Who IS this guy?

#77
#77
Freak said:
Somewhere along the line this thread lost me. I was just funnin'. I'm sorry for my part in this thread's derailment. I'm sending myself to timeout now.
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Well Freak, since I started this thread, I expected it to get derailed. I guess I may be cursed. One of these days, we just need to gather the derailers in one spot, and have plenty of water balloons. And in that event, Rule #1. No urinating in the balloons.
 
#78
#78
albedo33 said:
You'ens isn't new - it's just part of the dialect of East Tennesseans, which is much closer to that of West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, etc than it is to the y'all-saying Deep South. Most of our ancestors came from those northern states. Some, for example, were offered land here in lieu of pay when they fought in the War of 1812.

Another example: There's an east-west line through central Pennsylvania. South of that line, you call it a bucket; north of that line, you call it a pail.
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Someone remind me. When did we start coming on here for history lessons?
 
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#80
When u have a guy like Butch who is working his tail off in recruiting, plus marketing like a maniac, and then you have well....
Cuonzo. It ain't gonna bode well.
 
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Roustabout said:
When u have a guy like Butch who is working his tail off in recruiting, plus marketing like a maniac, and then you have well....
Cuonzo. It ain't gonna bode well.
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He's gone.
We signed Tyndall. Where ya been?
 
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TNnative said:
When Cuonzo Martin left, and Dave Hart started doing his coaching search, everyone wanted a home run hire that could bring the Vols basketball program to heights of greatness never before realized. Rightfully so, Tennessee has one of the best arenas in the nation (and that includes NBA venues), top notch facilities, a great college town, and a supportive fan base as large as any in the country. If there is anything that every UT fan agrees about, we deserve a winning program.

Many of us hoped for a big name, highly paid coach that would result in the Tennessee national guard unit, and every cop in Knox and surrounding counties to come onto Cumberland Avenue to break up the endless celebration. Instead of dropping down the big bucks for Gregg Marshall or Shaka Smart, we end up bringing in a guy who couldn't properly pronounce Vols.

Who is this Donnie Tyndall guy? Though I am not one to sit back and watch other programs play each other in Basketball, I have watched enough to know some names. My first words when the name was announced; Dave Hart, I hope you know what the heck you are doing.

Then the defections come. The entire incoming class, then 2 returning freshmen, and Hubbs seriously considering following them.

How does Donnie Tyndall answer this? Well, today, he signs 3 guys. 3 players in a single day! How huge is that? When you consider just how late in the recruiting calendar he is having to reload right at half a roster in short order, even though he is yet to coach his first game here, I have to say this is beyond impressive.

And Dave Hart? Maybe, just maybe, you do know what the heck you are doing.
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Tennessee has a supportive fan base?
 
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#83
LT21 said:
Tennessee has a supportive fan base?
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Absolutely.
Critical doesn't mean they aren't supportive. I assume you reference the 30k signatures. Regardless of how ridiculous the petition was, it does show the UT fans care about basketball. UGA, AU, and other SEC schools would love to have that support. Auburn's support is so strong they built an 9k (max) seat arean. UT would have standing room only for nearly every home game.

Consider Butch and the tireless work he has put in recruiting and marketing. It might not be fair to gauge Cuonzo on CBJ, but it certainly speaks volumes when your football coach who went 5-7 is ridiculously more popular than the coach who just went to the sweet 16. And I can assure you a guy like Hart compares the two. Why? Effort.

I commend Hart because he was able to look at the big picture. He saw the recruiting defeats this year and there were a lot. (go back to the recruiting threads prior to the fall signing period.) He saw how weak the roster would be in 14/15, and so he didn't have a sweet 16 knee jerk reaction and overpay a coach he wasn't sold on, and one he knew wasn't sold on being here.

One Sweet 16 a coach does not make. Hell, Jerry friggin Green went to the Sweet 16. Kevin O'neil went.

Dave Hart saw a guy who will tirelessy work to build and sell UT basketball. One who is totally sold that this is THE place to be. He's demonstrated more in a few weeks than CCM did in three years.
 
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TNnative said:
When Cuonzo Martin left, and Dave Hart started doing his coaching search, everyone wanted a home run hire that could bring the Vols basketball program to heights of greatness never before realized. Rightfully so, Tennessee has one of the best arenas in the nation (and that includes NBA venues), top notch facilities, a great college town, and a supportive fan base as large as any in the country. If there is anything that every UT fan agrees about, we deserve a winning program.

Many of us hoped for a big name, highly paid coach that would result in the Tennessee national guard unit, and every cop in Knox and surrounding counties to come onto Cumberland Avenue to break up the endless celebration. Instead of dropping down the big bucks for Gregg Marshall or Shaka Smart, we end up bringing in a guy who couldn't properly pronounce Vols.

Who is this Donnie Tyndall guy? Though I am not one to sit back and watch other programs play each other in Basketball, I have watched enough to know some names. My first words when the name was announced; Dave Hart, I hope you know what the heck you are doing.

Then the defections come. The entire incoming class, then 2 returning freshmen, and Hubbs seriously considering following them.

How does Donnie Tyndall answer this? Well, today, he signs 3 guys. 3 players in a single day! How huge is that? When you consider just how late in the recruiting calendar he is having to reload right at half a roster in short order, even though he is yet to coach his first game here, I have to say this is beyond impressive.

And Dave Hart? Maybe, just maybe, you do know what the heck you are doing.
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Not being able to properly pronounce Vols is a problem. The only way it could be mispronounced is if you want to add an E to the end of it, and make it Vole's. It's sorta like listening to the retards around the globe pronouncing Falcons. FALL-cuns. Really? Seriously?
 
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HBCButch said:
Not being able to properly pronounce Vols is a problem. The only way it could be mispronounced is if you want to add an E to the end of it, and make it Vole's. It's sorta like listening to the retards around the globe pronouncing Falcons. FALL-cuns. Really? Seriously?
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Who cares? At least he is audible. Just happy not to hear mumbling.
 
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