SEC Tourney Bracket

#27
#27
Looking waaaaaaay ahead, if we do win 2 and lose to UK in the tourny final BUT we make the dance...would you guys see us having to play in Dayton?
 
#28
#28
Essentially, we just have to beat ole miss and candy to be in the championship game?
 
#30
#30
Jackson_Harris said:
It is perfect in every way!!! One week from tonight, we will we sitting here going all BOOOOMMM after putting a Volinsanity whooping on the little blue!
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Jackson, if that happens, we will all have STEAK on the menu. hah:clapping:
 
#31
#31
We can't afford to look past Ole Miss. They're playing well right now. I expect to only be favored by 3.5 pts
 
#33
#33
RhodesVol said:
I recognize this is not how it works, but wouldn't it make more sense for #1 to be in the same side of the bracket as #3, rather than 1 vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3? I just say that because I would much rather be playing Florida than Vandy in the semis. I know it's hard to beat a good team three times in a year (whether or not FL is a good team is debatable), but I think beating Vandy on a neutral floor could be a tall order.

That said, GBO! I hope we can keep this streak alive and get an at large bid.
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I'm not sure if someone already said this verbatim, but the reason for a 1 vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3 is because it rewards the higher team. Every tournament bracket is set up to give the higher seed the easiest route to the finals. That's not always the case, but that is the reason behind it.
 
#34
#34
golfballs03 said:
And remember, our away/neutral record isn't stellar
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Considering the only 3 neutral games were played in December in Maui, I feel pretty good about the tourney. UT played pretty well with a neutral crowd and that was back when they weren't really very good. With the exception of LSU and UK, none of the tourney games are going to be decidedly one way, in regards to fan support.( as long as UK fans don't get a bug up their collective butts and start cheering for whomever UT is playing, that would suck)
 
#35
#35
bleedingTNorange said:
that wouldnt be fair to the 1.

same concept as NCAA seeding, the 1 is supposed to get the easiest possible road.
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That never made sense to me. I've always felt that the #1 should have the toughest road to prove they are indeed #1 and the worst should playing games that gradually get harder to prove that which each gradually harder win that they deserve to stay.
 
#36
#36
Cpatter4 said:
That never made sense to me. I've always felt that the #1 should have the toughest road to prove they are indeed #1 and the worst should playing games that gradually get harder to prove that which each gradually harder win that they deserve to stay.
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Yep, because then all those teams would fight so hard to get that #1 seed if they knew they would get to "prove" they earned it in the Tourney.

Edit: just in case it isn't obvious. This post was brought to you by Sarcasm.
 
#37
#37
whobethis16 said:
I'm not sure if someone already said this verbatim, but the reason for a 1 vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3 is because it rewards the higher team. Every tournament bracket is set up to give the higher seed the easiest route to the finals. That's not always the case, but that is the reason behind it.
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Yeah, BTNO said it earlier. I get it, and I see why they do it that way. I was really stating that it would be nice to play Florida again rather than Vandy. Regardless, I'm looking forward to Fridays game. We've got to win that one first. I'd like us to win it in convincing fashion.
 
#38
#38
zansdad said:
Considering the only 3 neutral games were played in December in Maui, I feel pretty good about the tourney. UT played pretty well with a neutral crowd and that was back when they weren't really very good. With the exception of LSU and UK, none of the tourney games are going to be decidedly one way, in regards to fan support.( as long as UK fans don't get a bug up their collective butts and start cheering for whomever UT is playing, that would suck)
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UK fans heads are in the clouds, they see this tournament as an exhibition. They have already swept the SEC, I doubt Tennessee is even in their rearview mirror. If we do some work and get to the finals mabe then we will suddenly appear to UK fans. A lot of work to be done.
 
#39
#39
sanddune50 said:
UK fans heads are in the clouds, they see this tournament as an exhibition. They have already swept the SEC, I doubt Tennessee is even in their rearview mirror. If we do some work and get to the finals mabe then we will suddenly appear to UK fans. A lot of work to be done.
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It is my understanding that UK fans take the SEC tourny very very seriously, many of them people that go will take the tourny week as their Spring Break. I have also heard that unlike most other fan bases UK fans are known to stay and watch other games and do so in significant numbers. I have also been lead to believe that they will cheer for whomever takes their fancy. If these things are true, it would suck to go out to what is suppossed to be a neutral site game and suddenly find a few thousand bored UK fans deciding to cheer for your opponent.
 
#40
#40
zansdad said:
It is my understanding that UK fans take the SEC tourny very very seriously, many of them people that go will take the tourny week as their Spring Break. I have also heard that unlike most other fan bases UK fans are known to stay and watch other games and do so in significant numbers. I have also been lead to believe that they will cheer for whomever takes their fancy. If these things are true, it would suck to go out to what is suppossed to be a neutral site game and suddenly find a few thousand bored UK fans deciding to cheer for your opponent.
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That is pretty much all true. Went to the tourney in Nashville two years ago. There were THOUSANDS of UK fans, many of which did not have tickets, but still traveled. They sat in bars and watched the games. I hate to say it, but they have the best fan base in the country, even if many are pricks.
 
#41
#41
Cpatter4 said:
That never made sense to me. I've always felt that the #1 should have the toughest road to prove they are indeed #1 and the worst should playing games that gradually get harder to prove that which each gradually harder win that they deserve to stay.
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So you're not in favor of, you know, every playoff system ever invented, huh?
 
#42
#42
Well in this case it's really bad, the last thing anyone needs is for UK to have the EASIEST road to the championship...
 
#43
#43
No reason UT can't make it to the SEC Final if they play like they have recently. That would be a big impression on the selection committee.
 
#44
#44
Ok. I'm going to skip all the BS that happens on these threads. I just have one simple question. What time do we play for the SEC Championship on Sunday? Or an even better question...What time can I start celebrating our SEC Championship on Sunday?

Go Vols! Beat em all! Leave no doubt! :rock:
 
#45
#45
BaldBiker said:
Ok. I'm going to skip all the BS that happens on these threads. I just have one simple question. What time do we play for the SEC Championship on Sunday? Or an even better question...What time can I start celebrating our SEC Championship on Sunday?

Go Vols! Beat em all! Leave no doubt! :rock:
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Noon Sunday is when we will be playing. You can begin celebrating around 2-2:15 :)
 
#47
#47
golfballs03 said:
We can't afford to look past Ole Miss. They're playing well right now. I expect to only be favored by 3.5 pts
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Who says its going to be ole miss? Outside of UK everything is pretty much equal with nobody having homecourt advantage. Not saying they will but Auburn very easily could beat Ole Miss.
 
#48
#48
We really need it to be Ole Miss. They have a better RPI than Auburn, and all those awful losses we had in December are killing ours. We need to beat good teams.

Don't be surprised if Mississippi State opens up a can of Lysol on the CommodeOdors in the second round and makes the semifinals. They're right where we are--they need to do a little more work to get in. And they already beat Vandy once, in Nashville.
 
#50
#50
jasonvol18 said:
Who says its going to be ole miss? Outside of UK everything is pretty much equal with nobody having homecourt advantage. Not saying they will but Auburn very easily could beat Ole Miss.
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Just because Kentucky is head and shoulders above the rest of the SEC (and the country for that matter) doesn't mean that everyone else in the SEC is equal. On a neutral floor, I would say Ole Miss would beat Auburn 8 out of 10 times. Auburn has a chance, but Ole Miss is definitely a better team.
 
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