Pearl Painted Up

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lawgator1 said:
Do you realize how patheitc that sounds? The once proud University of Tennessee fans flocking to women's basketball games because, hey, that's what we're good at?
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i'm not a huge women's bball fan granted, but jeez...gimmie a break.

Men's bball was an afterthought and women's bball, well, we are the flagship program in that sport. just because some TN fans are proud of that, doesn't make them pathetic. it makes them fans of everything UT.

and if you're going to do something might as well try and be the best at it...and when it comes to women's bball, they are. Despite what you or i or anyone else may think about the women's game or it's place amont other major sports, the fact still remains....the lady vols are important to a good many TN fans. and i say kudos to them for it.

my personal attitude towards the lady vols not withstanding, i'm sure as hell not going to call someone pathetic because they are actually proud of the fact that they are good.

LG, i usually think most of your posts are well intended and entertaining and for a gator fan, you generally have a realistic view of things, both for FL and UT....but this one...this one is a little ridiculous.
 
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jakez4ut said:
i'm not a huge women's bball fan granted, but jeez...gimmie a break.

Men's bball was an afterthought and women's bball, well, we are the flagship program in that sport. just because some TN fans are proud of that, doesn't make them pathetic. it makes them fans of everything UT.

and if you're going to do something might as well try and be the best at it...and when it comes to women's bball, they are. Despite what you or i or anyone else may think about the women's game or it's place amont other major sports, the fact still remains....the lady vols are important to a good many TN fans. and i say kudos to them for it.

my personal attitude towards the lady vols not withstanding, i'm sure as hell not going to call someone pathetic because they are actually proud of the fact that they are good.

LG, i usually think most of your posts are well intended and entertaining and for a gator fan, you generally have a realistic view of things, both for FL and UT....but this one...this one is a little ridiculous.
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Don't get me wrong. If you like it because you genuinely find entertainment value in it, then watch it all you want. Whatever floats your boat.

What I was saying was that if your reason to watch it is because your school is competitive in it and isn't in other things, then that seems like a rather weak reason to me to watch it. I'd rather spend my time interested in and rooting for my mediocre football team than watching my #1 women's basketball team just because they win. And that seems to be what his friend was saying.

Overall, I think most people out there in College Sports Fan World put women's basketball on their list of priorities at about the same level of foot hygiene. Oh sure, some are into it. But not many. And certainly not most.

I applaud Pearl for what he did. He's showing solidarity with the women's program. And if that gets more people interested in it for the right reasons, i.e. they like it, then great.

I'm just saying that I would never be one of those people, no matter what the gimmick someone tried to get me to watch it. And I dare say that goes for 90 % of college sports fans. So, I actually think that you, Jake, are the one who is not being very realistic.

I'm just telling it like it is: Women's College Basektball is boring.
 
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VolinArizona said:
Yes, I know of at least Wayne Chism.
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Now that is really cool. Despite what some people think about Pearl doing it, that shows a closeness between he and his players that is cool. That can be nothing but good for current players and HS players he plans on recruiting in the future. I am on the side that it was great that he did it. It shows the man has extreme confidence, he is not worried about what others may think of him. Winning shuts everyone up and I think he is pretty confident he will win big time.
 
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allvol said:
From a purist standpoint, women's basketball is much more fundamentally sound than men's.
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I just can't agree with that. It's slower . . . The shooting is usually worse . . .It's generally not as crisp. Let's be honest, much of our own success is built on getting the ball on the rim and then creating a rugby scrum underneath and outrebounding our opponents.

That being said, I still watch it. It doesn't bother me that it's not played at the same level as the men. It just is what it is.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Don't get me wrong. If you like it because you genuinely find entertainment value in it, then watch it all you want. Whatever floats your boat.

What I was saying was that if your reason to watch it is because your school is competitive in it and isn't in other things, then that seems like a rather weak reason to me to watch it. I'd rather spend my time interested in and rooting for my mediocre football team than watching my #1 women's basketball team just because they win. And that seems to be what his friend was saying.

Overall, I think most people out there in College Sports Fan World put women's basketball on their list of priorities at about the same level of foot hygiene. Oh sure, some are into it. But not many. And certainly not most.

I applaud Pearl for what he did. He's showing solidarity with the women's program. And if that gets more people interested in it for the right reasons, i.e. they like it, then great.

I'm just saying that I would never be one of those people, no matter what the gimmick someone tried to get me to watch it. And I dare say that goes for 90 % of college sports fans. So, I actually think that you, Jake, are the one who is not being very realistic.

I'm just telling it like it is: Women's College Basektball is boring.
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I would rather watch paint dry than watch Women's Basketball.
 
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allvol123 said:
Now that is really cool. Despite what some people think about Pearl doing it, that shows a closeness between he and his players that is cool. That can be nothing but good for current players and HS players he plans on recruiting in the future. I am on the side that it was great that he did it. It shows the man has extreme confidence, he is not worried about what others may think of him. Winning shuts everyone up and I think he is pretty confident he will win big time.
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I sort of agree. In general, at first I thought it was a questionable move saved only by the fact that he was down there among the students alongside some of his own players. But really, who cares what other people think?
 
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GAVol said:
That being said, I still watch it. It doesn't bother me that it's not played at the same level as the men. It just is what it is.
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I agree with that. Comparing it to men's BB is just ridiculous. You can't go into it like that, it is women's BB, a totally different game. You have to view it for what it is. Is it near as exciting as men's BB? Hell no. But if UT is ranked high in a sport and it's on TV, I am probably watching it.
 
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allvol123 said:
I agree with that. Comparing it to men's BB is just ridiculous. You can't go into it like that, it is women's BB, a totally different game. You have to view it for what it is. Is it near as exciting as men's BB? Hell no. But if UT is ranked high in a sport and it's on TV, I am probably watching it.
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I refer you to my earlier criticism of that sentiment.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Don't get me wrong. If you like it because you genuinely find entertainment value in it, then watch it all you want. Whatever floats your boat.

What I was saying was that if your reason to watch it is because your school is competitive in it and isn't in other things, then that seems like a rather weak reason to me to watch it. I'd rather spend my time interested in and rooting for my mediocre football team than watching my #1 women's basketball team just because they win. And that seems to be what his friend was saying.

Overall, I think most people out there in College Sports Fan World put women's basketball on their list of priorities at about the same level of foot hygiene. Oh sure, some are into it. But not many. And certainly not most.

I applaud Pearl for what he did. He's showing solidarity with the women's program. And if that gets more people interested in it for the right reasons, i.e. they like it, then great.

I'm just saying that I would never be one of those people, no matter what the gimmick someone tried to get me to watch it. And I dare say that goes for 90 % of college sports fans. So, I actually think that you, Jake, are the one who is not being very realistic.

I'm just telling it like it is: Women's College Basektball is boring.
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what, taking pride in something your school does well is wrong or something? who are you to decide why someone should or should not root for a particular sport? just because you find it boring, and unwatchable, doesn't mean that someone that doesn't is pathetic....regardless of why they tune in.

and if they truly didn't find some sort of value in attending or watching, i doubt they'd watch regardless of how good they are.

and i'm failing to see what's unrealistic about that.

the whole point in having college sports is to be competitive and drive school pride...regardless of the sport.

so if your women's bball team is good....and that's why you watch...then i'd say that that particular program has done it's job.

and let's be clear, i'm not particularly fond of women's bball either, if they do good, great, if not, oh well, i don't lose sleep, and i also agree that if the lady vols had been historically mediocre, it would rarely, if ever, even be brought up. but i'm not going to call someone pathetic for tuning in because they're good.

i mean is there any room for the consideration that the fact the lady vols are the flagship women's bball program is reason enough to watch for those that choose to?

gimmie a break LG.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Let me put it this way.

If UT was #1 in hog wrestling and it was on TV, would you watch it? How about if they were #1 in use of fabric softener?
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I'd watch a camel race if one of the camels had a power T branded on its rear end.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Let me put it this way.

If UT was #1 in hog wrestling and it was on TV, would you watch it? How about if they were #1 in use of fabric softener?
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If it were popular enough to make it onto ESPN and there was a ranking system for it, then I guess I would. Those are pretty wild examples though.
 
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