Tennessee Pregame Thread

[newshock1234]

I'm not sure what the play-in team reference is. Also of note, in those two stellar wins against powerhouses Xavier and WF (both on neutral courts, one following a previous loss to Xavier), neither was by 20 points.

That said, generally speaking, the comments have been pretty knowledgeable and respectful over there.

ya true, there are a few poster over there saying "we are a BCS so we should handle them", but I guess you will always get a few bad apples

[asiseeit]

Respect everyone fear no one......play angry. wsu 70 tenn 65

[ShockerPrez]

post from volsnation

"They are a good team. Not a great team. Their #11 ranking is based off of their run in the tourney last year. Every year there is one mediocre team that gets hot in March and is a bracket buster. WSU was that team last year. Remember this is the same team that was a play in team and lost to Evansville twice last year. TN should handle them easily if they just show up. If the same team shows up that beat Xavier and WF, then TN wins by 20. They are not the 11th best team in the country but I'll take the victory and resume builder."

People forget that we didn't have Baker for most of the year. I believe that we probably win at least 1 or 2 games that we lost.

And there has never been a mediocre team get to the final 4. I don't care who it is. Mediocrity ends in the sweet 16.

[Kung Wu]

ya true, there are a few poster over there saying "we are a BCS so we should handle them", but I guess you will always get a few bad apples

This is where @BOBB: usually jumps in and rightly says something to the effect of "what did you expect fans to say on their own board"?

[jocoshock]

Myron Medcalf predicts a 75-67 Shocker win.

And this Shockers team might be even better than last season’s crew. Fred VanVleet is one of America’s top point guards and a healthy Ron Baker has emerged as a star (15.3 PPG). The Shockers recently held BYU (90.8 PPG) to a season-low 62 points. That defense will be tough for Tennessee to overcome.

Time for a new record for consecutive wins... GO SHOX!!

[jocoshock]

People forget that we didn't have Baker for most of the year. I believe that we probably win at least 1 or 2 games that we lost.

And there has never been a mediocre team get to the final 4. I don't care who it is. Mediocrity ends in the sweet 16.

Not disagreeing with anything said here, but will point out that Tennessee was missing a few pieces last year themselves. Have them back this year.

[jocoshock]

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[asiseeit]

We need some tough games against teams with big physical front lines to see where were really at. Personally, I don't think
our big men have proven themselves yet and are not as good as Hall, Orupke and White were last year plus Early has not
been nearly as dominant as expected. For us to make the final sixteen our frontline is going to have to improve quite a bit.

[pogo]

I always thought UT's campus was nice, especially since Neyland Stadium is right on the river.

That article was beyond stupid. Been to Minnesota and thought it was a nice looking campus. U of Illinois reminded me of a military/prison feel and the author talked about UC San Diego as having a strange assortment of architecture? Has he seen USC. Those buildings looked like a hodge podge of works from each decade. The whole thing was laughable.

[ShockerPrez]

Not disagreeing with anything said here, but will point out that Tennessee was missing a few pieces last year themselves. Have them back this year.

True. I don't think we lose both EU games and SIU with Baker. Those were the games I was talking about.

[WuShock Reaper]

The Team that likes to marry their female cousins - 58
The Team that just likes our female cousins - 83

Go Shockers!!!

[RoyalShock]

The Team that likes to marry their female cousins - 58
The Team that just likes our female cousins - 83

Go Shockers!!!

Arkansas and W Virginia are not on the schedule.

[jdmee]

GoShockers @GoShockers 2m
View from the rafters; Shocker men take the redesigned @intrustarena floor before tomorrow's game.… http://instagram.com/p/h4KZL-MTNH/

Brewer said the stickers cost around $4,000. The stickers peel off easily, but if Intrust Bank Arena likes the look, it is welcome to keep them in place for its next basketball game, when Kansas State plays Gonzaga on Dec. 21.

“We’ll allow it, if they want to,” Brewer said.

Read more here: http://blogs.kansas.com/shockwaves/#storylink=cpy

[WuShock Reaper]

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well those two girls from Tennessee sure have pur'ty mouths.

[kcshocker11]

I hate having a week between games. Hope the our team comes out on fire