Non-Lady Vol Basketball News 2024-25

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mcannon1 said:
I can't click like on this. It's a fact but I sure don't like it and it makes me sad. Why don't more people support women's teams?
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You got to win to make them want to come out and spend their money plus deal with this COVID situation because there are thousands of LV fans watching on TV and I'm not talking 9-1 win I'm talking win against the top teams to look like a team that can compete for a championship as you can see the Lady Gamecocks are not having a support problem
 
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Amb3096 said:
I know the "just bit into a sourball" one. That is a good one. Her and Kim will provide sideline entertainment in the SEC for the next couple of years.
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Kelly also. I’ll get a bunch of blowback here, but Kelly‘s looks don’t hurt anything, plus she is a great coach with a program on the rise again….I’m probably gonna be labeled a chauvinistic pig for saying that but I do enjoy seeing her on the sidelines, she is simply lovely. I apologize if that offends anyone.
 
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Rooster1 said:
Kelly also. I’ll get a bunch of blowback here, but Kelly‘s looks don’t hurt anything, plus she is a great coach with a program on the rise again….I’m probably gonna be labeled a chauvinistic pig but I do enjoy seeing her on the sidelines.
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She'll need to learn how to make good use of snakeskin and animal print, possibly spin on her back, to rival Kim on the sidelines :cool:
 
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put Indiana on your radar, looking like a good team this season, have watched them play, they move the ball nicely and seem to be getting better weekly.
 
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Rooster1 said:
put Indiana on your radar, looking like a good team this season, have watched them play, they move the ball nicely and seem to be getting better weekly.
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They were an Elite Eight team last season. Not sure why everyone is surprised they are playing well again with essentially the same team. They’re definitely tough and will make a deep tournament run again.

Their only big hold up is Holmes size. She’s just not big enough to score on elite centers and has trouble guarding players with superior size. That’s the only reason we won that matchup last season. She couldn’t score against our bigs.
 
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They seem to be developing from last season, ball movement in particular is getting really advanced, fun team to watch. But yeah, maybe one good post player from being elite, maybe. They have some nice shooters also, but against Stanford they were out rebounded by a wide margin in spite of the game being close.
 
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lvocd said:
VolBall, you and I are definitely aware of Indiana. I'm a huge fan of that team and their coach and her system. I don't want them on Tennessee's side of the bracket come Tournament time. :oops:
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Yes! Very tough team. Terri is a great coach, has them playing really well. I do agree with Rooster, they look even better this season.

That core group they have is really tough. They play with a ton of passion and it really shows. Wish we were playing them again this season in the non-con. Thought that was a really great matchup and a good early test for both teams.
 
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LUVMESUMVOL said:
You got to win to make them want to come out and spend their money plus deal with this COVID situation because there are thousands of LV fans watching on TV and I'm not talking 9-1 win I'm talking win against the top teams to look like a team that can compete for a championship as you can see the Lady Gamecocks are not having a support problem
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So you are saying playing Chattanooga and Johnson City ain’t cuttin it?
 
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Darth_Vol said:
So the Tennessee men's team can get over 20,000 tonight for their big win over previously undefeated #6 Arizona, but the women are lucky to get half that for their big games?

Kellie was the peoples' choice when she was hired to be the coach, you would think the people would actually come to the games to support her...
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Same song, 43rd verse.
 
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Yeah, for me the all-time best move was the “sit-and-spin.” I never enjoyed a coach’s sideline antics any more than I enjoyed hers that day. I said right then, “Instant classic!” And it was. It took about 5 minutes for old Summitt board stalwart “realtallshorty” to dub Kim “Sit-and-Spin.” lol Instead of being an insult, it was more a term of endearment. Gotta love that woman’s fire and passion!
 
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volnationnj said:
No, they are not. But that's the point.
The subject was the comparison in attendance between the men's and women's programs. Because of the price differential, a direct comparison is invalid.
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Price of men's tickets at UT have made no difference as they went around 19650 attendance per game average for last season. Women's are less than half the price but still only 8500 average.
 
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Darth_Vol said:
So the Tennessee men's team can get over 20,000 tonight for their big win over previously undefeated #6 Arizona, but the women are lucky to get half that for their big games?

Kellie was the peoples' choice when she was hired to be the coach, you would think the people would actually come to the games to support her...
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An intelletually dishonest post, given that you are a longtime WBB fan. To compare men's to women's basketball attendance as a way to hate on Kellie is a dishonest thing to do. That's true even at Tennessee, especially given our recent history. And you know the difference.

Here are facts that betray your post:

We'll throw out last season because of the pandemic upheavals. In the last regular season prior to the pandemic shutdown, ie - 2019-2020, SC led WBB in attendance with 10K per game. UConn was at 9K, and we were at 8 K. This year, SC has 11K per game attendance. We are at 10K for both Texas and Stanford. So we are right there in the conversation with the leaders. Not bad for a rebuilding program. So you have nothing to support your attack. This is another in a long line of outrageous attacks. Please add this to the mountain of evidence that you should be banned. Expressing an opinion is one thing. Getting things wrong is another. But this is a deliberate and willful dishonest attack.
 
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Darth_Vol said:
Turned off by Hollyball, and Kellie's poor-shooting/high-turnover brand of basketball doesn't seem to be bringing them back...
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See my previous post about how dishonest this line of attack is. Pre-pandemic attendance is not the measure of comparison here. Post pandemic attendance at our venue and others is what should be compared. And you know it.

I like elite defense and elite rebounding. The 10K who showed up for Texas and for Stanford apparently agree with me about that.
 
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