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[HuskyNan]

All I can add to this thread is the following: TN should never apologize. I am glad Holly made that clear. If they play, they play. If not, whatever. In terms of scheduling, UCONN needs TN more than TN needs UCONN. the AAC is just awful and the SEC has far superior teams.

I realize I am on the BY, and about 100% of you will disagree, but that's my opinion.

It's true the AAC is dreadful but UConn's out of conference schedule was quite strong this year and should continue to be strong. This year UConn played:

Stanford
Maryland
Penn State
Ohio State
Duke
Cal
Baylor

in addition to two games vs Louisville

With all due respect to Tennessee, UConn can get the same level of competition by continuing to play Louisville, adding South Carolina and Notre Dame, and keeping Rutgers as an OOC foe - without all the drama.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

The dominant view on the VolNation is that Tenn should not play UConn now because they would get such a thorough thrashing.

 

[Icebear]

All I can add to this thread is the following: TN should never apologize. I am glad Holly made that clear. If they play, they play. If not, whatever. In terms of scheduling, UCONN needs TN more than TN needs UCONN. the AAC is just awful and the SEC has far superior teams.

I realize I am on the BY, and about 100% of you will disagree, but that's my opinion.

So you believe in continuing the promotion of the lies and not taking responsibility for one's actions.

 

[Alydar]

If nothing is done to mend the animosity prior to resuming the series the UConn players would be subjected to a small but loud segment of the LV crowd in TBA that has a festering hatred of all things UConn. Remember, this is the same crowd that booed every time Taurasi touched the ball for the entire game. And the teams played back then. I would think that the UConn staff is concerned about how the team would be received. Some sort of acknowledgement that the accusations included a lot of what I'll politely call gossip would help defuse the tin foil hat crowd.

 

[Biff]

Remember, this is the same crowd that booed every time Taurasi touched the ball for the entire game.

Don't you recall? they weren't Booing, they were Mooing....

 

[Vowelguy]

Remember, this is the same crowd that booed every time Taurasi touched the ball for the entire game.

First, that's child's play and just good old fashioned rivalry.

Second, it was UConn that started booing - Semeka Randall after her tussle with Svet.

 

[Waquoit]

There needs to be something addressed to Maya & Kathryn Moore. I don't know if it needs to be made public, though.

Than what good is it?

 

[Waquoit]

UCONN needs TN more than TN needs UCONN.

Keep telling yourself that. When TN played UConn they were relevent, contended for and won titles. Since you guys ran away leaving a trail of lies, smears and innuendo you haven't won squat. Your're just another member of the common ruck, while UConn has won four titles.

 

[intlzncster]

If nothing is done to mend the animosity prior to resuming the series the UConn players would be subjected to a small but loud segment of the LV crowd in TBA that has a festering hatred of all things UConn. Remember, this is the same crowd that booed every time Taurasi touched the ball for the entire game. And the teams played back then. I would think that the UConn staff is concerned about how the team would be received. Some sort of acknowledgement that the accusations included a lot of what I'll politely call gossip would help defuse the tin foil hat crowd.

I doubt they care about that. The Taurasi booing is what sports is all about. That was great, especially when Diana stuffed it down their pie hole. That' s the whole reason I want to continue the series. WCBB can always use more passion.

 

[LadyVols9]

It's true the AAC is dreadful but UConn's out of conference schedule was quite strong this year and should continue to be strong. This year UConn played:

Stanford
Maryland
Penn State
Ohio State
Duke
Cal
Baylor

in addition to two games vs Louisville

With all due respect to Tennessee, UConn can get the same level of competition by continuing to play Louisville, adding South Carolina and Notre Dame, and keeping Rutgers as an OOC foe - without all the drama.

that was this year's schedule. next year's is worse b/c of the teams leaving the AAC.

 

[LadyVols9]

It's true the AAC is dreadful but UConn's out of conference schedule was quite strong this year and should continue to be strong. This year UConn played:

Stanford
Maryland
Penn State
Ohio State
Duke
Cal
Baylor

in addition to two games vs Louisville

With all due respect to Tennessee, UConn can get the same level of competition by continuing to play Louisville, adding South Carolina and Notre Dame, and keeping Rutgers as an OOC foe - without all the drama.

and i agree about the drama. i don't see why either school would want it.

 

[UConnDan97]

and i agree about the drama. i don't see why either school would want it.

Not wanting the drama is one thing. Saying UConn needs the game more than Tennessee does is another. And of course, the latter is simply not true...

 

[HoopsFan21]

the AAC is just awful and the SEC has far superior teams.

For a league full of far superior teams, how many basketball titles did they win this year? How many for the awful AAC?

 

[CCinCT]

All I can add to this thread is the following: TN should never apologize. I am glad Holly made that clear. If they play, they play. If not, whatever. In terms of scheduling, UCONN needs TN more than TN needs UCONN. the AAC is just awful and the SEC has far superior teams.

I realize I am on the BY, and about 100% of you will disagree, but that's my opinion.

Must have missed those great WCBB SEC teams in the final four ! Can you please tell me who they were ????

 

[Bestiarius]

Judging from the recent 9th championship congratulatory letter from Pat Summitt to Geno/UConn, it appears her health is good enough for her to make the appropriate apologies. Although Geno is not asking for one himself, I believe he too deserves an apology. If Pat is not willing to do this, then the Tennessee administration should make it for her or at least explain why an apology will not be forthcoming.

This is not a forgive and forget situation. If UConn capitulates and resumes playing TN without them admitting wrongdoing, it would be a tacit admission that Tennessee did nothing wrong. Neither team "needs" the other. Women's basketball will do just fine without this game and the more time that passes, the less important the series will be.

I don't expect an apology from TN at this time. If in the future, TN feels they have a team capable of beating UConn, that's when they will be anxious for a renewal and may capitulate. Currently, too many in Knoxville feel UConn would win by an embarrassingly large margin and no one there could stomach that!

 

[Alydar]

First, that's child's play and just good old fashioned rivalry.

Second, it was UConn that started booing - Semeka Randall after her tussle with Svet.

I have no problem with booing. And I want the game. But there are some sick puppies out there that might think they are doing god's work.

 

[meyers7]

First, that's child's play and just good old fashioned rivalry.

Second, it was UConn that started booing - Semeka Randall after her tussle with Svet.

Exactly, we boo'd Randle so much that became her nickname. Boo Randle.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

If nothing is done to mend the animosity prior to resuming the series the UConn players would be subjected to a small but loud segment of the LV crowd in TBA that has a festering hatred of all things UConn. Remember, this is the same crowd that booed every time Taurasi touched the ball for the entire game. And the teams played back then. I would think that the UConn staff is concerned about how the team would be received. Some sort of acknowledgement that the accusations included a lot of what I'll politely call gossip would help defuse the tin foil hat crowd.

As logical as everything you say is, well...I don't think you understand the confederate mind. Holly could prostrate herself on a cathedral floor for 24 hours in a UConn uniform but the apostate nation would still boo everything about UConn 'til grits disappeared as a southern food group.

 

[Kibitzer]

UCONN needs TN more than TN needs UCONN.

Yeah, like Custer needed more Indians.

 

[oneresult]

Bestiarius

My quess is, her son made the apology in her name [she's not in the game anymore..]

 

[RockyMTblue2]

What Geno said in essence is: This is a topic not worth discussing. Works for me, particularly when it is brought up by one of the Orange Nation who just wants to spit in your eye.

 

[HuskyNan]

that was this year's schedule. next year's is worse b/c of the teams leaving the AAC.

Uh, none of those teams that I listed are in the AAC. That was UConn's out of conference schedule.

 

[EricSD]

Of course we can meet in the NCAAs - all the Selection Committee has to do is stick us in the same bracket. Then Tennessee can choose between Ball State Redux or getting their brains bashed in by UConn.

The problem is, Tennessee can't make it out of the elite 8. Unless they are a 4 seed or lower, the teams will never meet.

 

[EricSD]

All I can add to this thread is the following: TN should never apologize. I am glad Holly made that clear. If they play, they play. If not, whatever. In terms of scheduling, UCONN needs TN more than TN needs UCONN. the AAC is just awful and the SEC has far superior teams.

I realize I am on the BY, and about 100% of you will disagree, but that's my opinion.

People apologize when they do something wrong that hurts someone else. It's a FACT that what was done was wrong. Lies, innuendos, falsehoods, etc etc. And the facts don't lie. And really? To come on our board with that? LOL.

And I apologize to the mods if this is out of bounds, but "UCONN needs TN more than TN needs UCONN" might be the dumbest thing I've ever read on this board, and that's saying something. UCONN is coming off 2 consecutive NC's and hasn't lost a game in over a year. UCONN has just surpassed Tennessee with 9 NC's, and Tennessee is permanently in the rear view mirror.

Tennessee hasn't made it out of the elite 8 for the past 6 years. Not only has UCONN surpassed Tennessee, but so have about 5-6 other programs with more on the cusp. Tennessee will never be irrelevant, but they certainly aren't even in the discussion of the top WCBB programs at the moment.

 

[j66kicker]

People apologize when they do something wrong that hurts someone else. It's a FACT that what was done was wrong. Lies, innuendos, falsehoods, etc etc. And the facts don't lie. And really? To come on our board with that? LOL.

And I apologize to the mods if this is out of bounds, but "UCONN needs TN more than TN needs UCONN" might be the dumbest thing I've ever read on this board, and that's saying something. UCONN is coming off 2 consecutive NC's and hasn't lost a game in over a year. UCONN has not surpassed Tennessee with 9 NC's.

Tennessee hasn't made it out of the elite 8 for the past 6 years. Not only has UCONN surpassed Tennessee, but so have about 5-6 other programs with more on the cusp. Tennessee will never be irrelevant, but they certainly aren't even in the discussion of the top WCBB programs at the moment.

Yeah, what Eric said. And welcome to the Boneyard

 

[HuskyFan1125]

I am so tired of all this "horrible", "awful" conference talk from the lady vols!!

Keep hanging your hat on that! Saying that "UCONN needs Tennessee" and "that awful conference is gonna be the reason recruits won't pick UCONN".....

That's right, we know u say it, we read it everyday!

However, what's u gonna say when UCONN gets their ACC or Big10 invite??

I think you need to worry about your own internal problems within your Summitt!

One day we will meet, probably in the NCAA, and when we do I will cherish that 40 minutes that we kick your and send you back to Knoxville!

P.S.

Thanks for allowing us to win #9 in your back yard. I'm sure that hurt!


(Sorry Nan and mods--had to say something, just couldn't keep it in)

GO UCONN!!!!

 

[intlzncster]

"Awful conference" is the new "TN plays the toughest schedule".

 

[JellyBean]

All I can add to this thread is the following: TN should never apologize. I am glad Holly made that clear. If they play, they play. If not, whatever. In terms of scheduling, UCONN needs TN more than TN needs UCONN. the AAC is just awful and the SEC has far superior teams.

I realize I am on the BY, and about 100% of you will disagree, but that's my opinion.

And we respect that opinion. However, we do not need the Lady Vols. The AAC is just getting started. It's not pretty now but in time it will be a decent conference. And to me, the SEC is always overrated in football and basketball, in my opinion. I mean for crying out loud, Texas A&M was an after thought in the Big-12 football. Barely a legit contender. I understand that the 2012 Aggies welcomed a new coach and new quarterback. But the fact is that Texas A&M was a complete and total afterthought in the Big 12. For 20 years they have been perfectly mediocre, and the Aggies had notched a winning record in Big 12 conference play just three times in the previous 10 years. SEC fans have been nothing but dismissive of the Big 12 during The South’s BCS reign. But didn’t it raise anyone else’s eyebrows that this totally mediocre Big 12 team was able to step into the SEC, beat the league’s best team (Alabama) and fall just short of playing the conference title game? To me, that was a red flag that maybe the SEC isn’t all its cracked up to be compared to other big-time conferences in the land.

Again, that is just my opinion.

 

[Zorro]

A lot of LV fans just can't get their heads around the idea that if Pat had really had something on Geno, whether it was an actual rules violation or a moral lapse, she would have been shouting it from the rooftops. They seem fixated on the idea that the crime, whatever they assume it to have been, was so odious that Pat kept it classified "for the good of wcbb". Horse hockey! They have been through several versions of what they imagine the crime to have been; the current one on VolNation is so ludicrous that it is surprising that even the most benighted Geno-hater could swallow it.

I know this because I cruised over to VolNation a couple of days after Number Nine to see how they were taking it. Another very surprising thing that I learned from my excursion is that a large number of VN posters are now openly saying that Geno is a great coach, and that a lot of the animosity toward him resulted from the fact that he kept kicking their butts. I don't know if this is true on the Summitt because I am damned if I will pay $10 to visit a cesspool.

The fact remains, however, that, whatever the situation may have been with her state of mind at the time, Pat DID engage in a campaign of smears and innuendo against Geno and by implication against Maya and her mom, and that she has never issued any kind of retraction. UT women's basketball is a sinking ship that does not deserve to be helped until or unless that is made right. imho, of course.

 

[intlzncster]

The fact remains, however, that, whatever the situation may have been with her state of mind at the time, Pat DID engage in a campaign of smears and innuendo against Geno and by implication against Maya and her mom, and that she has never issued any kind of retraction. UT women's basketball is a sinking ship that does not deserve to be helped until or unless that is made right. imho, of course.

Not just Pat, the TN Women's athletic department helped lead the charge. It was a group effort.