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Sunday's game against Georgia is absolutely huge for TN. It's big for GA too, for that matter.
 
cabbie191 said:
Wait a second - I thought we had decided on the BY a while back that the first SEC team to 60 wins the game. Shouldn't the teams be returning to the court?
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I made the rule that it was the first team to score 20 points in a quarter back toward the beginning of conference play, but the SEC rejected it because they said the games couldn't go longer than four hours and they didn't want so many ties - at that point in the season only a few teams had actually won a game by reaching the 20 point mark so the leader was like 3-0-5 and the worst team was 0-4-4 while most teams were mired in the dreaded 0-0-8 middle of the pack.:eek::cool::rolleyes:
 
Creme now has TN as a 9/10 seed.

And for those who think TN doesn't deserve a bid:
  • Last yr Miami lost its last 4 regular season games, and 5 of 6 after the ACC Tourn and got in, just as an e.g.
  • It is about the entire season. Can't ignore that. Always has been. They also play in Nov and Dec for a reason
  • Take away the name, that doesn't matter. Any team with 4 top-50 wins, historically, gets in. And this isn't a deep pool of bubble teams.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It may sound hard to believe, but, yes, TN, is still in, but now 36 on the board, a #9 seed.</p>&mdash; Charlie Creme (@CharlieCreme) <a href="">February 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Blueballer said:
I like the way they keep throwing up graphics justifying TENN as a Tourney team. Isn't finishing up strong supposed to be part of the equation?
I don't know if this was the biggest game of the year for TENN but it was the latest big loss. Can't even break 50 points. Wow.
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I've been one of them saying those things because as dreadful as some of TN's losses have been, the competition for the end of the at=large field just hasn't done anything to distinguish themselves and TN does have more wins against tournament bound teams than any of them. But with this loss, all bets are off. And you are right, an early season good win counts less than the same win late in the season, and a swoon like TN is on right now is a reason to 'Just Say No'.
 
The entire Tennessee program is a mess. Their football coach is under fire, as well. I expect to see their AD get canned soon.
 
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toadfoot said:
I'm delighted to be wrong, but what did you see in Alabama to suggest they would make it close? Bama is pitiful. I'm not sure there's an AAC team they could beat.
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Bama is 101 in Massey Ratings and 86th in Sagarin which would put them squarely in the middle of the American.
 
(sits up, turns head side to side)
(whispers)
Hey! Volnation Gray and Mavunga was the real reason for UNC success. Not your chosen one.
( goes back to minding own business)
 
So Charlie Creme says the Vols are still in. How many teams from the SEC are going to make the Tournament this year to justify that? 9 ?
NINE SEC teams are going to get in? Please.
 
In the preview for this game on the Tennessee blog Rocky Top Talk, they wrote:

If Tennessee loses tonight, it's probably time to openly ask whether the gals have openly quit on the season/coaches/AD/whatever.

So...um....I'll answer...I don't know if they've quit. But this sure as heck isn't their best effort. And I'm trying to be real diplomatic.
 
toadfoot said:
I'm delighted to be wrong, but what did you see in Alabama to suggest they would make it close? Bama is pitiful. I'm not sure there's an AAC team they could beat.
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It didn't matter, I knew UT would be playing them in their weird high school gym and that Tennessee was a dumpster fire. They could have been playing Oak Ridge High School tonight and had a close game.
 
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Plebe said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It may sound hard to believe, but, yes, TN, is still in, but now 36 on the board, a #9 seed.</p>&mdash; Charlie Creme (@CharlieCreme) <a href="">February 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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There is absolutely no way that Tennessee makes the NCAA tournament. No way. Charlie Creme is just trying to cover up his embarrassment for having rated them so high for so long. It's not going to happen. Not only do they have 12 losses now, but they could lose another one to Georgia, and another in the SEC tournament. A 9 seed with 14 losses? That means they're barely a winning team. The NCAA's won't happen for them. Period.

Holly Wharlick will leave UT either next week at the end of the regular season, or after the SEC tournament. The university can't keep her on after the season she's had, and the players just won't play for her. And she will not return to face another season with no recruits and having chalked up the worst season in decades.

Look for those who can transfer to do so, and for DeShields to play in Europe.

And no WNIT for UT. That won't happen either.

It's over.
 
Orangutan said:
In the preview for this game on the Tennessee blog Rocky Top Talk, they wrote:

If Tennessee loses tonight, it's probably time to openly ask whether the gals have openly quit on the season/coaches/AD/whatever
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Apparently they asked her after the game and she said it appears they did quit on her.
 
vowelguy said:
Bama is 101 in Massey Ratings and 86th in Sagarin which would put them squarely in the middle of the American.
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1. As I've discussed on other occasions some conferences, and the SEC is one of them, have learned how to manipulate the RPI by having extremely weak OOC schedules. No way Alabama is close to being top 100.

2. You still need to apply the eye test. Can you seriously claim that Alabama would beat anyone except Houston.

3. As I've documented after the UConn-SC game, the head to head between the AAC and SEC this year is 7-6 in favor of the SEC, but the SEC had a huge advantage in home games. If I recall it was 8-3 with 2 games on neutral courts.

4. NCAA RPI has Alabama as 156.
 
My tweets from earlier...

‏@uconntj323 20 minutes ago
If Mizzou wins at home Sun vs Vandy, Tenn will be locked into the 8-9 game in SEC tourney and then a win would pit them in Qtrs vs SC.

@uconntj323 37 minutes ago
My belief is that biggest TN issue is Warlick recruits players who dreamed of playing for Pat & not ones who would fit system of her own.
 
toadfoot said:
1. As I've discussed on other occasions some conferences, and the SEC is one of them, have learned how to manipulate the RPI by having extremely weak OOC schedules. No way Alabama is close to being top 100.
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Massey and Sagarin are NOT rpi ratings. They are power ratings.
 
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One of the announcers said he spoke with Charlie Creme and even if Tennessee loses ALL the rest of their games this year (including the one they just played meaning they lose to Bama, Georgia, and the 1st round of the SEC), and the STILL make the tourney. Yikes - at 16-14, they should barely be making the NIT...
 
toadfoot said:
Sad????
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Yes sad my friend. Unlike you I get no satisfaction watching a thoroughbred die while lying down. Unlike you I regret the problems I see with dwindling viewership in WBB. Unlike you I remember the time when UConn and UT lifted WBB into our national consciousness making the WNBA possible. Unlike you I see where UConn's dominance without a true rival has coincided with that eroding viewership. Unlike you I would LOVE to see UConn and UT play again for the championship. I remember the hoopla, the enmity, the ESPN coverage, the water cooler discussions. This would only help what is clearly a flagging industry in this country. I want to see these deserving women athletes centerstage again, on the SportsCenter's again. I want these WNBA salaries increased 10 fold. Yes, as a UConn fan I would love to see the Husky's CRUSH these guys in the finals again. And again. Nothing would please me more. Wouldn't you like to see these things?
 
I have a good friend that works for the Tennessee athletic's media department/VFL films.. and she said the general feeling throughout the athletic department is that Warlick will be fired. Apparently Warlick is dealing with personal/family issues as well..
 


First comment: "Got beat by a better team"

Yikes. My god if she says that then they are below rock bottom.
 
ericsandiego said:
One of the announcers said he spoke with Charlie Creme and even if Tennessee loses ALL the rest of their games this year (including the one they just played meaning they lose to Bama, Georgia, and the 1st round of the SEC), and the STILL make the tourney. Yikes - at 16-14, they should barely be making the NIT...
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Charlie's on drugs. Won't happen.
 
Farney said:


First comment: "Got beat by a better team"

Yikes. My god if she says that then they are below rock bottom.
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That's her go to statement after every lose no matter the opponent. Then she get to stuttering off subject.
 
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