UT vs. the West

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Mattlock

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Looks like if we end up the 1st or 2nd seed in the tourney, we would still likely be playing a West team, either Aubie, Miss St., Bama, or Ole Miss (since the West #3 and #4 seeds would either have to beat Vandy or Georgia). Lets just say I am really hoping for a Vandy or UGA upset of the West team in our bracket, because we need a tourney win if we're going to have a chance at a winable match-up in the NCAA tourney. I just don't think we match up well with teams in the West.
 
#2
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We beat MSU, lost to Auburn and Ole Miss in horribly played games, and played close with LSU.

Granted, Ole Miss stomped us, but I feel like the only team we wouldn't have a 50% chance or better against would be UK.
 
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UTLCA said:
We beat MSU, lost to Auburn and Ole Miss in horribly played games, and played close with LSU.

Granted, Ole Miss stomped us, but I feel like the only team we wouldn't have a 50% chance or better against would be UK.
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Ridiculous but very true. We just don't play well against them at all.
 
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We just plain suck in the SEC tourney historically anyway no matter who we play, but I think the only teams that should beat us more than 5/10 times on a neutral court are LSU and KY, neither of which we would see in the SEC tourney were we the 1 seed in the East.
 
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Oldblood said:
We just plain suck in the SEC tourney historically anyway no matter who we play, but I think the only teams that should beat us more than 5/10 times on a neutral court are LSU and KY, neither of which we would see in the SEC tourney were we the 1 seed in the East.
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That's usually in the GA Dome
 
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The only team I'm afraid of playing in the SEC is Kentucky. With the matchups and crowd being in their favor, it likely would not play out well for Tennessee.
 
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The crowd's won't be as pro UK as in Atl, since it's in Tampa this year.
 
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UTLCA said:
The crowd's won't be as pro UK as in Atl, since it's in Tampa this year.
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Yeah it will not be as bad as it usually, but I think they will still be in the vast majority, as I doubt Florida fans care about basketball.
 
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Ericvol2096 said:
Do we even forsee very good crowds at all for the event?
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With Arkansas and KY neither being very good this year and FL fans not really caring about basketball, I would say no not really. I am ready for it to come back to the Sommet Center in Nashville, I enjoyed it there.
 
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#14
Tampa is a tremendous travel destination in early Spring. There will be a large Gator crowd, but hopefully we can mount a decent showing, as well. FYI: Allegiant Air has flights to the smaller St. Pete airport for cheap. A friend of mine just flew here and back for $49 each way. Unforseen circumstances at work make it impossible for me to travel, but I'd go in a heartbeat if I could.
 
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#15
How far is Tampa from Atlanta? I know there's a good amount of Vols from Florida, but if it's within driving distance from Atl., we could see something.
 
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