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10-19-2009, 08:44 AM
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| Anyone know if and when practice is open to the public? If so how do you get in etc? Thanks!  | 
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10-19-2009, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by UNAVol89  Tennessee's a football school, especially with a new coach and a big win over UGA. Those only go on at basketball schools like UNC, Duke, and UK. | ....and Memphis. 18,000 at FEF last Friday, in a "rebuilding year." | 
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10-19-2009, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by CALISKING ....and Memphis. 18,000 at FEF last Friday, in a "rebuilding year." | There weren't 18000 there. Not to mention a good amount of the '18000' left after Yo Gotti performed. Posted via VolNation Mobile | |
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10-19-2009, 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by dickens821 There weren't 18000 there. Not to mention a good amount of the '18000' left after Yo Gotti performed.
Posted via VolNation Mobile | I disagree. It was SRO beyond Yo Gotti.
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10-19-2009, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Gcrop I disagree. It was SRO beyond Yo Gotti. | There were empty seats all over that arena, just because they were stuck between people who refused to scoot towards the middle of the row didn't mean they weren't there. | |
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10-19-2009, 11:06 PM
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| Highlight of the night was a middleaged, fat, white woman dancing with her hands in the air to Yo Gotti. Everything else was mediocre. Dunk Contest was ok. 'Free play' was awful.
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10-19-2009, 11:08 PM
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| The three point contest was one of the most disorganized things I have ever seen. | |
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10-19-2009, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by dickens821 There were empty seats all over that arena, just because they were stuck between people who refused to scoot towards the middle of the row didn't mean they weren't there. | While I don't totally agree with this, the people having to stand could fill up those empty seats, therefore 18K. Quote:
Originally Posted by dickens821 Highlight of the night was a middleaged, fat, white woman dancing with her hands in the air to Yo Gotti. Everything else was mediocre. Dunk Contest was ok. 'Free play' was awful. | Exactly what were you expecting? A 10 minute speech read for a teleprompter? Quote:
Originally Posted by dickens821 The three point contest was one of the most disorganized things I have ever seen. | That was VERY unorganized and pretty silly.
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10-19-2009, 11:25 PM
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Exactly what were you expecting? A 10 minute speech read for a teleprompter?
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1) what are you talking about?
2) I know this may sound silly, but I would expect at least the level of defense played in rocky top league for the free play. It was worse than that. And that is sad. | |
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10-20-2009, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by dickens821 1) what are you talking about?
2) I know this may sound silly, but I would expect at least the level of defense played in rocky top league for the free play. It was worse than that. And that is sad. | 1) What "events" were you expecting? The 10 minute lecture being read from a teleprompter reference was Calipari at UK's MM.
2) The free play was just like the old Bluff City Classic. All offense and no defense. It wasn't going to be a hard-nosed scrimmage/practice or anything.
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10-22-2009, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Gcrop 1) What "events" were you expecting? The 10 minute lecture being read from a teleprompter reference was Calipari at UK's MM.
2) The free play was just like the old Bluff City Classic. All offense and no defense. It wasn't going to be a hard-nosed scrimmage/practice or anything. | I never expected there to be hard nose defense. But when the defense is worse than that in Rocky Top League (which I am sure you've never seen as you probably haven't been up to Knoxville in themiddle of the summer recently) then there is an issue. | |
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10-23-2009, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by dickens821 I never expected there to be hard nose defense. But when the defense is worse than that in Rocky Top League (which I am sure you've never seen as you probably haven't been up to Knoxville in themiddle of the summer recently) then there is an issue. | For the uneducated, the "Midnight Madness" events are not real practices. They are for fans and players to have fun and kickoff the season. If you are expecting hard nosed defense and drills head to the campuses the next mornings when the real work begins. | |
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10-23-2009, 02:14 PM
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| You are absolutely correct! You do those when you have the fan support to support such an activity. When you don't, you look stupid. | |
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