Lady vols ranked #19 according to this...

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Rooster1 said:
Wow, he is not on the Coop

Wow, he is not on the Coop wagon.
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I guess it's because it's based on analytics from her freshman season...? Hard to gauge much from those 8 minutes per game (but that 38% FT shooting hurts).

That article says Bart Torvik has us as #19, but I see #18 here: NCAAW T-Rank - Customizable College Basketball Tempo Free Stats - T-Rank

You can see game-by-game predictions here: WBB T-Page for Tennessee - Customizable College Basketball Tempo Free Stats - T-Rank

MTSU looks like they'll be a good challenge again.
 
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Lucy said:
This seems a lot more likely to me than the other preseason rankings. Coopers rating seems low to me though.
My predictions- LVs top four in the SEC, sweet sixteen. Season ending ranking 12-18. Sport coat still not buttoning.
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I am with you Lucy. I predict top 3 in the SEC and Final Four in NCAAT. You heard it here first. GBO.
 
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Lucy said:
This seems a lot more likely to me than the other preseason rankings. Coopers rating seems low to me though.
My predictions- LVs top four in the SEC, sweet sixteen. Season ending ranking 12-18. Sport coat still not buttoning.
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I am with you Lucy. I predict top 3 in the SEC and Final Four in NCAAT. You heard it here first. GBO.
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Wait. If you're "with" Lucy... wouldn't your prediction agree with hers? And if your prediction did agree, didn't we hear it there first?

Asking for Schrödinger's cat.
 
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BruisedOrange said:
Wait. If you're "with" Lucy... wouldn't your prediction agree with hers? And if your prediction did agree, didn't we hear it there first?

Asking for Schrödinger's cat.
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You've been sitting around, contemplating your navel and thinking about how much smarter you are than everybody else again, right? JK...btw the umlaut is a nice addition
 
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Wow, he is not on the Coop wagon.
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Maybe this reflects the fact that this purports to be an analytics-based model, so the numbers generated are bound by her 22-23 year stats. What some are expecting, on the other hand, is a significant improvement in her results, which, however likely, would not be captured in the model. I would guess the model will be updated throughout the season.

I am not really worried about the team ranking. It makes sense that we will have to start low and battle our way up.

@Lucy, I don't really get your DW obsession. 😂 But your prediction seems reasonable to me. We'll just have to see.
 
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Maybe this reflects the fact that this purports to be an analytics-based model, so the numbers generated are bound by her 22-23 year stats. What some are expecting, on the other hand, is a significant improvement in her results, which, however likely, would not be captured in the model. I would guess the model will be updated throughout the season.

I am not really worried about the team ranking. It makes sense that we will have to start low and battle our way up.

@Lucy, I don't really get your DW obsession. 😂 But your prediction seems reasonable to me. We'll just have to see.
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One game at a time. Learn as much from a victory as a defeat. Success can’t be hidden for long. I think it’s great to start somewhat under the radar.

As far as DW’s jacket, I get the heavy fashion details. NBA, W, NFL, each have reporters lurking 👀 deep in the bowels of arenas and stadiums to capture the gameday fits. Isn’t that why you tune into LSU Tiggahs games? 😉

Maybe Danny should hook up with Dolly Parton’s tailor. She has always had a natty fit and wardrobe.
 
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One game at a time. Learn as much from a victory as a defeat. Success can’t be hidden for long. I think it’s great to start 🎶somewhat under the radar.

As far as DW’s jacket, I get the heavy fashion details. [...] Maybe Danny should hook up with Dolly Parton’s tailor. She has always had a natty fit and wardrobe.
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I think he has. Isn't her look a bit more "busting out" than "tucked in?"

p.s. Nice touch, mentioning my favorite Judy Garland song.
 
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www.worldexposurereport.com

The updated Women's NCAA basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2024-25

1. UConn Huskies Projected starting lineup Kaitlyn Chen (15.8 PPG at Princeton) Paige Bueckers (21.8 PPG) Azzi Fudd (11.0 PPG) Sarah Strong (Incoming freshman) Jana El Alfy (returning from injury) 2. South Carolina Gamecocks Previously: No. 3 Projected starting lineup Raven Johns
www.worldexposurereport.com www.worldexposurereport.com

WER has Lady Vols at 15
 
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DonDiego said:
You've been sitting around, contemplating your navel and thinking about how much smarter you are than everybody else again, right? JK...btw the umlaut is a nice addition
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If you were to ask nicely he might explain the difference between the umlaut and a dieresis.
Oh. You already know that. Well, then, take a bow. And don't forget to change the cat's litter, just in case it's still alive.
 
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I think we’ll lose 5 games in the SEC and probably the UConn game. But Geno isn’t used to being out coached since Pat stopped coaching.
 
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Orange. said:
Maybe this reflects the fact that this purports to be an analytics-based model, so the numbers generated are bound by her 22-23 year stats. What some are expecting, on the other hand, is a significant improvement in her results, which, however likely, would not be captured in the model. I would guess the model will be updated throughout the season.

I am not really worried about the team ranking. It makes sense that we will have to start low and battle our way up.

@Lucy, I don't really get your DW obsession. 😂 But your prediction seems reasonable to me. We'll just have to see.
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Well. At the University of Tennessee the three biggest moments of the AD’s career are hiring and introducing a new football coach, a new men’s basketball coach and a new women’s basketball coach. Our AD showing up in a well worn, ill fitting sport coat with no tie was, IMO disrespectful to the university, the alumni, fans in general, CKC and our Lady Vols.
He is the AD at one of the top universities in the country and is paid accordingly. A nice suit and tie are well within in his financial means. If he can’t afford it on his “meager” salary please have him message me and I will take him and buy him a suit, a couple of shirts and ties.
A grown man should know when to dress his best.
So “obsession” is a little strong but it does really bug me. I also have thoughts on our football coach wearing a smock suitable for fingerpainting day at kindergarten along with three day drunk stubble on game days.
 
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Lucy said:
Well. At the University of Tennessee the three biggest moments of the AD’s career are hiring and introducing a new football coach, a new men’s basketball coach and a new women’s basketball coach. Our AD showing up in a well worn, ill fitting sport coat with no tie was, IMO disrespectful to the university, the alumni, fans in general, CKC and our Lady Vols.
He is the AD at one of the top universities in the country and is paid accordingly. A nice suit and tie are well within in his financial means. If he can’t afford it on his “meager” salary please have him message me and I will take him and buy him a suit, a couple of shirts and ties.
A grown man should know when to dress his best.
So “obsession” is a little strong but it does really bug me. I also have thoughts on our football coach wearing a smock suitable for fingerpainting day at kindergarten along with three day drunk stubble on game days.
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If he had worn a tie to introduce Heupel, you *might* have a point but he didn't. BTW that is his favorite suit (one might say lucky suit) he wore it recently at the pre-Bama press conference. I think he should leave it unbuttoned as it is a good fit that way but that's my only critique.

Let it go
 
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Lucy said:
Well. At the University of Tennessee the three biggest moments of the AD’s career are hiring and introducing a new football coach, a new men’s basketball coach and a new women’s basketball coach. Our AD showing up in a well worn, ill fitting sport coat with no tie was, IMO disrespectful to the university, the alumni, fans in general, CKC and our Lady Vols.
He is the AD at one of the top universities in the country and is paid accordingly. A nice suit and tie are well within in his financial means. If he can’t afford it on his “meager” salary please have him message me and I will take him and buy him a suit, a couple of shirts and ties.
A grown man should know when to dress his best.
So “obsession” is a little strong but it does really bug me. I also have thoughts on our football coach wearing a smock suitable for fingerpainting day at kindergarten along with three day drunk stubble on game days.
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Before you get pounced on for "promoting the symbols of aristocratic elitism" or resisting the zeitgeist of "comfort and commonality"... while it doesn't strike an emotional chord with me, I've noticed it, too. IMHO, something worth keeping is being lost to the culture-flattening effect of internet video and the 8-second attention span.

In fashion, it's not tradition that should be served for tradition's sake. It's the hierarchy of values that serve and preserve social order, and the greater importance of certain moments that needs to be recognized and preserved, because those things ultimately communicate respect for people and what they've done, or the responsibilities with which they've been entrusted.

One's appearance used to be a way of showing respect for the people who are physically there, but especially for the people behind the scenes (who will never be seen) who worked so hard to make that moment happen. That's a tradition that's functional and worth maintaining.

But instead, we're seeing more "respect" being shown to the impression that images will make on a valued target audience. It's not that the images lie--the UTAD and athletic community at Tennessee really do relate and function like a family. But that's kind of the pattern with technology: it's always a blind trade for convenience. Then it takes a generation or two to realize what was lost in that trade.

One of my best friends hosts and co-directs a PBS show devoted to that exploration: Reconnecting Roots. It's worth a family's half hour together! This season there's actually a show devoted to clothing and fashion.

And if you're a reader, nobody has had Jacque Ellul's grasp on this, going back into the previous century.
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Okay... reactionary nerd post is over! There's always somethin' for everybody here on Volnation.
 
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37620VOL said:
If he had worn a tie to introduce Heupel, you *might* have a point but he didn't. BTW that is his favorite suit (one might say lucky suit) he wore it recently at the pre-Bama press conference. I think he should leave it unbuttoned as it is a good fit that way but that's my only critique.

Let it go
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My point was he should have worn a suit and tie for Heupel and CKC. Not letting it go.
 
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Hoepel. He coaches football! He'd look a little silly wearing a tuxedo on the sideline. And, he does have those chipmunk cheeks. Maybe he likes a little stubble to help hide those?

DW. Are these the outfits being referred to? Fire him. Fire him, now.

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BruisedOrange said:
Before you get pounced on for "promoting the symbols of aristocratic elitism" or resisting the zeitgeist of "comfort and commonality"... while it doesn't strike an emotional chord with me, I've noticed it, too. IMHO, something worth keeping is being lost to the culture-flattening effect of internet video and the 8-second attention span.

In fashion, it's not tradition that should be served for tradition's sake. It's the hierarchy of values that serve and preserve social order, and the greater importance of certain moments that needs to be recognized and preserved, because those things ultimately communicate respect for people and what they've done, or the responsibilities with which they've been entrusted.

One's appearance used to be a way of showing respect for the people who are physically there, but especially for the people behind the scenes (who will never be seen) who worked so hard to make that moment happen. That's a tradition that's functional and worth maintaining.

But instead, we're seeing more "respect" being shown to the impression that images will make on a valued target audience. It's not that the images lie--the UTAD and athletic community at Tennessee really do relate and function like a family. But that's kind of the pattern with technology: it's always a blind trade for convenience. Then it takes a generation or two to realize what was lost in that trade.

One of my best friends hosts and co-directs a PBS show devoted to that exploration: Reconnecting Roots. It's worth a family's half hour together! This season there's actually a show devoted to clothing and fashion.

And if you're a reader, nobody has had Jacque Ellul's grasp on this, going back into the previous century.
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Very interesting! Thanks for the early air cover.
 
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Lucy said:
A grown man should know when to dress his best.
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This reminds me of an elderly relative who lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was a fan of the Philadelphia Athletics, then owned and managed by Cornelius McGillicuddy, better known as Connie Mack.

Mr. Mack was known for his sartorial splendor.

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I wonder what he would have thought of Bill Belichick.
 
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