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03-14-2011, 12:25 PM
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| Tennessee vs Michigan - A Bit of Irony
I had to chuckle a bit when I saw this match-up and wonder if it was just a chance pairing, or did the NCAA have an agenda when they paired Tennessee (coached by Bruce Pearl) against Michigan (coached by John Beilein - who just happens to be the Head of the NCAA Basketball Ethics Committee). Will probably spark some debate among the commentators. | 
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03-14-2011, 12:31 PM
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| | Gettin' Dirty Baskets
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| Interesting... | |
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03-14-2011, 12:38 PM
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| | Class of 2000
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| If Pearl wins, he gets to face Coach K... also a well respected guy. Is there a murders row of highly ethical coaches lined up against Pearl? | |
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03-14-2011, 01:02 PM
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| Can we just play basketball? | |
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03-14-2011, 01:26 PM
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| | Yeah, I woo
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| also note Memphis V Arizona rd 1, UM's coach played at arizona | |
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03-14-2011, 01:28 PM
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| if you're going for "agendas" or conspiracy ideas, would be much better to look at / use what they gave Illinois rather than us.
much more
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03-14-2011, 01:30 PM
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| I think your reaching on this one.. | |
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03-14-2011, 01:43 PM
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| | Harding Vol
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Originally Posted by mtt2d  Can we just play basketball? | Not until Friday. | |
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03-14-2011, 02:04 PM
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| I don't think the NCAA had an agenda in the pairing, I just found it a slightly humerous irony. The "did the NCAA have an agenda" part was mostly tongue and cheek and goes with the "ESPN hates us" debate. | |
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03-14-2011, 02:25 PM
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| | Gettin' Dirty Baskets
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| ESPN hates us.  | |
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03-14-2011, 02:40 PM
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| Espn may not hate the Vols but they like Ohio State a lot better. | |
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03-14-2011, 02:49 PM
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| | 02Honda
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| Football would have been closer than basketball. IMO.
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03-14-2011, 02:53 PM
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| | The Minister of Defense
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Originally Posted by eaglevol I had to chuckle a bit when I saw this match-up and wonder if it was just a chance pairing, or did the NCAA have an agenda when they paired Tennessee (coached by Bruce Pearl) against Michigan (coached by John Beilein - who just happens to be the Head of the NCAA Basketball Ethics Committee). Will probably spark some debate among the commentators. | Very true. What would have been more ironic would to have been put in the bracket with Ohio State if we won our first game. Craft/Matta vs. Cookout vs. BP vs. possible last game with UT. The announcers could have a field day with that one. | |
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03-14-2011, 04:02 PM
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| So true, not to mention adding the Jim Tressel/Ohio State debacle into their dialogue as well. | |
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03-14-2011, 04:17 PM
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| | I am not a smart dog ..
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| I'm sure that the NCAA Selection Committee had that right up there on their list of pickin' and sendin'.
Right after shafting Alabama, dissin' Harvard, and Smoochin' the Gators.
Or maybe not. I'm just glad we don't have to play Duke in Charlotte.
Oh.
Never mind. | |
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