Voepel Article

[Jennifer]

"It would have been nice, referee friends, to have seen Oklahoma and
Connecticut play without ceaseless whistles. Even so, that game indicated that
while Oklahoma may indeed be the third-best team, there's a undeniable gap
between the next best and the top two."

This comment seems a bit premature. If UT beats Uconn, then yes, OK. But suppose Uconn beats Tenn by 10 or more. Does that mean there is an "undeniable gap between the next best and the top two"? I think not. All OU's loss means is that Uconn is a better team than OU right now; it has nothing to do w/ how TN figures in. Oh wait, it is TN we're talking about...nevermind. http://hoopscoop.net/ubb/smile.gif
Of course, if OU doesn't take care of a tough Tech team in Lubbock, then this is a moot point. http://hoopscoop.net/ubb/smile.gif

The complete article is at http://espn.go.com/ncw/columns/voepel/1305137.html

[swok34]

But suppose Uconn beats Tenn by 10 or more. Does that mean there is an "undeniable gap between the next best and the top two"? I think not. All OU's loss means is that Uconn is a better team than OU right now; it has nothing to do w/ how TN figures
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stomp the volunteers, http://hoopscoop.net/ubb/uconn.gif

I think if Connecticut wins by 10 or more, then they are at the #1 spot all by themselves and it's up to the remaining 9 to sort through the parity.

[jayhawk1531]

while i'm sure that it probably isn't the most popular opinion on the board, I'd love to see TN win against UConn. I used to be a big UConn fan and hate TN, but I've changed my views.

I read a book by Pat Summitt- Raise the Roof... great book, in my opinion. I learned alot about not only what made that team great, but why they acted how they did. It was interesting to see into the mind of one of the greatest coaches out there.

Anyways, that's all folks.

[Bball Girl]

We heard the same thing last year....that UT and UConn were a cut above all the other teams. Yeah at the beginning of the year, but they both showed their mortality in the NCAA. I see no reason why the Big 12 can't get 1 or 2 teams in the Final 4 this year...and wouldn't it be super to have those 2 Big 12 teams playing for the NC. No reason at all why that can't happen. UT especially can get big headed pretty quickly with Pillow and Snow on the floor and I think they're beatable...by the top teams in the Big 12.

Coach Geno has already got the UT folks riled up by defaming their precious fight song. Having been to the Midwest Regional in 94 and the Final Four in 98...it does seem like the only song the UT band knows is Rocky Top.

I expect it to be a great game....will get to see it on tape delay since I'll be in the USA.

I'd love to see the Lady Vols in the USA someday.