Tennessee/Oklahoma State

#51
#51
(NCGatorBait @ Dec 20 said:
When Pearl gets some inside presence to open up the 3's even more I'd expect UT to start making the tourney annually.
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After what I saw Saturday, anything really is possible.
 
#52
#52
vols win 90 to 81 and lofton drops 30. :rock:
there aint no way tennessee should lose this game because ok. state lost to northwestern state
 
#54
#54
(lawgator1 @ Dec 20 said:
UT gets caught reading (and believing) their own press.
OSU -- a bunch
UT -- not so many
But, this is good for you. UT gets into the tourney as a #6 seed.
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Actually, that is an incorrect assumption. The UTK players usually watch game film of their previous game, but when Pearl asked them if they wanted to watch the Texas tape the next day the players said "no" because they wanted to go ahead and watch Ok State game film to get ready for their next game. That might seem like a small circumstance, but in terms of mind set it is a huge indicator of this teams focus. Most teams that just manhandled the #6 team in the country would want to sit and watch the replay the next day. It says a lot that this team didn't want to do that. Texas game was over, and they are focused on Ok State.
 
#55
#55
(therickbol @ Dec 20 said:
Actually, that is an incorrect assumption. The UTK players usually watch game film of their previous game, but when Pearl asked them if they wanted to watch the Texas tape the next day the players said "no" because they wanted to go ahead and watch Ok State game film to get ready for their next game. That might seem like a small circumstance, but in terms of mind set it is a huge indicator of this teams focus. Most teams that just manhandled the #6 team in the country would want to sit and watch the replay the next day. It says a lot that this team didn't want to do that. Texas game was over, and they are focused on Ok State.
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I love this team....we will be more prepared than Oklahoma State...we'll be more prepared than probably all of our opponents this year
 
#56
#56
(Jmxvol @ Dec 20 said:
I love this team....we will be more prepared than Oklahoma State...we'll be more prepared than probably all of our opponents this year
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I get the same feeling. We will probably get outclassed by many opponents before it's all said and done, but I don't think Pearl will ever let us have a lack of desire or lack of preparation - and that's saying a lot for our men's b-ball program.
 
#57
#57
(Jmxvol @ Dec 20 said:
I love this team....we will be more prepared than Oklahoma State...we'll be more prepared than probably all of our opponents this year
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More prepared than an Eddie Sutton coached team? I don't know about that.
 
#58
#58
(hatvol96 @ Dec 20 said:
More prepared than an Eddie Sutton coached team? I don't know about that.
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I'd rather have Pearl then Eddie Sutton as my coach.
 
#59
#59
(oklavol @ Dec 20 said:
I'd rather have Pearl then Eddie Sutton as my coach.
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I think Coach Pearl is a rising star, but Sutton is on his way to finishing in the top 5 in all-time victories. If you're taking age into account, I agree with you. However, Coach Pearl has a long way to go in matching Sutton's resume'.
 
#60
#60
(hatvol96 @ Dec 20 said:
More prepared than an Eddie Sutton coached team? I don't know about that.
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More prepared than a team that loses to Northwestern State
 
#61
#61
(Jmxvol @ Dec 20 said:
More prepared than a team that loses to Northwestern State
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Northwestern State also won at Mississippi State. Don't sleep on teams from the Southland Conference.
 
#65
#65
(Jmxvol @ Dec 20 said:
Mississippi State sucks
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Agreed. But Northwestern State also almost won at Missouri and Wichita State. Missouri isn't very good, Wichita State is a solid MVC team. Northwestern State is better than your usual small conference sacrificial lamb.
 
#66
#66
(dan4vols @ Dec 20 said:
so anyone wanna adopt me and buy me tickets to this contest in okie city?
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You're a big boy...buy 'em and get your arse out there...I drove to Nashville to see the Vols/Murray State and came back to Ktown the same night...
 
#67
#67
(Jmxvol @ Dec 20 said:
You're a big boy...buy 'em and get your arse out there...I drove to Nashville to see the Vols/Murray State and came back to Ktown the same night...
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Yeah valid points all, howevere....I'm trying to get some1 else to pay for it! :biggrin2:
 
#68
#68
(dan4vols @ Dec 20 said:
Yeah valid points all, howevere....I'm trying to get some1 else to pay for it! :biggrin2:
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How bout your wife as a Christmas present to you???
 
#70
#70
I am still in shock at how good UT looked against Texas on Saturday, but it's not reasonable to expect them to play on that level (especially without a trip back home between games) on Thursday against Oklahoma State. Eddie Sutton will have the Cowboys ready to play. It's pretty much a toss-up in my mind, at this point. I think the margin of victory will be in single digits.

I hope there's no emotional letdown on this team after the Texas game. Pearl must realize that we're looking at 10-0 going into conference play if we get by Okla. St. At that point, 8-8 in the SEC with an assumed non-conference loss to Memphis puts us at 18-9 and squarely on the bubble going into the SEC tournament. A win and a loss there puts us at 19-10, and that should be good enough to get into the Big Dance as a #10-#12 seed. Not bad at all, considering that before the season started, we were all pretty much posting that a trip to the NIT this year would be a great success.

 
#74
#74
i dont think that if we get the 3s banging, then osu does not have the fire power to keep up. 83-72 Vols
 
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