Talking Points Wants To Act Like We Acted When We'd Been There Before
by Joel Hollingsworth on Jan 31, 2012 7:28 AM EST
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It still makes me smile. So the numbers favor #1 Kentucky over the Vols tonight in Rupp Arena. No surprise there, but VolQuest really emphasizes the challenge:
For a Tennessee team that has struggled mightily to put its best foot forward away from home, tonight's trip to Lexington, where No. 1 Kentucky wait[s], is about as stiff a challenge as you could draw up. For a little perspective, this year's Vols have yet to win in an opponent's gym, while Wildcats are currently riding the nation's longest home-winning streak at 47 games.
Nice. Coach Martin points out that we are a better team now than we were when we played the Wildcats before, but still. If we do win, though, I do in fact want the team to act like they acted when they'd been there before, meaning I want to see Cuonzo rip his shirt off in the locker room.
National Signing Day is tomorrow, and we're helping, but Brad is ALL OVER IT. The official source of breaking Tennessee recruiting news tomorrow is @Vol_Football, but we'll also have immediate analysis as well as the news. Time to find out whether having 2 of the top dozen best recruiting hires of the year pays dividends. Sure, we're practically making history with a class devoid of offensive linemen, but it's an intentional trade for guys like Daniel McCullers, the 6'7", 400 lb guy with size 18 shoes and size XXXXXXL (that's 6XL) shirts who is a yes-sir, no-sir teddy bear off the field and a "sack of hell" on it. Who doesn't like a big ol' sack of hell along their defensive front?
Miscellaneous links and a Cuonzo YouTube below the jump.
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I really liked Mr SEC's 4-1-8 basketball proposal
the football one has its benefits, but as they mentioned, would require the NCAA to change their rules regarding conference championship games. And leaves open the possibility (however far-fetched) of three-way ties at 8-0 (say, Tennessee, LSU, and Florida) that can’t really be settled by a championship game.
If I cared more about my UNC side, I'd call myself "Tar Volon," and that'd be awesome.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 31, 2012 8:04 AM EST reply actions
We've been the victim of a three-way tie twice in the last 23 years
’89 under a non-divisional plan: Tennessee beats Auburn, Alabama beats Tennessee, Auburn beats Alabama, all three finish 6-1 in the SEC as co-champs But Bama got the Sugar Bowl, we were left to the Cotton, and Auburn (with a non-conf loss to FSU) went to the then Hall of Fame/now Outback Bowl.
And in ’03, of course, you had Tennessee beats Florida beats Georgia beats Tennessee, with each team losing to a different West Division foe. And we got the Chick-Fil-A Bowl out of that one.
I don’t see how they would consider a non-divisional scenario in this day and age with that possibility still on the table.
by Will Shelton on Jan 31, 2012 10:04 AM EST up reply actions
You probably do something lame like use the BCS as a tiebreaker
Like we would’ve done this year if ’Bama, LSU, and Arky were all 1-1 against each other and 7-1 overall.
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
true enough
and the three-way tie at 8-0 case (rare as it may be) is way scarier than the three-way tie at 7-1
If I cared more about my UNC side, I'd call myself "Tar Volon," and that'd be awesome.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 31, 2012 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
Mr. Pomeroy's computer says...
Kentucky 75-56 (95%)
One in twenty. So you’re telling me there’s a chance?
No homer.
by kidbourbon on Jan 31, 2012 11:48 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Great minds
I just made the identical comment and connection on the preview post
by Will Shelton on Jan 31, 2012 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
Obviously a 5% chance?
"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
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Yup
Kenpom’s projection indicates that Tennessee has a 95% chance of not winning.
After you adjust the moneyline to de-account for juice, Vegas thinks we have a 94.55% chance of not winning. They’re bullish on the Vols in Sin City!
No homer.
by kidbourbon on Jan 31, 2012 2:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
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