Tennessee Volunteers vs. Ohio Bobcats: 2nd half game thread
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They are shooting what I thought they could not (45%) from the arc, but we are still winning by 11. The boy’s need to continue suffocating the guards and dominating inside.
Oh, and if Tatum can make a few more 3s, that’d be cool too ;-)
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5-11 from beyond the arc.
4-15 inside it.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 20, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
It did.
Which is what we wanted 8-)
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Very fast
Of course, we were having fun too.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
And your posts are so much easier to read
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Be proactive
Load up MMOD now, just in case we get an end of game switch.
by Joel Hollingsworth on Mar 20, 2010 4:55 PM EDT reply actions
WAAAAY ahead of you.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Watching there
Just to make sure.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
What would four more get them?
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 20, 2010 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, they'd have to win the whole thing
to tie the ’08 group with 31
by Will Shelton on Mar 20, 2010 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I can live with a tie ;-)
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
And, as it is ..
Spaghetti Tonight.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
ummm
sounds good…
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Next thing you know...
you’ll be buying a Tim Tebow jersey.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Here's your test:
What do you think of the Big East’s first-round performance?
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 20, 2010 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
But it is 5:00 Shine time in the Va. SWEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTT
If you can't be kind at least be vague. Go Vols !
So we've skipped the end-of-game switch
And just not switched back after halftime.
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Rofldunk
Williams with a tacky foul, pays off by the missed highlight.
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Ohio
Shot 4-9 from the FT line in the first. We can’t count on that; still .. missed one.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Good things happen when Hopson drives:
Stumbles a bit by a blocking foul sends him to the line.
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First one bounces around, out.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
second one home.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Foul Trouble
is something of concern… especially for Williams
I forgive him!
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
But available
Because the Vols are trying to keep the game going quick. It ain’t this team to make that drive, or — was it Hopson’s? — quick 3-ball.
Still, they are doing plenty good defensively. Let’s keep that one up.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
We need to keep this game slow.
Freeman still shows the only thing he does better than shoot 3’s is fall down.
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Agreed.
Don’t let them get into a rhythm or put together a run.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Tatum in for him.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
15 minutes left in this game
Rafferty is right. down by 10, and they can shoot the 3. we need to keep pressing
So far
This second half doesn’t have the same feel as the first. Need to get it back.
by Joel Hollingsworth on Mar 20, 2010 5:12 PM EDT reply actions
Ungh.
Freeman drivers, gets the and-1 and it’s a 7 point game.
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They starting coming back in this game when we starting trying to push it
taking quick shots and whatnot
That's a little better
I was about to call for an emergency jump around.
by Joel Hollingsworth on Mar 20, 2010 5:18 PM EDT reply actions
I like the jump arounds ; (
jump around jump around
If you can't be kind at least be vague. Go Vols !
Of course ..
We had much of our second-string in during that run. Now we need to push it — a miss is followed by a (Hopson or Tatum?) drive and finish, and now we force a travel.
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Yeah
Because of some sudden foul challenges. Need to guard against that.
by Joel Hollingsworth on Mar 20, 2010 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Meanwhile, Murray State is STILL up.
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This dance party only has room for one Cinderella
Sorry, Ohio.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Saint Mary's?
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Rucker:
Seriously, Freeman, quit hitting the deck. You’ve surpassed scrappiness and are approaching pathetic. Have some pride, young man.
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My dog tells us all to chill out
At least that’s what I think she means by laying down at my feet.
So Sayth King Zach I
lol
nice flop, dog, I’m not fooled.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, we need to go on a run and put this game away
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
And Williams answers.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Pealr nice D
Hopson run out slammer.
by Joel Hollingsworth on Mar 20, 2010 5:25 PM EDT reply actions
Prince!!
We flirted with death with 2 Freeman misses from deep, Prince drives AND ONE!
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And the lead is up to 13.
9 minutes left.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions
He can dance if he wants to, he can leave his friends behind.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Couldn't resist.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I lol'd.
I didn’t want to mention my inner Kentucky, though.
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Um, didn't we beat them in regulation?
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
THANK YOU
He said that last game too.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Great game for him, though.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
My B.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Last foul we thought was him was actually Pearl
by Joel Hollingsworth on Mar 20, 2010 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Wonderful!
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Aww I was rooting for the upset
by V0Ls4LiiFe on Mar 20, 2010 5:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
And the freshman blows it for Murray State...
he decided to try and ballhog for the last shot, and got eaten alive.
It'd also be impressive
Since Gonzaga would have to change seeds.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 20, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I believe that would be a tourney first
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Cooling Off:
Ohio just 1 – 6 from 3 this half, by my count ; 6-17 (35%).
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Hey!
We’re returning to Prominence in a moment! Oh, good.
by Joel Hollingsworth on Mar 20, 2010 5:32 PM EDT reply actions
Sometimes my former-rock star ears
are good for a laugh.
by Joel Hollingsworth on Mar 20, 2010 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Joel and the Volunteers?
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Just one more moment till we're there?
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
....
Are we there yet?
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't make me turn this thing around!
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Chism Angry o.O
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not a bad strategy by Ohio.
If you can’t beat them at basketball, change the game.
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Right
Let’s put this game away and move on.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Freeman's Delight
I said flip, flop. Flip flip flop.
Flippity flop ’till the white boy drops.
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 5:37 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I liked that press-breaking.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
uglyyyy
I looked away in disgust
by V0Ls4LiiFe on Mar 20, 2010 5:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Ef
Stephanie.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I think this year's team only proves how great of a coach he is
He’s been able to win using completely different styles and personnel.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Bassett with an answer.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions
14 point game
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Amazingly, UT is still shooting over 55%.
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HOPSON FOR THREE
my love/hate is def love nowww
by V0Ls4LiiFe on Mar 20, 2010 5:43 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
About to be hate.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions
wow...
We’re taking it to a team that’s actually playing pretty well.
Anyone else thinking this is one of our best efforts this season?
It's definitely a Top 5 performance
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Key line from ESPN's writeup of the Lady Vols game:
Austin Peay coach Carrie Daniels said the Lady Govs had experience with players who were bigger them but hadn’t seen anyone quite like the 6-foot-6 Cain.
“Prior to this game we brought out broomsticks and made the players shoot over them to simulate,” Daniels said.
Rofl!!!
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Key stat from the game:
Austin Peay rebounds: 20
UT offensive rebounds: 21
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 20, 2010 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
... really? -WOW-
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
We're having a difficult time
Putting this team away, much compounded by our own mistakes. But we’re still up, and still answering runs — let’s keep it going!!
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That's because Ohio is leaving everything on the floor.
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
They are.
Ohio is playing great, so we can’t keep making mistakes. This game is far from over.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
And my pun is flopping on the floor, too.
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
That was subtle.
::applauds::
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 20, 2010 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
haha
I’m going to blame my slowness on cough medicine, what’s y’all’s excuse?
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by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Thoose boys look beat !! I think I could run that court maybe 1 time
If you can't be kind at least be vague. Go Vols !
(as does our future opponent)
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
We didn't score that possession
But with a 16 point lead we did run off a bit of time.
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Where are the regional finals held?
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Saint Louis!
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Hm. Time to check flights?
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 20, 2010 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
20 ...
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
GD it CBS
4 minutes into a game is not compelling enough to leave ours
The Dual Threat, Official Enforcer/Stat Geek of MCM.
Nobody wants to televise UT winning.
Still bitter about us not losing in the first round. Kinda like when newspapers bury retractions and apologies in a 2-sentence byline in the business section.
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
And since Ohio made it trough, we haven't been tested yet per ESPN.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 20, 2010 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, they made it through, but trough is pretty entertaining in its own right.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 20, 2010 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Doesn't matter.
You play your opponent, not some theoretical what-if. :-D
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions
AlleyOop
Does anyone have a count on how many UT has? This has got to be a record.
it's over...
tennessee to the sweet 16!!
by V0Ls4LiiFe on Mar 20, 2010 5:51 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Ohio's last score:
4:07 left to make it 63-74. Color me pleased :-)
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Put in Michael Hubert!
btw, Joel… last night I saw about 7 or 8 Club Tril t-shirts. That guy must be from Columbus
Don't know where's he from
But he’s an Ohio State player.
by Joel Hollingsworth on Mar 20, 2010 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Holy interior advantage, Batman.
56-12 points-in-the-paint, for UT.
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58-12 in the paint
i knew we could em up, but dayum!
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ESPN.com
getting ready to watch the finish on the net because I have a feeling even the knoxville region will switch off of this game soon
Very good.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions
St. Louis is driving distance from Knoxville.
::hint, hint;:
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i knew we could thrash ohio
and we did. i am very pleased.
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And they beat Georgetown!!
All but Van Kempen are returning, too. If they can harness the way they played for 6 of the last 7 games those dance shoes won’t sit idle for long.
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by bobo_the_vol on Mar 20, 2010 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Is he scouting new places to move the Titans?
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 20, 2010 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Probably not.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 20, 2010 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Owner for the Titans.
Not the same guy. ;)
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 20, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 20, 2010 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
They'll get one.
But beating a 16 isn’t exactly world-breaking for them since, oh, about 1978.
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup, Dayton.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 20, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Who thought we'd do this when Pearl was hired?
…myself included
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by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Who thought we'd do this on January 2nd of this year?
by Joel Hollingsworth on Mar 20, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Doug Gottlieb!
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 20, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Report:
Gottlieb seen drinking vodka from the bottle and playing Russian roulette after UT-Ohio game.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions
If I recall...
…we were trying to figure out how we’d make the tourney.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree.
Evan Turner could be a big problem.
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
id rather play wall than turner
i think turner still has a great shot at #1 in the nba draft, depending on who gets the pick
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yeah
the problem is that most teams picking first don’t need someone to come in and contribute right off the bat… Turner will do that, but Wall has more upside
yeah
but NBA is saturated w/ young talented PGs. it will all come down to who wins the lottery.
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And with the first pick, John Calipari and the New Jersey Nets pick...
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions
nice again
calipari, world wide wes, jay z… what a motley crew that would be.
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Hey, I had a theme going.
All I need is an opening.
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions
This was funny from Wes Rucker
Dear Ohio, Stop pressing, or you’ll get SportsCenter dunked on 10 times in the last 3 minutes. – Sincerely, Wes.
It's pretty bad when they have Williams double-teamed at the far end for several seconds
and UT still manages to get the alley-oop with no resistance.
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
we staying in this thread?
or new one for late games?
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Good question.
No idea. Will’s likely writing a postgame, so that’s up to Joel. (I just handle the Ladies.)
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Unfortunately, the only replies I have are not family-friendly enough.
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes.
Only if Brewer and Cain both stay out of foul trouble, though.
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions
And the starters will have to log more minutes than today.
Which is easy to do, considering that UT was rotating in backups really early.
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Pat really I mean Really does not like that guy !1
If you can't be kind at least be vague. Go Vols !
I enjoyed this
from The UConn Blog’s women’s tourney preview:
Unlike her sisters who were put on trial in Massachusetts in the 1690’s, Pat Summit is exceptionally hard to get rid of. Tennessee, of course, is the one program who can claim a greater history than UConn; her eight championships are two ahead of Geno’s (for now.)
by Will Shelton on Mar 20, 2010 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
/aside
Strange how that grabbed your signature into a blockquote.
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions
But yes. They're very reasonable about Tennessee in that writeup.
And Geno would probably be second-most significant, as they say. The only other real choice is Kay Yow, but for entirely different reasons.
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions
(reasonable, ignoring the dig at Pat, naturally)
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions
They did.
I had a couple of Austin Peay students sitting next to me, and they were begging Pat to call off the dogs sometime around 5 minutes in.
(It was all in fun; they became Lady Vols fans the instant the clock hit zero.)
by David Hooper on Mar 20, 2010 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions
"Can" implies there's a chance we wouldn't.
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by Chris Pendley on Mar 20, 2010 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Well I'm in sales and keep both sides open for I.E.
The queen of Spain asked Chris is the world flat or round ? Chris said I can sale it to yas either way . ; )
If you can't be kind at least be vague. Go Vols !
A rope is on land, a line is on a boat
and a thread is online ;-)
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by kingofzachland on Mar 20, 2010 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions
No Iowa
hanging tough early. lotsa corn in the diets of these 2 teams.
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Does anyone know...
if UT will have some tickets on sale for St. Louis like they did last week for Providence?
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