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KRW.. Lady Vols?

  • I have a question? Why do you not cover the Lady Vols on this site? I know women's sports are not as big as men's sports, but at Tennessee our women's programs are second to none! I mean we have Pat Summitt and a whole gym full of All Americans that get no recognition (or if they do I haven't seen it in my time here). I was just curious why we don't have live threads for Lady Vols basketball, recruiting coverage, etc...

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    calebc6

  • calebc6 said...

    I have a question? Why do you not cover the Lady Vols on this site? I know women's sports are not as big as men's sports, but at Tennessee our women's programs are second to none! I mean we have Pat Summitt and a whole gym full of All Americans that get no recognition (or if they do I haven't seen it in my time here). I was just curious why we don't have live threads for Lady Vols basketball, recruiting coverage, etc...

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  • My guess: Its economics... This is a pay site... I don't think I have to go into anymore detail than that

    coachingwiz

  • i know that gocheersvols .com has some stuff on the lady vols teams but not sure there are enough posters on 247 YET that have requested coverage - could be wrong

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  • coachingwiz said...

    My guess: Its economics... This is a pay site... I don't think I have to go into anymore detail than that

    Well if that's the case that's all the more reason to cover them. Who do you think Tennessee fans keep up with more Lady Vols basketball or Vols basketball? I mean Tennessee is the premier program in women's basketball. Pat has built a fan base that is nationwide. Something that we can't really say for the football or basketball programs. I think that you would have a lot more usage on here if all aspects of the UT athletic department is covered.

    calebc6

  • calebc6 said...

    Well if that's the case that's all the more reason to cover them. Who do you think Tennessee fans keep up with more Lady Vols basketball or Vols basketball? I mean Tennessee is the premier program in women's basketball. Pat has built a fan base that is nationwide. Something that we can't really say for the football or basketball programs. I think that you would have a lot more usage on here if all aspects of the UT athletic department is covered.

    There is absolutely no comparison here.. Tenn Men's Bball has far more fans as does all men's bball teams over womens. Even when TN men are way down, and the women are a top 3 team competing for a championship, they still fall way short of the attendance and interest. Its a fact of life, men garner more interest due to its entertainment advantage. this coming from a guy who coaches girls bball.

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    wataugavol

  • coachingwiz said...

    There is absolutely no comparison here.. Tenn Men's Bball has far more fans as does all men's bball teams over womens. Even when TN men are way down, and the women are a top 3 team competing for a championship, they still fall way short of the attendance and interest. Its a fact of life, men garner more interest due to its entertainment advantage. this coming from a guy who coaches girls bball.

    Ok look back over the past twenty years and see how attendance in Thompson Boling looked with the boys compared to the girls... I promise you there is NO COMPARISON! The girls at Tennessee rule the school by far! They are second to only football in attendance ratings. Go look at your stats!

    calebc6

  • Here are some numbers for you.

    University of Tennessee Athletics Women's Basketball

    The Tennessee Official Athletic Site, partner of CBS College Sports Networks, Inc. The most comprehensive coverage of Tennessee Athletics on the web.

    www.utladyvols.com

    SEC Basketball Attendance Numbers: East dominates West, again - Rocky Top Talk

    To no surprise, the SEC teams that made the NCAA Tournament also led the league in capacity percentage.

    www.rockytoptalk.com

    calebc6

  • I have... I'm pretty sure girls attendance averages around 14k. The guys are not great right now and its still around 18 after the SEC season. And under Pearl recently it was higher I do believe. I'm 98% sure of this. Its not worth my time debating. Again I coach girls... but the boys bring in far more money and fans I'm nearly positive.

    coachingwiz

  • It wouldn't take much of someones time to cover them. Maybe they could do an apprenticship for young journalists in college that are working on their future and wouldn't have to pay anything. Give them a free membership

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    AtomicCityVol

  • I'm not debating the fact that as a national average men's programs do have higher attendance numbers than women's BUT in Tennessee the women's have way more attendance than men's.

    calebc6

  • calebc6 said...

    I'm not debating the fact that as a national average men's programs do have higher attendance numbers than women's BUT in Tennessee the women's have way more attendance than men's.

    ???? Your numbers just showed that the men average about 4000 more per game. TN men that is. Anyways no reason to debate. If there is enough calls for women to be covered on this site, and the 247 people believe that hiring another employee to cover them will improve membership enough to pay for it and bring about a profit. You will get that. I just don't see it happening

    coachingwiz

  • coachingwiz said...

    ???? Your numbers just showed that the men average about 4000 more per game. TN men that is. Anyways no reason to debate. If there is enough calls for women to be covered on this site, and the 247 people believe that hiring another employee to cover them will improve membership enough to pay for it and bring about a profit. You will get that. I just don't see it happening

    have to agree with you , just not enough interest in the Lady Vols right now but will still support anything having to do with UT cheers

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    Kevin Ryan

  • The only reason I considered signing up for this is to get the latest on Lady Vol(basketball) recruiting. If they don't cover it then I won't be signing up for the long haul!!!

    marti34x1

  • 34_marti said...

    The only reason I considered signing up for this is to get the latest on Lady Vol(basketball) recruiting. If they don't cover it then I won't be signing up for the long haul!!!

    welcome to the board! Happy to have you here!

    Unfortunately, we don't cover the Lady Vols or Lady Vols recruiting right now. But if you follow UT football, men's basketball and recruiting for those sports, I think you'll find plenty to like on the site.

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  • Ryan Callahan said...

    welcome to the board! Happy to have you here!

    Unfortunately, we don't cover the Lady Vols or Lady Vols recruiting right now. But if you follow UT football, men's basketball and recruiting for those sports, I think you'll find plenty to like on the site.

    I do follow the men's football and basketball teams and follow them every chance I get. I know it's rare but I choose watching the women's game first, I was hoping to get more info on the women's(basketball) team on this site and if that's not the case I will not be paying for this site.

    marti34x1

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    calebc6