Happy Birthday.  Man we have alot in common.  Kids roughly the same age...and my birthday was on Saturday.

Done.

Prayers sent up.

While I agree that it is tough that 5 teams we play are in the top 10, let's also remember that this is a pre-season poll.  There have been times where teams were picked high pre-season and have falling on their butts during the season, i.e. Bama the year they started preseason top 5 and ended with a losing season, UT started preseason top 5 and ended with a losing record, USC started preseason #1 last year and look what they did.  The preseason poll is just that.  Surprises do occur in college football each year.

Not only that, but also there is a real possibility that some of our 4 star guys could gain their 5th star when new evals come out.

With Vandy breaking in a new QB and a new RB, I think this year could be interesting for Vandy.  I just don't see them coming into Neyland and winning, but that's my opinion.

Actually each school is only allowed 1 PPV game per the current contract.

Awesome...congrats.  As my parents say about my son, it is your job to spoil the grandchild and to give them everything they want and it is the parents job to say no!

I am right there with you.  Was up till midnight last night watching.  This team is fun to watch...they never quit.

Creek - not sure I agree with you about the weakened Western conference.  Year in and year out the West is alot better than the east.  The top 5 seeds in the west were separated by a handful of games in the Win/Loss coumn during the regular season....when everyone was at full strength.  You play the hand you are dealt in the playoffs and injuries are part of it.  The Griz lost Zach Randoplh last year in the playoffs....Rudy Gay the year before.

Also, the Grizz have been competitive with the heat the past two seasons.  Would be an interesting series I think...but way to early to be looking that far ahead.

Health information is also protected but you don't see that stopping every college and pro team from discussing an individual's injury and surgical procedures, drug tests, and alcohol encounters.  Like others have said, it is the way the world works.  Also, like others, if it is true about what is leaked, I could care less about how it makes him look.  He knew going into this that he, as an athlete, is under a microscope and that everything he does is going to be discussed and he still decided to do what he did.

Totally agree with the other opinions!  They already get paid...they get a free education while the rest of the student population goes into great debt to pay for college.  They also get a nice dorm, meals, appeal, etc. 

Also agree with 101 about the mid majors.  Not every college could afford to pay their players. 

This team is young...the only upperclassman are our 2 seniors...williams and spani.  Most of our really good players are Fr and Sorp.  The guard play will be better next year as our true PG was lost for the season 5 games in.

With that said, last night's first half was awful.  When you can't shoot, aren't playing defense, and aren't boxing out, that is a receipe for diaster which is what happened.  They made it a game in the second half...just wish Spani's 3 had fallen to tie the game up.

Exactly!  If the Louisville coach gets a T for what he said....why didn't Mulkey with her Strip Tease, out of control, and on the court!  Several questionable foul calls, please I swear Baylor was traveling several times when they didn't call it.

NOT what I meant!

Mulkey losing it (how is this not a technical? but I digress):


And those of you who watched it know, Total fouls: Louisville 24 Baylor 14 and Louisville had 3 players foul out.  Yet she's whining about the refs.  Love it.

For your reading pleasure, here is the postgame presser transcript: http://www.asapsports.com/show_interview.php?id=88117

Everytime I see Aaron Craft I cuss him.....

I am almost positive that guy is a senior....he has played for 4 different schools....unless I am missing something.

Yes their losses were bad:  Dayton, Mercer, Tulane, Auburn all would be considered bad losses.

I was never on the fire him bandwagon.  It is still way to early in his tenue to be thinking that.  We have all learned from football that a revolving door in coaching isn't the way to go.   With that said, you look at this year and coach had to go half the year not knowing if one of his best players would play this year and then when it was decided that he wasn't, he had to teach Stokes how to be the go to player.  Then you look at the way the refs were calling games against Stokes early in the year.  Add to it what he has done between this year and last year with McRae.  Plus you look at what we have next year....Stokes, Maymon, Hubbs, Golden, McRae....we will be scary good next year.

I got a better one for you....the second foul called on Graves was just as bad.  Graves was driven to the basket and the KY girl hit her on the arm going in for the shot.  Graves didn't touch the Ky girl and the Ky girl never acted like she got charged into.  The refs blew the whistle and everyone expected the foul to be called on the Ky girl, but nope...it was called on Graves....who never touched the Ky defender.

With that said, we played absolutely horrible...refs didn't help much because they allowed Ky to slap and push.  We had 31 turnovers...you aren't going to win many games with that many turnovers.  With that said, I hope they see KY again in the SEC Tournament.  I have a feeling it will be alot different.

He said UT has soared up the standings and now is the top team of the First Four Out with Ole Miss and UK in the last four in.  If you look at the remaining schedules for each team, it could be very interesting with some difficult match-ups:

Bama - games left at UF and at Ole Miss
UK - Games left at Arkansas which Arkansas has been unbeatable at home this year, and home to UF
Ole Miss still has to play Bama at home and LSU on the road

I went to Marco Island last year and loved it!  It is on the southwest side of FL, along the gulf, and is only about 30 minutes from Fort Meyers.

I agree...stats are great to look at but alot of times in sports, they don't always mean everything.  Case in point is that the "stats" wouldn't have said we would beat #1 kansas and #2 UK in 2010, or #3 Pitt in 2011 and then lose to Oakland and C of C, or sweep FL while Pearl was here.  Do I think we are good, no, but my point is, in this weak of a league, anyone can beat anyone on any given day.  Look at what has happened in conference play this year:

- Vandy gave UK fits in Nashville
- Florida got blown out at Arkansas
- A&M globbered UK at Rupp
- Missouri lost at LSU and at A&M, plus they are only ahead of UT by 2 games in the standings

Anything can happen in college basketball.

I agree.  He didn't know that if you showed a 5 star recruit that lives an hour and a half from campus some love, he would come.  Why is he such an expert on recruiting to be on their national signing day show?

After being at the Ole Miss game last Thursday and watching the second half of the game last night, none of our guys shoot a mid ranger jumper.  They always drive to far to the basket.  I just wish once that McRae would pull up from 17 feet out and bury the jumper.  A few of those and it opens the lane for Stokes.

Stokes is finally showing what he can do.  Earlier this season, I didn't understand someone of his talent only shooting 5 to 6 times a game and scoring 8 points a game.

I was there last night at center court on the court, 4 seats from bobby knight.  The refs were awful on both sides....very late whistles all night.  I hate that ole miss shooter.....the guy has been to 4 schools in three years...

Ole Miss is in on about 5 5-stars that most recruiting experts expect them to get.  that is HUGE for ole miss