Woo hoo!!

[spencer]

Go vols!! Bring on the bobcats!!

[Elrond]

Go vols!! Bring on the bobcats!!
Looks like March Madness symptoms to me! Good luck, Spencer.

[racey]

Looks like March Madness symptoms to me! Good luck, Spencer.

Only known cure: Put down the remote and back away from the TV slowly.

[spencer]

Thank Goodness for TIVO, is all that I can say...the game started at 10:00 pm, my time, and the game was so nerve-wracking, I had to keep pausing it. Anyway, I was only up until 2:30 am!!

[Badstench]

Erm... educate me... what game are we talking about?

[Mak]

As a basketball fan myself, I think he refers to
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Deep into the night, down to the final seconds, Tennessee found a way to advance in the NCAA tournament.

The Vols came out on top in a 62-59 slugfest over San Diego State (25-9) in a first-round game that spilled into early Friday morning at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center.

UT senior Wayne Chism hit a pair of free throws with 7.4 seconds left and San Diego State star Kawhi Leonard missed a trey at the buzzer.

“The way we won was the way we’ve been winning all year,’’ UT coach Bruce Pearl said. “We were very resilient.’’

Sixth-seeded Tennessee (26-8) advances to play Mid-American Conference tourney champ Ohio (22-14) at approximately 3:30 p.m. (TV: WVLT) Saturday.

The Bobcats defeated Georgetown 97-83 earlier Thursday, marking only the 15th time that a 14th-seeded team has defeated a No. 3 seed since the NCAA tournament expanded from 48 teams in 1985.

Melvin Goins was the Vols’ X-factor on offense, coming off the bench to score a career-high 15 points, including a 3-pointer with 14 seconds remaining that gave UT a 60-56 lead.

“Coach (Pearl) was hollering ‘stick, stick, stick,’ so that gave me the confidence to catch it and shoot it,’’ said Goins, who made 4 of 5 shots beyond the 3-point arc. “I felt like I needed to step up for us to have a chance to advance.’’

J.P. Prince added 15 points for the Vols, while Bobby Maze and Chism each had 11 points.

Prince’s heroics were as much at the defensive end, as he held Leonard to 12 points on 5-of-15 shooting while also pulling down six rebounds.

“J.P. was absolutely outstanding,’’ Pearl said. “Leonard is like Dennis Rodman; he’s such a talented player and tough player, but J.P. Is a tough kid, too, and that toughness doesn’t get enough attention.’’

D.J. Gay answered Goins trey with three free throws en route to his 16 points, and Kelvin Davis added 11.

San Diego State had won five straight entering the game, and the Aztecs rowdy crowd was behind them when Malcolm Thomas scored at the 9:20 mark to put SDSU up 45-44. It was the Aztecs first lead since 6:25 of the first half when they were up 21-20.

The Vols went back ahead 46-45 on their next trip down the court on a pair of Prince free throws with 9:01 left and didn’t trail again.

It wasn’t until after the final buzzer that the UT players were able to wish Pearl a happy 50th birthday, albeit technically a day late.

“When I woke up this morning, I thought to say something to him,’’ Maze said. “But then I realize the only way to give him his praise was to win this game.

“Now that we’ve done that, we can say Happy Birthday.’’

The 500 or so Vols’ fans in attendance sang the Happy Birthday song to Pearl as UT exited the court.

The Vols had held a seemingly comfortable 34-26 lead at the half as Prince scored 11 of his points through the first 20 minutes.

In addition to holding Leonard to 3-of-9 shooting in the first half, Prince was shooting 5 of 7 from the floor himself.

The teams traded the lead 11 times before the Vols took the lead into intermission, closing the first half on a 7-2 run on a Goins’ 3-pointer and two baskets from Prince.

The last time the Vols advanced past the first round of the NCAA trournament they advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2008 before being eliminated by Louisville.

UT was knocked out in the first round last year by Oklahoma State, 77-75.

GO VOLS!!!

[Oldschool]

Correct Mak.

As Elrond mentioned often known as March Madness it's the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Men's Basketball Championship Series.

http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball/men/

And.....

Lets go Mountaineers!!!!

Streaming it now....

[Oldschool]

"Woo hoo!!" indeed...... :)


NEW YORK (CBS) ―

Kevin Jones scored 17 points and second-seeded West Virginia overcame an early scare to open the NCAA tournament with a 77-50 win over Morgan State on Friday.

Devin Ebanks added 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Big East champion Mountaineers (28-6), who started the game missing their first 11 shots and trailing 10-0. With star guard Da'Sean Butler shut down by Morgan State, Jones stepped up to score 9 points during a decisive 21-4 run near the end of the first half.

Reggie Holmes scored 12 points for Morgan State (27-10), the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champ, which was making its second tournament appearance.

The Mountaineers advanced to the second round of the East Regional, where they'll play the winner of the game between No. 7 seed Clemson and No. 10 Missouri, who meet later Friday.

[spencer]

Congrats, Oldschool. Tennessee plays Ohio U today.

Go Vols!!

[thingirl]

Firts of all, GO VOLS!!!!! WOOO!!!

Second, Purdue won it's game. Being from IN, Yay, go Indiana team. However, being from Bloomington (home of the IU main campus), (Warning, don't click on the spoiler if you're a Purdue fan) BOOOOO!!! *Hiss* DOWN WITH PURDOOKIE!!!!!!!!!!!

[zmflavius]

Dang...I actually had to look up vols...because I don't follow basketball...or any other sports for that matter.

[Needle]

Dang...I actually had to look up vols...because I don't follow basketball...or any other sports for that matter.

You are not alone, zm. I had no idea as well.

[Young Ned]

You should have posted it here for the rest of us who don't know. I've heard of voles, but I have no idea what a vol is.

[racey]

You should have posted it here for the rest of us who don't know. I've heard of voles, but I have no idea what a vol is.

Short for Tennessee Volunteers.

[Oldschool]

Congrats, Oldschool. Tennessee plays Ohio U today.

Go Vols!!

Thanks Spencer.

Latest scores and updates:


Tennessee 83 facing Ohio State
Ohio 68



West Virginia 68 facing Washington
Missouri 59



Butler (TG's Indiana team?) 54 facing Syracuse
Murray State 52



Perdue (NOT TG's Indiana team) TBA playing now
Texas A&M

[spencer]

Ain't it great to be a Tennessee Vol!! Bring on the poison nuts (buckeyes)!!

[Young Ned]

Short for Tennessee Volunteers.

Oh, now there's an intimidating team name. "Look out, boys, the Fighting Volunteers have come to town!" :rolleyes:

[Oldschool]

Well obviously you ain't seen their mascot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_%28mascot%29) leading 'em out.

And neither version is getting around Voltan's mount. :cool:

[zmflavius]

Well obviously you ain't seen their mascot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_%28mascot%29) leading 'em out.

And neither version is getting around Voltan's mount. :cool:

Voltan is evil, right?;)

[thingirl]

Butler (TG's Indiana team?) 54 facing Syracuse
Murray State 52


No. My team is the Hoosiers (http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/ind-m-baskbl-body.html). They aren't in the brackets that I could find :(:(:(:(. But, any IN team (except Purdookie) doing well is good.

[Oldschool]

Indiana lost their first game in the Big Ten (their conference) Championship so didn't make the Final Four aka The Big Dance (NCAA Division I Championship). But if it makes you feel any better Purdue got beat out as well.

The Big Ten Championship is different from the Final Four.

With that said TG unfortunately Purdue (Boilermakers) just progressed another step by beating Texas A&M (Aggies) 63-61. They face Duke (Blue Devils) next.

[thingirl]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

The Dukies need to beat Purdookie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh and I know this doesn't help now, but,

HEY, PURDOOKIE, LISTEN TO THIS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv8I72n55ms)!!!!!!!

GO IU, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!!! (I love that song)

[Young Ned]

Well obviously you ain't seen their mascot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_%28mascot%29) leading 'em out.

And neither version is getting around Voltan's mount. :cool:

Oh, yeah, that's a really intimidating mascot. Be afraaaaaid... ;)

[spencer]

LOL @ YN...now Ned, not all mascots or nicknames are intended to be intimidating...many of them are historical...Tennessee is the Volunteer State, thus, the name. Ohio is the Buckeye state, thus the name. A little more about the name:

Nickname

The University of Tennessee acquired the nickname Volunteers from the early 19th century when Andrew Jackson assembled large armies from his home state to fight Indians and later the British at the Battle of New Orleans and Tennessee became known as "The Volunteer State". The name became even more prestigious when Gov. Aaron V. Brown issued a call for 2,800 men to battle Santa Ana and about 30,000 volunteered. The Volunteers is usually shortened to "Vols"

And a link if you have any desire at all for more Tennessee traditions:

http://smokeys-trail.com/TN/traditions.html

[Oldschool]

Time for another update.



Tennessee 76 facing winner of UNI vs. Michigan State
Ohio State 73



West Virginia 69 facing Kentucky
Washington 56



Butler 63 facing Kansas State
Syracuse 59



Baylor 72 facing winner of Duke vs. Purdue (just started Purdue leading 4-2)
St. Mary's (CA) 49

[thingirl]

Time for another update.
Duke vs. Purdue (just started Purdue leading 4-2)

BOOO!!!!!! That should be the Big Red

[spencer]

WOO HOO!!!!Time for another update.



Tennessee 76 facing winner of UNI vs. Michigan State
Ohio State 73



West Virginia 69 facing Kentucky
Washington 56



Butler 63 facing Kansas State
Syracuse 59



Baylor 72 facing winner of Duke vs. Purdue (just started Purdue leading 4-2)
St. Mary's (CA) 49


*sings very loudly and probably more than a little off-key*

Rocky Top, you'll always be...
Home Sweet Home to me...
Good 'ol Rocky Top
Rocky Top, Tennessee!!!!!

[spencer]

Now, I can add...
GO VOLS!! BEAT THE SPARTANS!!

[thingirl]

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Purdookie lost!!!!!!

So far... wait, I shouldn't say that. With my jinxing luck and all...

So, instead

GO VOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEAT THE SPARTANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[spencer]

Congrats to Michigan State...


Dang it.

[racey]

Congrats to Michigan State...


Dang it.

Repped for a showing of true sportsmanship Spencer.

[Oldschool]

Ditto to what Racey said Spencer.

Well it's down to the Final Four.

Michigan State vs. Butler

West Virginia vs. Duke

LETS GO MOUNTAINEERS!

[Young Ned]

Ditto to what Racey said Spencer.

Well it's down to the Final Four.

Michigan State vs. Butler

West Virginia vs. Duke

LETS GO MOUNTAINEERS!

So the Voles didn't make it, eh? ;)

[thingirl]

We lost by 1 point.

[Elrond]

We lost by 1 point.

Doesn't matter if it is 1, 2, 3, or 10. A loss is still a loss. Good luck next year!

[spencer]

Doesn't matter if it is 1, 2, 3, or 10. A loss is still a loss. Good luck next year!


I disagree slightly Elrond. One point, to me, is especially agonizing, as, in this case, we were tied with a chance to go ahead at the Free Throw line with 11 seconds left. We missed the shot and MSU got fouled and made one of theirs. I am not saying that I would want to lose by 40, but it was hard to swallow.

[thingirl]

WOO HOO!!!!!!!!! Double victory!!!!!

Not only is an IN team in the final round, but it's revenge for the god old Vols. Now, the next game starts in about 20 minutes. So,

LETS GO MOUNTAINEERS!

Now, if/when WV wins, it'll be in interesting final round...

[Oldschool]

It's no fun getting to the "Big Dance" and being a wallflower.

Congrats to Duke University. And to quote Spencer, "Dang it."

[Oldschool]

Congrats to Duke.

They just beat Butler 61 to 59 in a nail biter till the end. Half court buzzer shot by Butler just barely missed winning it for them. Would've liked to see them win it and not because Duke beat WVU. But because of the "underdog" factor.

Definitely one of the best Championship games ever.

[spencer]

WOO HOO!!!!!!!!! Double victory!!!!!

Not only is an IN team in the final round, but it's revenge for the god old Vols. Now, the next game starts in about 20 minutes. So,

LETS GO MOUNTAINEERS!

Now, if/when WV wins, it'll be in interesting final round...


OK, I just saw this quote.

You live in Tennessee and don't like the Vols :)

That's fine...do you know what Volunteer fans call the University of Memphis?

Tiger High...for several reasons...

If you're going to be a Tiger High fan, then I feel sorry for you :)

Oh, and Congrats to Duke, I guess. I was really hoping the IN team (that would be the Butler Bulldogs) would pull it out.

[thingirl]

I thought I typed "good old". As in I like them. Now, if it's the Vols Vs. the Tigers then it might be different...

I meant that as "Yay, the team from my home state won!" and "Yay, they beat the team that beat my state"

[spencer]

Ah, OK, I gotcha...yeah I was glad to see Michigan State go down, too. I won't tease you any more about Tiger High, I promise. And, I do like your new coach a lot better than your old one :)

[thingirl]

KY lost. :)

[spencer]

And that is always, always, always a good good thing :)

[thingirl]

Amen.

[spencer]

Cubs Win!!

Cubs Win!!