Talking points: Channeling Meeks edition

by Joel Hollingsworth on Jan 15, 2009 12:22 PM EST in Rocky Top Talking Points

Tired of Tim Tebow? You're not the only one suffering from Tebow Fatigue, apparently. Beware, Gator fans, because as Vol fans know from experience, your beloved player returning for his senior season can result in boomerang effects from certain national media. We call it Anything But Manning Disorder, but you may call it as you will.
Harsh. Pitiful. Not confident. Not competitive. Not my words, but Bruce Pearl's after the team's performance against Kentucky Tuesday night.
Really, though, we should have known. Back in the day, Chamique Holdsclaw, Semeka Randall and Tamika Catchings (thanks to Will for helping me remember the names) dominated women's basketball and were known to Lady Vols fans as "the 'Meeks." Well, then, should we really be surprised that Jodie Meeks was able to conjure up some of that old mojo and use it against us?
Hope this isn't true. Kentucky's Patrick Patterson says that Tennessee players were "still talking trash" even in the last sixty seconds of the game. Not the kind of fight we like to see.
Please, no, not again. South Carolina's coming up Saturday. Junior 5'-9" guard Devan Downey's career high is 37. The Vols' only goal for the game should be to hold him to or below his average of 19.7.
Discrimination! The Lady Vols are doing their own laundry after losing to Vanderbilt earlier this week. What are the men doing?
More honors and stuff. Eric Berry is your Male Amateur Athlete of the Year, according to the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.
Happy Zeroth Birthday to Baby Knox. Monte Knox Kiffin was born to Lane and Layla Tuesday night. Welcome to Rocky Top, kid.
Cooter-less. All six graduate assistants, including Jim Bob Cooter and Kevin Simon have been let go.

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Cooter-less?!?!

What’s the world coming to?!?! AHHHHHHHHH!!!

by Aerobab on Jan 15, 2009 12:54 PM EST reply actions

I can’t remember who was making the commment but on the sports page radio show today he mentioned that Kentucky how Kentucky has taken jabs at Tennessee’s demeanor and style the past couple victories over the Vols,

The game in Lexington last year some of their players made comments on how the Tennessee players had their ipods on during warm ups and how they’re a bunch of thugs, look at their head bands and what not, and this year with the trash talk comment. The radio host today said he was surprised to hear that because he was at the game sitting on the court and didn’t notice any jawing that was out of the ordinary from either team.

That being said, Meeks tore us up, understood, but Patterson was a non factor in that game, I thought Chism absolutely got the best of him, and he may have been a little frustrated with his own performance thus the jab at Tennessee.

by Getoffmyvols on Jan 15, 2009 1:20 PM EST reply actions