Tennessee Vanderbilt Game Thread - 1/10/2007 - Page 52

**tidwell** · 01-10-2007, 10:51 PM

Did Pearl just say punk'd?

TennNC · 01-10-2007, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by hatvol96

Exactly. How much has that magic helped them against Kentucky over the years?

They actually beat Kentucky 4-5 years in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including the 1992-93 year when Kentucky went to the final four.

They beat Florida 5 straight years in the mid-late 1990s, including one year when Florida went to the final 4.

I see big wins over UNC, LSU, Virginia...

But enough of that.

Let's get this straight. Are you saying you'd expect a freshman-laden team to have no problem playing in Memorial Gym? I think you're too hard on them.

BTW, Butler just lost in overtime at Illinois-Chicago by 6. I-C lost to Mississippi, Jackson State, Penn, and Illinois State earlier this year. And Butler is LOADED with juniors and seniors. I wonder if they're as pessimistic about their chances of winning in their conference on the road.

ukvols · 01-10-2007, 10:51 PM

Pearl: "Childress got punked a couple of times."

**tidwell** · 01-10-2007, 10:52 PM

Said the same thing about Chism...

blaker024 · 01-10-2007, 10:52 PM

We have to quit comparing ourselves to freaking butler. They are BUTLER!

ukvols · 01-10-2007, 10:53 PM

Late '80s and early '90s was when UK was on probation and then came off of it.

Business · 01-10-2007, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ukvols

Pearl: "Childress got punked a couple of times."

Tells em how he sees them. I love Pearl.

ukvols · 01-10-2007, 10:54 PM

Pearl will be back on the sideline and not the baseline the rest of the year.

**lawgator1** · 01-10-2007, 10:55 PM

As noted earlier, its one conference game out of 16. While I do believe you can "win them all," I don't think its terribly likely. Its a loss, and a loss that hurts, but its one and you move on to the next game.

Florida lost five regular season conference games last year.

Didn't seem to matter much in the end.

ukvols · 01-10-2007, 10:55 PM

He needs to get the team past this quickly, obviously. There are some winnable SEC games coming up. There can be no more SEC losses before the game at Rupp.

TennNC · 01-10-2007, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by TN Vol 0320

I don't know about you guys, but I choose to look at the positives...Good effort coming back from an 11 point deficit in a hostile environment on the road.

I'm with you. It's amazing how critical folks can be when 1 play doesn't go our way. We weren't saying we were the best team in the country when Dane tipped it in against Oklahoma State were we?

I'm over this game, and we will win again on the road. And we have a good thing going in men's basketball, so enjoy it. Even the losses.

ukvols · 01-10-2007, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by lawgator1

As noted earlier, its one conference game out of 16. While I do believe you can "win them all," I don't think its terribly likely. Its a loss, and a loss that hurts, but its one and you move on to the next game.

Florida lost five regular season conference games last year.

Didn't seem to matter much in the end.

I think it was 6 losses, but, yes, it didn't matter at all in March.

blaker024 · 01-10-2007, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ukvols

He needs to get the team past this quickly, obviously. There are some winnable SEC games coming up. There can be no more SEC losses before the game at Rupp.

I think we SHOULD beat UK this year. We are the better team now, thats a game we should win.