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Texas at Tennessee on Sunday - Who Wins? (Poll)

Texas at Tennessee on Sunday - Who Wins?

  • Texas

    Votes: 100 82.6%

  • Tennessee

    Votes: 21 17.4%
  • Total voters
    121
  • Poll closed .
JavaMan said:
And what do you think the margin of victory will be.

#2 Texas is 7-0. #11 Tennessee is 9-0.

I'll do a recap of the wisdom of the crowd after the poll closes and disclose the average MOV for both teams.

The game is on ESPN2 at 3:00 p.m. eastern.
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I just checked the line up of games Sunday. THIS is the best game of the day. Massey predicts a 2 point win for Texas 75-73. Texas is ranked #2 in the AP/ #4 in the USA Today coach's Poll. Tennessee is ranked #11/#13. This one could go either way. Since Texas is on UConn's remaining schedule, I'm going to watch this one.
I'll say Texas by 7 points. I wonder what "ya girl Margo" has to say about this one? :rolleyes:
 
Both teams didn't play a challenging schedule so far so this game should be very interesting, I'm curious to see how TN's young backcourt does against TX's experienced one
 
Tennessee plays at Long Beach State on Sunday Dec 17th. I will wear my Uconn hat.
Texas 75
Tenn. 64
 
"Regardless of the result, it will be hard to know what to make of it."

"Exactly. Both have played nobody."

Going to hop onto this bandwagon. Texas has been a perennial paper longhorn for years now fielding teams packed with top ranked recruits that never seemed to find a fourth, much less fifth gear. The opponent lives on the heady fume of memories and hoped for miracles to be provided by a rag tag band of upstart freshmen, who, no matter how much better they look compared to last year's dumpster fire are still just kids without a coach. Either one could win and it's still a tale told by an announcer, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
 
noirwestern said:
"Regardless of the result, it will be hard to know what to make of it."

"Exactly. Both have played nobody."

Going to hop onto this bandwagon. Texas has been a perennial paper longhorn for years now fielding teams packed with top ranked recruits that never seemed to find a fourth, much less fifth gear. The opponent lives on the heady fume of memories and hoped for miracles to be provided by a rag tag band of upstart freshmen, who, no matter how much better they look compared to last year's dumpster fire are still just kids without a coach. Either one could win and it's still a tale told by an announcer, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
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I really like your literary take on the matter :)
 
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Texas by Double Digits. They are the more experienced talented team. It will be interesting to see how well the Lady Vols play. If they keep the game close, they just might be better than many think.
 
If this game were in Austin, I would say this is a no-brainer, but we don't really have a good sense about the LVs yet. Nor do we have a good sense of the Longhorns. I'd say if one team wins by 20, the loser is only a pretender.

I think Tennessee is too young and will lose by 15 ultimately. If Diamond were playing, I'd call Texas by 20. ;)
 
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triaddukefan said:
The team with the less ugly shade of Orange
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Tell me about it. I'm an Oklahoma grad. Hating Texas (Burnt Orange) was obligatory, and our in-state rival was Oklahoma State - yep, orange. And then becoming a UConn fan - well... you know that one ("Puke" Orange, just for the record). Can't seem to get away from it - ACKKKKKKKK!!!!

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Are there \two refs or three refs for this game? I find it hard to make a prediction without knowing whether Texas will be playing 5 vs. 7 or 5 vs.8. If the refs play fair then Texas should win 78-69.
 
Tenn schedule - The Lady Vols do have a win over Oklahoma State who played Miss. St close at Miss. St. and upset # 7 UCLA yesterday.

Regardless of the outcome tomorrow, remember this: In the 2002-2003 season, Texas had 5 losses on January 23, 2003. It looked like this:

Nov. 22, 2002 @ BYU – LOST 63-79
Dec. 7, 2002 @ New Mexico – LOST 70-77
Dec. 28, 2002 @ LSU – LOST 58-76
Jan. 5, 2003 @ Ohio St – LOST 66-70
Jan. 25, 2003 @ Kansas St – LOST 69-71

Texas' next lost was to UCONN 69-71 in the final four.

I remember sitting in the Lone Star room during the winter. Coach Jody Conradt addressed the fans saying that if the team continued to work, they had a chance to compete for championships.
 
stwainfan said:
Texas does have senior guards in Atkins and McCarthy. Tennessee also has seniors in Russell and Nared.
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Nevertheless in big games and the NCAA's, guards are the key to winning. Without experience in the back court the front court is hampered.
 
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I just don't understand why Aston hasn't scheduled a harder schedule? She has a large amount of McD players. The same argument should be made for Tennessee. But Texas has no excuse. Honestly, neither does Frese or Mulkey. It makes you appreciate coaches like Geno, Tara, and Muffet because they will schedule tough opponents. You can have your favorite teams, but if you're a true fan of WBB you want to see more top rated match ups. I'm excited for the game tomorrow. Personally, I voted for the upset. I think the LVs can do it. I'm just hoping it'll be a good showing for wcbb. Last Sunday was an awesome regular season game!
 
JavaMan said:
And what do you think the margin of victory will be.

#2 Texas is 7-0. #11 Tennessee is 9-0.

I'll do a recap of the wisdom of the crowd after the poll closes and disclose the average MOV for both teams.

The game is on ESPN2 at 3:00 p.m. eastern.
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This is a tough prediction. Neither team has played against top tier competition. Stts are kind of meaningless at this point.

Texas wins. 18 point margin. Texas has a much better backcourt. That's the difference.
 
Texas should be favored by a lot more then 2.5 to 5. Tennessee is very young and inexperienced so I don't expect them to stay with Texas very long. Texas should easily win by double digits.
 
Husky fanatic said:
Texas by 11. Remember they have the great Rellah Boothe.
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Right, what was I thinking? Tx by 60. Wait Rellah Boothe. I thought you said John Wilkes Boothe. Tennessee by 60.
 
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