College Hoops Around The Country [TN opponents, RPI, others]

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bleedingTNorange said:
10 would be disappointing, but I would take 12.
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If you win 12, you could win the conference. That would mean 4-5 wins on the road, which I would take in a heartbeat. If Tennessee goes 2-1 these next three games (probably an Illinois loss) and holds serve on the rest of the OOC games, a 12-6 record in the SEC would put you 24-7 and probably fighting for a one seed going into the SEC Tournament.
 
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TennesseeFan07 said:
If you win 12, you could win the conference. That would mean 4-5 wins on the road, which I would take in a heartbeat. If Tennessee goes 2-1 these next three games (probably an Illinois loss) and holds serve on the rest of the OOC games, a 12-6 record in the SEC would put you 24-7 and probably fighting for a one seed going into the SEC Tournament.
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12 has never won the league, not to say it’s impossible for this to be the first time ever, but I tend to think that it’s unlikely we see history made in that regard.

Holding serve at home in conference play to me means 8-1/9-0, right now Tennessee is a 7+ point favorite in their 9 conference home games, and 6/9 by double digits, so yea, 8-1/9-0 should be the expectation at home in conference play IMO. That means on the road you go 3-6/4-5, which seems pretty fair and realistic imo.

FWIW KenPom, Barttorvik and TeamRankings all project Tennessee to go 13-5 in SEC at this time, which yes as I’ve been saying now since the Bahamas trip, Tennessee has position themselves very much to be in it for their first ever 1 seed.
 
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kckempf said:
I feel particularly bad for Wrightsell, torn Achilles is more common for older athletes and can be career-ending. Hopefully since he's young he will be able to fully recover.
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That what sat Kobe down for a while? For some some reason I’m remembering him with hearing it’s a slow rehab to make sure it’s not a reoccurring problem.
 
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Lefteye said:
That what sat Kobe down for a while? For some some reason I’m remembering him with hearing it’s a slow rehab to make sure it’s not a reoccurring problem.
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It's what essentially ended his career. He made a comeback but wasn't really able to get back to his former fitness, and definitely not enough for him to be satisfied. Klay Thompson is going through that now too.
 
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kckempf said:
It's what essentially ended his career. He made a comeback but wasn't really able to get back to his former fitness, and definitely not enough for him to be satisfied. Klay Thompson is going through that now too.
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KD had an Achilles and he’s playing excellent, so hopefully sports medicine has progressed such that it’s not so devastating of a prognosis
 
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Arkansas beats Miami
South Carolina beats Boston College
Georgia beats Notre Dame
Missouri beats California
Tennessee is going to beat Syracuse

The ACC is trash. SEC starts 5-0.
 
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We are going to have to guard the three point line against Miami and they gave Arkansas a tough game at home tonight in the SEC/ACC Challenge.
 
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kckempf said:
I feel particularly bad for Wrightsell, torn Achilles is more common for older athletes and can be career-ending. Hopefully since he's young he will be able to fully recover.
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Hopefully they connect him with the same BFR training that Aaron Rodgers used. That stuff is amazing when done right for Achilles.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
Oh please LIttle Baby Jesus let the SEC go undefeated in the SEC/ACC Challenge except for Kentucky.

Maybe Auburn too but I still hate Duke worse.
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I hate Auburn worse.

Mostly because of the Pearl worshippers that creeps around here from time.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
Oh please LIttle Baby Jesus let the SEC go undefeated in the SEC/ACC Challenge except for Kentucky.

Maybe Auburn too but I still hate Duke worse.
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we beseech thee Little Baby Jesus! 15-1 ('sucky) or 14-2 (+barners or +gumps), Thy will be done (for the record it is way too cold for bolts of lightning)
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Arkansas beats Miami
South Carolina beats Boston College
Georgia beats Notre Dame
Missouri beats California
Tennessee is going to beat Syracuse

The ACC is trash. SEC starts 5-0.
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Texas A&M beats Wake Forest
Ole Miss beats Louisville
Oklahoma beats Georgia Tech
LSU is going to beat Florida State

SEC is about to move to 9-0.

Conference games are going to be brutal this year.
 
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