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JL Girl · 04-20-2008, 10:15 AM

I am remiss in not putting up a victorious message when I came back from the Final Four in Tampa but got tied up on appointments, etc. A big thanks to moose tracks for doing the job! And, no, JTA, I am not a Tennessee grad but had watched Coach Summitt coach at the '84 Olympics when the USA Women's Basketball Team won gold (I liked her steely stare!), then got even more interested when a Tennessee game was on TV. I've faithfully watched the Lady Vols ever since and also read both of Pat Summitt's books "Reach for the Summitt" and "Raise the Roof" - both great!

Anyway, I have to tell you watching the Final Four and Championship games in person was fabulous. There was literally a sea of orange in there, and I sang "Rocky Top" so many times, my throat was hoarse! The Final Four games (Stanford versus UConn and Tennessee versus LSU) were interesting - all 4 teams struggled at times - not sure why. Didn't get an autograph at the session before the games because there was only a half hour and the lines were huge. Did get to see the Vols' practice session in the afternoon, and to hang over a railing and see the team up close and personal as they walked back into their team room.

The night of the championship game between Tennessee and LSU was electric and the fans were so supportive. Tennessee was on fire from the first moment out and were unrelenting - I loved it! All around the arena was a lighted electronic sign that showed player's faces and their names, the teams in the whole tournament, and the saying "And then there were four" on the night of the Final Four, and "And then there were two" the night of the championship, and finally "And then there was Tennessee". At the end, there was a sea of orange paper confetti. While we were in the nosebleed seats, I had extra powerful binoculars with me and could see right into the huddles and player's faces. The overhead four sided-jumbotron helped too and actually you could see the floor anyway with just your eyes! The worse moment of course was when Vicki Baugh, Tennessee frehsman, tore her ACL near the end of the game.

Next year, a 3-peat?!!! This would be a 3-peat twice for the LadyVols! Pat Summitt is only 17 games away from winning 1,000, even though now she already has won the most ever, man or woman in college basketball. Go, Lady Vols!

04-20-2008, 10:15 AM	#9
JL Girl Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 76 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I am remiss in not putting up a victorious message when I came back from the Final Four in Tampa but got tied up on appointments, etc. A big thanks to moose tracks for doing the job! And, no, JTA, I am not a Tennessee grad but had watched Coach Summitt coach at the '84 Olympics when the USA Women's Basketball Team won gold (I liked her steely stare!), then got even more interested when a Tennessee game was on TV. I've faithfully watched the Lady Vols ever since and also read both of Pat Summitt's books "Reach for the Summitt" and "Raise the Roof" - both great! Anyway, I have to tell you watching the Final Four and Championship games in person was fabulous. There was literally a sea of orange in there, and I sang "Rocky Top" so many times, my throat was hoarse! The Final Four games (Stanford versus UConn and Tennessee versus LSU) were interesting - all 4 teams struggled at times - not sure why. Didn't get an autograph at the session before the games because there was only a half hour and the lines were huge. Did get to see the Vols' practice session in the afternoon, and to hang over a railing and see the team up close and personal as they walked back into their team room. The night of the championship game between Tennessee and LSU was electric and the fans were so supportive. Tennessee was on fire from the first moment out and were unrelenting - I loved it! All around the arena was a lighted electronic sign that showed player's faces and their names, the teams in the whole tournament, and the saying "And then there were four" on the night of the Final Four, and "And then there were two" the night of the championship, and finally "And then there was Tennessee". At the end, there was a sea of orange paper confetti. While we were in the nosebleed seats, I had extra powerful binoculars with me and could see right into the huddles and player's faces. The overhead four sided-jumbotron helped too and actually you could see the floor anyway with just your eyes! The worse moment of course was when Vicki Baugh, Tennessee frehsman, tore her ACL near the end of the game. Next year, a 3-peat?!!! This would be a 3-peat twice for the LadyVols! Pat Summitt is only 17 games away from winning 1,000, even though now she already has won the most ever, man or woman in college basketball. Go, Lady Vols!