 2nd half.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 8:54 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So....

ESPN’s floor guy decided to interview the Zag coach over Pearl?

Somebody’s still jealous about halftime in Memphis…

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 8:54 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think Heytvelt must have done something

Pearl screamed and all I heard was him saying Heytvelt

by govols87 on Nov 30, 2008 8:59 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Now that it's halftime, I should clarify:

I have a very chill stance on things like the OU/Texas/TTech tiebreaker for the Big 12 championship game. In any sport, the rules you play by are all arbitrary. For example, the forward pass doesn’t have to be legal. People like it enough that they have the rule. But it’s arbitrary nonetheless. The crucial point is that the rules are known beforehand and everybody agrees to play by them.

The Big 12 decided to use a BCS standing tiebreaker to give their highest-ranked team a better chance to play in the conference champ game and maybe have a shot at the MNC. Every team in the conference knew that, and you never heard any complaints before the season started. With that, every team will abide by the rule now that it matters. If the Big 12 decides they don’t like how it works out, they can always change it in the offseason. But for now, they’re stuck with it.

Looking at the computer rankings, the key to remember is that Texas played all their hard games before Oklahoma did. OU didn’t get Tech and OSU until the end, so their resume was missing some of their most important contributors. That’s why Texas was so strong in the computers for so long; they had the better numbers. But if you look at the 12 games each team played, forget the actual order of play (since the computers don’t care), and even forget that you’re looking at two teams that played head-to-head (since the computers don’t care), the results are sensible. Both schools played a great schedule, but OU’s had some slightly better marks. For one, they didn’t play Missouri, so the loss to Kansas didn’t hurt OU. For another, their OOC schedule had a better season. Lastly, their differentials were greater (points for / points against, etc.). It’s not overwhelming by any means, but it’s there.

The thing about the head-to-head is that one game never tells you which team is actually better; it just tells you which one has the better data for a metric from the one game. What that means will depend on how you choose to look at it.

Again, if the Big12 had decided to use a tiebreaker that would currently favor Texas, I wouldn’t have any problem with it either. Since this only determines the team that plays against Missouri, it’s their issue. OU still has to beat Missouri to play in the MNC. And there’s an outside chance that Texas may make the MNC even if OU wins.

But that’s just me.

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 9:08 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't have any problems with their rules

I just take issue with a system that sends the loser of a head to head game to the championship while the winner is left out.

It’s the BCS at its worst.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 9:12 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Question, then:

Why a playoff?

(I’ll explain after the answer.)

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 9:14 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A little.

I have some disagreements with the playoff push that I’ve been sitting on for a while. The Wiz and Doc are starting to get to me though. I just might fire back in a while if I get in the right mood.

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 9:18 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm ambivalent

I like the diversity of a playoff in basketball and the bowl system in football. Each has its merits.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 9:20 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I enjoy the mid season drama

But I hate the end of the year annoyances.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 9:22 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Me too

If we go to a playoff, I’ll be perfectly fine with it. But let’s not call the winner the national champion. Let’s call them the playoff champion; it’s more accurate.

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 9:26 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It won't be perfect

As arbitrary rankings will still come into play, but it will be better than what we’ve got. And in situations like what we’ve got in the Big 12 South (3 way tie), justice will probably still not be served. But the BCS screws teams on almost a yearly basis. If they don’t want to have a playoff, then make every BCS conference play either a round robin or have conference championship games. There is no consistency and I don’t like arbitrarily ranking teams above or below each other when they have never played.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 9:20 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fair enough.

The argument about ranking teams w/out any head-to-head experience is one you never hear. But it’s legitimate.

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 9:22 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, there is no perfect solution

I just think we can do better. I will say, though, that other than the mess in the Big 12, the BCS rankings seem to be a little more reasonable this year. I do find it annoying that USC is ranked so high, but other than that it’s not so bad.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 9:26 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My big beef with the playoff push is that it doesn't solve the problem it's been presented with.

Most people want to find out “who the best team in the country is”. Playoffs don’t do that. Just like we argue whether the single-game performance between Texas and OU or the whole-season performance should have priority, there just isn’t any way to find the “best” team in a playoff system. You put two teams on the field where, Team A might beat Team B 7 out of 10 times. But if the actual game fits within the 30%, it doesn’t mean Team B is better. It just means Team B won the game.

If people put forward the idea for a playoff for its own merit, that’d be different. But proposing a playoff because of the OU/Texas deal (or similar events) doesn’t answer the problem itself. At best, you can say it shifts the problem further down the polls (again the rankings!) where the argument may not be quite so loud.

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 9:26 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I agree

It only finds the best team in the country RIGHT NOW. And upsets will still happen. I just think it does away with most legitimate arguments that Team A or Team B should have been the one in the National Championship game. If Team A beats Team C, and Team B ends up beating Team A, Team C doesn’t really have an argument that they would have beaten Team B if given the chance. Of course, that could happen (Team C beating Team A), but it removes a lot of the legitimacy from the argument, I think.

Plus it will lead to some great OOC football games, and you can’t go wrong with that.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 9:29 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sure, but it'll probably destroy the good OOC games during the season.

If you only have to be top 8, then your typical SEC, PAC-10, Big12 and Big10 teams only need to win their conference to make the playoff. Why risk upset?

Would tOSU have played USC if they merely needed to be top 8? They’d have probably played Youngstown State instead.

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 9:31 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well

You’d like to think that the BCS/pollsters would punish them for that. And just winning your conference doesn’t put in the Top 8. Anyway, I’m not saying it’s perfect. I just think it’s better. And I’m perfectly fine with agreeing to disagree :)

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 9:36 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

SYKE!

You must agree with more OR ELSEEEEEEE!!!

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 9:38 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lol

missed you at Mellow Mushroom, btw

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 9:39 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah thank the idiots on I40 for that garbage

It was like everyone got together and decided to drive in the left lane about two miles an hour faster than everyone in the right lane.

It was great!

Hopefully I can catch the next one.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 9:41 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Get?

Wow. Pretty skinny.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 9:42 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think it's a widescreen

It’s a mac from work though, and I think they run some insanely retarded non standard resolution. So who knows.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 9:43 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The tech guys

have thought of everything!

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 9:45 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah

I was hoping it would get down to about one character wide. And after that, the site would asplode.

Not that I have anything against RTR. It would just be really cool to be responsible for something like that.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 9:46 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

heh.

and it’s the next small shiny object for people like me!

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 9:47 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, it's merely an opinion.

As I said before, I’m quite chill about it all. It’s all entertainment, first and foremost. I like to keep it that way, so I let the small details slide.

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

That man has his priorities straight...

He’s thankful for:

1) His wife
2) TENNESSEE
3) Breathing

Sounds about right.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 9:09 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I am really looking forward to their trip to Knoxville in January

These two teams do NOT like each other.

Lou Brock loves Lamp.

by birdjam on Nov 30, 2008 9:16 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah

I wonder why that is, though. Is there a history I don’t know about?

Go Vols!

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

Doubt it - we've never played them, have we?

Probably just formed tonight. Maybe they’ve seen each other out in the Magic Kingdom and J.P. Prince stole one of the Zags’ fastpasses.

Lou Brock loves Lamp.

by birdjam on Nov 30, 2008 9:23 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We played last year

seems like I remember that game being kind of chippy

by CornFromAJar on Nov 30, 2008 9:23 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We did?

Was it in one of these tournaments or something? I don’t remember it.

Lou Brock loves Lamp.

by birdjam on Nov 30, 2008 9:25 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hey, CfaJ

Happen to remember any specifics? I can’t recall.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 9:25 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Err

Here’s the game thread from last year, no mention of chippyness. Could be I wanted it to be chippy. Chippy.

by CornFromAJar on Nov 30, 2008 9:31 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Perhaps

things were chippy at the CfaJ household?

;-)

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 9:32 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Me, too

Chippy is a fun word. So, are you sure it wasn’t chippy where you were? Because you were obviously thinking something was chippy and one doesn’t generally think something is chippy unless something is actually chippy. I must therefore conclude that something was chippy somewhere.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 9:40 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh, that's right!

I was visiting my grandparents that day and couldn’t watch the game. Totally forgot about that.

Lou Brock loves Lamp.

by birdjam on Nov 30, 2008 9:33 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tough stretch there

Back to back slams on breakdowns.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 9:23 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Clemson to name Swiney head coach

Guess Coach Fulmer is gonna have to sit out a year at least…

Lou Brock loves Lamp.

by birdjam on Nov 30, 2008 9:32 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dabo

Like the coolest name ever.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 9:32 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gonzaga is pulling away

Is this just a game of experience over inexperience? Or has a different weakness been exposed?

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 9:39 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No way

We are only about one 8 point shot away from being right back in this thing.

We just need to turn NBA Jam mode on.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 9:49 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They wore out.

The shooting just went away from Tennessee in the second half. They missed a lot of shots they had a reasonable chance to make.

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 9:48 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They finished pretty well against Georgetown.

But that game was brutally tiring, too. Perhaps some lag, even two days after?

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 9:51 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Looks like someone gave UT some swagger

Let’s just hope it’s enough.

What’s the over under on how much Swagger UT needs combined with how much Swagger Joel needs?

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 9:54 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And one!

And the ball!

I think, if I remember the rule correctly.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 9:59 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Kinda

It was an And 2. Too bad he only got 1.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 10:00 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice!

Two and an intentional!

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 10:01 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I wish I had time stamping turned on, but check this out...

Tatum checks in

Blake: tatum is about ot make it rain
Blake: just wait

Tatum scores

Blake: TOLD YOUUUUUUUUUU
Becky: haha

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 10:03 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice

But I don’t believe you.

;-)

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 10:04 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I've got a gun

apparently. And I can make witnesses disappear.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 10:05 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah no kidding

I thought your avatar was a guy holding an AK while a giant robot approached in the background.

Needless to say I thought you were awesome. Now that I know it’s a fiddler… well…

It’s like you’re using anti-Swagger :)

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 10:07 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lol

I use Secret.

Is that bad?

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 10:09 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lol

Well, they do say it’s Strong Enough for a Man, but Made for a Woman, so I suppose we can spin that into it makes you a real hardcore dude with armpits that the ladies just can’t get enough of.

I just described my dream life right there.

by rblakeh on Nov 30, 2008 10:10 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There's a lid on that basket

You gotta step on a button at the foul line to open it. From 3 feet or less, we can’t get one to drop.

by wvvol on Nov 30, 2008 10:04 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Still, you have to like the odds in TBA.

Give ’em a home crowd, some rest and some decent shooting, and Tennessee will be tough to beat.

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 10:05 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah

Definitely no quit.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 10:06 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And don't forget...

that our guys will have five weeks to grow their mohawks. Definitely a difference maker tonight.

by raynoch46 on Nov 30, 2008 10:11 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's not over, but our guys fought back.

Going undefeated doesn’t pay any more than losing 14. Gonzaga didn’t miss their dunks or 3’s and we had no one who could get hot from outside (or inside).

by wvvol on Nov 30, 2008 10:06 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This explains it: look at the flatness in the second.

But look at the spikes. Those are what will make UT dangerous later on.

by hooper on Nov 30, 2008 10:09 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's like

like, like Stairs to Greatness!

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 10:12 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm out

Been fun, y’all. See ya next time.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Nov 30, 2008 10:12 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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