Though it wasn't pretty at times, the Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team took care of business in Birmingham over the weekend and scratched out wins over American University and Butler.
Fortunately, we don't have to worry about style points in the tournament. All teams have to do is survive and advance, which is exactly what the Vols did.
This week, the competition remains stiff. On Thursday, we play Louisville who demolished Oklahoma on Sunday. The Cardinals have played extremely well in the second half of the season, and because of their whitewashing of Oklahoma, I expect most of the national media to pick them.
The analysts at ESPN (especially Dick Vitale) are infatuated with Italian coaches, so expect them to be slobbering over Louisville coach Rick Pitino all week.
This is okay with me. The Vols are at their best win they can play the "no respect" card, and trust me, Louisville will be the trendy upset pick of most commentators.
If we get by the Cardinals, we will play the winner of the North Carolina/Washington State game.
We have never advanced passed the round of 16 in the tournament before. This team has a good chance to make history on Thursday.
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I hate to say it, but I don't think that NOBODY is going to beat North Carolina.
NC is the next National Champ ... bank it.
The Vols are running out of gas. It was a great year, but it is about to end.
Mr django, them ain't gentle manly words in the company of friends. However the sagacity of your observation turns out, the emotional content - unless you are a Tar Heel Luvah or alumus - of your words is the equivalent of me saying that Hillary is the the next pres-e-dent, bank it. It may or may not come to pass but one just dosn't make such incendiary remarks in such a public forum, especially in the forum of a UT alumnus and friend. And to think I sat at the same tabble with you and shayud and discussed the finah points of aged cayenne peppuhs.
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