LADY VOLS V. NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH: OPEN GAME THREAD

by Joel on Mar 30, 2008 7:14 PM EDT in Lady Vols Basketball Comment 42 comments

March 30, 2008, 9:30 EST
TV: ESPN2

The Lady Vols take on Notre Dame tonight in the Sweet 16 of the Women's NCAA Tournament.

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

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Go Lady Vols!

I don't know how much I'll be able to post, but I'll try to keep up.

by Hooper on Mar 30, 2008 8:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

No way!

Ladyvawls post! Bless your heart.

by Holly Anderson on Mar 30, 2008 8:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

If anyone's watching...

did you hear what Geno said he "wasn't taking questions" about?

by Holly Anderson on Mar 30, 2008 9:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

No to both.

I don't get cable, and I didn't hear.

What'd he say?

by Hooper on Mar 30, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know

I just caught the end of it, but be glad you're without visual...Pam Ward looks like Steven Tyler tonight. Not in a good way.

by Holly Anderson on Mar 30, 2008 9:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ouch

No visual, but visually-minded. That'll be nightmare fuel tonight. 8-0

by Hooper on Mar 30, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Ladyvawls are 3-16

and down by just 4? That'll turn fast.

by jebushchrist on Mar 30, 2008 10:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

SSSHHHHH!!

BAD JUJU

by Holly Anderson on Mar 30, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

in reference to their game earlier this season

"if you take away the 11 3's, it was a lot closer game..."

This is true. It means nothing, but it's very true.

by jebushchrist on Mar 30, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

AWWWWWWWWWWWW

Pat voted for Geno for COTY! KISS AND MAKE UP, you crazy kids! We miss our series.

by Holly Anderson on Mar 30, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hmm.

Down by 2 at halftime.

How's it looking?

by Hooper on Mar 30, 2008 10:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Sleepwalky

Like we're just figuring out we still have to play ND to get by them.

by Holly Anderson on Mar 30, 2008 10:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Those fouls come in spurts, don't they?

I've got GameCast running and check it occasionally. It seems to jump by 3s and 4s.

by Hooper on Mar 30, 2008 11:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think that's just the ESPN feed

Nothing out of the ordinary re: pace.

by Holly Anderson on Mar 30, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow.

I wonder what Pat said at halftime. They're beginning to run away with things, it seems.

Right now, I show 2nd half scoring at 16-4 in favor of UT.

by Hooper on Mar 30, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Let's get real here.

She bit the head off something (raccoon?). You know it. I know it. And that's why we love her the most.

by Holly Anderson on Mar 30, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're right, I'm sure.

She probably ate the same raccoon that was on her porch, then told Parker that a sore shoulder was no excuse. After all, she caught that raccoon while hers was still dislocated...

by Hooper on Mar 30, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Parker has a double-double that I know of.

11 rebounds and 26 points. I don't know how many assists, though.

by Hooper on Mar 30, 2008 11:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Not too many assists

unless self-assists count! She's the primary point producer tonight.

by Aerobab on Mar 30, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The play-by-play shows two.

Still, wowzers.

by Hooper on Mar 30, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh my god we just went sideways.

Uttered by actual, paid WWL employee on live air:

"If Candace Parker were a dog, she'd be Best In Show. ALL THE TIME."

And introducing Will Ferrell as Pam Ward.

by Holly Anderson on Mar 30, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

No wonder Women's Sports have such a hard time

getting any respect.

Call up Westminster! The next grand champion, um, dame is in town!

Yeesh. (rolls eyes)

by Hooper on Mar 30, 2008 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is not the first time she's said that. She said that on at least one other occasion, while making my Iowa games unlistenable (and they're already unwatchable). She said it about Mike Humpal this football season.
It's Pam's catchphrase.

by jebushchrist on Mar 30, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

See, that's even worse.

Because not only did she COME UP WITH THAT, she thinks it's funny enough to repeat.

by Holly Anderson on Mar 30, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pam Ward sets women's sports back decades

just by being a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad football announcer. Women's basketball has it hard enough!

by Holly Anderson on Mar 30, 2008 11:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hey, it's not like any other announcer

is any good in basketball. I'm still mad at last year's champ game b/w Florida and OSU when the announcers spent so much time slobbering over Oden that they had no idea why a Florida guy won MVP honors.

Um, gee, it couldn't be because Florida blew OSU out of the water, could it?

So, yeah, the bar isn't exactly high.

by Hooper on Mar 30, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'VE GOT IT

She can do golf! Her soporific tone, the slow pace of action that will allow producers to actually feed her correct data? Perfect match!

by Holly Anderson on Mar 30, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Perfect

And since you never see the golf announcers, your S. Tyler problem is fixed.

Besides, does anybody actually watch golf?

by Hooper on Mar 30, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I will confess

to napping in front of my dad's hyuuge flatscreen when I'm home in the summer, just because all that green is so soothing, but I can't ever remember watching a minute of an actual game (match?).

by Holly Anderson on Mar 30, 2008 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs