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Big Shoulders said:
The Lady Vols are loaded at every position....We know that SC is the current champ (for now) but the LVs will give them all they want this season....

In any event, this is what all fan bases live for; exciting competition....
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All they want?? Yeah we will see about that.
 
All the bystanders just watching SC and Tennessee fans go at it in this thread:
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It would be nice is TN could give SCar a run and tenderize the Gamecocks a bit for us. ;)
 
eebmg said:
It would be nice is TN could give SCar a run and tenderize the Gamecocks a bit for us. ;)
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That which does not kill me makes me stronger. A loss or two in the conference doesn't weaken you during the tournament it just makes you appear vulnerable.

We play UT on the road during the regular season (and Stanford, UConn and Maryland . . . maybe Oregon too). A loss in Knoxville wouldn't shock me. A loss in the SEC tourney - in Greenville, SC - would shock me - a bit)
 
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Big Shoulders said:
The Lady Vols are loaded at every position....We know that SC is the current champ (for now) but the LVs will give them all they want this season....

In any event, this is what all fan bases live for; exciting competition....
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Tennessee has a lot of bodies, but the question is will they mesh. Will Kelly be able to manage a 15-player roster with players that don't know the pecking order? Tennessee is bringing in almost a new starting five of older players to go along with players who have played a lot of minutes. Will they be OK with extended time on the bench? It only takes a couple to upset the apple cart. SC had a 15-player roster and it worked out because the players coming in were young and they knew they were coming to a National Championship caliber team. The pecking order was already established. Tennessee does not have that luxury. That being said, if Kelly can manage the situation and get everyone to buy in and accept their role, this could be a special season for Tennessee.
 
shiverz45 said:
Tennessee has a lot of bodies, but the question is will they mesh. Will Kelly be able to manage a 15-player roster with players that don't know the pecking order? Tennessee is bringing in almost a new starting five of older players to go along with players who have played a lot of minutes. Will they be OK with extended time on the bench? It only takes a couple to upset the apple cart. SC had a 15-player roster and it worked out because the players coming in were young and they knew they were coming to a National Championship caliber team. The pecking order was already established. Tennessee does not have that luxury. That being said, if Kelly can manage the situation and get everyone to buy in and accept their role, this could be a special season for Tennessee.
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All good points........The strong talent brought in through the portal, came to play now.....It will be a challenge to spread minutes among them all, but if she can, the season will be very exciting and rewarding....Kellie has a fun personality and enjoys being the head coach....We've been caught short with an unusual number of injuries many times to our top talent.....With a deep talented roster, perhaps an injury can be less devastating to the team ...In any event, you guys are the current champ, and it was well earned...Much respect from this Lady Vol fan.
 
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Big Shoulders said:
All good points........The strong talent brought in through the portal, came to play now.....It will be a challenge to spread minutes among them all, but if she can, the season will be very exciting and rewarding....Kellie has a fun personality and enjoys being the head coach....We've been caught short, with an unusual number of injuries, too many times to our top talent.....With a deep, talented roster, perhaps an injury can be less devastating to the team ...In any event, you guys are the current champ, and it was well earned...Much respect from this Lady Vol fan.
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Thanks. Didn't mean to spell "Kellie" with a "y".
 
Are the LadyVols playing all the Tennessee mid-majors again this year or did they replace them with some "respectable" teams? SC, Texas, Stanford and UConn are great teams, but are there any others of note? I look forward to seeing all the great teams playing each other. Who cares about rankings, means nothing to real fans, just want to see some intense basketball with the ever-changing climate of WBB. The talent wealth has never been better, now we need all these up-and-coming teams to play each other to build the game.
 
Bald Huskie said:
Are the LadyVols playing all the Tennessee mid-majors again this year or did they replace them with some "respectable" teams? SC, Texas, Stanford and UConn are great teams, but are there any others of note? I look forward to seeing all the great teams playing each other. Who cares about rankings, means nothing to real fans, just want to see some intense basketball with the ever-changing climate of WBB. The talent wealth has never been better, now we need all these up-and-coming teams to play each other to build the game.
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I agree. I believe the SEC will have a good deal of intense basketball the coming season. I may be whistling Dixie but I believe UGA and MSST will be much better this season and really do not see any total mismatches in the SEC. Any SEC team that goes undefeated in conference play will be a NC threat.
 
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Bald Huskie said:
Are the LadyVols playing all the Tennessee mid-majors again this year or did they replace them with some "respectable" teams? SC, Texas, Stanford and UConn are great teams, but are there any others of note? I look forward to seeing all the great teams playing each other. Who cares about rankings, means nothing to real fans, just want to see some intense basketball with the ever-changing climate of WBB. The talent wealth has never been better, now we need all these up-and-coming teams to play each other to build the game.
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Hard to criticize scheduling when those teams are the top 4 in the country going into next year
 
bballnut90 said:
Hard to criticize scheduling when those teams are the top 4 in the country going into next year
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As I said, rankings mean nothing to a real fan. I'm only inquiring about their OOC schedule.
 
Bald Huskie said:
As I said, rankings mean nothing to a real fan. I'm only inquiring about their OOC schedule.
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Fans definitely care about rankings, especially in the top 5. Not sure how you figure otherwise. Plus that's 4 big game matchups which should bring huge crowds and a competitive atmosphere, including 3 OOC games. Plus LSU should be quite good next year. Nothing to sneer at. It isn't as strong as how Pat scheduled 10+ years ago but it's solid nonetheless.
 
bballnut90 said:
Fans definitely care about rankings, especially in the top 5. Not sure how you figure otherwise. Plus that's 4 big game matchups which should bring huge crowds and a competitive atmosphere, including 3 OOC games. Plus LSU should be quite good next year. Nothing to sneer at. It isn't as strong as how Pat scheduled 10+ years ago but it's solid nonetheless.
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Last year taught us that ranking don't always reflect the strength of a team. The head to head matchups tell the real story, looking forward to that.
 
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GamecockFam said:
That will be a fun game to watch. There are some interesting matchups too...Kitley vs. Key and Owusu vs. Horston come to mind.
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Does Va Tech have a deep bench? Tennessee will be able to rotate players in.
 
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Harper has UT trending in the right direction. I suspected she would. I don't think most fans were willing to admit how low the program got under Warlick, and it honeslty had trended down a little under Pat but we all know why.

I have no idea if UT will ever be a NC caliber program again. There is a lot of competition out there and the game is very different than even 10 years ago when Pat stepped down. UT may not have the recent success of other programs but they still have a strong fan base with lots of support and invest in their program. That alone gets the attention of many recruits and families.
 
MSSportsGuy said:
Harper has UT trending in the right direction. I suspected she would. I don't think most fans were willing to admit how low the program got under Warlick, and it honeslty had trended down a little under Pat but we all know why.

I have no idea if UT will ever be a NC caliber program again. There is a lot of competition out there and the game is very different than even 10 years ago when Pat stepped down. UT may not have the recent success of other programs but they still have a strong fan base with lots of support and invest in their program. That alone gets the attention of many recruits and families.
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Facilities, a huge fanbase and NIL potential are a big factors for recruits. UT has all of those. A great tradition helps, but a teenager sees tradition much differently than us 40+ (65 plus for me) fans.

The question is whether Harper is ready as a tournament coach. Maybe. Maybe not. She has some proving to do.

Can they beat SCar at home? Of course. Can they beat SCar in the SEC tourney at SCar's home away from home in Greenville? Much more doubtful, but it's a short trip across the mountains from Knoxville, so they could bring fans. Can they make a final four? They have a lot of proving to do even if they win the SEC or SEC tourney. They need to avoid being shipped to the West in the "regionals" so they can come back to Greenville rather than going to Washington.
 
visitingcock said:
Facilities, a huge fanbase and NIL potential are a big factors for recruits. UT has all of those. A great tradition helps, but a teenager sees tradition much differently than us 40+ (65 plus for me) fans.

The question is whether Harper is ready as a tournament coach. Maybe. Maybe not. She has some proving to do.
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I agree with you on the how a teenager views things vs an older group (I am late 40s) but it still says a lot when a recruit vists and sees a big crowd than an mostly empty arena. UT doesn't draw as well as SC but it is still a top 5 draw nationally, even with their less than stellar record in March.

I agree with you Harper still has some things to prove. She may get there, she may not.
 
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