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Tennessee 2025, part 2

How many games can Tennessee lose before their seeding nose dives? In serious trouble against Bama, this would make them 2-10 in their last 12. I would say down the stretch, but that's like 1/3 of the season. They have some good wins, but a bunch of losses, including quite a few blow outs. They should be like a 10 or 11 seed. Watch them be a 7.
 
Watching TN play tonight has been something else.

LVs look so different from last season and not in a good way. I was skeptical of Caldwell when she was first hired (D3 to D1 leap is pretty big, especially for someone coming into the SEC). I thought she proved me wrong last season, but the way this season has turned out, I'm beginning to believe my initial feelings were right. I don't get it. Something is wrong with this team. They have taken a major step back.
 
maple said:
Watching TN play tonight has been something else.

LVs look so different from last season and not in a good way. I was skeptical of Caldwell when she was first hired (D3 to D1 leap is pretty big, especially for someone coming into the SEC). I thought she proved me wrong last season, but the way this season has turned out, I'm beginning to believe my initial feelings were right. I don't get it. Something is wrong with this team. They have taken a major step back.
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Cooper had two steals in Q2 but hasn't seen the floor in the second half.
 
I thought Cooper would be a good player at SCar and am not surprised she was a top player for UT.

Not sure she really fills our need at guard, which is a combo who shoots it well from three and can run point.
 
maple said:
I was skeptical of Caldwell when she was first hired (D3 to D1 leap is pretty big, especially for someone coming into the SEC).
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She did have 1 season at D1 Marshall, I'm sure that totally prepared her for life in the SEC.
 
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nwhoopfan said:
How many games can Tennessee lose before their seeding nose dives? In serious trouble against Bama, this would make them 2-10 in their last 12. I would say down the stretch, but that's like 1/3 of the season. They have some good wins, but a bunch of losses, including quite a few blow outs. They should be like a 10 or 11 seed. Watch them be a 7.
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You don't get a 10 or 11 seed when you are Top 25 in NET and RPI.
 
maple said:
Watching TN play tonight has been something else.

LVs look so different from last season and not in a good way. I was skeptical of Caldwell when she was first hired (D3 to D1 leap is pretty big, especially for someone coming into the SEC).
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She was D2 for 7 years, then D1 (Marshall) for 1.
 
nwhoopfan said:
How many games can Tennessee lose before their seeding nose dives? In serious trouble against Bama, this would make them 2-10 in their last 12. I would say down the stretch, but that's like 1/3 of the season. They have some good wins, but a bunch of losses, including quite a few blow outs. They should be like a 10 or 11 seed. Watch them be a 7.
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Look. At. Their. Resume.

The losses to TAMU and Bama today will hurt, but the rest not so much.

The recent eye test doesn't help, so I can see them falling to an 8/9. They're still not 10/11 territory.
 
Caldwell finally showing some backbone by benching Cooper.

In the first half someone on TN made a completely lackadaisacal, wild playground pass. That player deserved to come out, as someone who's not playing seriously. Dunno if it was Cooper.
 
Vowelguy said:
Look. At. Their. Resume.

The losses to TAMU and Bama today will hurt, but the rest not so much.

The recent eye test doesn't help, so I can see them falling to an 8/9. They're still not 10/11 territory.
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They already beat Alabama once before on the road. So, not exactly sure how this impacts NET or RPI, but I doubt a loss to an Alabama (NET-27 / RPI-17) team they already beat will move the needle negatively all that much.
 
southie said:
You don't get a 10 or 11 seed when you are Top 25 in NET and RPI.
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Further proof the NET is BUSTED. I don't care how tough their strength of schedule. You CANNOT be 16-13 and be in the Top 25 of any ranking system. It's ludicrous. How about try winning more than barely over 50% of your games.

edit--might as well put all the SEC teams in the NET Top 25, regardless of record, leaves room for 9 teams from other conferences. Maybe leave out Arkansas since they only went 1-15 in conference, but everybody else is in.
 
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Stagnant said:
I think Tennessee is a lock tonight. I think Alabama is one team they match up really well with.
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Welp. I think this was a new low for Tennessee. I think they are more talented than Alabama. This loss shouldn’t have happened.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Further proof the NET is BUSTED. I don't care how tough their strength of schedule. You CANNOT be 16-13 and be in the Top 25 of any ranking system. It's ludicrous. How about try winning more than barely over 50% of your games.

edit--might as well put all the SEC teams in the NET Top 25, regardless of record, leaves room for 9 teams from other conferences. Maybe leave out Arkansas since they only went 1-15 in conference, but everybody else is in.
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I have no interest in discussing NET or RPI; they are what they are.

I'm trying to be objective about Tennessee. The committee is not gonna punish them for scheduling non-conference games against UCLA, Louisville, and NC State even though they lost all of them. Tennessee has the #1 strength of schedule; so, like it or not, that counts for a lot.
 
I have never seen Alabama play before. I was very impressed with a young lady, Ace Austin. She put on a clinic as to how to break a press.
The Tennessee coach should have called the press off. Not making adjustments is just dumb.
 
southie said:
I have no interest in discussing NET or RPI; they are what they are.

I'm trying to be objective about Tennessee. The committee is not gonna punish them for scheduling non-conference games against UCLA, Louisville, and NC State even though they lost all of them. Tennessee has the #1 strength of schedule; so, like it or not, that counts for a lot.
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I don’t think the committee should punish them for scheduling those teams, I think the metrics should punish them for losing those three games by an average of 16 points, and that number gets worse if you fold in UConn.

I know you are just being objective. I think the current system overweights SOS. I’m more interested in who of note you beat and lost to than the full calendar played.
 
Vowelguy said:
She was D2 for 7 years, then D1 (Marshall) for 1.
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Thank you for the correction. Not sure why I was thinking D3. I forgot Marshall as well. Need to turn in my WBB credentials!

That said I remember scratching my head at the original hiring choice. It felt very random. I get wanting to take a shot and gambling on an outsider. But it is, unfortunately, just that: a gamble.
 
TENN is a weird team. When I think of the great first half they had at UCONN and see the drop off since then it baffles me.
 
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Blue Huskie said:
TENN is a weird team. When I think of the great first half they had at UCONN and see the drop off since then it baffles me.
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They're capable of being very disruptive ... if you let them/are not used to them. But once you've figured them out ...
Also team cohesiveness issues.
 
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