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Post by afvolunteer on Mar 20, 2021 6:28:29 GMT -8
Not the way I wanted my Vols’ season to end, but it was a microcosm of the season literally all wrapped up in one game. Pons in early foul trouble and no Fulk really highlighted our lack of post depth. Our offense was gross. Our 3 point D was terrible. Our freshmen made some wow plays, but nothing consistently enough to keep us in the game. Even though you guys couldn’t miss a 3, our Defense, while not at the elite level was still ok...we held you to below your avg points per possession on the season, by a decent bit. But alas, we could not score all game long.
On the other hand, even though I said all along that our offense was terrible and while we definitely missed some open shots, your defense certainly had a lot to do with it. It was aggressive and really mirrored the D we usually played all season. Was impressive (and frustrating for a Vol fan!) to watch. I said in one of my pregame posts on here that we’d not won a power conference game when the opponent shot better than 42% from 3, and noted you guys were hot from downtown in the tourney. Well, you shot a blistering 48% from 3 in our game. Silva had himself a game...he wasn’t the reason for the win, but after Pons got in foul trouble, he really took advantage. Usually I think that over the course of a 7 game series, the better team wins most of the time but in March all it takes is one game. So before the game was def prepared for a loss, but still thought we were likely the better team. However, the way you guys played, the way we played, I’m pretty sure you guys win the best of 7 too, if not get the sweep! If your defense holds and the 3 ball is falling, I could really see you guys making a run. If you get by Ok State, who I truly think is beatable, here’s my super hot take....you’ll play Loyola Chicago and not Illinois. One can hope!
About 6 or 7 years ago the Vols snuck into the bubble somewhat similar to you guys, and had to play on Wed in a play-in game against Iowa. Game went to OT, but we won. Then as an 11 seed we knocked off a 6 seed in Round 1, raced past Mercer (who’d upset Duke) in round 2, and lost our Sweet 16 game to #2 seed Michigan by a basket, just missing out on an Elite 8 despite “sneaking in” to tourney in a play-in game.
Good luck the rest of the way, Beavs!
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Post by steinlager on Mar 20, 2021 6:45:23 GMT -8
Thanks for all your good posts this week afvolunteer. You represent your school with class.
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Post by irimi on Mar 20, 2021 7:25:14 GMT -8
Not the way I wanted my Vols’ season to end, but it was a microcosm of the season literally all wrapped up in one game. Pons in early foul trouble and no Fulk really highlighted our lack of post depth. Our offense was gross. Our 3 point D was terrible. Our freshmen made some wow plays, but nothing consistently enough to keep us in the game. Even though you guys couldn’t miss a 3, our Defense, while not at the elite level was still ok...we held you to below your avg points per possession on the season, by a decent bit. But alas, we could not score all game long. On the other hand, even though I said all along that our offense was terrible and while we definitely missed some open shots, your defense certainly had a lot to do with it. It was aggressive and really mirrored the D we usually played all season. Was impressive (and frustrating for a Vol fan!) to watch. I said in one of my pregame posts on here that we’d not won a power conference game when the opponent shot better than 42% from 3, and noted you guys were hot from downtown in the tourney. Well, you shot a blistering 48% from 3 in our game. Silva had himself a game...he wasn’t the reason for the win, but after Pons got in foul trouble, he really took advantage. Usually I think that over the course of a 7 game series, the better team wins most of the time but in March all it takes is one game. So before the game was def prepared for a loss, but still thought we were likely the better team. However, the way you guys played, the way we played, I’m pretty sure you guys win the best of 7 too, if not get the sweep! If your defense holds and the 3 ball is falling, I could really see you guys making a run. If you get by Ok State, who I truly think is beatable, here’s my super hot take....you’ll play Loyola Chicago and not Illinois. One can hope! About 6 or 7 years ago the Vols snuck into the bubble somewhat similar to you guys, and had to play on Wed in a play-in game against Iowa. Game went to OT, but we won. Then as an 11 seed we knocked off a 6 seed in Round 1, raced past Mercer (who’d upset Duke) in round 2, and lost our Sweet 16 game to #2 seed Michigan by a basket, just missing out on an Elite 8 despite “sneaking in” to tourney in a play-in game. Good luck the rest of the way, Beavs! Getting knocked out of the first round by some upstart when you had your eyes set on further down the road is something older Beaver fans know well. We understand your pain. Thanks for a good game yesterday!
By the way, your BVS is real!! I looked in on your board after the game yesterday and...wow...it was a depressing read. Perhaps we have more in common than you'd think!
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Post by jefframp on Mar 20, 2021 8:09:19 GMT -8
Thanks for dropping by! Every game we play from here on out is a blessing for sure.
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Post by osu82 on Mar 20, 2021 8:52:33 GMT -8
I appreciate your posts here. Your take on the Vols in your "Primer" thread was pretty prescient. It's no fun being a fan of a team that you have some expectations for, only to have them dashed in a Round 1 crash and burn. There's a lot of Oregon State history arresting to that.
I see the Oklahoma St. game as another 50-50 game. If the Beavs play like they did in the Pac-12 tournament and as they did against UT, I like their chances. I'm not sure how long this run lasts, but this team was a bit of a dumpster fire early on so it's been fun to see them put something together down the stretch.
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Post by orangeblood on Mar 20, 2021 9:04:14 GMT -8
Sure a different kind of fan than those we saw on here three or four years ago from LSU!
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Post by spudbeaver on Mar 20, 2021 9:28:42 GMT -8
Some of the LSU fans were great, to me. I guess individual results will vary.
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Mar 20, 2021 9:33:21 GMT -8
Thanks Afvolunteer. I've enjoyed having you in Benny's House. You are welcome any time!
I'm used to our team being the one who falls apart in big games. But the Beavs defensive strategy was on point. I've been a recent Tinkle critic for the most part, but I've got to hand it to him, the team he's put together this season is about as gritty as they come.
The Vols were flustered from the get-go. I'd imagine it would've been a much closer game had Fulk played.
It's pretty fun to have both our men's, and women's teams in the post season
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Mar 20, 2021 9:40:34 GMT -8
Some of the LSU fans were great, to me. I guess individual results will vary. I went to Omaha in '17 and '18.....the thing is, LSU fans come to the CWS whether they are in it or not. It's close enough for them to drive. They tailgate, and party pretty hard, and there's a lot of em......I wasn't impressed.....but of course many are perfectly fine folks. Our favorite fans, by far, were the Miss. St fans. Had many conversations with MSU fans. I found them to be very easy to talk to and down to earth.......MSU as a University is very similar to OSU.
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Post by beaverstever on Mar 20, 2021 9:42:44 GMT -8
Super impressive to come back and post the day after, with no salt. If OSU was on the other end of that game, I’d be very much still licking my wounds. You are one of the mentally toughest fans we’ve encountered.
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Post by qbeaver on Mar 20, 2021 14:13:23 GMT -8
Thank you for your input. Love the respect shown from an opponent win or lose. This season has been one to remember.
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Post by sagebrush on Mar 20, 2021 14:20:12 GMT -8
I was getting nervous with missing the front ends if 1-1 and the 'Vols hitting a couplen treys. That could be a start of a disaster.
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Post by jefframp on Mar 20, 2021 18:53:04 GMT -8
Some of the LSU fans were great, to me. I guess individual results will vary. Yes, we must resist the temptation to paint all of one group of fans as being all the same within that group. We are all unique individuals whether Vols, Tigers or Beavs.
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Post by afvolunteer on Mar 20, 2021 19:01:58 GMT -8
Super impressive to come back and post the day after, with no salt. If OSU was on the other end of that game, I’d be very much still licking my wounds. You are one of the mentally toughest fans we’ve encountered. Ha, was not easy. I had to at least wait a day to post. I’m a fighter pilot by day, so not unlike many professions, compartmentalizing things is a mandatory part of the job, so it helps me recover from my unhealthy Vols passion after a big loss. Any die-hard sports fan I know can relate. Yesterday/last night sucked for sure, but today I felt like I could reflect a bit and tip my hat to a quality opponent who absolutely deserved to win. As I mentioned, I said I’d come back to say good game either way, but after a win it sometimes feels like a back-handed compliment to the losing team’s fans. So I’d have waited a day either way. For you guys if you’d have lost. Had to wait a day for me in this case, though. Oh and for those of you who visited VolNation, that place is always a cesspool! It’s good for breaking news, but not much else unless you like toddlers fighting with one another. Orange Striped Warmups is my home (or hoopsville.us), it’s the board that seems most similar to this one. We were a pretty salty bunch there yesterday too though...ha! Good luck the rest of the way fellas.
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Post by irimi on Mar 20, 2021 19:16:03 GMT -8
Some of the LSU fans were great, to me. I guess individual results will vary. I went to Omaha in '17 and '18.....the thing is, LSU fans come to the CWS whether they are in it or not. It's close enough for them to drive. They tailgate, and party pretty hard, and there's a lot of em......I wasn't impressed.....but of course many are perfectly fine folks. Our favorite fans, by far, were the Miss. St fans. Had many conversations with MSU fans. I found them to be very easy to talk to and down to earth.......MSU as a University is very similar to OSU. The banana fans? At least they brought their own snacks! LOL
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