tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68052762024-03-07T03:42:40.993-05:00TENNESSEEE LADY VOLSThe World's Greatest Women's College Basketball ProgramBarry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-66141634133737596752019-01-23T17:58:00.001-05:002019-01-23T17:58:18.582-05:00TENNESSEE IN JEOPARDY <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/long-skid-could-put-lady-vols-postseason-hopes-in-jeopardy/2019/01/23/046f7dca-1f53-11e9-a759-2b8541bbbe20_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4ff8b2dd3547">LONG SKID COULD PUT LADY VOLS IN JEOPARDY </a><br />
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee carries its longest losing streak in nearly half a century into a matchup with the nation’s top-ranked team.</div>
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The Lady Volunteers (12-6) have dropped five straight games and have fallen out of the Top 25 as they prepare to host No. 1 Notre Dame (18-1) on Thursday. If Tennessee can’t turn things around, it could actually miss the NCAA Tournament for the first time in that event’s 38-year history.</div>
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“We’ve got to come together because we’re the only ones that can fix it,” Tennessee coach Holly Warlick said Monday after an 80-79 loss to Arkansas. “You may be on our bandwagon or may not be on our bandwagon, but these kids, they’re going to rally together.”</div>
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The Arkansas game followed defeats to No. 25 Missouri (66-64), No. 15 Kentucky (73-71), Georgia (66-62) and Alabama (86-65) that gave Tennessee its first five-game skid since 1970. Tennessee is 1-5 in Southeastern Conference competition.</div>
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“A lot of these games we know we could have won and definitely should have won,” forward Rennia Davis said.</div>
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Notre Dame and Tennessee have been heading in opposite directions since facing off last season. Tennessee carried a 16-1 record into that game and built a 23-point lead before Notre Dame produced its biggest comeback in school history to win 84-70.</div>
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Including that comeback, Notre Dame has won 37 of its last 39 games, capturing a national title along the way. Tennessee has gone 21-13 over that same period and has struggled to be relevant on the national landscape.</div>
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“That’s the game that turned our (2017-18) season around,” Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said. “And I think they’re probably feeling the same way right now. For them, what better way to come out of a slump than to beat the No. 1 team in the country? They are really in need of a win, and we have got to be incredibly focused because the game could easily go either way.”</div>
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Warlick wonders if Tennessee’s underdog status against Notre Dame might help her team, which consists largely of freshmen and sophomores.</div>
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“We’re not supposed to win the basketball game, and that’s fine,” Warlick said. “We’re supposed to beat Missouri. We’re supposed to beat Kentucky. We’re supposed to beat Arkansas. We’re supposed to beat Alabama. We just haven’t gotten it done. We’re not supposed to beat Notre Dame. But that doesn’t mean we’re not going to prepare and be ready and fight and put our kids in the opportunity to win.”</div>
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Warlick then immediately clarified her remarks.</div>
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“I think we’re going to win every game,” she said. “When our kids are dialed in and playing hard, we’re pretty darn good.”</div>
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But lately they haven’t been very good.</div>
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Davis is Tennessee’s second-leading scorer, but she has shot 5 of 29 over Tennessee’s last three games and went scoreless against Alabama. Meme Jackson is Tennessee’s No. 3 scorer, but she’s shot 4 of 31 during this five-game skid and injured her ankle against Arkansas. Warlick describes Jackson’s status as day to day.</div>
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Warlick remains confident Tennessee can bounce back. Four of Tennessee’s last five losses were decided by a total of nine points.</div>
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“We’re right there,” Warlick said. “I’m not going to give up on this basketball team.”</div>
Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-75771842699943248112015-11-30T16:17:00.001-05:002015-11-30T16:17:06.594-05:00THE WAY WE WERE - CAN WE GET BACK TO WHERE WE ONCE BELONGED? <br />
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<b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt;">“We
will figure it out, go back to the drawing board and get this team off to a
better start.”</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt;">REALLY? Am I alone in my complete lack of
confidence? <o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt;">Maybe I'm
just totally frustrated at the loss of one of my favorite past-times as a fan
who has <strong>over 14,000 posts to this
site and a </strong></span><strong><span style="color: #ff6600; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.scout.com/college/tennessee/forums/1373-the-summitt/topic/I%20am%20totally%20frustrated%20at%20the%20loss%20of%20one%20of%20my%20favorite%20passtimes%20-%20following%20the%20UT%20WCBB%20programs%20with%20a%20devotion%20that%20resulted%20in%20my%2014,000%20post%20history%20to%20this%20board%20and%20a%20Lady%20Vols%20weblog%20filled%20with%20images%20and%20analysis%20of%20Pat's%20statistics.%20%20LADY%20VOLS%20BLOGSPOT%20http:/ladyvols.blogspot.com/%20%20with%20my%20favorite%20XXXXX%20bashing%20themes%20with%20some%20great%20pictures%20%20%20http:/ladyvols.blogspot.com/2007/11/banner-day-in-tennessee.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff6600;">weblog devoted to the LADY VOLS</span></a> </span></strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;">Looking back at just some
of the pictures I took and posted over the years makes me nostalgic for what
once was and is no more. Back on Nov 18 2007 Texas came to TBA and we celebrated with a through thrashing of Texas </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;">Tennessee was up 64 to 41 with 15 min left to play in a blowout with where it rained 3 point shots from the perimeter. Final score 92 to 67 with 9 of 18 made 3 point shots. </span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">TEXAS AT TENNESSEE ON BANNER DAY 2007 </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 24pt;"><a href="http://ladyvols.blogspot.com/2007/11/banner-day-in-tennessee.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange;">A BANNER DAY IN TENNESSEE </span></a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #ff6600; font-family: Tahoma;">link to LADY VOL excellence and tradition </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Banners will fade with time - A sad reminder of who we were. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">It was not that long ago that I
spent countless hours making the case during MAYAGATE that there was no
comparison between Pat's program and the travesty the was concocted by cheaters
in New England who used Doris Burke and ESPN as a recruiting tool and <a href="http://ladyvols.blogspot.com/2007/07/taurasi-evades-truth.html"><span style="color: #e69138;">put top recruits (Carolyn Doty) in the head coaches office with Sue Bird and Diana T and a Wendy's cheeseburger</span><span style="color: orange;">.</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> link </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt;">In those days the Lady Vols
schedule put the XXXXX team to shame and (great link) <a href="http://ladyvols.blogspot.com/2007/06/uconn-exposed-chapter-five.html"><span style="color: orange;">I posted the ranking of every opponent down to the many many 100 rank and MUCH lower ranked opponents on the XXXXX schedule in color coded posts to illustrate the disparity</span></a>. *this link is a fun link to remind us of what was. Sadly those days are
gone. I never print the name of that school and team because I believe
Pat's boycott meant that we should boycott even the mention of the name. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Born in <st1:placetype w:st="on">Fort</st1:placetype>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Sanders</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Hospital</st1:placetype>,
first residence <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Aconda Court</st1:address></st1:street> - later called Alumni Hall -
torn down this year at the corner of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Student</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place> block; my <b>TORCHBEARER<span style="color: #e69138;"> </span></b>mother made me a fan of
the Lady Vols sitting in the arena keeping score on her own notebooks during games
to keep herself from leaping out of the stands. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">This is prelude because many of
you will consider this post negative heresy. This lengthy discourse has been under construction for a couple of
weeks and is one shot at what could have been 20 posts. I only have one question for all of you: <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;"><br /></span></b></span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">DO YOU DESIRE A PROGRAM OF
UNPARALLELED EXCELLENCE? </span></b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A missed Final Four was once the exception</span>.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">That is what was here built by
Pat – great players – and the largest most dedicated fan base in the women’s
game. The Lady Vols are <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">KENTUCKY</st1:place></st1:state>
of the women’s game. It is our place in the cosmos and was won from exceptional
effort by and exceptional individual assisted by great fans. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Understand this: Holly is a VFL
and a fine person - but she is not the leader and coach this program should have. We should be taking our pick of TOP 10 recruits every year. Absence from a FINAL FOUR should
be a rarity - an exception to the rule. This program deserves and should
demand AN EXCEPTIONAL COACH - for a $665,000.00 a year this should be our demand. Don't settle for less - for just good - for someone
who 'earned it' - I want to see us with a coach who sees the LADY VOLS as
superior to the XXXXX program and who considers absence from the FINAL FOUR a
FAILURE. We will not get that kind of coaching without DEMANDING
IT. As far as I'm concerned anyone who thinks this way of thinking is
negative is an impediment to the ultimate goal "A LADY VOLS program that
has no equal." <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;">The days of </span><b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">“We will figure it out, go back to the drawing board and get this team off to a better start.” </span></i></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">are over and done. We don't have time to let this staff go back to the same drawing board where they drew up the plans that have seen the precipitous decline in player development, winning basketball, and ZERO recruiting. This is massive TOTAL DRAWING BOARD FAILURE and anyone who thinks this staff can fix what they have broken and not only failed to fix - but watched decline day after week after year. They have no idea how to fix this or how to "get better". If we were seeing any improvement instead of decline we could wait and see but we are not seeing improvement. Even the D and rebounding are declining. Can you name one area or one player who has improved under the coaching of this staff? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Any acceptance of ‘good’ and
‘adequate’ while being ‘nice’ and ‘positive’ about mediocrity is not what Lady
Vol basketball is about. - and this is not "good" or "adequate". Pat would never settle for this – and as a fan of what
Pat built I don’t think we should settle for it either. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;">A coach worthy of the Lady Vols
has to be capable of putting together recruiting classes every year of 3 or 4
TOP 10 McDonald’s AAs. <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:place></st1:state>
has the facilities and the fan base. We have the tradition and the name brand.
We have the The SUMMITT floor in an arena filled with eager fans and our
coaching staff FAILS TO SIGN ANY RECRUIT IN 2015? How is that OK with anyone
here – particularly you Kyra Elzy? <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b><a href="http://ladyvols.blogspot.com/2007/06/recruiting-advice-10-reasons-to-choose.html"><span style="color: orange;">TOP 10 REASONS TO BECOME A LADY VOL</span></a><span style="color: #e69138;"> link to recruiting advantages of the SUMMITT at TBA. </span></b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">No better recruiting tool for women basketball was ever conceived </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Our current staff has grown stale and self-satisfied – our All American post from <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:state> has not improved her post game Dean
Lockwood. Cedes was a distant second place in the race with her counterpart vs <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:state>. She looked weak,
timid, and totally incapable of putting her body on the <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:state> post – and it was noticed by even Carolyn Peck. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Our guards Reynolds and Carter
look worse now than they did as freshmen Holly Warlick. How can you take capable guards who look good
as Freshmen and turn them into ineffective nonentities as Juniors? Both Reynolds and Carter were capable of hitting the three and finishing layup prior to this season. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;">As CP3 noted; we don’t seem to run any offense. When CP3 speaks we should listen. We can’t seem to develop shooters – and the long
time staff of self satisfied highly paid former assistants to Pat have
evidently lost touch with what it takes to mold excellent young women athletes
into better players every day, week, month and year of their time at UT. Women don’t do ONE AND DONE. Coaches have
them for four years and have to be capable of improving their skills or they
are simply a waste of time and money. A hungry young staff out to prove their mettle could be what is required to rekindle the fire and desire to excel. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>LOOK AT EXAMPLES CLOSE TO HOME. </b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Listening to the Army game I learned that UT guard Kevin Punter was coached by Barnes to completely change
his shot in the past 3 months. It took a couple of months but his arm
positioning and release point were totally altered and the results have been
near spectacular as he is leading the scorers on our undersized and barely
rated men's team. The early success of
the men is a very good sign that we have a coach who knows how to get the most
from a very depleted roster. I imagine what a coach like Barnes might get out
of talent like we have in the Lady Vols program?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;">Isn't that amazing?
A coach who actually spends time with individual shooters showing them how to
improve their shooting style and performance. Our men are undersized 2 and
3 star recruits who have suffered through 3 coaches in 3 years but Rick Barnes
evidently gets it. He is making mediocre players (by comparison to the
opponents) into better competitors. After 3 coaches in 3 years our men's program is a shambles but the coaching staff is actually improving what they have to work with. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;">Compare that
with out ALL STAR Lady Vols team picked to be one of the one seeds on the way
to a Final Four. It seems to me that coaching offense and shooting is key to
maximizing the performance of any basketball team but what do I know? I can
only go on what we know about XXXXX and the men's team coached by Barnes and
the statement made about how they teach offense in order to learn
defense. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;">Good shooting is a matter of good mechanics and above all confidence. A coach who threatens to remove the arms of shooters has doomed them to fail. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;">We are at the
point of crisis given recruiting results and the "product" we see on
The SUMMITT. We should not settle for "good" when this program
has every advantage required to be GREAT and right now our program is not even
“good”. Our fans need to demand excellence and exceptional performance to
get excellence and exceptional performance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt;">Pat was and is
an iconic coaching figure but even she went to great lengths in her tenure to
go to Villanova and learn the offensive scheme of the coach there when she felt
she might be failing the team by not keeping abreast of the latest greatest
offensive schemes. I can also recall a changing offensive scheme for many
specific games based on the player match-ups. Pat loved 3 point shooters who
could open the middle because they made the opponent come out and guard them.
It seems to be a part of the puzzle that is unknown at this time by the words
of our coaching staff. Shanna and Sidney are just two of the prolific 3
point artists we cultivated here at UT. I really miss that part of our game
plan. A plan with a specific offensive purpose and perimeter threats that
required opponents to stretch their defense. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">We can only judge the statement's of the head coach since she is very
specific about her philosophy and her game plan. <br clear="all" />
<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;">WARLICK: "Anybody that knows <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">TN</st1:place></st1:state> knows that we play inside out
basketball."<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;">WARLICK: "We've got to get the ball inside and
penetrate, we'll get better."<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;">WARLICK via Maria: </span><span style="color: #454545; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">"she threatened to cut off
the arm of the next shooter who launched an ill-advised long-range shot"</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #454545; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #454545; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">These statements are a continuation of a theme that
has made me believe that offense is an afterthought undiscovered and
ignored. The staff seems to believe that shooting performance is the sole
responsibility of the player - a skill to be honed during personal gym rat
time. The idea of creating open space for perimeter players to catch and
shoot seems to be a foreign language with our women but Barnes believes that
great defense starts with the ability to make baskets since a break out from a
take out after a made goal is not possible as it is with a rebound of a missed
shot. The 3 point line is a gift of an extra point on each possession - a
forced pass to the interior requires 3 things to happen for a positive result:
- 1) An open passing lane 2) Great position and hands by the recipient post and
3) A non-telegraphed accurate pass to a position where the post can A) reach it
and B) be in a good scoring position once it arrives. In some ways a
rebound from a near miss 3 is every bit as good an option since the post should
be facing the rim after getting the rebound. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Noting <st1:place w:st="on">Dunbar</st1:place>'s
wonderful performance in the opener it seems our 2 best scorers both vie for minutes
at the same position. One can hit the outside shots that might serve to open up
the inside for penetration - the other has been a beast inside. Since
everybody knows the game plan is to force the ball inside (at the potential
penalty of losing an arm), if I were scheming against the Lady Vols I would
simply have my match up zone make passing into the interior a nightmare. No
need to guard the guards is there? They either can't shoot or are not allowed
to shoot - and our best outside (Sid Spencer/Shana Zolman) type shooter is
sitting the season out on the bench because our best interior 4 player is
required on the court. This seems all too simple to me.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;">How easy do we make it for opposing coaches to game
plan? 1) Everybody knows what we are going to try to do 2) Everybody knows we
don't spend much time on offensive schemes or shooting drills. 3) Everybody
knows our best 3 point threat isn't on the court and nothing has changed at <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:place></st1:state> - It's all
about D and Rebounding as it MAINLY was with Pat - but Pat also knew the need
for a fluid offensive flow with 3 point potential to open up the interior space
for penetration. .<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Now add playing 'inside out" with offense as an
afterthought and no time spent trying to develop any strategy to get the
guards involved in any offense outside of feeding the posts. Don't spend any
time trying to teach picks and screens to open perimeter shooters or a lane
for penetration. The idea of a shot coach? heresy. Trying to develop an
offensive scheme? really? I can't say that I really see much improvement
in lock down D even with all the emphasis and time. I guess things would be a
disaster without it. Is it the case that our players require so much
practice on D and rebounding that we have no time to coach shooting and
offense? Against a zone we are lost because a zone attack requires fear of 3 point shooters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If I were a talented HS basketball player what would I
think? Do I want to play for a program that only values defense & rebounding? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">
If I were a post player I might find that very
appealing - but evidently the available post players out there this year did not. </span><span style="font-size: large;">If I were an exceptional 3 point shooting guard I would look for a program where my talents were appreciated and developed. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">If I were Shana Zolman I would look elsewhere.
In fact the quality and lack of improvement of </span><st1:state style="font-size: 14pt;" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
guard play is not an incentive to any HS guard prospect. I don't think Dawn Staley has that
problem and I know the XXXXX coach does not. It's clear those coaches value
scoring guards. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Even if this oversimplifies
the situation it seems to fit the rhetoric coming from the head coach. And if I
were recruiting against Holly I would certainly have all those quotes that seem
to say offense is not a part of the UT coaching ethos at hand for every
talented shooting perimeter player to see. I don't see as much of a problem
actually coaching this way as I do broadcasting it almost every time a quote is
required. Do coaches really think HS WCBB elites only want to play D and
rebound? I think the women players are likely much like their male
counter-parts - they dream of scoring and a well oiled offensive machine to go
along with boards, stops and steals. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This
staff doesn't coach offense to open shots from the perimeter PERIOD. This staff
doesn't coach shooting, screening, or perimeter spacing or movement. It's all
get down to the offensive end and force the ball inside at all costs regardless
of the position of the post recipient of the ball. Do nothing to make
that job easier by creating an outside threat requiring some defense on the
perimeter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">No wonder we suffer
turnovers. Trying to force feed a tightly packed interior is an invitation for
steals - and this staff advertises that sole scheme with every public comment
"EVERBODY KNOWS WE PLAY INSIDE OUT". Well we don't do that very well so I wouldn't advertise it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">If boring ugly uninspired and
totally predictable basketball that fails to take any advantage of any chance
we could develop Dunbar, Reynolds, Middleton, Carter or Cooper as consistent 3
point threats is ok with you then fine. But is <st1:place w:st="on">Dunbar</st1:place>
a potential Zolman or Spencer? Can any shooting guard feel confident or
comfortable shooting the 3 when her arm might be removed by the staff? Good
perimeter shooting requires a plan to get open and complete confidence from the team and
staff. Boost the confidence of a well prepared shooter who's shot has been
evaluated and fine tuned by an expert coach and you turn the perimeter threat into the key to open space in the lane. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Why would a coach tell the
WCBB world all an opponent needs to do is stop passes to the interior?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Why would a coach make
statement and show by example that UT doesn’t value or coach 3 point shooting
and thus discourage a talented 3 point shooter from considering the program while making it more likely that current guards will shoot with fear and a lack of confidence? How is that good coaching? We seem to miss layups like we miss threes so what's the difference? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I can only hope there is
something left for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">TYLER</st1:city></st1:place>
to come home to in 5 years. At the rate this is going he is in big trouble. NO
RECRUITS and it's not all because Pat is gone - it's because players want to play
offense with their rebounding and defense. They want to shoot and score and
they want to go where the offensive schemes make the game a joy to watch and
play. At least that's how I would see it if I were a potential recruit or
parent to one. Has <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:place></st1:state>
developed a strong offensive shooter? Have we had an offense that was
fluid and intimidating - a threat to score from anywhere on the offensive end?
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The success of the program
that Pat built is on the line. and it's got to be worth preserving and
improving. Now I can't wait until it's <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">TYLER</st1:city></st1:place> TIME IN TENNESSEE given the current
state of affairs. If Coach Barnes can create a winning - fun to watch - team with
what he has to work with shouldn't we expect great things from the talent that
comprises The LADY VOLS? The team is the reflection of the coaching staff and
despite all the excuses about Diamond's injury and T'ea's youth - every player
on the Lady Vols team came with a higher recruiting rating than any of the
men. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">EFFORT is given the highest
priority - but effort must serve a plan and the only plan in BASKETBALL is to
put the ball through the hoop - stop the other team from doing that and get the
ball back so we can put it through the hoop again. We obviously don't have a staff capable of teaching how to put the ball through the hoop - that was painful to watch in the closing minutes of a Texas game where even layups were beyond the capability of our players. Watching the second half it was clear to me we were not capable of winning. The reason was obvious from out demeanor. We were never poised and confident and the play was frenetic and disjointed based on fear and a lack of confidence. Lost players giving effort as individuals without any focus or plan - A team that looked like they were not coached at all - certainly not a confident well-coached team. I wonder if they all harbor extreme doubts about their coaches even if they may like them. Do they believe in themselves and their game plan? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Wonder why the team didn't help bring any new recruits to UT? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">TRUTH be told this staff is
FAILING - it shows in the performance. We have effort but effort without a plan
to score other than "go inside out" seems futile. That leaves 3 of 5
players on the court with only one offensive function - get the ball to the
inside. Only one can do that at a time so how much offensive effort does
that require. A team with only 2 offensive options is easy to stop and we
need a coaching staff that intends to make every Lady Vol a threat to score
every time they touch the ball. If I didn't care about this program, my
Alma Mater and the incredible young ladies who make the commitment to wear the <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Orange</st1:place></st1:city>. I believe
they must desire success as defined by FINAL FOUR appearances more than I
do. If this staff cannot get us there with this team it's only going to
get harder with recruiting like this year. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Holly is the coach I feared she would be - a dutiful loyal assistant who could follow Pat's example and instructions - but who does not have the "IT" required to lead what should be the premier program in WCBB. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Nobody knows what Nikki
Caldwell could have done with this talent or how much it hurts her efforts to
have potential recruits think she might be leaving LSU. I know those who recruit against her must float the idea that she could leave LSU for UT. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Nobody knows if <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">TYLER</st1:place></st1:city> is the answer - as young
as he may be - with DeMoss on his bench. But I would rather suffer growing pains with young Tyler than suffer this current situation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We can wonder what someone
with the fire and desire of Tamika Catchings might do – or a Kara Lawson –
I would take Kellie Jolly Harper in a heartbeat over the current stale and uninspired
group of bench sitting caretakers. Who has Kyra recruited? What post has Dean
developed lately? How come our guards are so inept at scoring with a guard as
head coach? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">All we can judge is what is
done and what is said - the signs simply are all BAD - and no excuses make any
sense. It's what you do with what you have that matters and that's all
that matters. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I don’t know of a single
coaching metric where this staff gets a passing grade. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Recruiting? NO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Player Development? NO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Offensive Game Schemes? NO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We did get 4 more rebounds than Texas due to 8 more offensive boards - of course we missed 48 shots (21 of 69 made FG) so we gave ourselves far more opportunities. To miss 48 shots - may of them chippies and layups - requires truly horrible shooting. I believe $20,000 spent on hiring the best shot coach we can find for a week and spending December doing nothing but practicing 3 point, mid-range and chip shots would do more to improve our chances to win than any other single activity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> We are not recruiting the right players – and those
we do recruit are not developing into better players over time. If a staff cannot recruit and cannot make players show improvement, why are they being paid and given the reigns to the program
with all the advantages: TRADITION,
FACILITIES, A MASSIVE FAN BASE, WNBA STARS, and NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. If you cannot recruit with those advantages
you have no business in this business.
If you cannot improve the performance of players like Russell, Reynolds,
Carter, Middleton, Dunbar and <st1:place w:st="on">Graves</st1:place> how can
we expect Cooper or any newcomers to develop into better players? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This is a FAILING basketball
program by PAT'S TENNESSEE standard. We are watching the destruction of
what Pat built before our very eyes. Co-champs of a very down SEC seems ok but that isn't the Lady Vol standard of final fours and championships. And this is supposed to be the year Holly
reaches the Final Four with her players? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I see no reason to mince words or dance around the issue with sympathy and compassion. Yes it's only a game played by kids and our good student athletes are a credit to themselves and UT and the community - So if that is what you think should become of a program once revered as the finest in the world then so be it. But it isn't what inspired the world. There are fine young student athletes all around the country. The 'earned' position of $665,000 head coach has gone to a very nice VFL who stayed by Pat's side - she became the perfect loyal assistant and a credit to UT, but she is not capable of the leadership required to head coach the greatest program in WCBB history. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">And before you say it - I AM A HUGE FAN of LADY VOLS. A fan who cannot stand the idea that we will allow what Pat built to fall into the void of history without a fight to save this program from mediocrity and "nice" fans who support the successful mediocrity of sweet 16. Even that will decline with time. </span></div>
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Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-19972949776068392492011-03-26T15:27:00.002-04:002011-03-26T15:32:24.281-04:00ESPN.CONN PR arm of UConn & the BEast ?In Women's College Basketball there is one media outlet that exclusively broadcasts the tournament while maintaining the most widely read website for the sport. This is the result of several weeks of research sparked by a widespread general opinion of ESPN's coverage of Women's College Basketball expressed on The SUmmiTT and a few other forums used by Lady Vol fans. <br /><br />It is 17 miles from Bristol to the XL Center and 44 miles from Bristol to Storrs - the homes of the UConn Huskies. Doris Burke - Providence grad, Rebecca Lobo - UConn grad, Trey Wingo - Greenwich native, Graham Hays - Stonington resident, Beth Mowins - Syracuse grad, Charlie Creme - St Bonaventure upstate NY, and Michelle Jackson - Bristol resident . comprise the most visible of ESPN WCBB experts along with Michelle Voepel - Big 12, Kara Lawson - former Lady Vol but present Connecticut SUN and ESPN employee, and Carolyn Peck - NC winner at Purdue with ties to Florida and Tennessee. Does this proximity along with the affiliations of these major WCBB personalities contribute to a bias toward the BEast and UConn? <br /><br />It may be difficult to view and read content from ESPN broadcasts and websites with enough detachment to correctly assess bias, but it appears to this Lady Vol fan that the bias toward the Big East in general and UConn in particular is overwhelming. The perception is so strong it has resulted in numerous threads on The SUmmiTT that decry the constant mention of UConn and Maya Moore by the ESPN coverage team no matter which teams happen to be playing the game in progress. <a href="http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=7&f=1373&t=7348087">The ESPN Drinking Game Thread</a> is a recent example of this phenomenon<br /><br />Playing the ESPN Drinking Game involves tossing back a measure of one's favorite beverage every time an ESPN talking head launches into gushing praise of UConn or a UConn player during the course of a game involving teams other than UConn or anytime some UConn video clip is played during these games and anytime the studio commentators do the same. Those who like to stay sober will not enjoy this game since there is an amazing amount of opportunity to imbibe - particularly if Doris Burke is anywhere in the vicinity of a microphone. <br /><br />The <a href="http://www.rockytoptalk.com/2011/3/5/2032643/anatomy-of-an-ncaa-wcbb-bracketology-prejudice">ANATOMY OF AN NCAA WCBB BRACKETOLOGY PREJUDICE </a>post back on March 5th was my initial effort to articulate some observations that were just coming in to focus. The emphasis on that limited (Bracketology) prejudice did not quite cover a situation that is far more pervasive. From the results thus far in the tournament it seems clear that the Big East did indeed deserve to have 9 teams included - if not the 10 or 11 that Charlie Creme and Burke, Peck and Jackson often claimed should have been. The Bracketology and the actual NCAA invitations are the effect - not the cause - of this ESPN.CONN bias <br /><br />This <a href="http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=7&f=1373&t=7330676">A QUESTION OF BALANCE - the unbalanced Charlie Creme edition</a> thread analyzes the ESPN website coverage following the announcement of the brackets and shows the astounding amount of attention paid to UConn and the Big East entries to the detriment of all other conferences and teams. There are links to 7 articles promoting UConn and Notre Dame vs zero mention of some other teams the first day after the brackets were released while 2 of 4 experts picked UConn to win it all and three chose Tennessee as the first one seed to be eliminated while Creme picked ND to replace UT in the Final Four. Taken alone any of those prognostications is reasonable but given the total imbalance in coverage it appeared to be a deliberate attempt to disrespect everyone but the BEast. Creme's <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/tournament/2011/columns/story?columnist=creme_charlie&id=6226083">DAYTON REGIONAL PRIMER</a> highlighted the great guards in the region but failed to even mention Meighan Simmons - the AP "Newcomer of the Year" for the SEC and leading scorer for the ONE SEED. <br /><br />It's interesting to read remarks like OSU coach Jim Foster's in the <a href="http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/03/24/1598121/ohio-state-coach-wont-be-wearing.html">"FOSTER WON'T BE WEARING ORANGE"</a> article where he says " Like everyone else, he sees top-ranked and two-time defending champion UConn as the clear front-runner overall in the tournament." It seems that Foster must get his opinion from ESPN since he seems to believe "everyone else" shares his opinion. Of course 'everyone else' thinks no such thing but you might get that idea if you read and watch ESPN. <br /><br />The premise I wish to expound and discuss is this: Proposed: The proximity of ESPN to UConn and the Big East along with the affiliation and loyalties of the commentators employed by the network, website, and publications, has created a damaging bias and prejudice in the most influential media monopoly involved with Women's College Basketball to the detriment of every other conference and university in the USA. <br /><br />I don't think anyone can argue that ESPN is the most influential media involved with WCBB and as far as the post season goes that media has an effective monopoly since ESPN and it's affiliated networks covers the NCAA tournament exclusively. Aside from a limited presence here on SB Nation and a few obscure Women's Basketball publications and websites there is very little internet presence that isn't specifically individual school oriented like Scout or Rivals or the websites of the athletic departments of the involved schools. This makes ESPN by far the most read and watched purveyor of WCBB in the world. <br /><br />It is my hope that interested Tennessee fans at Rocky Top Talk and perhaps fans of other programs who follow SB Nation's Swish Appeal will join me in trying to assess the bias of ESPN (if you agree with me that such bias exists) in order to provide the other conferences and coaches compelling evidence that might encourage them to address this imbalance and compel ESPN to provide a fair and balanced coverage of the sport we enjoy. Now that you've become aware that someone thinks this might be a problem will you pay a little more attention to what you see and hear in order to confirm or refute my suspicions? <br /><br />Here is why this is important : You're a 14 -18 year old HS player who wants to play WCBB<br /><br />What do you watch and read in order to satisfy your interest in the sport you love?<br />What effect does that have on which conference and team you would like to consider?<br />Does ESPN coverage of the BEast or UConn give them an unfair advantage in your recruitment?<br />If it does what effect does that influence have long term on the sport of WCBB?<br />If what I presume here is true wouldn't you want your conference and your coach and her staff to be aware of the problem so they might be open to a solution? <br /> is ESPN to the BEast as FOX is to the TEA PARTY? <br /><br />Has ESPN become the equivalent of FOX News as promoter of Tea Party Rallies as a Public Relations arm of the Big East and UConn? FOX News has serious equivalent competition in the news business but there is no alternative for WCBB. CBSSports and ABC, NBC and FOXSPORTS cover Men's basketball and football but they do not offer any equivalent coverage of the women's sport. WCBB broadcasting is owned by ESPN. <br /><br />Is there anything that can or should be done to try to mitigate this problem? Is the strength of the Big East this year just a cyclic phenomenon or are we seeing a shift in the balance of power from the SEC, ACC and Big 12 to the monster conference who's markets encompass a full third of the US population soon to be increased by the addition of TCU in the DALLAS FORT WORTH Market?<br /><br />in addition: 18 of the 40 AP Poll voters live and work in Big East Markets while only 5 are located in SEC markets. When the ESPN and AP polls are voted on by more Big East affiliated voters does that create an unfair result?<br /><br />I can admit to a serious Lady Vol bias so I ask you to visit the <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/tournament/2011/news/story?id=6252094">ESPN WCBB WEBSITE and read the links</a> to the right of the main article to make your own evaluation of the situation and to view the games in the Sweet 16, Elite 8 and Final Four with an ear to the commentators and the balance of their commentary to see if you perceive the same things I've been hearing and reading. I actually did a word count analysis of Michelle Voepel's<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/tournament/2011/columns/story?columnist=voepel_mechelle&id=6251023"> TAYLOR MADE LOOK AT THE SWEET 16 </a>to determine 220 words devoted to Tennessee vs 670 devoted to UConn. That's obviously borderline obsessive but it mirrors the method used by Media Matters and other media watchdog sites to measure fairness. <br /><br />Isn't a LEVEL PLAYING FIELD the result we all wish to preserve in every college sport? Does having a billion dollar network as an effective public relations firm predominantly devoted to one conference and team constitute a threat to that illusion of fairness? What is more problematic - inviting a couple of Juniors to a barbeque or hearing your rival praised 24/7 on the nation's leading WCBB media outlet that gives private tours to your rivals top recruits? I wish we could poll the HS sophomores and juniors watching ESPN coverage of the WCBB NCAA tourney this week to evaluate the impact of ESPN coverage on their impressions of the conferences and teams and recruiters outside the BEast to see if they are concerned.Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-40137145242170942902011-03-26T01:38:00.006-04:002011-03-27T15:05:41.005-04:00Anatomy of the STREAKMuch has been made of the amazing 90 game winning streak of the UConn Huskies. Quite a feat to go for 2 plus years without a defeat in any sport. But nobody has taken the time to analyze that streak to see exactly what made it possible. <br /><br />How many of those games were played on UConn's home courts for instance?<br />How many were played vs significant highly ranked out of conference foes? <br />We all realize that the best chance of being beating in WCBB is to play a top 10 team on the road and that is intensified by playing 2 or 3 top 10 opponents in a row on the road so the team has more limited time to prepare So how often did UConn take a significant risk to it's streak? <br /><br />XX Out of Conference Road game<br />YY Conference Road Game <br />Italics - NCAA Tournament Neutral Court Game Sweet 16 to Final Four<br />BOLD = significant top 10 ROAD Win Out of Conference <br /><br />2008-2009 SCHEDULE<br />11/16/08 vs. Georgia Tech Storrs, Conn. W, 82-71<br />11/20/08 vs. San Diego State Hartford, Conn. W, 99-55<br />11/22/08 vs. Rhode Island Hartford, Conn. W, 91-43<br />11/25/08 at BYU Provo, Utah W, 96-47...XX <br />11/30/08 vs. Oklahoma Storrs, Conn W, 106-78<br />12/03/08 vs. Holy Cross Storrs, Conn W, 96-37<br />12/14/08 vs. Penn State Madison Sq Garde W, 77-63<br />12/18/08 vs. Washington Cancun, Mexico W, 109-51<br />12/19/08 vs. N Colorado Cancun, Mexico W, 85-40<br />12/21/08 Florida State Cancun, Mexico W, 83-71<br />12/28/08 South Carolina Columbia, S.C. W, 77-48..XX<br />12/31/08 vs. Hartford Hartford, Conn. W, 78-41<br />01/03/09 vs. LSU Hartford, Conn. W, 76-63<br />01/06/09 at USF * Tampa, Fla W, 83-37..YY<br />01/10/09 at W Va Morgantown, W.Va W, 85-55..YY<br />01/13/09 vs. DePaul * Storrs, Conn W, 77-62<br />01/17/09 vs. Syracuse * Hartford, Conn. W, 107-53<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">01/19/09 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. W, 88-58XX</span><br />01/24/09 at Cincinnati * Cincinnati, Oh W, 65-34..YY<br />01/26/09 vs. Louisville * Storrs, Conn. W, 93-65<br />01/31/09 at Georgetown * Washington, D.C W, 80-61..YY<br />02/03/09 vs. Rutgers * Hartford, Conn. W, 75-56<br />02/07/09 at Marquette * Milwaukee, Wisc. W, 83-49..YY<br />02/11/09 at St. John's * Queens, N.Y. W, 77-64..YY<br />02/15/09 vs. Pittsburgh * Storrs, Conn. W, 95-42<br />02/18/09 at Providence * Providence, R.I W, 75-39..YY<br />02/22/09 vs. Notre Dame * Hartford, Conn. W, 76-66<br />02/24/09 vs. Villanova * Storrs, Conn. W, 74-47<br />02/28/09 vs. Seton Hall * Hartford, Conn. W, 81-50<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">03/02/09 at Rutgers Piscataway, N.J. W, 69-59..YY</span><br />BIG EAST Tournament<br />03/08/09 vs. USF Hartford, Conn. W, 79-42<br />03/09/09 vs. Villanova Hartford, Conn W, 72-42<br />03/10/09 vs. Louisville Hartford, Conn. W, 75-36<br />NCAA Tournament<br />03/22/09 vs. Vermont Storrs, Conn. W, 104-65<br />03/24/09 vs. Florida Storrs, Conn W, 87-59<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">03/29/09 vs. California Trenton, NJ W, 77-53<br />03/31/09 vs. Arizona State Trenton, NJ W, 83-64<br />04/05/09 vs. Stanford St. Louis, Mo. W, 83-64<br />04/07/09 vs. Louisville St. Louis, Mo. W, 76-54</span><br />21 games AT HOME <br />Out of Conference significant road wins – ONE vs NC in Chapel Hill <br />significant neutral court wins – ONE vs Stanford in Final Four <br /><br />2009-10 UConn Women's Basketball Schedule<br />11/17/09 at Texas San Antonio, Texas(AT&T Center) W, 83-58<br />11/20/09 at Holy Cross Worcester, Mass. (DCU Center) W, 87-34..XXX<br />11/27/09 vs. Hofstra Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion) W, 91-46<br />11/28/09 vs. Richmond Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion) W, 91-37<br />11/29/09 vs. Clemson Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion) W, 87-48<br />12/03/09 vs. Vermont Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion) W, 84-42<br />12/10/09 vs. Hartford Hartford, Conn. (XL Center) W, 80-45<br />12/20/09 vs. Iona Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion) W, 90-35<br />12/23/09 vs. Stanford Hartford, Conn. (XL Center) W, 80-68<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">12/28/09 at Florida St Tallahassee, Fla. W, 78-59..XX</span><br />01/02/10 at Seton Hall * Newark, N.J. (Prudential Center) W, 91-24..YY<br />01/04/10 vs. USF * Hartford, Conn. (XL Center) W, 84-42<br />01/07/10 vs. Cincinnati * Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion) W, 83-51<br />01/09/10 vs. North Carolina Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion) W, 88-47<br />01/13/10 at Marquette * Milwaukee, Wisc. (Al McGuire Center) W, 68-43..YY<br />01/16/10 vs. Notre Dame * Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion) W, 70-46<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">01/18/10at Duke Durham, N.C. (Cameron Indoor)W, 81-48XX</span><br />01/23/10 at Villanova * Villanova, Pa. (The Pavilion) W, 74-35..YY<br />01/26/10 vs. Rutgers * Hartford, Conn.(XL Center) W, 73-36<br />01/30/10 at Pittsburgh * Pittsburgh, Pa.(Petersen Events Center) W, 98-56..YY<br />02/02/10 vs. West Virginia * Hartford, Conn. (XL Center) W, 80-47<br />02/07/10 at Louisville * Louisville, Ky. (Freedom Hall) W, 84-38..YY<br />02/10/10 at DePaul Chicago, Ill. (McGrath Arena W, 95-62..YY<br />02/13/10 vs. St. John's * Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion) W, 66-52<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">02/15/10at Oklahoma Norman, Ok (Lloyd Noble) W, 76-60XX</span><br />02/20/10 vs. Providence * Hartford, Conn. (XL Center) W, 85-53<br />02/24/10 at Syracuse * Syracuse, N.Y. (Carrier Dom W, 87-66..YY<br />02/27/10 vs. Georgetown * Hartford, Conn. (XL Center) W, 84-62<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">03/01/10 at Notre Dame *South Bend, Ind. (Joyce Center) W, 76-51..YY</span><br />BIG EAST Tournament<br />03/07/10 vs. Syracuse Hartford, Conn.(XL Center) W, 77-41<br />03/08/10 vs. Notre Dame Hartford, Conn. (XL Center) W, 59-44<br />03/09/10 vs. West Virginia Hartford, Conn. (XL Center) W, 60-32<br />NCAA Championship<br />03/21/10 vs. Southern orfolk, Va. (Constant Convocation Center) W, 95-39<br />03/23/10 vs. Temple Norfolk, Va. (Constant Convocation Center) W, 90-36<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">03/28/10 vs. Iowa State Dayton, Ohio (UD Arena) W, 74-36<br />03/30/10 vs. Florida State Dayton, Ohio (UD Arena) W, 90-50<br />04/04/10 vs. Baylor San Antonio, Texas (Alamodome) W, 70-50<br />04/06/10 vs. Stanford San Antonio, Texas (Alamodome) W, 53-47</span><br />19 home games <br />2 significant out of conference road wins at Duke and at Oklahoma<br /><br />12/28/10 Stockton, Calif. (Alex G.Spanos Center) 85, Pacific 42.. XX<br />12-21-10 XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) 93, Florida State 62 <br />12/19/10 New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) 81, OHIO STATE 50 <br />12-09-10 Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.) 79, Marquette 47 <br />12-05-10 XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) 86, Sacred Heart 32 <br />12-02-10 Tampa, Fla. 80, USF 54..YY <br />11-28-10 Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.) 81, LSU 51 <br />11-27-10 Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.) 81, Lehigh 38<br />11-26-10 Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.) 86, Howard 25 <br />11/21/10 Alexander Mem Col, Atlanta, Ga 71, Georgia Tech 51.. XX <br />11-16-10 XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) 65, Baylor 64 <br />11-14-10 Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.) 117, Holy Cross 37 <br />12/30/10 Stanford, Calif. Stanford 71 UCnn 59 <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">48 HOME GAMES compared to 37 for the Lady Vols<br />26 True Road Games compared to 36 for the Lady Vols<br />16 Neutral Court Games compared to 17 for the Lady Vols<br />6 ROAD GAMES VS TOP 2O RPI vs 18 ROAD GAMES VS TOP 20 RPI <br />See Tennessee's comparative schedule in the post directly below this one </span><br /><br />UConn played an amazing <span style="font-weight:bold;">48 home games</span> during this streak. In part because UConn gets the incredible advantage of playing every Big East Tournament game on it's home court at the XL center in Hartford. <br /><br />IN addition UConn played 16 neutral court games during their long streak <br /> <br />Leaving only 26 of 90 games on the road on opponent’s courts and 18 of those 26 games were against conference foes YY leaving a total of 8 games on the road Out of Conference designated by XX Those 8 out of conference road games: <br />Holy Cross <br />Pacific<br />Florida State <br />Georgia Tech <br />South Carolina <br />BYU <br />Duke <br />UNC <br />Oklahoma <br /><br />in conference road games 16 <br />USF<br />West Virginia<br />Cinn<br />Georgetown <br />Marquette<br />St John's <br />Providence <br />Rutgers <br />Seton Hall <br />Marquette<br />Villanova<br />Louisville<br />DePaul <br />Syracuse<br />Notre Dame<br />USF <br /><br />Here are the top 20 teams by RPI for the 2009 and 2010 seasons <br />Teams in bold were UConn opponents during the year <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2010 Top 20 RPI </span><br />1 Connecticut 33-0 0.7323 2 0.6431 1 1<br />2 Stanford 31-1 0.6996 9 0.6098 2 2<br />3 Tennessee 30-2 0.6955 7 0.6148 4 4<br />4 Nebraska 30-1 0.6769 31 0.5800 3 3<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5 Duke 27-5 0.6735 5 0.6167 9 8</span><br />6 Texas A&M 25-7 0.6646 3 0.6258 15 14<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">7 Notre Dame 27-5 0.6635 12 0.6034 6 7<br />8 Oklahoma 23-10 0.6583 1 0.6454 11 12</span><br />9 Ohio State 30-4 0.6517 39 0.5748 10 10<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">10 West Virginia 28-5 0.6453 33 0.5775 7 9</span><br />11 Xavier 27-3 0.6400 61 0.5533 5 5<br />12 Oklahoma St 23-10 0.6367 6 0.6167 20 20<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">13 Texas 22-10 0.6288 10 0.6093 18 22<br />14 Florida St 26-5 0.6286 54 0.5585 8 6</span><br />15 Baylor 23-9 0.6266 14 0.5958 14 15<br />16 Virginia 21-9 0.6233 13 0.5977 24 19<br />17 Michigan St 22-9 0.6226 17 0.5935 25 23<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">18 Georgetown 24-6 0.6212 50 0.5615 12 11<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br />19 Kentucky 25-7 0.6193 48 0.5653 19 18<br />20 Vanderbilt 22-10 0.6187 1 0.5958 unranked <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2009 TOP TWENTY RPI </span><br /> Connecticut 33-0 0.7064 7 0.6086 1 1<br />2 Oklahoma 28-4 0.6984 2 0.6396 3 3<br />3 Maryland 28-4 0.6959 3 0.6361 4 4<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4 Louisville 29-4 0.6728 10 0.6041 5 5<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br />5 Duke 26-5 0.6687 6 0.6120 6 8<br />6 Baylor 27-5 0.6618 12 0.6012 7 7<br />7 Texas A&M 25-7 0.6609 5 0.6208 10 9<br />8 Auburn 29-3 0.6562 33 0.5729 8 6<br />9 Stanford 29-4 0.6519 30 0.5762 2 2<br />10 Tennessee 22-10 0.6518 1 0.6399 19 24<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">11 North Carolina 26-6 0.6512 14 0.5974 11 11</span><br />12 Florida St 25-7 0.6484 11 0.6041 13 13<br />13 Ohio State 27-5 0.6441 26 0.5776 9 10<br />14 Iowa State 23-8 0.6280 17 0.5900 18 19<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">15 Notre Dame 22-8 0.6252 18 0.5891 24 20<br />16 Pittsburgh 22-7 0.6221 29 0.5765 14 17<br />17 Rutgers 18-12 0.6217 4 0.6290</span><br />18 Texas 21-11 0.6197 8 0.6075 23 21<br />19 Virginia 23-9 0.6170 22 0.5831 25 23<br />20 LSU 18-10 0.6152 9 0.6060Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-11662440177520928132011-03-24T14:01:00.004-04:002011-03-27T16:19:00.201-04:00Comparing Schedules TN 2007 08 and 0911/11/07 vs. UT-Chattanooga Knoxville, Tenn. W, 76-56<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">11/15/07 vs. Oklahoma Tampa, Fla. W, 70-67</span><br />11/18/07 vs. Texas Knoxville, Tenn. W, 92-67<br />11/21/07 at West Virginia Charleston, W. Va. W, 67-49<br />11/26/07 vs. Louisiana Tech Knoxville, Tenn. W, 81-60<br />12/02/07 vs. North Carolina Knoxville, Tenn. W, 83-79<br />12/05/07 vs. Old Dominion Knoxville, Tenn. W, 83-51<br />12/13/07 vs. Middle Tennessee State Knoxville, Tenn. W, 84-61<br />12/16/07 vs. Gonzaga Knoxville, Tenn. W, 96-73<br />12/19/07 at UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. W, 82-70<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">12/22/07 at Stanford Stanford, Calif. L, 73-69 (OT)</span><br />01/02/08 at DePaul Chicago, Ill. W, 102-68<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">01/05/08 at Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. W, 87-63</span><br />01/10/08 vs. Auburn * Knoxville, Tenn. W, 85-52<br />01/13/08 at South Carolina * Columbia S.C. W, 71-48<br />01/17/08 at Kentucky * Lexington, Ky. W, 65-40<br />01/20/08 vs. Vanderbilt * Knoxville, Tenn. W, 79-63<br />01/24/08 vs. Arkansas * Knoxville, Tenn. W, 98-55<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">01/28/08 at Duke (Big Monday) Durham, N.C. W, 67-64</span><br />01/31/08 at Mississippi * Oxford, Miss. W, 68-44<br />02/03/08 vs. Kentucky * Knoxville, Tenn. W, 79-51<br />02/07/08 at Mississippi * Starksville, Miss. W, 87-69<br />02/11/08 vs. Rutgers Knoxville, Tenn. W, 59-58<br />02/14/08 vs. LSU * Knoxville, Tenn. L, 78-62<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">02/17/08 at Vanderbilt * Nashville, Tenn. W, 81-68</span><br />02/21/08 at Alabama * Tuscaloosa, Ala. W, 85-58<br />02/24/08 vs. Mississippi State * Knoxville, Tenn. W, 72-46<br />02/28/08 vs. Florida * Knoxville, Tenn. W, 88-61<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">03/02/08 at Georgia * Athens, Ga. W, 72-63</span><br />SEC Tournament<br />03/07/08 vs. Florida Nashville, Tenn. W, 92-61<br />03/08/08 vs. Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. W, 63-48<br />03/09/08 vs. LSU Nashville, Tenn. W, 61-55<br />NCAA Tournament<br />03/23/08 vs. Oral Roberts West Lafayette, Ind. W, 94-55<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">03/25/08 vs. Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. W, 78-52</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">03/30/08 vs. Notre Dame Oklahoma City, Okla. W, 47-46<br />04/01/08 vs. Texas A&M Oklahoma City, Okla. W, 53-45<br />NCAA Final Four<br />04/06/08 vs. LSU Tampa, Fla. W, 47-46<br />04/08/08 vs. Stanford Tampa, Fla. W, 64-48</span><br /><br />15 Home Games <br />9 Neutral court games <br />13 True Road Games <br /><br />11/12/06 vs. Chattanooga Knoxville, Tenn. W, 102-72<br />11/16/06 vs. UCLA Knoxville, Tenn. W, 83-60<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">11/19/06 at Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. W, 83-74<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br />11/24/06 vs. Stanford Knoxville, Tenn. W, 77-60<br />11/26/06 vs. Mid Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. W, 88-64<br />11/28/06 at Louisiana Tech Ruston, La. W, 71-50<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">12/03/06 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. L, 70-57<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br />12/05/06 vs. Tennessee-Martin Knoxville, Tenn. W, 85-29<br />12/07/06 vs. G Washington Knoxville, Tenn. W, 85-62<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">12/17/06 at Texas Austin, Texas W, 67-46<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br />12/20/06 vs. West Virginia Knoxville, Tenn. W, 66-51<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">12/22/06 at Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. W, 75-59<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br />12/30/06 vs. Notre Dame Knoxville, Tenn. W, 78-54<br />01/03/07 vs. Alabama Knoxville, Tenn. W, 72-36<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">01/06/07 at Connecticut Hartford, Conn. W, 70-64</span><br />01/11/07 at Florida * Gainesville, Fla. W, 80-58<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">01/14/07 at Georgia * Athens, Ga. W, 52-41<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br />01/18/07 vs. Missi State * Knoxville, Tenn. W, 73-44<br />01/22/07 vs. Duke Knoxville, Tenn. L, 74-70<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">01/25/07 at Vanderbilt * Nashville, Tenn. W, 67-57</span><br />01/28/07 at Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. W, 80-51<br />02/01/07 vs. South Carolina * Knoxville, Tenn. W, 72-36<br />02/05/07 vs. Georgia * Knoxville, Tenn. W, 73-57<br />02/08/07 at Auburn * Auburn, Ala . W, 72-62<br />02/11/07 vs. Kentucky Knoxville, Tenn. W, 84-62<br />02/15/07 vs. Mississippi * Knoxville, Tenn. W, 81-69<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">02/19/07 at LSU * Baton Rouge, La. W, 56-51<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br />02/22/07 at Arkansas * Fayetteville, Ark. W, 75-68<br />02/25/07 vs. Vanderbilt * Knoxville, Tenn. W, 73-53<br />SEC Tournament<br />03/02/07 vs. South Carolina * Duluth, Ga. W, 81-63<br />03/03/07 vs. LSU Duluth, Ga. L, 63-54<br /><br />NCAA Tournament<br />03/18/07 vs. Drake University Pittsburgh, Pa . W, 76-37<br />03/20/07 vs. Pittsburgh Piitsburgh, Pa . W, 68-54<br />03/25/07 vs. Marist Dayton, Ohio W, 65-46<br />03/27/07 vs. Mississippi Dayton, Ohio W, 98-62<br />04/01/07 vs. North Carolina Cleveland, Ohio W, 56-50<br />04/03/07 vs. Rutgers Cleveland, Ohio W, 59-46<br /><br />15 Home Games <br />8 Neutral court games <br />13 True Road Games <br /><br /><br />73 games prior <br /><br />11/21/08 at Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tenn. W, 66-63<br />11/23/08 vs. Louisiana Tech Knoxville, Tenn. W, 94-59<br />11/25/08 vs. Western Carolina Knoxville, Tenn. W, 83-56<br />11/30/08 vs. DePaul Knoxville, Tenn. W, 88-67<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">12/02/08 at G Washington Wash, D.C. W, 71-59</span><br />12/11/08 vs. MidTenn State Knoxville, Tenn. W, 81-52<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">12/14/08 at Texas Austin, Texas L, 73-59</span><br />12/18/08 at Old Dominion Norfolk, Va W, 81-76<br />12/21/08 vs. Stanford Knoxville, Tenn. W, 79-69<br />12/30/08 at Gonzaga Spokane, Wash. W, 77-58<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">01/03/09 at Rutgers Piscataway, N.J. W, 55-51</span><br />01/08/09 vs. Kentucky * Knoxville, Tenn. W, 69-64<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">01/11/09 at Vanderbilt * Nashville, Tenn. L, 74-58</span><br />01/15/09 at Mississippi State * Starkville, Miss. W, 63-56<br />01/18/09 vs. South Carolina * Knoxville, Tenn. W, 68-56<br />01/22/09 at Arkansas * Fayetteville, Ark. W, 76-67<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">01/25/09 at Auburn * Auburn, Ala. L, 82-68</span><br /><br /><br />7 Home Games <br />10 True Road games <br /><br />90 Game Total <br />37 Home Games <br />36 Road Games <br />17 Neutral Court Games<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">18 ROAD GAMES vs TOP 20 RPI TEAMS </span><br /><br />2006-7 RPI - Teams in BOLD on Lady Vols Schedule <br />1 Tennessee 28-3 0.7270 1 0.6683 2 2<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2 Duke 30-1 0.7100 2 0.6241 1 1<br />3 Connecticut 29-3 0.6803 6 0.6050 3 3</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4 Purdue 28-5 0.6726 4 0.6139 15 14</span><br />5 Maryland 27-5 0.6700 5 0.6121 6 5<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">6 North Carolina 30-3 0.6699 18 0.5902 4 4<br />7 Oklahoma 26-4 0.6620 16 0.5938 12 11</span><br />8 Ohio State 28-3 0.6585 32 0.5769 5 6<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">9 Vanderbilt 27-5 0.6575 13 0.5954 13 13<br />10 Stanford 28-4 0.6538 28 0.5801 7 8<br />11 Georgia 25-6 0.6524 9 0.6010 10 12<br />12 Rutgers 22-8 0.6484 3 0.6201 18 22<br />13 Middle Tenn St 29-3 0.6482 47 0.5622 17 17<br />14 LSU 26-7 0.6457 10 0.5983 11 10<br />15 George Washington 26-3 0.6430 50 0.5585 8 9<br />16 Arizona St 28-4 0.6415 46 0.5636 9 7</span><br />17 Baylor 25-7 0.6409 15 0.5941 16 15<br />18 Marquette 25-6 0.6407 21 0.5855 23 19<br />19 Michigan St 23-8 0.6329 11 0.5966 22 23<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">20 Old Dominion 24-8 0.6265 22 0.5854<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br /><br />2007 - 08 RPI Teams in BOLD on Lady Vols Schedule <br />1 Tennessee 30-2 0.7287 1 0.6592 3 3<br />2 Connecticut 32-1 0.7222 3 0.6397 1 1<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3 North Carolina 29-2 0.6933 6 0.6126 2 2<br />4 Rutgers 24-6 0.6842 2 0.6456 7 7</span><br />5 Maryland 30-3 0.6839 9 0.6088 5 6<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">6 Stanford 30-3 0.6655 26 0.5843 4 4</span><br />7 Texas A&M 26-7 0.6557 7 0.6116 11 12<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">8 LSU 27-5 0.6544 19 0.5913 6 5<br />9 Duke 22-9 0.6526 4 0.6336 10 10</span><br />10 Baylor 24-6 0.6496 13 0.5994 9 8<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">11 Old Dominion 29-4 0.6489 29 0.5723 14 14<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br />12 Louisville 24-9 0.6443 5 0.6167 23 22<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">13 Oklahoma 21-8 0.6385 8 0.6099 13 11<br />14 Notre Dame 23-8 0.6355 12 0.6000 17 19</span><br />15 Virginia 23-9 0.6307 11 0.6014 24 23<br />16 UTEP 27-3 0.6240 82 0.5321 22 25<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">17 Vanderbilt 23-8 0.6240 25 0.5847 20 20</span><br />18 California 26-6 0.6230 44 0.5598 8 9<br />19 West Virginia 24-7 0.6227 30 0.5721 16 18<br />20 Oklahoma St 25-7 0.6209 36 0.5675 18 17<br /><br />2009-10 RPI BOLD = Lady Vols opponent<br />1 Connecticut 33-0 0.7064 7 0.6086 1 1<br />2 Oklahoma 28-4 0.6984 2 0.6396 3 3<br />3 Maryland 28-4 0.6959 3 0.6361 4 4<br />4 Louisville 29-4 0.6728 10 0.6041 5 5<br />5 Duke 26-5 0.6687 6 0.6120 6 8<br />6 Baylor 27-5 0.6618 12 0.6012 7 7<br />7 Texas A&M 25-7 0.6609 5 0.6208 10 9<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">8 Auburn 29-3 0.6562 33 0.5729 8 6<br />9 Stanford 29-4 0.6519 30 0.5762 2 2</span><br />10 Tennessee 22-10 0.6518 1 0.6399 19 24<br />11 North Carolina 26-6 0.6512 14 0.5974 11 11<br />12 Florida St 25-7 0.6484 11 0.6041 13 13<br />13 Ohio State 27-5 0.6441 26 0.5776 9 10<br />14 Notre Dame 22-8 0.6252 18 0.5891 24 20<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">15 Rutgers 18-12 0.6217 4 0.6290<br />16 Texas 21-11 0.6197 8 0.6075 23 21</span><br />17 Virginia 23-9 0.6170 22 0.5831 25 23<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">18 LSU 18-10 0.6152 9 0.6060<br />19 Middle Tenn St 28-5 0.6151 81 0.5373</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">20 Florida 23-7 0.6129 52 0.5616 21 22</span>Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-76125800757934250632011-03-23T00:02:00.004-04:002011-03-23T00:23:49.613-04:00SUmmiTT Sixteen Bracket Challenge<span style="font-weight:bold;">DAYTON REGION</span> <br />Tennessee vs Ohio State Winner ________________<br /><br />Oklahoma vs Notre Dame Winner __________________<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">PHILADELPHIA Region</span><br />5X vs GTown Winner____________________<br /><br />Depaul vs Duke Winner_____________________<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">SPOKANE REGION</span><br />Stanford vs UNC Winner_____________________<br /><br />Gonzaga vs Louisville Winner _________________<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">DALLAS Region</span><br />Baylor vs Green Bay Winner____________________<br /><br />Texas A&M vs UGA Winner_____________________<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">DAYTON</span> <br />game 1 winner vs game 2 winner = DAYTON Winner _____________<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">PHILADELPHIA</span> <br />Game 1 winner vs Game 2 winner = PHILADELPHIA winner _____________<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">SPOKANE</span> <br />Game 1 winner vs Game 2 winner = SPOKANE Winner ______________<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dallas </span><br />Game 1 winner vs Game 2 winner = DALLAS Winner ________________<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">DAYTON vs Philadelphia</span> Winner _________________<br /><br />SPOKANE vs Dallas Winner ___________________<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">National Champion</span> winner __________________ Score _________<br /><br /> <br /><br />Sample Entry <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Elite Eight</span> <br />Tennessee vs Oklahoma <br /><br />GTown vs Duke<br /><br />Stanford vs Gonzaga<br /><br />Baylor vs Texas A&M<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Final Four </span><br />Tennessee vs Duke<br /><br />Baylor vs Gonzaga <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">National Championship </span><br />Tennessee over Baylor 77 to 74Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-88001503751064000662011-03-05T23:36:00.002-05:002011-03-05T23:40:18.266-05:00Anatomy of an NCAA WCBB Bracketology PrejudiceIt is now being postulated by Charlie Creme and his ESPN Bracketology that the Big Least might get 10 teams in the NCAA tournament. This seems grossly unfalr to the members of conferences with 10 or 12 teams for the following reasons. <br /><br />Bear with me. <br /><br />Big East W-L GB PCT W-L PCT STRK<br />#1 UCONN 16-0 -- 1.000 29-1 .967 <br />#12 DePaul 13-3 3 .813 26-5 .839 <br />#7 N Dame 13-3 3 .813 24-6 .800 <br />Rutgers 11-5 5 .688 18-11 .621 <br />#20 Marquette 10-6 6 .625 22-7 .759 <br />Louisville 10-6 6 .625 19-11 .633 <br />Syracuse 9-7 7 .563 22-8 .733 <br />#17 Gtown 9-7 7 .563 21-9 .700 <br />St. John's 9-7 7 .563 20-9 .690 <br />W Virginia 8-8 8 .500 22-8 .733 <br />Providence 6-10 10 .375 13-15 .464 <br />Pittsburgh 5-11 11 .313 14-16 .467 <br />South Florida 3-13 13 .188 12-19 .387 <br />Villanova 3-13 13 .188 11-18 .379 <br />Cincinnati 2-14 14 .125 9-19 .321 <br />Seton Hall 1-15 15 .063 8-22 .267 <br /><br />There is talk about this league getting 10 teams into the NCAA tournament and many of us have decried the rankings of some of these teams all season long <br /><br />Perhaps it would be edifying to understand the unfair advantage this 16 team conference has over those of us who have teams in 12 or 10 member conferences. <br /><br />At first it's clear that it's an incredible advantage to play any of the bottom 6 teams in this league. All of the bottom 6 have losing records In comparison there are only 2 SEC teams with losing records - Ol Miss 10 and 19 and Miss State 13 and 16. Our worst SEC team is better that the bottom two above and Ms State is better than the bottom four. The bottom 6 BEast teams scored 4 wins vs the top 10 teams in over 60 games. Some of those top 10 teams played Seton Hall, Cinncinatti, Pittsburg or Providence twice this season since the 16 game league schedule allows for 2 games vs a single team. <br /><br />To take it further <br />Pittsburg has one win over the top 10 in the league over W.Va and losses to Dusquene, St Francis, and 12 win 18 loss Minnesota <br />Providence has ONE win - a 2 point win over Louisville and they lost to Alabama *our 3rd worst and Florida <br />and they lost to Hofstra and St Josephs <br />South Florida eeked out a win over GTown but lost to Samford, Nebraska and Morgan State<br />Villanova failed to win vs any of the top 10 and lost to Delaware, Drexel and St Josephs<br />Cinncinatti got a final game win over Marquette and lost to Miami Ohio, Wright State and Dayton <br />Seton Hall no top 10 BEast wins and losses to Drexel, Hofstra and Fla Gulf Coast <br /><br />So it's clear that these TOP 10 Beast teams get a start with a 6 and 0 Beast record unless they seriously mess up and it's clear that Marquette, WVa and Louisville have some explaining to do along with St John's and Rutgers as NCAA quality teams.<br /><br />WVA's best win is over IOWA STATE ranked 17 and if you look at their record you will find it difficult to justify their ranking. They also beat a then ranked 25 TCU that is now out of the NCAA it seems. So why is WVA at 22 and 8 in the tournament? They lost to Pittsburg. <br />ST John's best win was the first game vs Marist. - So their 20 and 9 record is NCAA bid worthy? BS <br />Syracuse best win is over Ohio State and we know Ohio State but 22 - 8 with one win over a questionable Big 10 team is good enough for a bid to the dance?<br />Louisville's best win is the mystery win over KY. - but they lost to ODU Marist Houston and Providence so at 19 and 11 they get to dance? <br />Marquette beat Wisc Green Bay by 3 and lost to Creighton out of conference but they are 22 and 7 with a win over DePaul in conference and a loss to Cinncinatti. Yet they are ranked 22nd? and dancing. <br />and finally <br />RUTGERS lost to Cal Temple and Boston College on the way to a 18 and 11 record yet they are in Charlie Creme's bracket. <br /><br />Here's my theory. The BEast covers territory from Florida to Mass to Chicago and the cities where they play have lots of papers and writers. There are also a plethora of coaches in a 16 team league with associations with the voting coaches. The more teams in more cities equals more votes. The more coaches with more associations equals more votes.. The votes in the rankings tend to effect the Charlie Creme Bracketology and lest we forget that Bracketology is done in Bristol and it ain't Bristol Tennessee. <br /><br />The Big East schedule is a very weak schedule - No home and home with the best teams facing each other on the road and at home. Instead a team my go through their schedule playing the 7 best teams at home and the worst teams on the road - what an incredible advantage. <br />No way this situation is fair to teams in a league where they play home and away vs the best teams in their league. Do you see it any other way?<br /><br />Example of a great BEast schedule is Marquette <br />they got ND DePaul, Rutgers, Syracuse WVa St John's and Lousiville AT HOME and still lost to SYR ND and Rutgers. <br />Louisville got St Johns, Rutgers Gtown WVa and DePaul at home and ND 5x and Syr on the road losing to all of them <br />So is it fair to compare a Big 12 or Big 10 or SEC or Pac 10 team that has to play home and away vs the top teams in their league with a BEast team that only plays one game vs the best in their league and pads their specs with wins over 6 teams with losing records - four of which don't even get to play in the Big Least tournament. What say you? BOGUS or FAIR?<br />There is much more detailed data included in THIS THREAD on The SUmmiTT message board Several of the least deserving Charlie Creme NCAA Tournament Teams records from the BEast are broken down in detail according to the Real Time RPI.Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-79165510319589820742008-11-16T04:53:00.000-05:002008-11-16T04:57:52.867-05:002008<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6p3qnKcH-YjQV43_cMxGR1c903P2LpreHaXdVlmxodwYDdv01FRybaYhxj38-LcM9n0pkDWdNpLbQqSfOaaeRClhvKxCassHArIaICP0i9oA82vqoAT-ovf9V1IdzaJCefSjZUg/s1600-h/3033909404_77921a4330.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6p3qnKcH-YjQV43_cMxGR1c903P2LpreHaXdVlmxodwYDdv01FRybaYhxj38-LcM9n0pkDWdNpLbQqSfOaaeRClhvKxCassHArIaICP0i9oA82vqoAT-ovf9V1IdzaJCefSjZUg/s400/3033909404_77921a4330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269192359241826370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqmHClXcVv5_TTgvIaE6UNvHWl4iJUbrIgZYB5PeFQbrOMJbAb57B6hO-TyMml3yjDO-L3mVU7_uKgsd9IDqoWOAtNuL6xG9SA5iJCWf6mh1kep4uifwhtgPZGrGBc1Uy1LrXMQ/s1600-h/2321024.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqmHClXcVv5_TTgvIaE6UNvHWl4iJUbrIgZYB5PeFQbrOMJbAb57B6hO-TyMml3yjDO-L3mVU7_uKgsd9IDqoWOAtNuL6xG9SA5iJCWf6mh1kep4uifwhtgPZGrGBc1Uy1LrXMQ/s400/2321024.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269192090460251154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3-TnQGV6RXvic5vEyBywyduJjpWv6LCganEqpG8WS3W5MixcA8HD0KtnnazZhKk5L9-IU8ibuV6c-AjPzU6uGTTyj2rYotEE1_6JqIYBU0KZFxWsXeyj87gLlnyo4fMHkYGQfw/s1600-h/3033068555_c44759dc81.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 367px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3-TnQGV6RXvic5vEyBywyduJjpWv6LCganEqpG8WS3W5MixcA8HD0KtnnazZhKk5L9-IU8ibuV6c-AjPzU6uGTTyj2rYotEE1_6JqIYBU0KZFxWsXeyj87gLlnyo4fMHkYGQfw/s400/3033068555_c44759dc81.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269191546460040818" border="0" /></a>Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-91511951132090384262008-04-04T01:02:00.002-04:002008-04-04T03:07:02.242-04:00KEEPING UP TO DATE ON MAYAGATEJeff Jacobs the Hartford Courant dropped this strange quote by the caustic creepy coach from the North:<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.courant.com/sports/hc-jeffcol0403.artapr03,0,4579474.column"><span style="font-style: italic;">"We've had to answer a lot of questions about how we recruit, what we did in recruiting, what we didn't do," Auriemma said on the conference call. "I, quite frankly, am sick of it. Our university spent a lot of time and a lot of effort having to defend ourselves against a lot of accusations that turned out to be nothing, or the NCAA would have come down hard on us — which they didn't."</span><br /><br />Auriemma was making it sound as if he was blaming Tennessee for having to endure the scrutiny<span style="font-style: italic;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"That's where the allegations came from, the SEC,</span>" he said. <span style="font-style: italic;">"That's public knowledge."</span><br /><br />The clouds that Summitt brought are dark ones. For months, nameless people also have speculated in chat rooms that Auriemma may have made callous remarks about Summitt's personal life. I've gotten my share of e-mails on it. Auriemma has flatly denied such a thing. You see what Summitt's silence has done. How can Auriemma defend himself against stuff like that?</a><br /><br />"spent a lot of time and effort?" on what?<br />Filling out that secondary violation form that's been floating around the net?<br /><br />And as far as "nameless people in chat rooms making callous remarks about Summitt's personal life?<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://forums.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=342&f=2872&t=2307074&stm=27346916&sto=pagestart#s=342&f=2872&t=2307074&stm=27346916&sto=pagestart"> Well try on this one from The Boneyard </a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br />By Gotham Blue<br /></span><ul><li class="tpmemberstatus">Member</li></ul><span class="actionlinks"><a onclick="javascript:if (confirm('Do you want to report this post as inappropriate?')) link(event,"s=342&f=2872&t=2307074&p=1&jmid=27346916&jmv=0&stm=27346916", "MS_27346916", true); return false;" href="http://forums.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=342#s=342&f=2872&t=2307074&p=1&jmid=27346916&jmv=0&stm=27346916" title="Report this post as inappropriate"></a></span><p class="topicdate"> Posted: Thursday April 3 8:13 PM</p><h4>Re: Fly on the wall... </h4><hr /><div class="messagebody"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Geno: Prison rules OK by you?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pat: Sorry Geno, I don't understand?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Geno: You will!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Geno: Hey, I saw Mickie DeMoss in Bridgeport.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pat: (silence, glare)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Geno: She didn't shake my hand after we beat Texas, I think she was a little upset with the outcome, but she looked great.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pat: (silence, glare, rapid blinking)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Geno: I thought she said she was retiring back in April? Was surprised when she came out of retirement so quickly in July and ended up with Gail in Texas? Looks like things are working out pretty good for both of them down in Austin!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pat: (silence, glare, rapid blinking, clenched lips)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Geno: (staring at Pat's tightly clenched lips, thinks..hasn't this woman heard of botox?)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Geno: Well good luck (turns, walks away, mutters under breath...you'll need it!).</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pat: (turns, walks away, mumbles)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Or this piece of crap from</span><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">by eric sandiego </span><br /><span class="actionlinks"><a onclick="javascript:if (confirm('Do you want to nominate this post for Post of the Day?')) link(event,"s=342&f=3884&t=2185720&p=1&jmid=25789437&jmv=6&stm=25789437", "MS_25789437", true); return false;" href="http://forums.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=342#s=342&f=3884&t=2185720&p=1&jmid=25789437&jmv=6&stm=25789437" title="Nominate this post for Post of the Day"> </a></span><p class="topicdate"> Posted: 3/13/2008 12:59 PM</p><h4><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://forums.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=342#s=342&f=3884&t=2185720&stm=25789437">Re: Livid link<br /></a></span></h4><hr /><div class="messagebody"><span style="font-weight: bold;">the fact that she is a lesbian who cheated on her husband for years and then proceeded to cheat on her then lesbian lover who happened to be an assistant coach?</span><br /></div><br /><br />GEE NO does it seem as if the UConn faithful may be guilty of echoing the whispers of their coach and hero?<br /></div><br /><br />The SEC reported the FACT that someone at UConn arranged a PRIVATE TOUR of ESPN for Maya Moore and her mother. That is a fact.<br /><br />It does not matter who revealed the information to the SEC does it? The information was correct. Why should anyone care who brought it to the attention of the SEC?<br />What does that change?<br /><br />Actually the only story today in the Tennessean revealed by a search for "Pat Summitt" includes this:<br /><p><i><b><a href="http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008804030364">Recruit rehash:</a> </b>Connecticut Coach Geno Auriemma's latest Final Four squad will have to wade through the distractions that come with being on the sports biggest stage — the hype, the media and, of course, the feud. The other semifinal features defending champion UT and LSU.</i></p><p><i>Summitt did not renew the yearly regular-season series with UConn this season and UT had alleged that UConn violated a minor NCAA rule when courting Moore, who also was sought by UT.</i></p><p><i>"It's unfortunate its got to this point," Auriemma said. "We've had to answer a lot of questions about how we recruit and I'm quite frankly sick of it. Our university had to spend a lot of time defending itself and nothing came of it. I'm worried about Stanford and Connecticut. And that's it."</i></p>Some of us are not so naive as to believe that much is known that might be better left unsaid. The aim here on Pat's part is to make certain that he changes his ways with some hope that he may do that in his own self interest without bring to light specifics that may well be harmful to players she would prefer to see unharmed.<br /><br />Walking the fine line between getting him to play by the rules without exposing the kids who are not at fault seems like Pat to me. So she is leaving it up to him if he wants talk about it. He knows what he did and Pat knows. Now we wait to see if he will do as he has said and talk about it if he gets to the final four. Meanwhile she is doing exactly what she said she would do.<br /><br />Knowing the situation and knowing what the NCAA will or will not do the best strategy to keep a cheater form cheating may well be the threat of exposure to bad publicity instead of relying on an ineffective NCAA to properly investigate and punish offenders for cheating.<br /><br />For instance we know that a coach from UConn arranged a private tour of ESPN<br />But here is what we do not know<br />Did Maya tell her friends that her decision to sign with UConn was greatly influenced by that visit?<br />Who took Maya and her mother to ESPN?<br />Who did they meet on that tour?<br />What was said to Maya on that tour about her future and ESPN?<br />Was Rebecca Lobo involved?<br />Was Doris Burke involved?<br />Did they stay the night in Birstol?<br />At whos expense?<br />Did ESPN offer to help Mrs Moore with the sale of her products?<br />How many UConn fans work at ESPN in Bristol?<br />How many UConn supporters work at ESPN in Bristol?<br />Was Maya promised an internship or any part time employment?<br />How many on screen personalities did she meet?<br />How many of them encouraged her to sign with UConn?<br />Was she told that they would try her out as a color commentator after graduating from UConn while playing in the WNBA?<br /><br />Once we know that the illegal arrangement for the private special tour was made and that the NCAA considered that a secondary violation we know that the NCAA waited on a report from UConn and that nothing else was done.<br />UConn issued a statement that the investigation has ended.<br />But none of the questions above were either asked or answered<br /><br />So you can believe whatever you wish about the situation<br />I believe that the questions above are very relevant and important because Pat would never violate the spirit and letter of NCAA regulations and put herself in a position where these questions could be asked.<br /><br />The NCAA is either unwilling or incapable of investigating to the point of getting the answers to my questions. As far as I am concerned if you or anyone else does not think that undue influence by the major force in WCBB broadcasting on an impressionable HS junior is possible you aren't thinking.<br />Like Caroline Doty telling the press that she made up her mind while eating Wendy's in Geno's office Maya may well have told someone that she made up her mind because of something to do with someone at ESPN.<br /><br />If you think that is fair and within the rules then you and I have very different views of the situation.Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-69013628467481645552008-03-15T15:25:00.000-04:002008-03-15T15:28:20.935-04:00MAYAGATE links deleted by ESPN moderatorsToday I posted a simple link to this NYT Story on the WCBB board<br /><br /><a href="http://boards.espn.go.com/boards/mb/mb?sport=ncaa&id=ncw">A very nice story </a>AurabassPost #1: 1:54 pm Quote | Report ViolationTotal Posts: 2140<br />from the New York Times<br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/14/sports/ncaabasketball/14sandomir.html?ref=sports">the original link </a><br /><br />These are links to an article and they in no way violate any rule of this board.<br /><br />These posts were deleted by the moderators FIVE TIMES while threads containing links to the Jim Rome Pat Summitt story by cferraro<br />and links to the Geno article in CT newspapers were allowed to remain<br /><br />ESPN moderators are deleting perfectly acceptable posts on the WCBB forum at the request of UCONN fans and it has to stop.Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-14195945671219679542008-03-15T13:04:00.000-04:002008-03-15T13:05:55.555-04:00MAYAGATE from the NYT<b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/14/sports/ncaabasketball/14sandomir.html?ref=sports" target="_blank">RECRUITS NOT WELCOME BUT COACHES ARE </a><br /><br /></b><p align="left"><b>"You can't just call ESPN willy-nilly and ask for a tour, so you have to be a somebody or a friend or relative of someone at ESPN</b>. I called the ESPN switchboard Thursday and asked for group tours. </p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff0000;"><u><b>Those tours ended, for security reasons, after the 9/11 attacks.</b></u></span></p><p align="left"><b> ESPN has changed its policy to end all visits like Moore's, which makes you wonder how many other hot recruits coveted by local universities like UConn have taken the tour."</b></p><p align="left"><b>S</b>o there you have it from the venerable NYT.<br /></p><p align="left">These open tours have not been available since Sept 2001 long before the arranged visit and the question is raised was this tour gambit used before or since?</p><em>"So the call went to ESPN's programming department, which schedules a billion hours of college hoops for the 7,321 ESPN platforms. If any part of ESPN should have known, or at least guessed, that such a tour might give Moore a benefit, however minor, that could help UConn woo her, you would think it would be programming. Yes, you would think."</em>Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-74404756498536816382008-01-28T22:04:00.000-05:002008-01-30T21:00:25.257-05:00ESPN WCBB BOARD NEWSA quick thank you to Community EDs from ESPN<br />and the moderator from the Prospero messageboards group who have communicated with me about the situation concerning the ESPN WCBB Messageboard.<br /><br />A quick recap.<br />Over the past few weeks several posters as fans of both UConn and UT have seen posts deleted and have been banned for 24 hours for no apparent reason.<br />The situation began when Slewbopper joined by Glenn MacGrady posted requests for ESPN WCBB message board participants to use the REPORT VIOLATION utility on any post made by the poster known as "Ladyvolsrbest08", "parker08", "ladyvolsrchamps08", and a hundred variations on those names and any post that I made.<br />Glenn MacGrady tried his best to convince ESPN WCBB Message board participants that I was the same poster as the one using these hundred screen names. From Mid-December through January many of my posts were deleted using this method. It seemed that the moderators did not bother to read the posts but simply deleted everything that was reported.<br /><br />After pointing out this problem to Community EDs I was contacted by a moderator for Prospero who has exchanged several e-mails with me.<br />Here are a couple of things all participants on the ESPN WCBB boards need to know.<br />1) Posters who report excessive violations will be "flagged"<br />2) Attacks on public figures like announcers are not considered fair game and they can be reported and deleted. This was a surprise to me.<br />3) There are live moderators despite the assumption by some that there were none.<br />4) Now at least one of these moderators has been made aware of the situation.<br /><br />A post of mine called CRYSTAL BALL was deleted in the past few days and it can be read just as it was posted below this post on this weblog. It obviously did not violate any rule. The moderator deleted the entire thread and asked that I repost it as I did.<br /><br />Thank you Community EDs and Mr. Moderator for taking the time to look into the situation.<br />Hopefully the ESPN WCBB messageboard participants will now refrain from using the 'Report Violation' utility to try to eliminate posts that are within the rules just to discourage posters who might disagee with their point of view.<br /><br />Good participants like cferraro, VolAddict, Chaffon, and others have found themselves banned for 24 hours or with deleted posts that were not in violation and it's time these campaigns by certain posters to eliminate opponents by reporting good posts as violations were stopped.<br />I hope Slewbopper and MacGrady got the message.<br /><br />and I suggest that ESPN and the messageboard moderators see fit to clarify the rules publicly<br />by stating that misuse of the 'REPORT VIOLATION' utility will not be tolearated<br />and making it known that public personalities are not considered fair game on the message board.<br /><br />Recent post to the ESPN WCBB Board<br />What I have learned<br />First I made a post on <a href="http://ladyvols.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The LadyVols Weblog</a> to cover this in case it disappears<br />That post is particularly complimentary to the Moderator and Community EDS for their communication with me on this subject.<br /><br />This forum is run by PROSPERO - a well known forum operator and the moderation is done by them not ESPN.<br />so they are paid by ESPN<br />or<br />they get the advertising $$$ by using the ESPN name in an agreement<br />at any rate it is profitable for Prospero.<br /><br />Of some nearly 2000 posts over 6 years I have been banned some 6 or 8 times<br />some of those were deserved when I replied in kind or in anger<br />I have had maybe 20 posts deleted<br />This has increased dramatically since mid-December when some people decided to target me as responsible for "ladyvolsrbest08" and all of his incarnations.<br /><br />Community EDS is a responsible ESPN agent who was kind enough to communicate about this issue<br />Community EDS had a moderator contact me by email<br />and that EMAIL was from PROSPERO<br /><br />The moderator sent a post I made about Nancy Liberman which was indeed a catty personal comment about her announcing - that post was deleted and I was banned for 24 hours for making the comment. <br />I responded that I did not think personal comments about public figures were bannable offenses.<br />I was told I was wrong about that<br />I suggested that the RULES clearly show that 'personal attacks' are not allowed no matter who they are directed toward.<br /><br />I sent an email making the moderator aware of the plan issued by some to use the REPORT VIOLATION button to eliminate unwanted posters.<br />I was told that indiscriminate use of the REPORT VIOLATION button would result in an account being flagged.<br /><br />Here is what I think everyone who wants a fair and open forum should do<br />Keep a record of posts and threads that disappear.<br />I now keep a copy of my posts for a week and certain time consuming posts like the CRYSTAL BALL post or HOME COURT ADVANTAGE are also posted to my blog on the ESPN PROFILE.<br />When a thread or post disappears without cause it should be reported.<br />I cannot post how to report it here but I will let cferraro and VolAddict know who and how if they want to take the time to pass these reports on to the proper person.<br />Maybe VandyWhit should do it.<br /><br />Maybe we can get this to stop<br />I am obviously not the person to do the reporting<br />but cferraro for UConn and VolAddict for UT should be respected enough to do the right thing. If anyone thinks there should be someone else say so now.<br /><br />I don't think ESPN realizes that PROSPERO uses a BOT to decide these issues<br />PROSPERO should upgrade the BOT if they are going to use it.<br />I'm relatively certain that there are only a few paid moderators at PROSPERO to handle 100's of message boards.<br /><br />I think we all want a place where we can argue on equal footing<br />Where no one group can decide the fate of any single poster<br />no matter how much they disagree with what that poster has to say<br />we should all respect the right to say it.Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-42743827808227123222008-01-26T18:17:00.000-05:002008-01-26T18:18:23.528-05:00CRYSTAL BALL<div class="messagebody"><div><ul><li><h2><a href="http://myespn.go.com/s/blogs/show/username/Aurabass?&target_tsn=9">CRYSTAL BALL</a><br /></h2><div><div><p><i>The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, no matter what he does.</i>--C. S. Lewis</p> <p>With only 10 or 12 games remaining on each teams regular season schedule it is now possible to make some reasonable predictions as to the outcome of the rest of the season prior to the start of conference tournaments and the invites for the BIG Dance</p> <p>Barring further injury or academic/behavioral loss we've seen what the teams are capable of doing. Given the schedules and hopeful that there are no more games with glaring discrepancies in fouls called we can weight the home court advantages and the strenghts of the current teams and make a fairly educated gusss as to the outcome</p> <p>So here's a shot at prognostication</p> <p>1) TENNESSEE - 28-1 (Duke in Durham is the biggest obstacle and the Blue Devils have improved but I think not enough to handle the Lady Vols - the next biggest test is LSU but that game is at TBA where two fairly evenly matched teams give UT the benefit of home court advantage</p> <p>2) MARYLAND 29-2 (UNC in Chapel Hill coming up should be the last loss of the season for the excellent Terrapins who also play Duke in Durham with much the same outcome as Tennessee</p> <p>3/4) Connecticut 27-2 ( Predicting UConn to lose at the RAC on Feb 5 and the PMAC on Feb 25 after managing a close win at ND and at home with RU.</p> <p>3/4) Baylor 27-2 (The toughest conference to predict is the Big 12 but since Baylor handled Oklahoma in Norman I expect they will do the same in Waco but there are 4/5 teams in the Big 12 that can play well enough on any given night to beat any other team<br />Baylor could easily lose 2 or 3 more. Baylor is a strange team losing by 24 to Stanford and beating Oklahoma in Norman by 11 and Cal by 15. But A&M & Texas seem to be falling apart and they handled Oklahoma. Seems like OK State is the only real threat so I'm going with Baylor to win out barely with several squeakers.</p> <p>5) ODU 27-3 (No way ODU is the 5th best in the country - they aren't even top 12 but their record will be 27-3 and they could easily end up ranked here above a few teams with four losses like:<br />5A) LSU 25-4 (Will run the table except for their trip to TBA)<br />5B) Rutgers 25-4(Will lose at TBA and in Hartford or Storrs to UConn)<br />5C) Stanford 23-4 (Will win both games with CAL)<br />5D) UNC 25-4 (Loses to MD and Duke on the road)<br />9) CAL 25-4 (Drops two to Stanford)<br />10,11) Wyoming, George Washington (Wy may have a 1 loss record GW only 4 losses)<br />12-19) WVA, ND, UGA, Vandy, Okla State, Oklahoma, Duke all end up with 6 or 7 losses</p> <p>NCAA Tournament seeds<br />1 Tennessee vs 8 Stanford - New Orleans<br />2 Maryland vs 7 Rutgers - Greensboro<br />3 UConn vs 6 LSU - Oklahoma City<br />4 Baylor vs 5 UNC - Spokane</p> <p>3 seeds<br />CAL, ODU, Oklahoma, WVA<br />4 seeds<br />Wyoming, GW, WVA, OK State</p> <p>Final Four<br />UT over Stanford<br />Maryland over Rutgers<br />LSU over UConn<br />UNC over some lower seeded team that eliminates Baylor like CAL or Wyoming or ODU</p> <p>LSU over Maryland<br />Tennessee over UNC</p> <p>LSU VS TENNESSEE for the National Championship </p> </div></div></li></ul></div></div>Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-35463017196314727112007-11-29T18:52:00.000-05:002007-12-04T20:07:47.935-05:00LADY VOL VIEWING ADVANTAGE<div style="text-align: center;">The command center for audio/visual stimulation<br />an ultimate input arrangement<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00067AY1C/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=">60 inch SONY GRAND WEGA LCD HDTV</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/27-Inch-Olevia-227-S11-1080i-Widescreen/dp/B000NIC8LS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1196808096&sr=1-3">27 inch Olevia Computer Monitor & Television</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-52HM84-HDTV-Ready-Projection-DLP/dp/B0002KQR3M">52 inch TOSHIBA DLP HDTV</a><br />17 inch Toshiba Laptop Screen<br />22 inch Hitachi CRT on computer #3<br /><a href="http://www.integrahometheater.com/model.cfm?m=DTR-7.8&class=Receiver&p=i">Integra 7.1 Audio Visual receiver</a><br />Comcast Motorola HDTV DVR with DVI-D to HDMI output<br /><a href="http://www.slsloudspeakers.com/content/view/81/111/">5 SLS Studio Monitor Loudspeakers</a><br /><a href="http://seismicsubs.com/">Seismic Subwoofer</a> used as TV stand for Sony Grand Wega<br />EAW back surround speaker<br />2 Carver amplifiers for HF Ribbon speakers<br />2 Kenwood KMX 1000 amplifiers for LF 8" loudspeakers<br />1 Foster 1500 watt amplifier for subwoofer<br />1 Onkyo amplifier for surround speakers<br />1 <a href="http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=11038348">Sony 400 disk DVD changer</a><br />1 <a href="http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665179497&storeId=10151">Sony HDMI HD DVD player </a><br /><a href="http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=51390&WT.mc_n=4&WT.mc_t=U&cm_ven=COMPARISON%20SHOPPING&cm_cat=GOOGLE&cm_pla=DATAFEED-%3EPRODUCTS&cm_ite=1%20PRODUCT&cm_keycode=4">1 Sony 300 disk CD changer-player</a><br /><br />CLICK ON PICS FOR THE BIG VERSION<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkD7mf8y8gxjs6dsWeu9wrViI9cnNOs5Oh20rs8g-Z1GaZdYAx85zadeasOxFaZI0DxcS9R5eHR9TiksMc79Fgh8QwvwMhePtAoAE42jZ4WGInGZDecIgHJJOFcFSJXXbWvUCYsA/s1600-h/LR+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuuZqbZ3JT0WZ0v8EsG0qp166jm9Ty2U6uvUI-JjEI8sXZwfRBM6ZH-1woTTlAxmyitpUEfaoC0DYAremi6-20Rhq4rxiif0uQxxPKT7y2P2RNckV7F_bIxeqXSokJuvJu7n8JA/s400/Toshiba+57+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140216311207288914" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This Toshiba 52 inch LCD is in the exercise room<br />with a computer and a full 5.1 surround sound audio system<br />for playing DVD's, CDs, LDs, and my old vinyl record collection<br />while pedaling away on my recumbent stationary bicycle<br /><br />The images below are from the 60" SONY GRAND WEGA<br />in the main system in the living room<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmT0gqhAtR6pa_z7PuB7fq6iR78rt65hd9N1tUP_0qqOjKEq1NL5BoOKe8qXenroBM6mm6J45OpIGmDeyoeYVmE3rvgKm_s_eQqndj2CsNgOOu-DAhpI5KCOSxwH2zh-mgg5N7w/s1600-r/NC+action22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_hklibmhqxdIZkllbolIcOHh8pq9w88ohneJmN4H5qPMW6pg2HV6J2o39K514r3OjfaaxgjTKrvZzgGwFZ-YKLaXY0c4dOl6Hdlq7VMo2EID7pXm4d2vr8WPjDApKkEcobUQGA/s400/IMG_1609.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138414630066156850" border="0" /></a><br />EBAY - The best way to buy<br />This SONY GRAND WEGA 61 inch diagonal HDTY found nearby with a winning bid about 25% of what it is selling for at FRY'S in Indianapolis and 20% of it's sale price at Best Buy<br />The 52 inch TOSHIBA LCD HDTV cost only $255 requiring a new lamp for $140<br /><br />Vol viewing this year will be spectacularBarry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-25419578232411070722007-11-19T06:57:00.000-05:002007-11-19T06:58:39.993-05:00Photo Favorites<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlb4_dMJSxomRKzemazsyYcuvLEATcOTIfZE1etVtF1t3ImEfDekdsoQAlWu9yd7TgaWLK5F6AuchKAl3CG4DA0YtirY2-h6iRrJPgFoC1ybhE5PRpvdCaJlK3-WLngXFFLQFhA/s1600-h/seeing+double.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCYvTsT2f_122UQYmV2CQwJVBWzcMx1l-gxf1yPCqSFrnkVbyB1i0gD3ShezwtxL31LeiaSpDPPDrqJW25dGQykfCjboCCTwfXy4JuulGc3bFMsc6rKzfM-TaKQMTedBP3vFD0Q/s400/Sid+and+Dom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134341368981976178" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sidney and Dom w/ Trophy<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrpPGHjb3n3QcqoE9Wa2N-GLGMOrtw0z4ESesLqv2HSfDv3CJsauG8jOU6RxA75VQ9FUiaoZ4Poft1ybYpdDlImGOjOP5jpYhOrNNIFxI4LYF1H17-ZnGLBAW7EgXr9byY6wnaA/s1600-h/freshmen2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrpPGHjb3n3QcqoE9Wa2N-GLGMOrtw0z4ESesLqv2HSfDv3CJsauG8jOU6RxA75VQ9FUiaoZ4Poft1ybYpdDlImGOjOP5jpYhOrNNIFxI4LYF1H17-ZnGLBAW7EgXr9byY6wnaA/s400/freshmen2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134341076924200034" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Four Freshmen get a look at the Banner going up<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DLz94p1NoFiz3AQs9gRkSs2-97Amt_L-PxB4Sx8fzBLQFhFfy_tWBcSMAmbfzuLwP3Q2axl8m1IOya73Apqa1lw4MupwVRhyfVWOK2OkrnZDPip1E5nkV9kNlfgkmUVPCm_hDw/s1600-h/Final+Fours.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DLz94p1NoFiz3AQs9gRkSs2-97Amt_L-PxB4Sx8fzBLQFhFfy_tWBcSMAmbfzuLwP3Q2axl8m1IOya73Apqa1lw4MupwVRhyfVWOK2OkrnZDPip1E5nkV9kNlfgkmUVPCm_hDw/s400/Final+Fours.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134340896535573586" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The FINAL FOURS<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4L-C5qeNgAIaHLvFrBn8mL1XymGtOhUmAuKSLKTBFTJxkqFkvzOBOv33N5BwVYAwVopYxh-lDgjfMdbtNuFwdUR8MLKoWWFHPmTkW-mW4WNbxqeUBenPejv9E-18EeSRYZWQug/s1600-h/canalexvideo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4L-C5qeNgAIaHLvFrBn8mL1XymGtOhUmAuKSLKTBFTJxkqFkvzOBOv33N5BwVYAwVopYxh-lDgjfMdbtNuFwdUR8MLKoWWFHPmTkW-mW4WNbxqeUBenPejv9E-18EeSRYZWQug/s400/canalexvideo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134340527168386114" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Seeing Double? Candace and Alex in Duplicate<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4e0YjoZabOJQ3SIEWmD01oAvrzdICECpXi2Os4NdtBfL6B5UMAmHfNy6UkuHcahWa2r02A7AqotDZa5DFiE_d7sx78IzdYtkBou4J5drp31AGEs-YEVuvdDO4zS0mvfPhyedoQ/s1600-h/vick.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4e0YjoZabOJQ3SIEWmD01oAvrzdICECpXi2Os4NdtBfL6B5UMAmHfNy6UkuHcahWa2r02A7AqotDZa5DFiE_d7sx78IzdYtkBou4J5drp31AGEs-YEVuvdDO4zS0mvfPhyedoQ/s400/vick.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134340290945184818" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Vicki on the big screen<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtx1SIOVWzJfN-Cm4UXgCNh2PalPNeUTSYIP3GCJcj93hTYf7jhreGT75eZhfzvVwH1GTQY5mMoxuWsq7s9Mv8qHoVnTe1Xmk_bmFiN91iVuGGZCtTtOPRKbP_uVqNHU46D0R0AQ/s1600-h/Shannon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtx1SIOVWzJfN-Cm4UXgCNh2PalPNeUTSYIP3GCJcj93hTYf7jhreGT75eZhfzvVwH1GTQY5mMoxuWsq7s9Mv8qHoVnTe1Xmk_bmFiN91iVuGGZCtTtOPRKbP_uVqNHU46D0R0AQ/s400/Shannon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134340007477343266" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Shannon Bobbitt intro<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kFeC3x-8FUqkOlTKTrpYXgVrDuW8N69W7bpp9plyr-1kdvdNduVkc533vcbpxfhe2bCIvmPvtTNz2LGWKrcP1gD88dPaOVQ5KDPMp0UuJK3quHqIpwLEkXMWjZMTatMylshVaw/s1600-h/candace+on+screen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kFeC3x-8FUqkOlTKTrpYXgVrDuW8N69W7bpp9plyr-1kdvdNduVkc533vcbpxfhe2bCIvmPvtTNz2LGWKrcP1gD88dPaOVQ5KDPMp0UuJK3quHqIpwLEkXMWjZMTatMylshVaw/s400/candace+on+screen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134339831383684114" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Candace on the Big Screen<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooSui8mRAg-_FMInQHCgPK1GOT_bUjL1iK2llzeabSKrNM8MeJnz7CPww5Jl5lk4j3qxzPk71-mF3Q5xnDM0utRBWntdfdxgmV0V-8SfXcsGfEJ29DzcbLhN_1IOTYmceBGH-jQ/s1600-h/scoreboard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooSui8mRAg-_FMInQHCgPK1GOT_bUjL1iK2llzeabSKrNM8MeJnz7CPww5Jl5lk4j3qxzPk71-mF3Q5xnDM0utRBWntdfdxgmV0V-8SfXcsGfEJ29DzcbLhN_1IOTYmceBGH-jQ/s400/scoreboard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134339608045384706" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Nice game Angie and Candace<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGirHP8FPsPbfTUbxlioSNvt790UEEGrjRvH_E4KY1DhD6yggIuWx7FPGFhKMqe2DQHVk-RLWGczznkyRLvptG4nC7ckdgCAWVXhB1vJFQpnK5Ei3Y90H2lSmfKxhhMnl48QhUw/s1600-h/scoreboard2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGirHP8FPsPbfTUbxlioSNvt790UEEGrjRvH_E4KY1DhD6yggIuWx7FPGFhKMqe2DQHVk-RLWGczznkyRLvptG4nC7ckdgCAWVXhB1vJFQpnK5Ei3Y90H2lSmfKxhhMnl48QhUw/s400/scoreboard2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134339320282575858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Scoreboard tells the story<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEa8RLteC-xmYGR_8pVNv93x_djlymb0d9s3LZKMmizE15bT0F_WmqgIdvpA2cklpzQGTAE04RJ2dBz8VgRjCQdNiYhW_h9hgKlx6NrqVrMZFtiSCTU5K4PHggIECrWEdj5_J8A/s1600-h/LightVols.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEa8RLteC-xmYGR_8pVNv93x_djlymb0d9s3LZKMmizE15bT0F_WmqgIdvpA2cklpzQGTAE04RJ2dBz8VgRjCQdNiYhW_h9hgKlx6NrqVrMZFtiSCTU5K4PHggIECrWEdj5_J8A/s400/LightVols.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134339079764407266" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lady Vols under the Lights<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvG5Cb9lI4-w4LT5KbMwZVFs_tTZD2mYtIzEFHuDrrv5kop4R89HAUfASQ4CE1keb06-mE5wNReHmobSJh2Ckl8rQtj6kg_T7zWfr_zW9v5M9liqMoVmfvFKVnAnDgoeD8T6Cucg/s1600-h/pat+micki.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvG5Cb9lI4-w4LT5KbMwZVFs_tTZD2mYtIzEFHuDrrv5kop4R89HAUfASQ4CE1keb06-mE5wNReHmobSJh2Ckl8rQtj6kg_T7zWfr_zW9v5M9liqMoVmfvFKVnAnDgoeD8T6Cucg/s400/pat+micki.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134338684627416002" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Micki and Pat<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-NoE6OiyNQBxMBViNwsS_XBn5kjqQAjsXdq7iXrO-pWoznWXdYDcYKeNCpDTNfsdwyqPgLwKgJFKa0kUkxIhfbk-_uX-ZK82hvHJu80XMnyEiSHIWZ4aBU7ZhpRXHxsrxilHzA/s1600-h/pat+hugs+micki.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-NoE6OiyNQBxMBViNwsS_XBn5kjqQAjsXdq7iXrO-pWoznWXdYDcYKeNCpDTNfsdwyqPgLwKgJFKa0kUkxIhfbk-_uX-ZK82hvHJu80XMnyEiSHIWZ4aBU7ZhpRXHxsrxilHzA/s400/pat+hugs+micki.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134338521418658738" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Pat hugs Micki<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsp6ga2TSJWwM7P9rEzORkYyNTOnsIx4QBafUtz90LhB7peHhkCOjr2OnnKM_BXkA6p3DpuhFVftZxTtvWvVQf8VFGhzeuD0csgilfF5QB-Hd0Bij84uvH-678NPNS24Pz0e_fA/s1600-h/gg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsp6ga2TSJWwM7P9rEzORkYyNTOnsIx4QBafUtz90LhB7peHhkCOjr2OnnKM_BXkA6p3DpuhFVftZxTtvWvVQf8VFGhzeuD0csgilfF5QB-Hd0Bij84uvH-678NPNS24Pz0e_fA/s400/gg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134338362504868770" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Gail on the big screen<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaXrVIEJlVeV2OQFZu9K1d7EUV0VCCYnz0hlpuQoBSh9nyi-TUxZJOXXNGE93QpC4ciZeTsLh3wXLQj9p-g_oR7vCCvZJRVSn-S1C4wc2tOta7ht8LezreX4k_Ibc8h706MIEXQ/s1600-h/boxes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaXrVIEJlVeV2OQFZu9K1d7EUV0VCCYnz0hlpuQoBSh9nyi-TUxZJOXXNGE93QpC4ciZeTsLh3wXLQj9p-g_oR7vCCvZJRVSn-S1C4wc2tOta7ht8LezreX4k_Ibc8h706MIEXQ/s400/boxes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134338143461536658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Not the cheap seats<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65X64PhmRcHqWJ-zieUF-k8U4-DQXt25q0Nw8hu2AWiaqBTpTdXqZDyZ2nwZWXc2csPUo-Lt04z572T879m_Qk8oRXHR7XkoRhRka-ItBVZhVP9CZm85ak8nc_RjFFkxg-k_rAQ/s1600-h/vicAlex.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65X64PhmRcHqWJ-zieUF-k8U4-DQXt25q0Nw8hu2AWiaqBTpTdXqZDyZ2nwZWXc2csPUo-Lt04z572T879m_Qk8oRXHR7XkoRhRka-ItBVZhVP9CZm85ak8nc_RjFFkxg-k_rAQ/s400/vicAlex.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134337791274218370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Vicki and Alex<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjHquc0zxijQrKWSkA6RixhKClqck_TJgAYisybpxHdD6-Fyl2lw3ZYbsFNbaj51wLX3AsU_P4BUXrNuxaNGQqfzrTbCtxtSccZ_O97-LmhzTLis8OTcX8k1YRVyBZzTLHyyBxQ/s1600-h/Vicki+B.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjHquc0zxijQrKWSkA6RixhKClqck_TJgAYisybpxHdD6-Fyl2lw3ZYbsFNbaj51wLX3AsU_P4BUXrNuxaNGQqfzrTbCtxtSccZ_O97-LmhzTLis8OTcX8k1YRVyBZzTLHyyBxQ/s400/Vicki+B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134337619475526514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Alexis and Vicki<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcgjgAXV5RZ5m23lhzauzrKfqM9EerzwGpo2RHkM2O-UVbeFOcuN4DbBqBqSNw1YM1YxZv3zK-1wngjGGiH7_nBy36Y9Tp5AtSX6ETOaRPL9mkvcp_BkSAk5fOiSaTJNrFa5rBQ/s1600-h/warmups.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcgjgAXV5RZ5m23lhzauzrKfqM9EerzwGpo2RHkM2O-UVbeFOcuN4DbBqBqSNw1YM1YxZv3zK-1wngjGGiH7_nBy36Y9Tp5AtSX6ETOaRPL9mkvcp_BkSAk5fOiSaTJNrFa5rBQ/s400/warmups.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134337439086900066" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lady Vol Warm Up<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgky8mFRSm5j76Bk5KjZrFSoqcIAhuaLyo4TSOJI8OTeW40AkXgOqURqKXX72bvGbINqgvirw1uE05F6IHZgvlthRnO322BmdY8SKiV5Asnjt8VsWkjKuIrD6euIagur9ik3i2ww/s1600-h/shanCanlex.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgky8mFRSm5j76Bk5KjZrFSoqcIAhuaLyo4TSOJI8OTeW40AkXgOqURqKXX72bvGbINqgvirw1uE05F6IHZgvlthRnO322BmdY8SKiV5Asnjt8VsWkjKuIrD6euIagur9ik3i2ww/s400/shanCanlex.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134337159914025810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Shannon Candace Alex<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2aUKAaDln8hET0VGqHpaggd20Iqqdycv9DJ8nfeDwHXO9nG5shG4_pfptAIJTAebEvyuAiBLI2cdB_YhBCiKbeiYzPlnTlLZl85fhvF3Coy53pFxrmxZkDetFdj8El-moOqzWFg/s1600-h/lexcan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2aUKAaDln8hET0VGqHpaggd20Iqqdycv9DJ8nfeDwHXO9nG5shG4_pfptAIJTAebEvyuAiBLI2cdB_YhBCiKbeiYzPlnTlLZl85fhvF3Coy53pFxrmxZkDetFdj8El-moOqzWFg/s400/lexcan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134336949460628290" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Candace and Alexis<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPY2vGhB_M4rx2E3-fQ5_dbM3GNKkX-BGh4LlRaQxfmwfvvPp4_WMc56M-41aOMft4QPBiyr0PxjBMx-QBxfTTviEuhDBUGRimiUm_6f003dsAJhBxIUZO1j2Ipvs42vT_5C1Uw/s1600-h/cannikvic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPY2vGhB_M4rx2E3-fQ5_dbM3GNKkX-BGh4LlRaQxfmwfvvPp4_WMc56M-41aOMft4QPBiyr0PxjBMx-QBxfTTviEuhDBUGRimiUm_6f003dsAJhBxIUZO1j2Ipvs42vT_5C1Uw/s400/cannikvic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134336756187099954" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Candace Nicky and Alex<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcWWg1y6F7yP0atyAc8lP7Vkd-Q3WpMKx4FAY-Gz3ZDj1fJ7Tn8C6NQ6nXxJovK9ehlwuwzhquPSMC7oTbbgau12vSEqWTLpv2FxjygqewBlBl9TKQFBLUPiH_BT018-HhkawTw/s1600-h/canalex.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcWWg1y6F7yP0atyAc8lP7Vkd-Q3WpMKx4FAY-Gz3ZDj1fJ7Tn8C6NQ6nXxJovK9ehlwuwzhquPSMC7oTbbgau12vSEqWTLpv2FxjygqewBlBl9TKQFBLUPiH_BT018-HhkawTw/s400/canalex.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134336468424291106" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Candace and Bird<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCb8uOXoHL8Wl338KcsxIJP5eHbgZV_RKvuV8muBtadyPcZLeipYKBzuvsIwMK0Ce7H0frZBX85UOqhYWv4cdySy3QBJ0qM2xnLqkLPZ8LveJC5SVPXodjq-Ej0fZLmV2CaCQlA/s1600-h/angviclexcan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCb8uOXoHL8Wl338KcsxIJP5eHbgZV_RKvuV8muBtadyPcZLeipYKBzuvsIwMK0Ce7H0frZBX85UOqhYWv4cdySy3QBJ0qM2xnLqkLPZ8LveJC5SVPXodjq-Ej0fZLmV2CaCQlA/s400/angviclexcan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134336184956449554" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Angie Vicki Lexis and Candace<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RelMkj-PY1smHbkpiIFUJE4FZQLyVDB530nIugc072MK6QruXg4L5DFoGVSguS2ul7X_BYAVO5Tif05KWGxV9cdJNMWf7G_kuz9hkBYsbhfkTjxA7U-sKd7n8-fRdSYhhlrJQA/s1600-h/alexvicksyd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RelMkj-PY1smHbkpiIFUJE4FZQLyVDB530nIugc072MK6QruXg4L5DFoGVSguS2ul7X_BYAVO5Tif05KWGxV9cdJNMWf7G_kuz9hkBYsbhfkTjxA7U-sKd7n8-fRdSYhhlrJQA/s400/alexvicksyd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134336017452724994" border="0" /></a><br />Alex Vicki and Syd<br /></div>Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-56069574549714418172007-11-12T00:52:00.000-05:002007-11-12T01:14:07.642-05:00Lady Vol 76 UT-Chattanooga 56<div style="text-align: center;">Slow start big second half -<br />and the ball gets stuck above the goal<br />Smokey saves the Game<br /><br />click on pictures for the big version<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VcZgVpzlt7GR7NMYZ8fqe8-v6XckRhan1fmsncDg8csiuIjnEbkWTuPWDeDVRGwfO6YJmW3DiJA9rFT0Xsq2G69SeP3v3xadbskFbcHBehQnwoqeV44t8mqWB7C5jwPGvTDmjA/s1600-h/ball+stuckA.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3G-MzNo9HTs5xyvrj_ZFz38KK8W2kn0wtNp9M9-XYTnxisFaYaHQseQjR963GjYeak2N6diieXpp4sr0zwrXSjx62qXkzZkCVBrdJP1jm4p65zF06iVJn7HACyJEk1DWfhqNs6A/s400/videopat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129932129296911730" border="0" /></a><br />Pat & Nikki on the Video Screen<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbp0iUUuJoFF6Cg4igySVMNIg_HuiBaJKMfTZDT1VRlmapMUJpvcLa9vVx-3VDB0fmeALzhD0rut3gTLRu1jdlXfsaQkA_9XcU5yGFAGyxVbMhw1z1768xxmrgyPQj1jM6r9dqng/s1600-h/Scoreboard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbp0iUUuJoFF6Cg4igySVMNIg_HuiBaJKMfTZDT1VRlmapMUJpvcLa9vVx-3VDB0fmeALzhD0rut3gTLRu1jdlXfsaQkA_9XcU5yGFAGyxVbMhw1z1768xxmrgyPQj1jM6r9dqng/s400/Scoreboard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129931927433448802" border="0" /></a><br />Scoreboard for National Anthem<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zdm0zwE22eDjwlxQWnUle4Gj6qtxA1NiyovPBwNimJNA2ehXi_XocsCm79QztU-UNOazl1C6OcJu0jzy6ufVHxnV55RwUwFr8xsyfT2c2eQkPzzrJnQXQwVC6P4nNx8z8EwW3Q/s1600-h/KellyVickiLexAngie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zdm0zwE22eDjwlxQWnUle4Gj6qtxA1NiyovPBwNimJNA2ehXi_XocsCm79QztU-UNOazl1C6OcJu0jzy6ufVHxnV55RwUwFr8xsyfT2c2eQkPzzrJnQXQwVC6P4nNx8z8EwW3Q/s400/KellyVickiLexAngie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129931691210247506" border="0" /></a><br />Kelley Vicki Lex Angie<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KYO3BF-ZNUjvqIn2dMJO0kPZ1pxGgP_J-PwLzngAAr9ArzUahAniHND148W0KC0s_mFuq7DFUhs0Mvj-RsQcZL2cvReO9fUo9s4NDwdfJ8gZKPBfrdu1foTOH2oAaFsZyN_xgw/s1600-h/Banners.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KYO3BF-ZNUjvqIn2dMJO0kPZ1pxGgP_J-PwLzngAAr9ArzUahAniHND148W0KC0s_mFuq7DFUhs0Mvj-RsQcZL2cvReO9fUo9s4NDwdfJ8gZKPBfrdu1foTOH2oAaFsZyN_xgw/s400/Banners.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129931459282013506" border="0" /></a><br />National Championship Banners<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK77UeOr2nEB2kcpB3Z2Rl5Iqca0B4enhMux5flPMzVv46HzoqPKfoz0a2UdCaN1-8LIE-fFlCc6ZBM8lylB3qZUu6GrAcPf1dxQIIJkY46rhqTnlEfG0nPSG5prM983MEk9WWSA/s1600-h/FreshmenAlex.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK77UeOr2nEB2kcpB3Z2Rl5Iqca0B4enhMux5flPMzVv46HzoqPKfoz0a2UdCaN1-8LIE-fFlCc6ZBM8lylB3qZUu6GrAcPf1dxQIIJkY46rhqTnlEfG0nPSG5prM983MEk9WWSA/s400/FreshmenAlex.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129931021195349298" border="0" /></a><br />The Freshmen<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicypWwwUoEH2GCYumb8qufJ0yW77GfHSenPgWM1IWEE-SNl8LiNBQYN3yFJu5MxpLAeqjnrRKRW6CChXIRTXzADWUtPczxMp8hTw3NyBvOrb1hdXE8iqYC40yy_ppdSJEPfsSZhw/s1600-h/cp3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicypWwwUoEH2GCYumb8qufJ0yW77GfHSenPgWM1IWEE-SNl8LiNBQYN3yFJu5MxpLAeqjnrRKRW6CChXIRTXzADWUtPczxMp8hTw3NyBvOrb1hdXE8iqYC40yy_ppdSJEPfsSZhw/s400/cp3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129930905231232290" border="0" /></a><br />Candace Parker<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbwqfpv2Q6Mn2Fj5dY-TKlDw5vaV_78YVV1ybDenUfQxtnQW-h_cqDYQisnWgzx-Y5iTuAoke89HwCSmnhhbM6SEyrLB86xm997qCC0AucRMtJlqgZJ2Vj4icU6HSzvVI-y1wQg/s1600-h/arena2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbwqfpv2Q6Mn2Fj5dY-TKlDw5vaV_78YVV1ybDenUfQxtnQW-h_cqDYQisnWgzx-Y5iTuAoke89HwCSmnhhbM6SEyrLB86xm997qCC0AucRMtJlqgZJ2Vj4icU6HSzvVI-y1wQg/s400/arena2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129930810741951762" border="0" /></a><br />The Renovated TBA<br /></div>Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-70101229221543936922007-11-02T17:22:00.000-04:002007-11-02T17:24:37.469-04:00Beauty in Black and White<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmV6x9HdyLvAWXJQ6a62u0Is9yoOtzFTv23bcLaK9Dkdpp-Vc_xkw_RJRYz9UmWiElZinfPDCt2BA_dHPB0biCProA3Y-tMYEQWhFmVY78EhaqtzietsmT1aB8wFUe5KTMuYphVQ/s1600-h/23.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmV6x9HdyLvAWXJQ6a62u0Is9yoOtzFTv23bcLaK9Dkdpp-Vc_xkw_RJRYz9UmWiElZinfPDCt2BA_dHPB0biCProA3Y-tMYEQWhFmVY78EhaqtzietsmT1aB8wFUe5KTMuYphVQ/s400/23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128356945746136322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUX_USqPNWLdPMecgIUiw2bIC8NdCVHFhQ8cik2Xx7aH6On6gRdDPEQ4SBvaTgGKo71RWdSIi8t9gucUUNIMnTBoRc-QdbvXrourv8HSgQ5feRzB5IhuTyLAQ8W6i43exYCdMDQ/s1600-h/95_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYB_cYOJcw0mNHMPh2gmpQLVoU-aIBJeMCKmAYA56PlZhRO7MWmveoTvIJGp5_NVkHIffwThjyeSBMaqbp7qIqDj1vXwIOX4XjbGuIzc7LrW0xS9nFIlTE8wGQWWvrAEtu-8G4qw/s400/95.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128356696638033106" border="0" /></a>Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-65833815249834811352007-10-30T21:20:00.000-04:002017-02-15T17:57:30.728-05:00Recruiting Advice - 10 reasons to choose TennSo you're one of the greatest young women basketball players in the country.<br />
You are entering your Senior year in High School and about to make a choice that will shape your life for the next four years and beyond.<br />
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Why should you choose Tennessee as Amber, Alicia, Shekinna, and Brianna have?<br />
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Here are 10 reasons to consider<br />
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1)<u> </u><b><u>Pat Summitt and her Fantastic Four</u> </b>- Winningest college basketball coach of all time with a 947-180 record + Holly Warlick, Nikki Caldwell, Dean Lockwood and Jenny Moshak<br />
You have the honor of being a contributor to her 1000th win coming between the 15th and 20th game of the 2009 season. It's a guaranteed place in history since no coach has ever made the 1000 win mark and it's quite probable that no coach ever will again. But that's just some very impressive icing on the cake of playing for Coach Summitt. Women who play for coach Summitt not only learn how to win basketball games and championships - they graduate - <b>ALL OF THEM GRADUATE</b> - and even more important they learn to win at the game of life.<br />
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2) <u><b>Incredible teammates</b></u> With the number ONE recruiting class of 2007 already on campus and 3 of the top 10 prospects from the class of 2008 you already know that a team is being assembled that will challenge to expand and possibly surpass the amazing records amassed by the Lady Vols who preceded your arrival at Tennessee. Angie Bjorklund of Washington State, Victoria Baugh of California, Kelley Cain and Alicia Manning of Georgia, Sidney Smallbone and Brianna Bass of Indiana, Amber Gray of Ohio and Shekinna Stricklen of Arkansas already represent back to back recruiting classes unsurpassed in Tennessee recruiting history. They join Cait McMahan and Alex Fuller of Tennessee and possibly Candace Parker of Illinois in one of the most impressive collections of Women College basketball players ever assembled. This terriffic group of great young female athletes comes from across America providing a wonderful national perspective.<br />
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3) <u><b>Excellent Education</b></u> The point of being a student athlete is quite obviously a superior education. The University of Tennessee is ranked in the top 40 of public universities and is climbing in that regard every year. The educational facilities at Tennessee are second to none. The specific educational advantages for student athletes include the <a href="http://216.111.31.5/thornton/index_x.html" temp_href="http://216.111.31.5/thornton/index_x.html">Thornton Academic Center </a>created and designed to offer the student athlete at Tennessee a place to study with the assistance of a qualified staff. The Lady Vols consistently become Academic All Americans and <b>every Lady Vol graduates. </b><br />
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4) <u><b>The Finest Facilities</b></u> You will play on average 16 games at home in Thompson Boling Arena undergoing a 15 million dollar renovation this Summer in time for the 2007 - 08 season<br />
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Home games will be on the floor named for your famous coach Pat Summitt and practice in the luxury of the brand new Pratt Pavilion Practice facility.<br />
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These are simply the finest basketball facilities anywhere built by donations from the greatest fans in the world<br />
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5) <u><b>Unequaled NCAA success</b></u>. There have been 26 NCAA tournaments in the history of Women's College Basketball and only one program has been to every one. That school is the University of Tennessee. There are no guarantees in life and especially in competitive sports but this amazing record of success is about as close as to a guarantee as possible.<br />
Added to this 26 year history of 26 straight NCAA appearances is the more amazing feat of 26 consecutive Sweet 16's. That's right Tennessee has been in the top 16 teams every year the NCAA Tournament for WCBB has been held. In 18 of those 26 years Tennessee has made it to the Final Four and 12 times Tennessee has reached the National Championship game. 7 of those 12 trips has resulted in a National Championship.<br />
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6) <b><u>The Toughest Conference in the USA is the SEC</u> </b>31 teams from the SEC have made the final four in NCAA play. Tennessee, LSU, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Auburn, and Alabama have all made trips to the Final Four. The SEC consistently has 4 teams ranked among the top 15 teams in the national polls. Women's College Basketball is taken seriously in the South and at Tennessee you play for the best team in the best conference.<br />
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7)<u> <b>A great place for year round sports.</b></u> From the 107,000 seat Neyland Stadium where the 1998 National Champion Volunteer Football team plays, the new Jones Aquatic Center for the swimming teams, Tom Black Track, the Lindsay Nelson Baseball stadium, to the new facilities for Tennis, Golf, Soccer, and Women's softball and the best in physical fitness and weight training facilities anywhere Tennessee has the greatest infrastructure for students athletes anywhere in the county.<br />
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8) <u><b>There is no better schedule</b></u> One thing that particularly sets the Tennessee Women's basketball program apart from all others is the schedule played by the Lady Vols every year. No other team in the country plays a schedule that is close to the Lady Vols in degree of difficulty. 50% of the Lady Vol games are played against ranked teams. This great schedule means you will play in front of the best fans across the country since successful teams build strong fan support.<br />
You will travel to California to play Stanford and UCLA and to Arizona to play Arizona State. UNC and Duke will take you to North Carolina and you'll see Austin, Texas, South Bend, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey, Norfolk, Virginia and Washington DC. You'll stay south in the winter for the most part with trips to Gainesville, Florida, Baton Rouge, LA., Auburn and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Oxford and Statesville, MS and Columbia South Carolina all reasonably warm places in January and February. Sorry but you won't get those hour long bus trips from Storrs to Hartford and back 12 times each winter in the snow and ice.<br />
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9) <u><b>450.000 screaming fans</b></u> Nearly 240,000 people attended the 16 home games at the University of Tennessee last season - an average of over 14,000 fans per game. Add to that the attendance at 14 road games, 3 games in the SEC tournament and 6 NCAA tournament games that always command the largest crowds of the season and you get the maximum number of fans in the seats - more than any other team in WCBB.<br />
Nobody else has the insanely creative <b>MEANIE HEADS</b> who will provide you with your own song and rabid vocal and visible support from the stands and the <b>BOOST HER</b> club - a slightly more conservative support group. You will appear on TV so often you may need a personal hair stylist and a SAG card. And of course you will receive the full support of <b>The SummiTTeers</b> on this most active WCBB message board in college sports. You will also get the full attention of our own <b>Maria Cornelius</b> the best writer in the game for Women's College Basketball on Rocky Top News.<br />
And of course you will get to hear <b>Rocky Top</b> so often you'll be singing it in your sleep.<br />
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10) <b><u>Beautiful East Tennessee</u></b> From the summit of Clingman’s Dome at 6,643 feet in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park to the beautiful Valley of the Tennessee River which forms just over a mile upstream from Thompson Boling Arena where the French Broad and Holston rivers converge there is no more beautiful place on earth to spend your college career. Within and hours drive there are scenic wonderlands of woods and water that offer a peaceful distraction from the rigors of competitive sports and college courses. You may enjoy a quiet walk along a singing mountain stream or a boat ride on one of the 20 lakes nearby.</div>
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Knoxville is big enough to offer a wide variety of restaurants, shopping and entertainment opportunities while maintaining a college town appeal with the University as a dominant part of the cities life. Beautiful Springtimes with the Dogwood Arts Festival and colorful Falls in a botanical wonderland make the transition from mild winters with minimal snow and warm Summers great for water sports on the lake or sitting around the pool at Camp Summitt. Knoxville and East Tennessee is the perfect setting for an exceptional college career.</div>
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We certainly don't wish to add to the pressure of your choice Elena, Glory, April and others that may be considering Tennessee as their home away from home for four years. This is meant to point out some things I'm sure you have considered and maybe something you might have overlooked. We love our Lady Vols here in Tennessee and we wouldn't want you to miss out on the best that WCBB has to offer because we failed to give you every reason we could think of to choose Tennessee. Despite my obvious bias in favor of Tennessee as a choice I want to wish you a great college career wherever you may choose to go.</div>
Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-77492835633299397462007-10-23T00:23:00.000-04:002007-10-23T00:35:57.069-04:00Kamiko Williams picks Lady Vols<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhhLUrxwacmg5-voLSitIOy_sTLMiCJBwb1XDGfLOe1v54JCEg75vwVxq0nU56SMRcbqjPd5XYqiXLqzv07aYVJ3KDv9MdDVmKRHaLVvgiS8QnbAUaC_MR7_JhS1s2KEbOwa2PA/s1600-h/GirlsWill.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhhLUrxwacmg5-voLSitIOy_sTLMiCJBwb1XDGfLOe1v54JCEg75vwVxq0nU56SMRcbqjPd5XYqiXLqzv07aYVJ3KDv9MdDVmKRHaLVvgiS8QnbAUaC_MR7_JhS1s2KEbOwa2PA/s400/GirlsWill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124384829200399554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:8;" ><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:8;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">The Tennessee Lady Vols picked up a commitment this week and got a head start on the Class of 2009.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Clarksville's Kamiko Williams announced she would sign with the Lady Vols in November of 2008. The word came after Williams took an unofficial visit to Knoxville.<br /><br />A junior at Northeast High School, Williams brings an international flavor to the game after living extensively in Europe while her father served in the United States military. Williams is touted as the best player in Europe.<br /></span></span><br /><br /><br /></span></span>Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-15383046601318673632007-10-19T17:48:00.000-04:002007-10-22T19:39:45.744-04:00ESPN MESSAGE BOARD PROFILESThe new <a href="http://myespn.go.com/Aurabass">ESPN messageboard profiles</a> are the best thing ESPN has ever done<br /><br />Check out <a href="http://myespn.go.com/chaffon">Chaffon's Profile</a> and see the comment below<br />if anybody else want's their profile featured here just add a comment.<br /><br />and check out <a href="http://myespn.go.com/Paizleygurl">Paizleygurls Profile</a> and see her comments below Chaffons<br /><br />The Lady Vols weblog is going to do a series on WCBB fans this season<br />so if you want to write up a post as a WCBB fan I will put it in the blog<br />Just leave a comment here or a private message on The SUmmiTT or the ESPN profile.Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-91290359668450563472007-10-10T16:08:00.000-04:002007-10-11T05:49:56.317-04:00Questions of Conduct for Mr Nelson<div class="breadcrumb">This fine article by Erica LaLonge once had her name attached in the byline. Her work is now attributed to "HoopGurlz Correspondent" leading several Lady Vol Fans to wonder why.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div> <div style="padding: 5px; float: left;" class="peekaboo"> <img src="http://www.hoopgurlz.com/files/players/Teeth.jpg" alt="Teeth.jpg" title="Teeth.jpg" height="200" width="160" /><br />Caroline Doty's Teeth</div> <h2><a href="http://www.hoopgurlz.com/story/true-blue-chipper">A True Blue Chipper</a></h2> <strong>By HoopGurlz Correspondent</strong><br /><br /><em>Posted Wed, 07/25/2007 - 20:47</em> A player known for her all-out style of play, Caroline Doty chips her two front teeth while diving for a loose ball.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Erica LaLonge was targeted by fans of <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Name Redacted <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">when several questioned her integrity and lobbied for her removal as a HoopGurlz correspondent. Surprising since this article was in glowing praise of <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Name Redacted'</span>s 2008 recruit Caroline Doty. Doty is a key figure in the now <a href="http://ladyvols.blogspot.com/2007/07/taurasi-evades-truth.html">infamous Wendy's meal in the head coaches office</a> where Caroline says she reached her final decision after eating Wendy's with Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird. Taurasi told the press in an attack on the Tennessee program that she "<a href="http://www.courant.com/sports/college/husky/women/hc-taurasi0706.artjul06,0,4997165.story?track=rss">only talked to players and former players"</a> while visiting <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Name Redacted</span> in direct contradiction of <a href="http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17462699&BRD=985&amp;amp;amp;PAG=461&dept_id=569454&rfi=6">Doty's statements to the Connecticut press.</a> </span></span><br /><br />In <a href="http://www.hoopgurlz.com/forums/showthread.php?t=647">a lengthy discussion on HoopGurlz started July 28, 2007</a> by Glenn Nelson the publisher began this way:<br /><div style="font-style: italic;" id="post_message_3976"><table style="width: 11px; height: 12px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6"><tbody><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><blockquote><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><div id="postmenu_3869"><a class="bigusername" href="http://www.hoopgurlz.com/forums/member.php?u=3">glenn</a> <img title="glenn is online now" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.hoopgurlz.com/forums/images/statusicon/user_online.gif" alt="glenn is online now" border="0" /> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("postmenu_3869", true); </script> </div> <div class="smallfont">Publisher</div> </td> <td width="100%"><br /></td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"> <div class="smallfont"><br /><div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <div class="smallfont"> <img title="Default" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.hoopgurlz.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif" alt="Default" border="0" /> <strong>HoopGurlz / Boneyard Controversy</strong> </div> <hr style="color: rgb(209, 209, 225);font-size:78%;" > <div id="post_message_3869"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >Some of the idiots at the Boneyard (not all of the regulars, mind you) have made the outrageous accusation that we are biased toward Tennessee on this website. It is just so off-base that we filled a page over there and the mods have locked the thread - a smart move on their part since something like this shouldn't dominate that forum.<br /><br />I find the accusations RIDICULOUS because of my relationship with the publishers of that site, the fact that Husky Nan USED TO BE ON OUR RANKING PANEL, plus the fact that we've covered UConn commits as well as any - particularly Maya Moore, but during the past year alone Caroline Doty and Tiffany Hayes and in the past Lorin Dixon and Tina Charles. Not because they were UConn commits, mind you, but because they all were great players.<br /><br />The first accusations were leveled at us in general. Now they revolve around our use of Erica LaLonge, who is a Tennessee grad and used to be a frequent poster at the SummiTT. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >I knew of Erica's connection to Tennessee, but all I judge is her work, which has been a positive contribution to our website. Case closed.</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />If any of the Boneyard posters have the guts to post some of their accusations and rationale over here (which I doubt), I guarantee it won't be deleted, nor will any of them be banned (unless they break forum rules).</span><br /><br /><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote></div></blockquote></div> <!-- / message --><!-- sig --><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">So Mr. Nelson these questions are raised by your removal of Erica's byline;<br />Why would the publisher of Hoopgurlz remove the byline from the work of a writer who's work has "been a positive contribution" to your website?<br />Did you cave in to demands of the <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Name Redacted</span> fans?<br />Do you think it is proper to remove the credit for work by your writers?<br />Was this done as some kind of retribution against Erica?<br /></span></span>Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-19554907538520479082007-10-03T17:57:00.000-04:002007-10-03T19:32:26.281-04:00NAME REDACTED PROTEST<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <b>MY SUPPORT PAT SUMMITT'S DECISON PROTEST<br /><br /></b></span></div> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">I want to ask everyone's opinion and to clarify what I am doing and why. It occurs to me that I have been remiss in explaining why I am doing what I have done particularly after I learned that volfanincali's Dad is a big Name Redacted fan.<br /><br />I support Pat Summitt's decision to eliminate <span style="color:#0000ff;">Name Redacted</span> from interaction with the Lady Vols. I support her ethical and principled decision to cease to have a relationship with a program and coach that violates her principals.<br /><br />Since it appears I am in the minority in hoping that The SUmmiTT would follow the example of our coach and eliminate all interaction with <span style="color:#0000ff;">NAME REDACTED</span> - I decided to do what several friends have done and just put every <span style="color:#0000ff;">NR</span> fan on IGNORE USER as a form of protest in support of Pat's decision.<br /><br />For that to work it requires one small concession from those of you who wish to continue to interact with the fans of a program our coach has eliminated from her schedule.<br /><br />Now I wouldn't for a minute try to deny your right to make up your own mind about interacting with <span style="color:#0000ff;">Name Redacted</span> fans who just cannot live without posting on The Summitt after our coach has eliminated their team from our reality.<br /><br />So I am asking as nicely as I know how - <b>please don't quote NR fans in your posts</b>.<br />If you quote them we still have to read their ignored posts or place those who quote them on ignore.<br /><br />I realize some of you may think this is silly but I'm serious about what I think is the only right thing to do to support what Pat has done. I think it a small concession on the part of those who still wish to respond to NR posters.<br /><br />I would truly appreciate your cooperation in this small matter. In the wake of the elimination I feel very strongly about doing what I can to support Pat's decision and this is what I have concluded is the only thing I can do. <br /><br />If you have some objection to this stand and request I will be happy to consider your replies and respond and I am anxious to hear eveyone's opinion.<br /><br />It is not that I have anything against a few of the NR posters who have come here and still come here. My decision comes from a desire to support what Pat has done the only way I know how and not because I dislike <b>ALL</b> of the NR posters.<br /><br /><b> </b> I am using <span style="color:#0000ff;">Name Redacted</span> as a form of shunning. A simple declaration that for me NR no longer exists. I intend to continue this protest of what I consider to be unethical behavior on the part of NR's coach until at least an unavoidable resumption of interaction is required by the NCAA tournament.<br /> I won't ask that you join my protest. I just ask your assistance in keeping the board NR free for me and others who do not wish to be confronted with NR posts. That only requires you to cease quoting NR posts in your answers.<br /> Thank you for considering this request and I look forward to hearing your opinions. Feel free to tell me if you think I am wrong or being unreasonable.<br /></span>Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805276.post-65486431055143829022007-10-03T17:51:00.000-04:002007-10-03T17:53:35.244-04:00Lauren Avant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wG4VkLlZgCClGwq1xoAo9kKfth01F3I7FMU_S4-gglmPO4fwv4t298JOEnDf1gthKIncUFOCQHybTrAwPxVKQ4fmvsZ2gj0Ivloa3OtDqeqK2TkkEWTDpYBvgqBJvGKvpyLS8A/s1600-h/lauren.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wG4VkLlZgCClGwq1xoAo9kKfth01F3I7FMU_S4-gglmPO4fwv4t298JOEnDf1gthKIncUFOCQHybTrAwPxVKQ4fmvsZ2gj0Ivloa3OtDqeqK2TkkEWTDpYBvgqBJvGKvpyLS8A/s400/lauren.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117231745852504978" border="0" /></a>LAUREN AVANT PHOTO FROM TIME MAGAZINE ARTICLEBarry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.com