Posted by bcbobcat82 on July 8, 2008 at 12:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I cant wait to see NEGADU, MAZE, HOPSON, WEST, JURICK, and WOOLRIDGE in TENNESSEE ORANGE!!! This feels like a dream!! Please Lord let the stay off DRUGS!! JUST SAY NO BOYS!!!! GO VOLS!

Posted by caskew on July 8, 2008 at 12:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)

NegEdu, not NegAdu!!! Come on Griff....it's the second time you've done this!

Posted by InterestingStory on July 8, 2008 at 1 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Fix that please, it is NegEdu!!

Posted by KNSsports on July 8, 2008 at 1:20 a.m. (Suggest removal)

It has been fixed.
- KNS sports

Posted by utchris2003 on July 8, 2008 at 2:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)

If it is for top RETURNING players, then why is Tyreke Evans there?

Posted by ZR on July 8, 2008 at 3:17 a.m. (Suggest removal)

UT will dominate the round of 32!!! Baaah

Posted by General_Watermelon on July 8, 2008 at 5:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Awesome group on paper. I can't wait to see these guys. What hasn't been written about Hopson and word is Maze is much better than his rating. Everyone I've talked with in Knoxville that has seen him play says he is incredible. A point guard or lack thereof was our biggest weakness last year. We also missed a physical big man with Williams being young, Duke missing part of the season with the heart condition, and Chism playing like a guard. It will be interesting to see Negedu fill in for Duke. After watching his film, I don't think that is far fetched at all. The only areas I am concerned with is the lack of a serious 3 point threat, early chemistry of the team, youngsters not understanding defensive roles and playing hard for 40 minutes, and free throw shooting (again). I have faith that Pearl will work through most of the kinks. With so many youngsters required to contribute, the Vols will most likely be a more polished product by season end than early in season.

Posted by General_Watermelon on July 8, 2008 at 5:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Great opportunity for Daniel West to show his stuff while Maze is not here. He will be counted on as a key backup this season.

Posted by General_Watermelon on July 8, 2008 at 5:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)

If Renaldo is half the player as his Dad, we are in good shape. I like the fact that Pearl is recruiting some guys who can play physical inside.
We've been light in that department and there is only so much Tyler to spread around.

Posted by RichRollin on July 8, 2008 at 8:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)

General, well said!! I think Woolridge is gonna be REAL good, very very explosive. Maze AND West couldn't have came at a better time and Maze is ELECTRIC!! Maze will help with the 3, as well as Hopson. Hopson can torch the 3's from what I could see in the All American games plus when he goes to the hoop he's throwing down. Didn't see that from Lofton to many times. Maze and Hopson, do they come in as the top gaurd duo in the SEC? I think they will end up being one of if not the best nationally(no sarcasim).

Posted by RichRollin on July 8, 2008 at 8:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)

What up Ashley?? I wondered if you were still on here .?.?

Posted by memphistenn2117 on July 8, 2008 at 9:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)

55 days til another start of an underachieving Tennessee Football team

Posted by pdhuff on July 8, 2008 at 9:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Dang, Pearl, recruiting!

What a concept, you trying to win something?

Posted by RichRollin on July 8, 2008 at 10:11 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Hey memphistenn2117, you are welcome to come talk football with us anytime since your program is such a joke. I wish Ark. or Miss. would claim Memphis's football team, cause they are a disgrace to the state of TENN.

Posted by brownsvillevol on July 8, 2008 at 10:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)

memphis10 are you joking? we can't even begin to discuss the drastic differences between vol football and tiger football. but i'll try.

ut football: 6 national titles, 2 concensus

u of m football: hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahhahahahhahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by mattlock on July 8, 2008 at 10:55 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Ashley, read the whole article, he's finishing up his JUCO work this summer or he would have already enrolled. You don't have to continue to be uninformed, just take the time to read something all the way through and actually understand it instead of trying to use a piece of the article to slam Pearl (for reasons only known to you).

News Flash, ASH - you don't have to slam Pearl just because you love Fulmer. You should be happy Pearl is here, it was a big wake up call to Fulmer that he better spend less time at the Shoney's hot bar and more time out recruiting talent.

Posted by marc_ash on July 8, 2008 at 11:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)

How many times is this staff going to spell a players name wrong? Geeze! It's NegEdu, GriffEth.

I feel like he is still subconsciously angry at the lashing he got when he arrived late for the boat this summer while covering the basketball team's trip to Europe.

Step it up please.

Posted by King53 on July 8, 2008 at 1:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ashley - your comments really are a joke. get off your high horse and and come back to earth. By showing your loyalty to one TN coach by bashing another holds no water here. you discredit yourself with each post and any message you are trying to make gets lost in your mundane vitriol.

Posted by TurboFan on July 8, 2008 at 1:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ash, was also wondering about how Maze could be in Knoxville for RTL and in Kansas finishing up at Hutch CC at the same time. Can not say whether that is a sign of things to come or a reflection on Pearl since he has yet to enroll. I do worry (with nothing to base it on) that come September that Maze may be declared ineligible.

Posted by RichRollin on July 8, 2008 at 1:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Gotta give credit to Daniel West for chosing books his senior year over AAU and 4 or 5 * status.

Posted by memphistenn2117 on July 8, 2008 at 2:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Peyton Manning vs Memphis: 0-1
Peyton Manning vs Florida: 0-4
Peyton Manning National Titles: 0

Posted by marc_ash on July 8, 2008 at 2:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

memphistenn,

what is your point? You failed to post memphis' record overall against UT..how convenient.

You also failed to post memphis' record against the Vols in basketball overall and recently. Again, how convenient.

Oh, you also failed to post memphis' national titles as well. VERY convenient.

Posted by VOLS85 on July 8, 2008 at 2:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Tennessee vs. Memphis State in football
20-1

Don't go there you little gnat in college football...

Posted by VOLS85 on July 8, 2008 at 2:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)

You better work on your fiddlin', because you're doing a great job of being second!

Posted by rustyfourqbtn on July 8, 2008 at 2:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

ashley, please try and understand. bobby has been in summer school all summer at pellissippi cc finishing his junior coolege degree. he is taking those classes at pellissipi to add to hutchison cc. he can not enroll at UT until he has his junior college degree. if anything him chosing to come on to knoxville and finish here, it just shows how dedicated to the vols he is. we don't compare fulmer to pearl. fulmer has won at a program that already had 5 national titles. pearl took the arm pit of sec bball aka(UT BASKETBALL BEFORE PEARL), and made UT a top 10 national program in 2 and a half years. there is nothing that any coach in any sport in america has done thats close to that. when pearl retires and fulmer retires pearl will be UT basketball and fulmer will just be another good vol coach but neyland will always be UT football. i dont hold pearl and fulmer to the same standard because pearl is out of fulmers league. i hold pearl to a higher standard but he always meets my standard and usually exceeds it. it took fulmer 6 years to win the SEC and pearl only 3 years and fulmer had unbelievable talent as soon as he took over while, no offense to j.smith bradshaw and lofton but pearl had some mediocre talent at best. pearl is a great coach and fulmer is a good coach with great talent. all this being said i hope they both go undefeated.

Posted by TommyJack on July 8, 2008 at 2:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)

And whatever happened to "the uncle"?

Posted by tigervol9802 on July 8, 2008 at 3:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)

For anyone who cares and doesn't know, and all of you should care.....

In the midst of the 10,000 articles about Lady Vols players playing in the most boring league ever invented, what former coaches are doing, and articles about players from other SEC schools, this website never reported that #5 has signed to play with the Nuggets Summer League team in Vegas. League runs July 11-20.

Good luck #5 and prove the experts wrong again!

Posted by marc_ash on July 8, 2008 at 3:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)

TJ,
I find it hard to believe that he is truly "maze's uncle". Not very likely at all.

Posted by TommyJack on July 8, 2008 at 3:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Marc: More likely, The Solution himself.

Posted by jclowers on July 8, 2008 at 3:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Congratulations to these kids for using their talents to make it to the University of Tennessee and have a chance to graduate with a college degree and/or work themselves into the NBA. Let's not get to ahead of ourselves. Pearl's first recruiting class was supposed to bring us national titles (Chism, Crews, Tabb, R. Smith, M. Johnson) and look at them now Chism has a chance to be a really good big man, Tabb is a great defender off the bench and the other 3 guys are gone. Let's not go predicting any titles yet, but it is great to see a lot of talent come here to play basketball. But let's face it...it's talent, let me see it on the floor.

Posted by TurboFan on July 8, 2008 at 3:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Peyton Manning vs Memphis 1-1 (started 1994 game)
Peyton Manning vs Florida 0-3 (did not start 1994 game)
Dan Marino, John Elway, Brett Favre, Tom Brady, et al, ZERO national titles.

Posted by marc_ash on July 8, 2008 at 4:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

TJ,

Quite possibly. His uncle however...doubtful.

Posted by marc_ash on July 8, 2008 at 4:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Good post TurboFan. You noted Marino, Elway, Favre, et al having just as many national championships as Memphis.

Well I forgot, UM does have one "almost" national Championship. I think it's called the "Supposedta"

Posted by mattlock on July 8, 2008 at 4:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ashley, I'll try to answer your question with some reason and keep my fingers crossed. . .Pearl coming here and doing what he has done raised expections for all sports at UT, but especially a football program that has great tradition and great facilities. In 3 years he took a desolate program and made it a national contender. We made it to #1 in the polls, three NCAA tournaments (with Buzz's NIT talent) and two Sweet 16s (more than any coach at UT). Since Pearl has been here, he has been on ESPN, on Rome, in SI, etc. etc, he has landed recruits we never could have talked to before, and he has overseen an upgrade to TBA, new athletic facilities and a new student athlete center.

Fulmer won a championship in 1998, but who can argue that enthusiam around the football program has been fading, especially after embarassing bowl losses and losing to Vandy and SC at home. Do you remember getting spanked by Maryland and Clemson? I was at the Peach Bowl, it was horrible. If anything, Pearl has HELPED Fulmer in recruiting by once again bringing national attention to UT sports.

It doesn't mean I'm not a true VOL just because I expect to see improvement out of Fulmer and the football program. I don't want to get blown out by Florida every year, and as a season ticket holder, I never want to witness another loss to Vandy - especially at home. Don't deny that we had better talent than Vandy AND SC when we lost to both of them at a place where we used to be unbeatable. If there is nothing wrong with the ship, why the firing of those assitant coaches?!?!

And it doesn't mean you have to bash Pearl or belittle his accomplishments just because some of us are questioning our program under Fulmer. Only an idiot would say that what Pearl has done with the basketball program is anything short of remarkable. . .you wouldn't say that now would you?

Posted by RichRollin on July 8, 2008 at 4:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Memphis is 2nd to us and they know it!!

Posted by murrayvol on July 8, 2008 at 5:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)

mattlock: Wasting your time man.

Posted by General_Watermelon on July 8, 2008 at 7:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Well said mattlock.

Posted by TommyJack on July 8, 2008 at 7:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ashley, ASHLEY: Are you serious?

Posted by RichRollin on July 8, 2008 at 7:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ashley, what did pearl do wrong other than be underpaid???? I'm a Fulmer fan, but if he could get the rediculous 8 win rollover than pearl should get a 20 win rollover. Win 20 games and get a 1 year extention!!!!!! Tell me that isn't fair!! I don't have a problem with you ashley but lay off of PEARL!!

Posted by General_Watermelon on July 8, 2008 at 7:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ashley - you are making yourself look like an IDIOT! Please carry on for shi#@ and giggles.

Posted by RichRollin on July 8, 2008 at 8:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)

What General said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by supersmo18 on July 8, 2008 at 8:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Jerry Green never made it to two sweet 16's, and also allowed players such as the likes of Vince Yarborough, Ron Slay, and Isaiah Victor, and Tony Harris to play one-man team ball. Don't get me wrong--Green was a good coach, but CBP is better. His recruiting is better, his relentless pressing is unmatched, his team's constant court speed is something that no one else can run with. We have the makings of a National Championship team this year, if not in two at max, whereas Green never would have made it back to, much less beyond, the Sweet 16. AND, CBP has done it only 3 years.

Posted by supersmo18 on July 8, 2008 at 8:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Not that there's any such thing as "one-man team ball" anyway... :) forgive the oxymoron--i was thinking more along the lines of ballhogging...

And just to add to the earlier conversation, I like General Watermelon. You always seem to add light to these conversations. :) LOL

And memphistenn2217, haven't you ever heard of the saying, "Better to keep your mouth shut and look like a fool than to open your mouth and prove it?" What a dill weed. The Mempiss Tiggers will never be compared to our historical accomplishments, ESPECIALLY in football. GET OVER IT.

Posted by General_Watermelon on July 8, 2008 at 8:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)

watermelon = all night long

The General

Posted by rustyfourqbtn on July 8, 2008 at 9:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)

jerry green never won a conference title for starters. he never had the attendance for mens basketball close to where pearl has it. green never had one good recruiting class. he coached o'neals players. pearl has had 2 great recruiting classes in 3 years. and most importantly green nor fulmer have never got the university the kind of exposure that pearl is getting us now. pearl sells the university while the university has to sell fulmer. do you see the difference?

Posted by tigervol9802 on July 8, 2008 at 9:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Well..........

-Outright conference title
-#2 seed twice
-Back to back Sweet 16s
-Hasn't been beaten by 30 by a mid-major in NCAAs
-Had an SEC POY
-2 year win streak at home

There you go.

I really think Ashley is either Don in Sweetwater, Mike Hamilton, or Coach Fulmer himself.

Posted by chrisw2967 on July 8, 2008 at 9:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ashley: what has Fulmer done since 98 ? and you talked about Pearl chocking ? I guess Fulmer never chocked? he either chocked or just got out coached , you pick one thats easier on your pride

Posted by KingsportVol on July 8, 2008 at 10:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Rock on General!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c7dON...

Drag on Ashley!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMQILi...

Posted by RichRollin on July 8, 2008 at 10:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ashley, you don't want any problems, unless you want SMASHED!!!! Pearl got Thompson Boling rebuilt for one Ashley. Are you a dude or chick cause I don't need to be slandering any chicks, but you are asking for it.

Posted by RichRollin on July 8, 2008 at 10:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I'm gonna act like I did not read that Ashley. I'm gonna go to bed and act as if I did not just read that. So why would you need the ACLU Ashley, I'm interested in hearing this!!

Posted by chrisw2967 on July 8, 2008 at 11:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ashley your the one who said Pearl CHOKED and you still never answered the question what has Fulmer done since 98 , let me help you , he has done nothing.Pearl is the man on campus now.

Posted by dfreeman on July 8, 2008 at 11:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Come on Ash, you don't actually have all that animosity for Pearl do you? If you have a problem with the anti-Fulmer crowd that's fine. Bashing Pearl to prove your point is just plain stupid! He is the best basketball coach we have ever had!

Posted by rustyfourqbtn on July 8, 2008 at 11:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

i haven't been high in about 6 years ashley. you must be wrong though because everybody agrees with me and disagrees with you. if you knew anything about sports or ever played a sport you would know how poorly our football team has been coached for 10 years or so. our basketball program is at the highest level ever and our football program is not close to being where it once was. you tell me which coach is doing a better job.

Posted by rustyfourqbtn on July 8, 2008 at 11:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)

oh ashley i forgot the fact that you were completely wrong about maze and summer school but you never responded to the fact. guess when you assume and then you're proven wrong you just avoid the topic.let me say it again. BOBBY MAZE WAS IN SCHOOL ALL SUMMER AND MOVED TO KNOXVILLE EARLY TO BE NEAR THE TEAM AND COACH PEARL DID'NT MAKE A SINGLE MISTAKE BY LETTING THIS HAPPEN.

Posted by overatedvols on July 9, 2008 at 1:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Tiger news. Doneal Mack attempting to come back to the team. Former Tiger Rodney Carney traded from Phil to Minnesota. Former Tiger CDR interviewed on local Memphis station was clearly upset with where he was picked in the draft. He said his main goal now is to prove them wrong. He had this same attitude last march with everyone was picking against Memphis. As they advanced to the natl. champ. game he was never satisfied with any win during the tourney and expected to win. He did prove them wrong and he was the most valuable player on the team for 3 seasons. Amazing he was picked so late. A first team all american. I'd watch New Jersey this year. I'd say they are going to be much much better. The guy is good.
I'll keep you guys posted as any new Tiger news rolls in. No need to thank me.

Posted by BigOrangeVol on July 9, 2008 at 1:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)

TJ & Marc:

FYI, I can confirm that Vincent Eugene Ridley is 39-40 years old and does live in Washington, D.C.

That being said, I cannot confirm or deny that he may or may not be Maze's uncle but at this point I'm betting he's legit! Why would someone from D.C. register under his real name and make that claim? Why be so defensive of Bobby (like an uncle) unless he actually is? I'll get more intel as I have the time and opportunity.

BTW, this is my 200th post; Woo-Hoo!!!

Posted by BigOrangeVol on July 9, 2008 at 1:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)

In further breaking news, this just in....

Hey Overbloated, nobody north or east of Somerville cares about West Tennessee State Normal School! Like your city, it has nothing more than a regional interest to anyone. I'm sure that the folks in Earle, Atoka and Byhalia think your something special but to the civilized world you're nothing more than the place where Elvis died taking his final dump.

Posted by overatedvols on July 9, 2008 at 8:45 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Good one BigOrange.
Yep, i'm sure those people around the country say Memphis..whew.. who cares, but now that Knoxville area..that's something special.

Posted by marc_ash on July 9, 2008 at 9:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Ashley,

I think you have some interesting points on Pearl vs Green...HOWEVER, the way you are presenting it is wrong IMO.

Looking at Green's and Pearls tenure at UT, there are similarities of sorts. Green did lead the Vols to 2 first place finishes in the East in 98 and 00. He also took the Vols to 4 consecutive tournaments (the best showing being a sweet 16 finish...another similarity of Pearl). In his 4 years at UT, there are some similarities.

When Green arrived in Knoxville UT's record for the 90's prior to his arrival was (90-113) over seven seasons with only one winning season (19-15) during that stretch. There is no doubt that Green contributed to the Vols program winning a (then) record 26 games while with the Vols and Coaching UT to 89-36 (71.2%)record in his tenure.

You make the argument that Pearl is a "choker"..and you make that argument comparing him to Jerry Green. To me, Jerry Green's resume speaks pretty highly in the job he did for the Vols. The same can be said for Pearl. However, Pearl is going places with the program that Green was never able to go. Just look at the recruits coming to play for him and his track record.

Jerry Green did well for the Vols, but at Oregon he didn't have much success. Pearl has had success wherever he has gone and has NC's to show for it. Hell, Urban Meyer had similar trends in his career with lower division football and ended up with a championship.

Pearl continues to grow this team and will continue to do so. He is drawing all american candidates and now has "his players" in place. In time, I have no doubt that he will do more than even your predictions suggest.

Posted by marc_ash on July 9, 2008 at 9:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)

BigOrangeVol

I don't know if it is Maze's uncle or not. Doesn't really matter to me who he is and I encourage his discussion as he is openly welcomed.

To answer your question, I don't know why anyone would register under a name that wasn't theres. Unfortunately, some folks do.

Unclemaze, you are welcomed to post at any time and i look forward to hearing more info that you may have. Be well.

Posted by marc_ash on July 9, 2008 at 9:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)

overrated,

You probably could offer some good insight on Memphis basketball and could also probably make some very good points as to the quality of your program. However, I do not understand why you choose to come in and brag about the "best program in the nation" while you insult the Vol's program and its fans.

We have posters from Florida and Alabama on this site that actually provide good discussion and useful information. I for one would probably enjoy having a conversation with you if you didn't choose to come off as being so pretentious.

Posted by memphistenn2117 on July 9, 2008 at 11:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Marc,

Memphis is a better basketball program than Tennessee, bottom line. Once Tennessee realizes that, then we can have intelligent conversations about our two programs. Just because you beat us in 2008 does not mean you are the better program. UT will never be considered a better program until they hand JUST ONE Finaly Four banners in the building that aren't Women's. Memphis now has 3...time to catch up

Posted by memphistenn2117 on July 9, 2008 at 11:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)

"hang JUST ONE final four banner"---sorry for the wrong spelling

Posted by mattlock on July 9, 2008 at noon (Suggest removal)

Ask Tony Harris what he thought of Jerry Green's coaching. Here is the difference in Pearl and Green. Green came into a program and followed a great recruiter (Kevin O'Neill) who had the team stocked with talent (Harris, Yarbrough, Victor, Black, etc) He took great players, rolled out the basketball and played golf the whole time he was here. NONE of those players made improvements in their time here and in fact all of them went backwards. Green took great players and made them good.

Enter Pearl, who comes in after nice guy Buzz Peterson who couldn't recruit OR coach. Pearl takes a team of players, most of who couldn't play, much less start anywhere else in the SEC (except Lofton)and turns them into SEC Champs and an NCAA tournament team. Dane Bradshaw spent three years riding the pine and no-one knew who JaJuan Smith was. . .what do we think of them after their short time spent playing for Pearl.

Don't compare what Jerry Green did to what Pearl was doing. Green was the epitome of a coat-tail rider who rode the ship down. . .Pearl is building the ship back up with less talent.

Really, if you can't see that then you're not capable of having a true sports discussion and you should just stick to posting the number of days until your most favorite coach in the whole wide world gets to take the field against UCLA with better talent and pray he doesn't end up getting beat by a better football minds. It makes me shudder to think about Fulmer trying to match wits with Neuheisel and Norm Chow. Keeping my figers cross that talent beats coaching like it did back in 1998. . . :)

Posted by mattlock on July 9, 2008 at 12:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The problem with Memphis is that the city and the university and all their other sports teams are garbage, and since I can't get past that, I can't have an intelligent conversation about their basketball program. Yeah, its a good program, but I don't think I could ever lower myself to be a Memphis fan. Its like saying how great the rims are on my POS Ford Pinto. . .so what, I still have to drive a Ford Pinto?

Posted by dfreeman on July 9, 2008 at 1:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

mattlock - that's funny!

memphistenn - Memphis isn't a better program! Memphis just plays that favorable schedule every year! all-time wins in the UT vs. UM games proves that! We own you! We didn't just beat you in 08, we beat you for the second year in a row with a less talented team!

Here's an AP particle for you to chew on from ESPN's website:
_________________________________________
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Memphis wanted to prove it really was the best team in the country, maybe even make a run at perfection.

Turns out, the Tigers aren't even best in their own state.
__________________________________________

How funny is that last sentence... hahahahahahaha!!!

Posted by marc_ash on July 9, 2008 at 2:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

memphistenn2117,

I don't recall saying UT's program was better than memphis' program. Please cite the post where I said that.

What I do feel is that UM fan's don't give credit to the current state of the Vols program. You are talking about a program that has made more improvement in 2.5 years that most make in decades. Pearl came in day 1 and took players that weren't his to back to back to back tournaments (which they won at least 1 game each year). Calapari is a good coach, but it took him years to even win an NIT game!

Does memphis have final 4 banners? Sure they do...and kudos. But final 4 banners for a team that is year in and year out supposed to be "Elite" is not acceptable! Teams that are truly
"great programs" win championships after being "powerhouses" many years.

UT is beginning to be a powerhouse. It has started...it's been 3 years now, and the program is changing. Memphis fans see that...and it scares them.

No disrespect to UM, but if you think the Vols program isn't becoming a powerhouse, then why even concern yourself with the Vols? No matter, the head to head record overall speaks for itself....in recent years, and over the course of the series.

Posted by Colliervol on July 9, 2008 at 2:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

One little note memphistenn. You need to bring something a little stronger than that if you want to play here.

Peyton Manning= Super Bowl Ring and NFL Hall of Fame. And by the time he retires, he will be considered as one of the top 5 QB's to ever lace them up. Right there with Unitas, Montana, Brady, etc. If you can't understand that simple concept, I can't help you.

You guys don't be too hard on the Tiger fans. You simply have to understand that they have one sport in their pitiful little athletic program to discuss year round. And you have to give them credit for perpetuating the delusions of grandeur. I mean they've talked themselves into thinking they are the new UCLA dynasty. (Of course, it would help if they could win just ONE before proclaiming that.) Remember, nobody remembers who finished second except the one that did. So go ahead and hang that second place banner. Outside of Shelby County, nobody cares.

Cancel this series. I'll push the reject button if Mike Hamilton can't.

Posted by robvols on July 9, 2008 at 2:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)

memphistenn,

PLEASE SHOW YOURSELF OUT THE DOOR AND TELL YOUR MASTER, OVERSTAYED, THAT YOU FAILED.

Posted by BigOrangeVol on July 9, 2008 at 3:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)

It always boils down to their insignificance, inferiority, jealousy and insecurity. I'm almost 50 years old and I can't remember a time when west Tennessee didn't feel like they had to prove something to the rest of the state; yet none of the rest of us care. It's understandable that they will forever be jealous of what middle and east Tennessee have to offer. You couldn't pay me enough to live down there! The Shelby Co. population is 1.6 times larger than Davidson, 2.2 times larger than Knox and 2.9 times larger than Hamilton yet Memphians have always been obsessed that the state capital has never been theirs ; Nashville, Knoxville, Murfreesboro and Kingston but no Memphis. They want to be the center of attention as our states largest city but alas that will never happen unless your talking about murder rates or crooked politicians. I'm sure the 85% of Tennessee residents living outside Shelby County would be more than happy to give you to Mississippi or Arkansas - where you belong. Ya’ll should just be content that the rest of the state tolerates you! So go beat your feet on the Mississippi Mud and be happy that technically you are Tennesseans. Hey, you’ve got Graceland, some ducks, a fake pyramid and the Pink Palace; nobody can or wants to take those away from you!

Posted by brownsvillevol on July 9, 2008 at 4:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

some of you need to grow up. big orange vol i think you think more along the lines of a 5 year old not a 50 year old. memphis has it's problems just like nashville,murfreesboro,knoxville and chattanooga. i have lived in paris,tn on kentucky lake in west tn for 27 years and recently moved to brownsville tn but i still go back to paris every weekend. my point is i don't care if it's knox county,henry co.,haywood co.,madison,shelby,dyer,blount, jefferson,davidson.........you get the point. we are all tennesseans. i have been all over this beautiful state and have never seen an ugly spot. i for one have had many good times in memphis just as i have in nashville and knoxville. you don't have to pull for the tigers lord knows i never will(that blue would mix with my orange blood and make me look like a gator fan.)but don't belittle other tennesseans to satisfy yourself. henry co borders ky. do you want to give it to them? because i know alot of ut fans that would get pissed if you do. i swear some you people need to think before you type.

Posted by BigOrangeVol on July 9, 2008 at 7:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Oh PLEASE!!! Take a Valium dude! It's called "smack" and the goofball Memphis Tiger stooges get on the UT site and start this stuff every now and then just like Tide, Cat and Gator fans do.

The Tiger High group started this by ripping the Vols, the university, Vol fans, the SEC and Knoxville. All I've done, as many others, is post a little fun-loving rebuttal smack. They are broad-based analogies and generalizations. They aren’t for the purpose of belittling anyone in particular. Go buy yourself a sense of humor.

If you're happy in Brownsville or Paris congratulations and more power to ya. We have tons of alumni and fans in Shelby County and I get together with lots of them every year. I spend an appreciable amount of time in west TN and have many friends there (even Memphis, Ark and Ole Miss fans); we crack on each other all the time. 90% of my posts, as many other folks on here, are just tongue-n-cheek. Because of my familiarity with the area, if I wanted to get brutal and mean-spirited I could.

Do you really take all these posts so seriously? Relax, you should chill before you pop an aneurism or something. Geez Louise!

Posted by robvols on July 9, 2008 at 9:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The only difference is tide,cat and gator fans don't go beyond their season, they have lives unlike mempunk fans.

Posted by overatedvols on July 9, 2008 at 10:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

BigOrange, I know of no one here that is jealous of east tennessee. Actually we're glad we don't live in the land of trailer parks. This is by far the best part of Tenn. What is there to be jealous of over there? More trailer parks per square mile than any other area in the country? More red necks? More guys wearing suspenders and overalls around town? Dollywood? More people with lower than average IQ's?
Oh, nevermind just talking smack...rebuttal smack. These are just broad based analogies and generalizations.

Posted by overatedvols on July 9, 2008 at 11:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Riddle of the day:
What's orange and sits in front of the television in March? The Vols basketball team watching the NCAA tournament.

On a serious note, Pierre Niles is said to be following a rigorous workout schedule and diet. Several people have said he was sticking to it and has lost considerable weight. When asked what his goals for next season was, he said his main 3 were to lose another 40lbs, get more playing time next season and to slap a Vol fan when they play Tenn.

Posted by BigOrangeVol on July 10, 2008 at 1:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)

The ONLY thing worth while in Mempho is Memphis in May. That's the only time it smells good down there. Actually that's the only time of the year that it doesn't stink to high heaven.

I'll reiterate: Knoxville/Knox Co. and Nashville/Davidson Co. are higher than Memphis/Shelby Co. in the percentage of High School graduates, college graduates, average value of homes and per capita income. You don't even want to start to compare UT vs. West Tennessee State Normal School in academics!!! Every national university comparison has UTK in the Top 100 but you won't find Memphis State in the Top 300!

Other than Chickasaw Gardens, you have to come out to Bartlett or Germantown not to be in the projects or low-income government housing. I guess they'll have more trailer parks down there when ya'll can afford 'em, can qualify for home loans and learn to read a mortgage!

The reason Memphians don’t wear suspenders is because they are so mentally taxing for you… ya’ll can’t figure out how they work. That’s why you drive down Poplar and all you see are guys with their britches falling down around their knees. Someone should come down there and teach a free five week course in learning how to use braces and suspenders. The city should fund it as a beautification project.

The Great Smoky Mountains vs Mud Island and a putrefied Mississippi River?
Dollywood vs. Libertyland?
Now I KNOW your nuts! C’mon, you're kidding right?

Posted by voljkelley on July 10, 2008 at 8:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)

overrated- I have been to both places for a consiredable amount of time ( Memphis and Knoxville) By far knoxville is much cleaner, I never felt safe to walk the streets in Memp.) and i am not alone many people I know avoid trips that led them even close to memphis. So you must be in denial or you are a hoodrat yourself.

Posted by askUncleMaze on July 10, 2008 at 10:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)

What's up
Tommyjack & Marc_ash & BigorangeVol

IM back whats up? I was on vacation for the 4th of July. If u see B.Maze on campus ask him. He knows Im on here defending his name.... What's your ?

Posted by askUncleMaze on July 10, 2008 at 10:24 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Hello like I said before B.Maze is to busy doing his school work. Im the inside man on here. Trust me nobody on here knows him better than me... We have other family member's who read this junk yall post. Im the only one who responds..

Posted by brownsvillevol on July 10, 2008 at 10:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)

sorry BOV if i didn't see the HUMOR in your post. maybe you should take a remedial comedy class while i chew on that valium.

Posted by brownsvillevol on July 10, 2008 at 10:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)

askunclemaze i watched highlights of the rocky top league on the net and let me be the first to say i honestly believe you nephew is the SOLUTION as advertised. he truly is an an amazing athlete.

Posted by askUncleMaze on July 10, 2008 at 10:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Thank you brownsvillevol....

I think he a great fit & he will do well with the team. B.Maze already knows the offense. Its the same offense he ran @ juco.

Posted by brownsvillevol on July 10, 2008 at 10:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)

your nephew is fearless with the ball in his hands. some on here have doubts and i hope you and your family do not get offended by some of the naysayers. not all vols fans are negative but some just can't help it.

Posted by brownsvillevol on July 10, 2008 at 11:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)

askunclemaze i do have somewhat of a silly question. my brother is the team doctor for the memphis grizzlies and when they make their evaluations they always measure players without shoes on, so how tall is bobby without shoes on?
is he 6'3" without shoes and 6'4" with shoes?

Posted by askUncleMaze on July 10, 2008 at 11:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)

NO I dont think so maybe 6'3" with shoes on & 6'2" without shoes... Im not 100% sure. My other nephew played PG @ Indiana Tech and I dont know how tall he is either... Thx You brownsvillevol Its simple if you have a question just ask thats why Im on here... Instead of the junk you read in the PRESS...

Posted by overatedvols on July 10, 2008 at 11:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)

BigO, I usually don't stoop down to your level and try to attack a city. Normally when people do such things it's because they can't win the other arguments (basketball related) so they are searching for anything. I will say that the Memphis area, in spite of it's problems is still much better than east Tenn. I'm not sure what you guys do over there anyway. I mean fishin gets old after awhile and hanging out at the super walmart on Sat. night just don't get it with me. I'm sure huntin is a favorite and for the lazy ones road kill tastes just as good. Once you get the tire marks off those possums i've heard they are mighty tasty. Maybe Jethro and Ellie May enjoyed it but i'll take the bigger city any day.
I am jealous of your Dollywood. Who wouldn't want a Dollywood. (Libertyland doesn't exist anymore). Forgot six flags, disney. Give me Dollywood any day.
Ok.. i'm finished with the city insults say what you wish. Anything you say about Memphis there is always an equal or better comeback but i'll pass on it and keep pointing out the superiority of the Tiger program.

Any Vols make it to the NBA this time around?

Posted by robvols on July 10, 2008 at 3:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)

OVERSTAYED,

GET THE @#$! OUT OF HERE BEFORE WE HAVE TO AWAKEN THE NEW MADRID FAULT!!!!

Posted by BigOrangeVol on July 10, 2008 at 3:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)

C'mon Overbloated, you've stooped a lot lower than I could ever get; don't be so modest. I’ll give credit where credit is due; you can stoop with the best of ‘em! All I do is contest and rebut the points that you just made.

I don’t have to win a basketball argument – UT beat UM the last two times they’ve played and they own the series. The lowly Vols beat the ostentatious Tigers with considerably less talent. How simple is that? What’s the argument? Your comeback has been about how far you went in the Tourney… before being exposed and humiliated in front of the entire World. I never argued that ya’ll got to in the Title game or Final Four… and choked…again. Any basketball players ever actually get degrees down there?

How can fishin' on a beautiful lake get old? Are you serious? I try and get on the lake at least once a week! There's nothing like using light tackle and the excitement of nailing a 8-10 pound Largemouth, a 5-6 pound Smallie, a 2-3 pound Black or White Crappie and especially a monster 20-30 pound Cat!!! You really are twisted dude! Get a hobby other than internet instigator.

Hey don’t knock it, Super Wal-Mart and Sam’s have some really kickin’ samples around lunchtime! Jerry Lawler loves eating there.

I quit huntin’ years ago. Now I shoot wildlife through a lens. Say what you want but collecting road kill is now legal in most states. We don’t worry about tire marks on possums but you do need to be careful that the hematoma or internal bleeding doesn’t mess up the meat. Up north them yankees are shelling-out good money for rabbit, frogs and squirrels. They call ‘em delicacies; that must be French for rabbit. I have a cousin that is a third-generation dairy farmer who sold all their cows several years ago and now they raise rabbits for meat. Those yankees pay through the nose for ‘em!

Sorry to hear about Libertyland. Bummer. I really liked the Zippin Pippin (the old woodies rock) and the Revolution. Oh well, they gutted Opryland after 25 great years too and then stuck a stupid mall in the parking lot. I thought that I saw the Z-P last time I was in Memphis on Central/S Highland???

For anyone in the Middle or Southern TN area: The TWRA pay-lake at Williamsport has a pair of "southern" Bald Eagles nesting this year. They are freakin' incredible to see. I don't take my camera on the boat with me (or cell phone for that matter) so I don't have any pics. It sure beats looking at them in a cage at a zoo. I can't express just how awesome and majestic these birds look flying overhead but just seeing a 3' tall bird with a wingspan of 6' up close is pretty dang cool and inspirational! I seriously get goosebumps when they fly over.

Posted by BigOrangeVol on July 10, 2008 at 3:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Vince, glad to have you and the family aboard! Hopefully after all the past drama and turmoil, Bobby can settle down and have an excellent college experience on The Hill. Knoxville is a wonderful place and Coach Pearl is a quality person as well as an excellent coach, as are all our coaches at UT.

Posted by itsme53792 on July 10, 2008 at 3:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)

big orange vol...is a big, uninformed bigorangemoron. 60% of TN tax rev..comes from Shelby CO. The highest nexus in TN for fed income tax collections? Poplar at Mendenhall in E Memphis...very near FDX headquarters and Fred Smith's home. Williamson CO has the highest county per capita income..and it's growing. Guess what? There are 6 times the population of Williamson CO...in E Memphis, Germantown and Bartlett...with an average income exceeding Williamson CO by $20,000 per household. You orange small minds like to trash downtown Memphis; go online to Memphis Business Joural and track back to downtown demographics; 75% of the 2 zips downtown are college educated (dudes, that's Seattle level)..with high--don't remember exactly--incomes. Think about little morons: St Judes + governmental complex + Autozone headquarters, etc are all downtown. Huge money, FDX forum plus Grizzlies, Autozone Park. We'll even acknowledge the UTCHS. More prosperity in 1/4 of Memphis than the entire Knox 4-county area. And that's allowing for the recent upward appraisals of your trailer parks and outhouses.

Posted by brownsvillevol on July 10, 2008 at 4 p.m. (Suggest removal)

itsme you should really take some time and visit them thar hills. you won't see any outhouses or that many trailerparks either. home of the trailerpark belongs to florida. i will agree with you about the prosperity of memphis and all of west tennessee. but the tigers still stink and will get clobbered at TBA.
bov i know what you're talkin' about as far as those eagles go. kenyucky lakes/tennessee rivers LBL released some american eagles a few years back. though i have not seen them i did see a video of them and might i say they are absolutley some of the most majestic and beautiful birds i have ever seen. for those of you tennesseans who have not visited some of our lakes and rivers you need to do so. it is amazing. the okoeye river gorge is one of the most beautiful places on this earth.

Posted by brownsvillevol on July 10, 2008 at 4:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

that's OCOEE RIVER wasn't sure of the spelling. i have not been there in four or five years but i'll never forget what it looks like.

Posted by BigOrangeVol on July 10, 2008 at 11:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Hey biteme537812349687230...whatever, go argue with the Fed's!

U.S. Cencus Bureau

Shelby County
Population: 911,438
High school graduates: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing: $92,200
Per capita money income: $20,856
Median household income: $39,128
Persons below poverty: 19.1%

Knox County
Population: 411,967
High school graduates: 82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing: $98,500
Per capita money income: $21,875
Median household income: $41,618
Persons below poverty: 13.8%

Davidson County
Population: 578,698
High school graduates: 81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing: $115,800
Per capita money income: $23,069
Median household income: $41,981
Persons below poverty: 15.7%

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/stat...

Posted by BigOrangeVol on July 11, 2008 at 12:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Since you brought up Williamson County...

Population: 160,781
High school graduates: 90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing: $208,400
Per capita money income: $32,496
Median household income: $79,692
Persons below poverty: 5.4%

I never said anything about tax collecting or tax revenue. That's akin to arguing over whose dog is bigger and you then come back with, "My cat is pink with purple polka dots". HUH?????

So Memphis has business downtown too? Wow, thanks for that info; who knew?

The largest employers in Tennessee are:
1. VU Medical - Nashville
2. Eastman Chemical - Kingsport
3. Baptist Memorial East - Memphis
4. Parkway Southside - Pikeville
5. Saturn - Spring Hill
6. Freedom Fellowship - Cleveland
7. Gulfstream Aircraft - Brentwood
8. Methodist Healthcare - Memphis
9. St. Thomas Hospital - Nashville
10. Oak Ridge National Lab Procurement- Oak Ridge
11. BWXT Y-12 LLC - Oak Ridge
12. Gaylord - Nashville
13. Jackson-Madison County General - Jackson
14. Oak Ridge National Lab - Oak Ridge
15. Arnold Engineering - Arnold AFB
16. Erlanger Healthcare - Chattanooga
17. Mountain States Health - Johnson City
18. UT Med - Knoxville
19. Electrolux - Springfield
20. Baptist Memorial Hospital - Memphis

Posted by overatedvols on July 11, 2008 at 12:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)

What is your point BigOrange? I don't see too much of a diff. there. To think there are twice as many here and with large areas that have poverty, the people that do make good money must be making quite a bit more in order to pull the average back up to where it is. We have far more people that live in poverty and to think the average is so close to the other areas, i'm impressed. Just shows we have quite a few making really good money. Now, i'm sure if you ran across averages that were in our favor they wouldn't be included in your report. I'm sure anybody from here could look up stats that showed shelby better in certain areas but who wants to waste their time.
You really went to a lot of trouble. I'd say way too much trouble for a sports article about basketball. I'd say you are making yourself look rather foolish to keep trying to make a point that nobody cares about. Try sticking to the point. This is a college basketball article. It swung to this when you started to write your trash about the Memphis area. You evidently did that when you couldn't find enough winning arguments regarding Tenn./Memphis basketball. Vol fans can say we beat you the last 2 times and then the bragging rights run dry. Tiger fans can go on and on. This would explain the constant swing over to .. "well our city is better than yours". Isn't that just saying.. i've run out of things that the vols have advantages of in basketball so... i've got to think of something else.
Maybe with this bunch of recruits you've got coming in you can manage to accomplish something during the season and post season this year and you'll finally have some bragging rights and then you won't have to drag the conversation down to that level.

Tigers top team in the State.

Posted by overatedvols on July 11, 2008 at 12:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Hey Brownie, what about Gasol 2. 7' 1" and 265 lbs. Sounds good. Wonder if he's for real?

Posted by BigOrangeVol on July 11, 2008 at 12:51 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Before you stroke-out about FedEx...

Top 10 Private employers:
1. Wal-Mart
2. FedEx
3. Kroger
4. Vanderbilt University & Medical Center
5. Eastman Chemical Corp.
6. Saint Thomas Healthcare
7. HCA
8. UPS
9. Saturn
10.Methodist Health Care

Posted by overatedvols on July 11, 2008 at 2:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Breaking news: Former Tiger Doneal Mack is now a current Tiger again. He has officially rejoined the team.

Posted by overatedvols on July 11, 2008 at 3:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Check out number 3.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/34...

Posted by overatedvols on July 11, 2008 at 3:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Oh forgot some video footage to go with the last post. Tyreke = Kobe? Who knows. Tyreke = Final 4? Who knows. I like the chances though.

http://slamonline.com/online/2007/12/...

Posted by BigOrangeVol on July 11, 2008 at 10:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The point is that what I stated was correct and I backed it up rather than being like you and making claims with no substance. Factual information versus some uninformed Blowhard's opinion. It wasn't difficult to get the info; probably took me 5 minutes at best. There is a REAL easy solution...just go away and mind your own business.

Posted by robvols on July 12, 2008 at 1:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)

The iq of overstayed: too embrassing to say because its at mentally retarded level.

Posted by General_Watermelon on July 12, 2008 at 3:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

overrared. I've watched Evans and he is a good player but he's no Kobe Bryant.

Posted by txvolsfan on July 12, 2008 at 10:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)

overrated and memphis, finals fours mean nothing only the first three losers after the champs!!! at least UT has football national championships, what does Memphis have??? oh yea, a muddy river and massive poverty!!! and as to Memphis having a better program? Seems to me we beat you last year in your high school gym!!!!
Just my thoughts, but you can believe what you want to.

Posted by itsme53792 on July 13, 2008 at 12:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

statistics are wonderful if they are accurate; it happens that FDX employs 35,000 in Memphis alone...not counting the rest of the state. That's more than all the patients at VU medical, moron. The Memphis area has 1.2 MM in 4 counties..while Nashville has 1.2 MM in SIXTEEN COUNTIES. Value of downtown projects about to commence in downtown Memphis? THREE BILLION...including the new $300 MM U of Memphis Law School. All this...in the middle of a pronouced recession. I've been to your hills, seen the trailer parks and outhouses. You can have them.

Posted by itsme53792 on July 13, 2008 at 12:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

By the way, seen the "vegas odds" on winning the 09 NCAA tourney in the papers this morning? Of course not, because you only read the KNS and the recent musings on the outhouse walls. Memphis is about 4th...at 15:1. At the outer edges of probable winners...steps the uthugs at 30:1. At least you're mentioned, and that's a step forward for the most backward.

Posted by TopTenn on July 13, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)

bitesme.........vegas odds of tigers getting their butts kicked in Knoxville, 100%.

Posted by robvols on July 13, 2008 at 9:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Itsmeiamanidiot, go report to your master,overstayed,that you have failed on this site and need get a life NOW!

Posted by itsme53792 on July 13, 2008 at 10:48 p.m.

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Posted by overatedvols on July 14, 2008 at 11:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)

txvolsfan, since only the championship matters it appears, according to your logic, that the Vol football team has only ever had 1 successful season in modern history. What a shame. All those football games..going back 50 years or so and according to your logic just the 98 season was any good. I had been thinking Tenn. had a pretty good football program and some really good years even though they didn't win the championship but.. according to you they have all been failures.

Posted by brownsvillevol on July 14, 2008 at 11:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)

bob byrd your same pathetic tripe is so old and boring i can actually predict what you're going to type before you do.

Posted by brownsvillevol on July 14, 2008 at 11:51 a.m. (Suggest removal)

over on a different note i played golf this weekend with my brother and he said o.j is excited about playing in memphis.

Posted by robvols on July 14, 2008 at 12:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)

HEY MEMPEABRAINS,

DO WE NEED TO BRING OUT THE DICTIONARY BECAUSE THE CENSUS BUREAU SEEMS NOT TO BE WORKING BECAUSE IT SEEMS NOT TO BE CONVINCING ENOUGH.

HEY, MEMPEABRAINS

REALITY CALLED, THEY SAID TO GO GET ONE

LIFE HAS OTHER MEANINGS, I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS THE ONLY ONE YOU GUYS HAD.

Posted by VOLS85 on July 14, 2008 at 12:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

They do not like government released statistics...that stupid census really doesn't make sense!

On another note...Billy Packer will not be calling the NCAA tourney this year, thank God! Clark Kellogg is a saint!

Posted by overatedvols on July 14, 2008 at 1 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Had about given up on the Griz but maybe they are on the right path. The night of the draft when they got Love and whoever else that was, I was certain they were headed to the bottom of the nba but things turned around. They could actually be very good within a few years.

Posted by overatedvols on July 14, 2008 at 1:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Bruce Pearl for president.
Robvols for vice president.

Posted by robvols on July 14, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)

ANOTHER ONE FOR WHAT NOT TO SAY TO MEMPEABRAINS:

HEY MEMPBRAINS:

I didn't know know there was such thing as askising fans.

REALITY CALLED, THEY SAID TO GO GET ONE

LIFE HAS OTHER MEANINGS, I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS THE ONLY ONE YOU GUYS HAD.

Posted by overatedvols on July 14, 2008 at 3:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Special Bulletin: Billy Packer has been fired
by CBS. I know the Vol fans will hate this considering the love and respect he seemed to have for Vol basketball.

Posted by robvols on July 14, 2008 at 3:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

AND ANOTHER ONE:

HEY MEMPEABRAINS,

WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFO FROM? IS IT FROM A................. LANDFILL?

OTHERS:

I didn't know know there was such thing as askising fans.

REALITY CALLED, THEY SAID TO GO GET ONE

LIFE HAS OTHER MEANINGS, I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS THE ONLY ONE YOU GUYS HAD.

Posted by robvols on July 14, 2008 at 3:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Since ovrstayed's credibility is as shot as his team and city, here's the story pertaining to Billy Packer:

SOURCE: USA TODAY

Packer out as CBS hoops analyst; Kellogg to join Nantz

By Michael Hiestand, USA TODAY
College basketball on CBS will have a different look next season with the firing of Billy Packer and the naming of studio analyst Clark Kellogg to replace him during games.

Sean McManus, who oversees CBS' sports and news divisions, said in a statement that he "can't express how important (Packer) has been. … It is almost impossible to over-estimate his passion, knowledge and commitment to the game."

Packer, 68, joined CBS in 1982, after having called college games on NBC with Dick Enberg and the late Al McGuire.

Packer, who has been part of every Final Four telecast since 1975, a run of 34 events, is pursuing other basketball projects, according to the Associated Press.

Kellogg, an Ohio State star and first-round draft pick of the Indiana Pacers in 1982, joined CBS full-time in 1997 after having worked at ESPN.

He said he was "excited, humbled and quite pleased" about his assignment.

"I appreciate the confidence Sean has expressed in affording me this new role," Kellogg said in a statement.

He also said Packer's "knowledge of the game and its history is unparalleled. That, along with his passion and keen insights, enabled him to do his work as an analyst better and longer than anyone in the game's history."

Said Jim Nantz, Packer's on-air NCAA partner, in a statement: "No one has ever loved the game of college basketball more than Billy Packer. … Fans don't realize they owe Billy a thank you. Billy always protects the best interests of the game."

Enberg wants Packer to stay around the game.

"Hopefully, he'll always have a position in basketball, perhaps as a special consultant, so that we never lose his rare insight and love for the game," Enberg said in a statment.

Fellow analyst Dick Vitale praised Packer's "love of college basketball."

"A lot of people always try to create controversy between both of us and I think we both really had a lot in common although our styles were unique and totally different," Vitale told USA TODAY's Reid Cherner.

"I was more off the wall and he was more straight laced. I think the one common denominator is that we both had a great passion for the game. He is someone who has stood the test of time," Vitale said.

"More than three decades at that level where it is tough to please everyone. In fact, it is just impossible to please everyone."

***

Contributing: The Associated Press

Posted by overatedvols on July 14, 2008 at 5:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Robvols for President
Bruce Pearl for Vice President

Posted by itsme53792 on July 16, 2008 at 12:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I suggest that all the proponents/protagonists...review the writings since this article ran. Please, especially, consider the word quality usage, the logical flow (or lack thereof) of debating points, and the free flow of crude tripe when the writer lacks intellectual resource to compete. Maybe, just maybe, the utenn (UT is in Austin) fandom could hire the only people in noxville who can competently express themselves (the KNS staff) to represent you?

Posted by brownsvillevol on July 16, 2008 at 2:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)

bob byrd you're and idiot. it's just a mater of time before you get banned from this site.

Posted by robvols on July 16, 2008 at 2:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The matter of time is way overdue; what are they waiting for?

Their leader needs to be banned as well.