Tennessee Pregame Thread

[ShockerPrez]

martin will have them ready for the challenge of play angry street, the physical aspect. they'll embrace that part of the challenge, i would bet (like st lewis did, and everybody else will try to challenge it, too). now, the other aspects of the game?

"at that level"? rick pitino doesn't talk like that. jim boeheim doesn't talk like that. but cuonzo martin and mark turgeon talk like that. hmm..

Excellent point.

I may add that, neither one has really torn up whatever level they think they are on now either.

[ShockerPrez]

martin will have them ready for the challenge of play angry street, the physical aspect. they'll embrace that part of the challenge, i would bet (like st lewis did, and everybody else will try to challenge it, too). now, the other aspects of the game?

"at that level"? rick pitino doesn't talk like that. jim boeheim doesn't talk like that. but cuonzo martin and mark turgeon talk like that. hmm..

The difference is boeheim and pitino have had so much experience getting beat by these level teams in the tourney that they know better. Cuonzo and MT haven't really done squat in the tourney after graduating from 'Our Level'.

[another shocker]

Excellent point.

I may add that, neither one has really torn up whatever level they think they are on now either.

xactly.

[Kung Wu]

10 and ohhh!

10 and ohhh!

10 and OHHHH YEAH!!!

Marshall always taking us to new heights! We have a ceiling? Well call up the roofing crew, because it's about ro be raised!!

[The 'hut]

I don't know how I am going to focus today at work. I am so ready for this game and event. I look forward to the Vol fans leaving quietly. The last time I saw a Tennessee game in person was the 2001 Cotton Bowl. The orange fans showed up bitching about the weather and the quality of their opponent. They left halfway through the fourth quarter...silently. I will do my part to help our bigs deal with the most physical group they will face pre post season. I look for DC to have an impact. He will give up some baskets, but his quick moves, if he doesn't rush, could help equalize. KC gets 5 fouls and doesn't get cheated on each thwack. When the bodies are removed and blood cleaned up:
Shockers 68
Vols 65

[ShockerPrez]

Another full week of practice.

Hopefully we load our weapons before we take the court instead of at halftime.

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

Figured out why Tennessee is suddenly angry:

They made the Top 15:

[Kung Wu]

Figured out why Tennessee is suddenly angry:

They made the Top 15:

LOL

U.G.L.Y -- you ain't got no alibi!

[another shocker]

tennessee is looking to pull a fast one. let's get lebron on the phone to carter and kresse on the phone to jans. nah, on second thought, we won't need that.

we can wait- we'll bend their ears again come 2014 ncaa tournament.

[Play Angry]

Flying in late tonight to catch the game tomorrow with old buddies....pretty jazzed for this one. I hope we can put on an excellent show for the national audience since many will be watching hoops instead of football on Saturday for the first time all year.

[Hurley]

Hopefully a repeat of this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vMqt6ykpRU

[Shox21]

Still think a lot will depend on how the refs call the game. Will it be last year's rules, this year's rules, or a combination of the two? Whatever it is, I hope the Shox adjust quickly and the Vols don't.

[Cdizzle]

Still think a lot will depend on how the refs call the game. Will it be last year's rules, this year's rules, or a combination of the two? Whatever it is, I hope the Shox adjust quickly and the Vols don't.

Hopefully it isn't last year's rules. Last year's rules in the Tennessee game were "if WSU does anything cool, assess a technical foul."

[jocoshock]

Figured out why Tennessee is suddenly angry:

They made the Top 15:

What do you expect? They are "volunteers". You get what you pay for.. :-)

[_kai_]

Hopefully it isn't last year's rules. Last year's rules in the Tennessee game were "if WSU does anything cool, assess a technical foul."

False, Gregg Marshall would have been ejected immediately when he stepped on the court if they were assessing Tech's on cool factor.