Talking Points: Tennessee to host ETSU this evening
- Will will have the ETSU preview at 10:00, but until then: don't fall asleep on the Buccaneers. They just beat Arkansas using a style very similar to ours, and they were ahead by six in the second half against us the last time they were here.
- Bruce Pearl is having trouble deciding on a starter at small forward ($?) saying that J.P. Prince and Cameron Tatum "both play better coming off the bench."
- This story about Brian Williams is yet another about him losing still more weight, but what got me to click through the RSS reader was the opening paragraph that described him actually dunking the ball during practice.
- Funny how it works this way, but if you want to do your part to increase the chances at an arguably more prestigious bowl next season, you have to buy tickets to this one. Fortunately for us, as Will pointed out yesterday, this year's arguably less-prestigious bowl features a more prestigious match up, so it doesn't call for a sacrifice. The only way to prove to bowl reps that we'll travel well is to actually travel well.
- Lane Kiffin took another shot at Urban Meyer yesterday on the radio, responding to a question about who he likes in the SEC Championship Game by saying, "Florida has better players; Alabama has better coaches."
- Speaking of the SECCG, Tim Tebow has won 22 consecutive games as a starting quarterback for the Gators, and Greg McElroy has won 28 games in a row in his career as a starting QB. One of those streaks will end Saturday. For which are you hoping?
Later today on RTT:
- 10:00 -- Tennessee vs. ETSU game preview
- 12:00 -- Around the SB Nation
- 6:00 -- Tennessee vs. ETSU game thread (Tipoff at 7:00)
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I would prefer a FL win and then a loss to TX
1) because I live in AL and will have to deal with their terrible fans even more
2) because AL will find a way to claim another national championship no matter what happens this season
3) because AL fans are intolerable enough as it is without actually having something legitimate to claim in the last 16 years (they will ride this for at least 20)
4) having another championship will do little to change FL, Meyer will be very vulnerable next year while having a championship will probably help Saban’s recruiting a lot more than it would Meyer
5) AL does not need any legitimate titles
Living in Alabama is like living 50 years in the past, they are still just as racist, just as educated, the state constitution forbids any kind of public transportation, and all they can talk about is Bear Bryant

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