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#3,028
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Barnes' salary much more deserved in providing hope for something positive in Knoxville sports. His success couldn't have come at a more needed time. Thanks paPaw.
 
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calban said:
Barnes' salary much more deserved in providing hope for something positive in Knoxville sports. His success couldn't have come at a more needed time. Thanks paPaw.
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Yes. Imagine having to watch this football team and wondering how a new mid major coach was going to fair in basketball...and recruiting 3 stars and maybe a 4 star for 2020.
 
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Football blah blah blah. This season and every other season are nothing compared to bball year in and year out. We took a great stride in the right direction last year in terms of supporting the basketball team, and I hope to see that continue in the relative down season that we're about to have.
 
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Chris4Vols22 said:
Football blah blah blah. This season and every other season are nothing compared to bball year in and year out. We took a great stride in the right direction last year in terms of supporting the basketball team, and I hope to see that continue in the relative down season that we're about to have.
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Wade, Buzz, ButterBean, and KO say hello.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
2008: 5-7
2009: 7-6
2010: 6-7
2011: 5-7
2012: 5-7
2013: 5-7
2014: 7-6
2015: 9-4
2016: 9-4
2017: 4-8
2018: 5-7
2019: how low can we go?

6, 7, or 8 losses in 10 of the last 12 years. But the UTAD is fat and happy selling 65,000 season tickets. Most of those after extorting fans for donations. Dozens of administrators and coaches making 6 and 7 figure salaries.
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67-70 in the last 11 years. I am 40 years old. Without looking it up, I'd about guarantee we haven't accumulated anywhere close to 70 losses in the 28 years prior during my lifetime. It's like watching an all-time great player languish away way past his prime trying to hold on to his former glory.
 
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Chris4Vols22 said:
Football blah blah blah. This season and every other season are nothing compared to bball year in and year out. We took a great stride in the right direction last year in terms of supporting the basketball team, and I hope to see that continue in the relative down season that we're about to have.
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Down season? compared to what? Who are we? Even a 20 win season with a trip to the dance following a missed shot at an E8 isn't down for what we've been thru. i'm callin it. this will be one of the most exciting seasons of Barnes ball yet. those selling our front court short are going to be pleasantly surprised. More length will translate to a Barnes type rebounding game which has been hurting us lately. Only thing I'm crossing my fingers on is the Turner health factor. he and Bowden will be in beast mode. Get ready boys.
 
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calban said:
Down season? compared to what? Who are we? Even a 20 win season with a trip to the dance following a missed shot at an E8 isn't down for what we've been thru. i'm callin it. this will be one of the most exciting seasons of Barnes ball yet. those selling our front court short are going to be pleasantly surprised. More length will translate to a Barnes type rebounding game which has been hurting us lately. Only thing I'm crossing my fingers on is the Turner health factor. he and Bowden will be in beast mode. Get ready boys.
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Really needing Plavsic to be cleared and Kent to take an epic step. Or ORN needs a freshman year comparable to Grant's. It won't surprise me if Fulk is a big contributor. It will surprise if Pons is.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Really needing Plavsic to be cleared and Kent to take an epic step. Or ORN needs a freshman year comparable to Grant's. It won't surprise me if Fulk is a big contributor. It will surprise if Pons is.
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Few short clips I've seen of ORn, the guy has really matured in body. Looks like a man. I think he pulls one off.
 
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calban said:
Agree n totto
Few short clips I've seen of ORn, the guy has really matured in body. Looks like a man. I think he pulls one off.
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I think that a freshman that's not undersized can make a faster impact in the front court. ORN might be a good one, but it sure would help out if Kent or Plavsic can do some rim protecting this year.
 
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Those that rip King and Grunfeld for underachieving probably don't realize that they didn't have much rim protection. Kosmalski's last year was the year before King arrived and Reggie Johnson was just a freshman their last year. Doug Ashworth was only 6-6 or 6-7. Michael Jackson was a very good shooting guard as were Rodney Woods and Johhny Darden at the PG. The one thing missing was a real good low post and it was the most important position in that era.
 
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Here's an off the wall observation. In an NCAA football overtime game, a team can win by 1 through 14 points EXCEPT I can't think of any scenario with an 11 point victory in OT.

4 would be pretty hard to achieve, but possible.

Team A can have a 3, 6, 7, or 8 point lead and get a pick 6 (9, 12, 13, 14) or get a safety (5, 8, 9, 10) or take a safety after a takeaway (unlikely) to win by 1, 4, 5, or 6. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 are pretty common victory margins in OT.

But I don't see any way to win by 11 in overtime.
 
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Dallasbowlin said:
I have started watching hockey, if that’s indication on how that football stuff is going lol go preds!
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yeah. know what u mean. I never realized how good Cranston was in Breaking Bad until I started watching it after the first 10 minutes of the game. Walt White is the kind of guy you'd like to kick dents in his head. 38 more days? Like waiting for your first kid.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Here's an off the wall observation. In an NCAA football overtime game, a team can win by 1 through 14 points EXCEPT I can't think of any scenario with an 11 point victory in OT.

4 would be pretty hard to achieve, but possible.

Team A can have a 3, 6, 7, or 8 point lead and get a pick 6 (9, 12, 13, 14) or get a safety (5, 8, 9, 10) or take a safety after a takeaway (unlikely) to win by 1, 4, 5, or 6. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 are pretty common victory margins in OT.

But I don't see any way to win by 11 in overtime.
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Team A could be winning by a field goal and then get a pick six (or fumble return for a TD) and then go for two to really rub it in. That’s all I can think of
 
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golfballs said:
Hockey is a great sport. I just don’t have a team I’m really attached to
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I’ve always liked watching it, just never had time to watch. Just picked the only hockey team in Tennessee, figured I’d let another Tennessee team break my heart.
 
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VFL49er said:
Team A could be winning by a field goal and then get a pick six (or fumble return for a TD) and then go for two to really rub it in. That’s all I can think of
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Team A gets a pick 6 and the game in OT is over.
 
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Dallasbowlin said:
I’ve always liked watching it, just never had time to watch. Just picked the only hockey team in Tennessee, figured I’d let another Tennessee team break my heart.
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The Preds are the best team in Tennessee the last 5+ years.
Nashville SC is doing pretty good (I'm still trying to get into soccer).
 
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