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Sadly a Arkansas Pine Bluff player was shot and killed last night. Here is a pst game quote from tonight's game from the head coach Dawn Brown.
On what it means to her on getting support from the Lady Vols and Vol Nation:
"Last night, we made a phone call to Chris Walker, UT's chaplain. I think I talked to him about 8:54 last night. About 9:35, him and at least 15 other people came out to pray with our young ladies. I told them, 'I don't know if we could have been at a better place to get news like this.' To have people around us that felt like family, just for them to be covering us in prayers and standing with us. And not only last night, this morning they got up and brought us breakfast. That meant a lot. Just the fact that we are so far away from home, it's not like you can just get on the bus and try to go back to be there with the family. So for us, it meant a lot.

And for us to get those cards, it is a really special place. I think that the legacy and foundation that has been laid here just speaks volumes for this program. To have those type of people to continue to grow and to be a part of what you have established here, it just speaks volumes for the type of people that stand to represent Tennessee. Chris checked on us right before the game and all throughout the day. They have also somebody from international studies that reached out to her mom and her grandma. It has been a loving environment from the entire Knoxville family. I guess you guys have Vol Nation. They have reached out to us. It has just been amazing. We have embraced it, and we are thankful for it. I don't think we could have been in a better place to get that type of news with the people that have shared their condolences with us in the last 24 hours."
 
Others receiving votes: Syracuse 29, Florida Gulf Coast 28, South Dakota 27, West Virginia 24, Minnesota 10, North Carolina 5, Notre Dame 5, Rutgers 3, Northwestern 3, Purdue 2, TCU 1, Drake 1, Colorado 1, Creighton 1

Dropped from rankings: Syracuse 18, South Florida 21, West Virginia 23
 
Not saying LSU is a great team but no clue how quite a few teams are ahead of us. What exactly has Arkansas, Tennessee, and Michigan State done?

Obviously results don’t matter it seems
 
SECbbfan24 said:
Not saying LSU is a great team but no clue how quite a few teams are ahead of us. What exactly has Arkansas, Tennessee, and Michigan State done?

Obviously results don’t matter it seems
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Whoa, whoa! Don't get greedy now. Just read what you've written here over the past year for your answer.... :cool: :cool:
 
Wonder if the loss of Cox is main reason voters dropped Baylor to 7th...or is it because of their cupcakes they ate before leaving for tourney?
 
Seems strange that Baylor drops 5 spots when they were playing without their most important piece in Cox, while Oregon only drops 2 spots after losing to a lower ranked opponent than Baylor....Baylor actually dropped to below the rank of the team who beat them. Meanwhile South Carolina beat the #2 team, but dropped a spot.
Things that make you go hmm. :confused:
 
Plebe said:
UConn is in an Oregon sandwich. Ewww.
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Blueberries said:
Seems strange that Baylor drops 5 spots when they were playing without their most important piece in Cox, while Oregon only drops 2 spots after losing to a lower ranked opponent than Baylor....Baylor actually dropped to below the rank of the team who beat them. Meanwhile South Carolina beat the #2 team, but dropped a spot.
Things that make you go hmm. :confused:
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SC lost to Indiana by 14 a couple days before beating a short-handed #2 Baylor.
 
This was a very rough poll to select. Things probably will settle down in a couple of weeks.
 
SimpleDawg said:
I just think this topic has been beat to death, and collectively bashing Vic for weak scheduling at this point is tiring. I'm not taking it personally - but I just think you're holding him to higher standards than what Mississippi State fans are holding him to. I just don't understand why some people are so upset by our schedule.
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But you're the one who brought it up in this thread. You continue to antagonize and look foolish.
 
j66kicker said:
SC lost to Indiana by 14 a couple days before beating a short-handed #2 Baylor.
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These polls are mostly about the structure and conventional wisdom that they start with and the rigidity of losses.

South Carolina dropped for losing to #14 Indiana because Louisville and Oregon State remained undefeated.

Baylor had to drop below the unbeaten and then it didn't make sense to keep them ahead of South Carolina who had just beaten them.

There is logic to it. If we're doing a resume contest I'm not sure that two top 10 wins shouldn't outweigh being unbeaten against other schedules, but it really and truly does not matter. I'm content with where Carolina is. this squad needs to stay engaged and continue improving.
 
Gamecockfan77 said:
There is logic to it. If we're doing a resume contest I'm not sure that two top 10 wins shouldn't outweigh being unbeaten against other schedules, but it really and truly does not matter. I'm content with where Carolina is. this squad needs to stay engaged and continue improving.
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:rolleyes:
 
Shades said:
www.espn.com

Who should be the No. 1 team in the country?

Stanford? Oregon? Louisville? South Carolina? We debate which team should top the polls and what to expect in Notre Dame-UConn and Texas-Tennessee.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
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Interesting that 2 of the 3 reporters/commentators believe Oregon State is underrated at #5 in the Nation on this particular day in time. And Creme argues OSU should be number 1. Voepel argues the Beavers are #2. Graham argues the Ducks are still number 1, not because of their record or strength of schedule to date, but simply his belief (eye test? possession of best player or players talent wise?) they are the best. Of course this could be or will be a short term opinion for each of them.
 
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newfrontier said:
Interesting that 2 of the 3 reporters/commentators believe Oregon State is underrated at #5 in the Nation on this particular day in time. And Creme argues OSU should be number 1. Voepel argues the Beavers are #2. Graham argues the Ducks are still number 1, not because of their record or strength of schedule to date, but simply his belief (eye test? possession of best player or players talent wise?) they are the best. Of course this could be or will be a short term opinion for each of them.
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Most Oregon State Fans are over the moon with the #5 ranking--mostly for our recruiting efforts. Many OSU Fans would have placed us somewhere between #6 and #10. These rankings are extremely fluid, and I believe most OSU Fans understand that after a single loss, we could slide back into the teens.
 
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