BTO’s VCU postgame report

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Why is everyone so bent out of shape over "exposure" for a tournament in Nov? The games were played, they counted, they will go into the computers for RPI, etc. By the time March rolls arount no one remembers, or cares, what happened in Nov. As far as exposure goes, exposure to who? HS players? I doubt it matters that much to them.
 
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Boca Vol said:
Why is everyone so bent out of shape over "exposure" for a tournament in Nov? The games were played, they counted, they will go into the computers for RPI, etc. By the time March rolls arount no one remembers, or cares, what happened in Nov. As far as exposure goes, exposure to who? HS players? I doubt it matters that much to them.
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National TV exposure is important. Surely you realize that. In fact you wouldn't even be a fan of UT basketball without it. We would definitely benefit more by playing in a tournament that gives you that. I have nothing bad to say about the quality of teams in this field, however.
 
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Just glad we got a win. I think we should still be ranked, but clearly should drop a little. Minus the first 5 minutes of the Florida State game, we certainly look like we can compete with a lot of teams, and we look to be a lock for the tourney unless the wheels fall off. We're not perfect by any means, but defensively we're elite and that'll take you pretty far.
 
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The University of Tennessee’s men’s basketball program has literally never been as high profile as it is right now. We had a great run with Pearl but UT never signed a recruiting class like the one Barnes signed during the 2019 early signing period + Santiago Vescovi and Pearl had some great teams but we had a team that literally could’ve won the title the last two years and Barnes is building another elite team for next season and probably the one after. UT is now getting the benefit of being a higher profile team, like becoming a top 20 team after beating UW early in the season, and we have a team that may play in the Sweet Sixteen again this season in a “rebuilding” year. Not playing on national tv in an early season tournament championship game because we were in the consolation game isn’t going to derail this train and, vice versa, playing in the championship game wasn’t going to make the program.
 
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WhatInVolnation said:
The University of Tennessee’s men’s basketball program has literally never been as high profile as it is right now. We had a great run with Pearl but UT never signed a recruiting class like the one Barnes signed during the 2019 early signing period + Santiago Vescovi and Pearl had some great teams but we had a team that literally could’ve won the title the last two years and Barnes is building another elite team for next season and probably the one after. UT is now getting the benefit of being a higher profile team, like becoming a top 20 team after beating UW early in the season, and we have a team that may play in the Sweet Sixteen again this season in a “rebuilding” year. Not playing on national tv in an early season tournament championship game because we were in the consolation game isn’t going to derail this train and, vice versa, playing in the championship game wasn’t going to make the program.
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Good post. I understand other posters frustration of not being on TV though,

If UK played Walters State, it would be on ESPN
 
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Boca Vol said:
Why is everyone so bent out of shape over "exposure" for a tournament in Nov? The games were played, they counted, they will go into the computers for RPI, etc. By the time March rolls arount no one remembers, or cares, what happened in Nov. As far as exposure goes, exposure to who? HS players? I doubt it matters that much to them.
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While much of this is true, exposure helps in almost every aspect of college basketball.

Recruits seeing you drain a last second three to win a game, or going sky high on a block.....shown all over on highlights.....that stuff means something......not everything, but something.

Also exposure helps with rankings and provides committee members with something they may have seen.......rather than just seeing the final score.
 
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vols 30 said:
Good post. I understand other posters frustration of not being on TV though,

If UK played Walters State, it would be on ESPN
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We’ve played two Saturdays in November and played a tournament Friday night/Saturday after Thanksgiving. You’re practically begging not to get television coverage with those dates
 
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ColinS said:
National TV exposure is important. Surely you realize that. In fact you wouldn't even be a fan of UT basketball without it. We would definitely benefit more by playing in a tournament that gives you that. I have nothing bad to say about the quality of teams in this field, however.
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It was a game played on "Rivalry Week" in CFB. Again, starting tomorrow no one will care. The games are in the books.
 
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Only one more streamer to go. Hopefully.
Just got word though. Playing in the Mud bowl tourney next season In Lonsdale gym and televised by cell phone. A step up.
 
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sport3500 said:
The Charleston Classic next season is on ESPN and Tennessee last played in Maui in 2016.

I think Tennessee played in this tournament to maybe get a foothold into the Destin/Fort Walton Beach area to look at top high school prospects for future reference....... JMO.
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Dyron Nix came from that section of Florida, pretty good player for the Vols back in the day.
 
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JoAllan said:
While much of this is true, exposure helps in almost every aspect of college basketball.

Recruits seeing you drain a last second three to win a game, or going sky high on a block.....shown all over on highlights.....that stuff means something......not everything, but something.

Also exposure helps with rankings and provides committee members with something they may have seen.......rather than just seeing the final score.
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Exactly....kids today care about highlights. I'm sure LT's shot was shown on the highlights.
 
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Boca Vol said:
Exactly....kids today care about highlights. I'm sure LT's shot was shown on the highlights.
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Go find us an espn highlight of it.........it was live streamed on YouTube.........and not YouTube TV. I can find it pretty much only on YouTube......and that is very choppy.

Sure if you go look for it really hard you probably can find it........for an “exposure” standpoint.........if you got to look what’s the point.
 
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