Tennessee Reports UConn for Recruiting Violation: Taking Maya Moore on ESPN Tour

Waaa waaa! another excuse from TN who is afraid to play CT in the regular season.What a bunch of babys

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Hopefully this incident will alert all future college basketball recruits of the devious nature of Pat Summit and her Tennesee program. Such poor sportsmanship!!!

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Haha. Can't feel too bad for UConn, their coach is a scumbag. I saw the shots he took at Rutgers recently too. You've got to be special to be hated in women's basketball...

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okibi sounds like you must root for a team that got thrashed by Connecticut more than you'd like to remember.

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leave it to the lovely pat summit

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Shut da hell up!!!Geno is shady as hell.Ain't nobody scared of Ucan't.the only reason y'all look gud is because you haven't played us.We'll settle dis on the court, shady ass geno.Lady vols will win number 8 in 08 and candace parker will run circles around dat kid who was recruited shadily. As a matter of fact, the whole lady vols will run circles around h---(wateva y'alls name is)

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You break rules you have to suffer for them if you get caught.

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Im also sure if the Ladyvols did something wrong Geno and his conference would be the first to say something.

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From the looks of things, Comment #8 (from CP3, see below)is likely from an individual who's a Tennessee graduate, as well as a staunch VOLs fan. The grammar, spelling, and general tone of CP3's post are clues. But there's one more thing, The statement;

"Ain't nobody scared of Ucan't.the only reason y'all look gud is because you haven't played us"

seems to have overlooked the fact that it was *Tennessee* who "chickened out" of an annual game with UConn. That would seem to give further credence to the theory that a morbid fear of the UConn Women's basketball team has spread from Coach Summit to Tennessee Lady Vols fans, in general, and it now is affecting their memory cells, as well as their hate glands.

And, as far as the Maya Moore "violation" goes, I suspect that the NCAA will consider it to be only a "minor" infraction, and will levy only a "minor" penalty on UConn. Like maybe a few UConn fans will have to turn in their Pat Summit dart boards for a week. :-) :-) Oh yes, I hope that the Tennessee coaching "brain trust" realizes that the practice of "ratting out" an opponent works both ways. I'm sure Geno and his staff know this.


8. Shut da hell up!!!Geno is shady as hell.Ain't nobody scared of Ucan't.the only reason y'all look gud is because you haven't played us.We'll settle dis on the court, shady ass geno.Lady vols will win number 8 in 08 and candace parker will run circles around dat kid who was recruited shadily. As a matter of fact, the whole lady vols will run circles around h---(wateva y'alls name is)

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In response to comment #2, What is devious about reporting an infraction? There isn't anything sportsmanship-like about what UConn's admitted to. Sweeping your unethical nature on the subject under the carpet says a lot about your character. Though not proovable, it is an advantage that will come with high speculation. In response to a statement in comment #9. I don't think the argument is over who "chickend-out" of the series first. It's more or less Pat who won't meddle in the mud with the "DAWGS."

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Nothing will happen to UConn for this incident. Pat Summitt knew that she would have to impose her own sanctions on the guilty parties (ESPN and UConn).

Let me make this clear: Pat Summitt is the class of Women's College Basketball. She won championships long before anybody cared and she is still winning today. She is as honest as the day is long and will not suffer the likes of Geno if he chooses to cheat.

The Lady Vols hide from no team and fear no team.

The 2007 NCAA Women's National Champion Lady Volunteers can be found defending their title(#7 if you're counting). If UConn wants to stop sneaking around breaking rules long enough to play some basketball....bring it!

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Pat's a good person and a good coach. Why throw darts at her & the team over this? Especially about playing UConn during the year. What other team plays as many big school teams as they do? She will get a chance to play them in the tournament. Rules are rules.......they don't need to be broken. Pat is a better coach than Geno.

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Im a Ladyvols fan,and like I said before if roles where reversed Geno would have turned Pat in if she had broken rules.

Also it wasnt just Pat who turned him in it was the SEC.So if Pat hadnt they,or someone else would have.

UCONN Must be scared.I mean if your good why do you have to cheat to get players.

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Pat is not devious,and its not bad sportsmanship.What is though is cheating.

Pat is the picture of class,and is the best coach to ever grace the court.

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It is interesting that this story broke just as Uconn will be starting the ncaa tournament. Perhaps Pat Summit and her crew thought it would bother the freshman going into the tournament and tenn might be able to stay within 20 pts of the uconn team. This uconn team is currently the overwhelming best team in the nation and they are missing 2 starting players! Pat, you will lose to Uconn this year and for the following 4 years. Uconn will have more championships than tenn. I think the ability of Geno to recruit these talented high school players over Pat, has now become the norm. many of these athletes don't trust Pat and they don't like her. I've heard through sources that have access to Pat and her crew that she is more miserable than ever and blames everyone but herself for not landing Elena Delle Donne. If you think Maya is good, wait until you see Delle Donne she is 6'5", can play any position and is the most polished and deadly shooter I have ever seen.( I have seen several of her games.) Relax Pat, maybe Geno will retire early and you can start being considered a great coach again in 2113.

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To whoever took shots at me,
I am not a Lady vol graduate, I simply love watching good basketball and that's what the Lady Vols do. We will settle this on the court and Maya Moore will regret choosing you guys because you gave her a tour because there is clearly nothing else she chose you for. You guys are nothing without her.Pat has class and Geno is a cheater. I spell the way I do because we are on internet and I have no reason to respect classless people like you.

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Judging from his prose, CP3 Is the Chairman of the Literature Department at the University of Tennessee. I know that's where I'd go if I was a recruit who wanted an edgecayshun.

Tennessee fast facts -- what do you call at Tennessee girl who can run faster than her brother? A virgin.

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go lady vols and tennessee vols

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There are many coaches that deserve our respect in women's basketball, and Pat Summitt leads that list. She started at the bottom and made the program what it proudly is today. She is a woman of integrity and honor. I believe that some people have a problem with her because she is a strong, determined woman. If she were a man, she would not be subjected to this type of criticism. Just because she is from the south, does not mean that she is not intelligent and educated. She is an excellent coach. I also think that the facts should be clarified about who revealed the tour. I hardly think that the blame should be placed on her. If there had been no tour, then the SEC would have nothing to report. Sure, take an impressionable young lady and show her the ESPN studio which can make her a star. Then take her to Knoxville, which I have visited. It has nothing like that to offer. Let's be honest. It is well known that UConn enjoys all sorts of priviledges. Look back at the tournament seeds in past years. UConn may as well have played at home the whole time. Because of their proximity to ESPN, they also enjoy extra TV time and it is obvious who their announcers are pulling for. I did not hear anyone complaining about the two teams not playing each other in the regular season this year. Everyone, UConn fan or UT fan, wanted a chance at an undefeated season. Neither achieved that goal. However, we all know that they may have to play each other to win the national championship. Who knows, neither may even make it that far. No matter who wins the championship, Pat is a quality woman and coach. I would never let my daughter play for someone like "Geno". Tour or no tour.

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I did not hear anyone complaining about the two teams not playing each other in the regular season this year.

Wow. You must have been in a coma the entire latter half of the year.

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