Tennessee vs Kentucky

[JimboBBN]

There are plenty of UK fans that argue the "blue blood" argument as if it has any bearing on our series this year. They do it all the time.

I do not engage in discussions of what will happen regarding programs long term for three reasons. First, I don't care. Second, I live in the moment. Third, I don't know what will happen in the future and I don't think anyone else does either.

Btw, how are you doing? I think about you and pray for you regularly now.

Sure, that's fine. I just remember us having that discussion earlier, so I thought maybe you were interested in talking about it at least a little bit. Anyway, that wasn't really my point. The UK fans that argue being a blue blood will help in a single game or season format are just wrong. Nothing else to it, really.

And thanks, bud. Life is a rollercoaster right now. I'll take all the positive thoughts I can get at this point. Sports can be only taken so seriously, life is much more than that. I'm glad I have found people on this board I can genuinely call friends and no doubt have my back as if I've known them all my life. This place is special to me.

 

[kl40504]

We beat you twice and at your place and are a better team in that we are more experienced. You can look at the our player stats and clearly see this. An example would be that Jordan Bone (PG) has more assists Feb 6th than he had for all of last season. There are other examples, but I won't bore you.

I agree that y'all are a different team, but you lost some quality as well as gained some. However, you didn't replace the experience.

UT beat us twice in the regular season but UK won the most important one by beating UT in the SEC tournament championship. You keep bragging about UT winning two in the regular season but forgetting the most important game. The SEC tourney championship. Whatever floats your boat.

 

[C*A*T*S]

We beat you twice and at your place and are a better team in that we are more experienced. You can look at the our player stats and clearly see this. An example would be that Jordan Bone (PG) has more assists Feb 6th than he had for all of last season. There are other examples, but I won't bore you.

I agree that y'all are a different team, but you lost some quality as well as gained some. However, you didn't replace the experience.

What? We have 2 year players back and added a grad transfer.

That's a dumb statement...

 

[della]

Sure, that's fine. I just remember us having that discussion earlier, so I thought maybe you were interested in talking about it at least a little bit. Anyway, that wasn't really my point. The UK fans that argue being a blue blood will help in a single game or season format are just wrong. Nothing else to it, really.

And thanks, bud. Life is a rollercoaster right now. I'll take all the positive thoughts I can get at this point. Sports can be only taken so seriously, life is much more than that. I'm glad I have found people on this board I can genuinely call friends and no doubt have my back as if I've known them all my life. This place is special to me.

I agree with everything you just wrote. You are special Jimbo, God's finger prints are all over you.
Sports are fun, but they are meaningless compared relationships (friends & family) and life in general.

 

[della]

UT beat us twice in the regular season but UK won the most important one by beating UT in the SEC tournament championship. You keep bragging about UT winning two in the regular season but forgetting the most important game. The SEC tourney championship. Whatever floats your boat.

I deny the premise that the last game was the most important. UT winning the two in regular season secured UT as a regular season champ. It also eliminated UK from that title. Most agree, a regular season title is more important that a SECT title and most agree that two wins is better than one.

 

[della]

What? We have 2 year players back and added a grad transfer.

That's a dumb statement...

Having "two players back and a grad transfer" is less that having your whole team back knucklehead. This is what I mean when I say y'all argue stupid shit.
This is like throwing me a floater over the middle of the plate.Laughing

 

[kl40504]

I deny the premise that the last game was the most important. UT winning the two in regular season secured UT as a regular season champ. It also eliminated UK from that title. Most agree, a regular season title is more important that a SECT title and most agree that two wins is better than one.

A tournament championship is more important to many teams. It gives the champion a NCAA tournament bid and some mid majors can only get in the tournament with a conference tournament championship. Both UT and UK received trophies last year but UK got the most important one and went further in the NCAA tournament than UT.

 

[della]

A tournament championship is more important to many teams. It gives the champion a NCAA tournament bid and some mid majors can only get in the tournament with a conference tournament championship. Both UT and UK received trophies last year but UK got the most important one and went further in the NCAA tournament than UT.

Weak sauce KL. It would be important to a team like UGA which years ago won the tourney with a losing record and got the auto bid. It is important to a peanut team in a peanut conference that gets a bid, deserve it or not. However, in a major conference, it is less valuable because the regular season title exemplifies a team excellence through out the season.

 

[JimboBBN]

I'm not sure how any fan base is confident going in to this game. I think its pretty clear at this point UT and Kentucky are two of the top 5 best teams in the country. The seeding implication on this series is nuts. Normally I feel like the NCAA doesn't factor the SEC Championship game into its seeding. But if UT and UK split in the regular season only to play again in the conference championship, don't they have to? A one seed is probably going to whoever wins 2 out of the 3.

 

[kl40504]

Weak sauce KL. It would be important to a team like UGA which a years ago won the tourney with a losing record and got the auto bid. It is important to a peanut team in a peanut conference that gets a bid deserve it or not. However, in a major conference, it is less valuable because the regular season title exemplifies a team excellence through out the season.

The majority of real basketball fans will disagree with you Della.

 

[TheDude1]

Sure, that's fine. I just remember us having that discussion earlier, so I thought maybe you were interested in talking about it at least a little bit. Anyway, that wasn't really my point. The UK fans that argue being a blue blood will help in a single game or season format are just wrong. Nothing else to it, really.

And thanks, bud. Life is a rollercoaster right now. I'll take all the positive thoughts I can get at this point. Sports can be only taken so seriously, life is much more than that. I'm glad I have found people on this board I can genuinely call friends and no doubt have my back as if I've known them all my life. This place is special to me.

 

[C*A*T*S]

Having "two players back and a grad transfer" is less that having your whole team back knucklehead. This is what I mean when I say y'all argue stupid shit.
This is like throwing me a floater over the middle of the plate.Laughing

Your state was "we didn't replace experience" but we did with PJ and Nick, and a grad transfer in Travis. Therefore that's experience. God you're so wrapped up in arguing makes you so stupid...

And you'd swing and miss anyway...

 

[della]

Your state was "we didn't replace experience" but we did with PJ and Nick, and a grad transfer in Travis. Therefore that's experience. God you're so wrapped up in arguing makes you so stupid...

And you'd swing and miss anyway...

You need to be able to follow the conversation which is who wins at Rupp, UT or UK. I make the argument that UT has a clear experience advantage. I press further stating UT's returning talent is superior to the team that beat you last year by pointing to a stat comparison YOY. It is silly for you to defend against that because you would have to deny the obvious.

CATS if you don't like me or don't want to discuss/argue with me stop seeking me out. I'm pretty sure you engage my posts and not the reverse.

Finally, since your style is to throw a barb and the end of your post, "Stupid is as stupid does", you sure you're not a bammer?

 

[C*A*T*S]

You need to be able to follow the conversation which is who wins at Rupp, UT or UK. I make the argument that UT has a clear experience advantage. I press further stating UT's returning talent is superior to the team that beat you last year by pointing to a stat comparison YOY. It is silly for you to defend against that because you would have to deny the obvious.

CATS if you don't like me or don't want to discuss/argue with me stop seeking me out. I'm pretty sure you engage my posts and not the reverse.

Finally, since your style is to throw a barb and the end of your post, "Stupid is as stupid does", you sure you're not a bammer?

Again, you move the goal posts. I never said TN didn't have the experience factor. Your statement was "we didn't replace experience" which was about UK and nothing to do with TN.

I don't like or dislike you. In real life you're nothing to me. I don't live on here like you do and argue with everyone like you do. Also isn't this a internet message board? Last time checked it was. So if you don't like that I post to your ridiculous arrogant takes than put me on ignore. Makes me no difference...

 

[della]

Again, you move the goal posts. I never said TN didn't have the experience factor. Your statement was "we didn't replace experience" which was about UK and nothing to do with TN.

I don't like or dislike you. In real life you're nothing to me. I don't live on here like you do and argue with everyone like you do. Also isn't this a internet message board? Last time checked it was. So if you don't like that I post to your ridiculous arrogant takes than put me on ignore. Makes me no difference...

Don't you mean you did need to replace experience?

Last time I checked you seem to live on here a lot and while you're here you appear to take issue with a lot i have to say. You're very caustic and snide towards me for whatever reason. While it isn't particularly pleasant, it doesn't matter to me. I feel that I'm more than equipped to deal with you.

My suggestion that you not seek me out was more for your benefit than mine. It makes little sense to voluntarily commit to a routine that you find unpleasant if you don't have to and I'm certainly not the one initiating it.

It would make more sense for you to ignore me than the reverse. Regardless CATS, be you. Do what you want and if you are tacky to me, I'll just serve in back to you.

 

[C*A*T*S]

Don't you mean you did need to replace experience?

Last time I checked you seem to live on here a lot and while you're here you appear to take issue with a lot i have to say. You're very caustic and snide towards me for whatever reason. While it isn't particularly pleasant, it doesn't matter to me. I feel that I'm more than equipped to deal with you.

My suggestion that you not seek me out was more for your benefit than mine. It makes little sense to voluntarily commit to a routine that you find unpleasant if you don't have to and I'm certainly not the one initiating it.

It would make more sense for you to ignore me than the reverse. Regardless CATS, be you. Do what you want and if you are tacky to me, I'll just serve in back to you.

Like I said, I don't like or dislike anyone on here. It's a message board deal with it how you see fit...

Winking

 

[CB3UK]

Like I said, I don't like or dislike anyone on here. It's a message board deal with it how you see fit...

Winking

Funny how her interactions with every poster end identically. But everyone else is wrong, and she's right Laughing

 

[C*A*T*S]

Funny how her interactions with every poster end identically. But everyone else is wrong, and she's right Laughing

Yeah.

Funny how her interactions with every poster end identically. But everyone else is wrong, and she's right Laughing

She's a daisy...

 

[Big_Blue79]

Normally I feel like the NCAA doesn't factor the SEC Championship game into its seeding. But if UT and UK split in the regular season only to play again in the conference championship, don't they have to? A one seed is probably going to whoever wins 2 out of the 3.

No, both teams will get a three seed or worse. See, e.g., 2016 NCAA Tournament.

 

[IUfanBorden]

UT beat us twice in the regular season but UK won the most important one by beating UT in the SEC tournament championship. You keep bragging about UT winning two in the regular season but forgetting the most important game. The SEC tourney championship. .

Was the SECT game more important? Is it more important to win a regular season title---or a 3-day event? Seems to me since the NCAA pretty much pays no attention to that game, that the regular season title means more. Meaning????

Yeah, those two regular season wins had more value.

 

[della]

Was the SECT game more important? Is it more important to win a regular season title---or a 3-day event? Seems to me since the NCAA pretty much pays no attention to that game, that the regular season title means more. Meaning????

Yeah, those two regular season wins had more value.

Sorry I can only give this 1 like, I would give it more if I could.

 

[Scotty00]

I deny the premise that the last game was the most important. UT winning the two in regular season secured UT as a regular season champ. It also eliminated UK from that title. Most agree, a regular season title is more important that a SECT title and most agree that two wins is better than one.

I guess it depends on the circumstances! Let’s say UT beats UK two games this year and then they meet in the NCAA title game and UK wins, is UT’s two wins better than UK’s one???

 

[della]

I guess it depends on the circumstances! Let’s say UT beats UK two games this year and then they meet in the NCAA title game and UK wins, is UT’s two wins better than UK’s one???

Not in that scenario, but last years scenario , UT's wins were more valuable.

 

[RipThru]

Read somewhere UT hadn’t played a ranked team in nearly two months

 

[della]

Read somewhere UT hadn’t played a ranked team in nearly two months

Coming from a fan that's team got it's ass kicked by two unranked teams, does it matter?

 

[LetsGoDuke301]

Coming from a fan that's team got it's ass kicked by two unranked teams, does it matter?

 

[Global Havok]

Coming from a fan that's team got it's ass kicked by two unranked teams, does it matter?

Two losses by a total of 3 points is getting "your ass kicked?" Eyeroll Your lack of knowledge is as apparent as ever.

 

[della]

Two losses by a total of 3 points is getting "your ass kicked?" Eyeroll Your lack of knowledge is as apparent as ever.

It is either a W or an L...

My knowledge was spot on and maybe your fellow fan should not worry when UT played a ranked Team considering UK has lost to unranked teams.Eyeroll

 

[Global Havok]

It is either a W or an L...

My knowledge was spot on and maybe your fellow fan should not worry when UT played a ranked Team considering UK has lost to unranked teams.Eyeroll

Makes sense that you would still think your post was spot on. I wouldn't expect someone as unknowledgeable in basketball as you to understand the difference between a close loss and an ass kicking.

 

[della]

Makes sense that you would still think your post was spot on. I wouldn't expect someone as unknowledgeable in basketball as you to understand the difference between a close loss and an ass kicking.

Who gives a shit what you think, if you think at all. Do you claim a morale victory for hanging close with (13-9) Seton Hall? Be sure to stick your chest out when you brag about almost beating the unranked Pirates.

 

[LetsGoDuke301]

Makes sense that you would still think your post was spot on. I wouldn't expect someone as unknowledgeable in basketball as you to understand the difference between a close loss and an ass kicking.

Who gives a shit what you think, if you think at all. Do you claim a morale victory for hanging close with (13-9) Seton Hall? Be sure to stick your chest out when you brag about almost beating the unranked Pirates.

Now things are getting kinky.

 

[kl40504]

Was the SECT game more important? Is it more important to win a regular season title---or a 3-day event? Seems to me since the NCAA pretty much pays no attention to that game, that the regular season title means more. Meaning????

Yeah, those two regular season wins had more value.

The NCAA pays no attention but awards a NCAA bid to the winner of the tournament regardless of their regular season record. What about those mid majors that have to win the conference tournament to get a bid to the NCAA, Which do you think is the most important to them. If Indiana wins the Big Ten tournament this year which will be more important to them? Do you think their tournament life may depend on the results of the Big ten tournament.

 

[Global Havok]

Who gives a shit what you think, if you think at all. Do you claim a morale victory for hanging close with (13-9) Seton Hall? Be sure to stick your chest out when you brag about almost beating the unranked Pirates.

You seem mad again. Are you always angry? No moral victories around here, I am just smart enough to realize the difference between a 1 point loss and an ass kicking. You should study up and quit with the strawman arguments.

 

[della]

You seem mad again. Are you always angry? No moral victories around here, I am just smart enough to realize the difference between a 1 point loss and an ass kicking. You should study up and quit with the strawman arguments.

You seem stupid. Are you always stupid? I kinda feel for you being proud of a close loss to Seton hall. UK the once proud leader of SEC basketball bragging about keeping in close with the Pirates would be a low mark for Conference pride. Thank goodness Tennessee has come along to lift that burden off Uk's shoulders.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

You seem stupid. Are you always stupid? I kinda feel for you being proud of a close loss to Seton hall. UK the once proud leader of SEC basketball bragging about keeping in close with the Pirates would be a low mark for Conference pride. Thank goodness Tennessee has come along to lift that burden off Uk's shoulders.

It's always easy to spot new money.

 

[RipThru]

Coming from a fan that's team got it's ass kicked by two unranked teams, does it matter?

Yes, it does matter. lol One team has been playing ranked teams and getting better, while one team has relied on some advantageous officiating to slip out with a couple of W's that should've been losses. But it's all good. February 16 is drawing nigh.

 

[kyjeff1]

I'm not sure how any fan base is confident going in to this game. I think its pretty clear at this point UT and Kentucky are two of the top 5 best teams in the country. The seeding implication on this series is nuts. Normally I feel like the NCAA doesn't factor the SEC Championship game into its seeding. But if UT and UK split in the regular season only to play again in the conference championship, don't they have to? A one seed is probably going to whoever wins 2 out of the 3.

Not really. What if UT loses on the road at LSU and/or Auburn and UK only has the one loss on the road at UT?
That could happen.

 

[kyjeff1]

You seem stupid. Are you always stupid? I kinda feel for you being proud of a close loss to Seton hall. UK the once proud leader of SEC basketball bragging about keeping in close with the Pirates would be a low mark for Conference pride. Thank goodness Tennessee has come along to lift that burden off Uk's shoulders.

Didn't UT need a ref to bail them out in Nashville against an even worse Vandy team? Same team UK waxed by a thousand.

 

[JC for 3]

Coming from a fan that's team got it's ass kicked by two unranked teams, does it matter?

...by a combined total of 3 points is now 'getting ass kicked'? Good lord Della, you're reaching. The more of your stuff I read, the more I'm convinced you're like a teenager that had her first beer and just wants to talk shit.

 

[della]

Yes, it does matter. lol One team has been playing ranked teams and getting better, while one team has relied on some advantageous officiating to slip out with a couple of W's that should've been losses. But it's all good. February 16 is drawing nigh.

The thing to key on is winning. One team has done that and the other team, not so much.