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This is the schedule I would like to see our men play. If the women can do it, why can't the men.

Courtesy of ETSUBUCS.com

11/15/2008 at Evansville (Evansville, Ind.) 1:30 PM
11/17/2008 at Chattanooga (Chattanooga, Tenn.) TBA
11/21/2008 VANDERBILT (JOHNSON CITY, TENN.) (HOME OPENER) 7:00 PM
11/26/2008 APPALACHIAN STATE (JOHNSON CITY, TENN.) 7:00 PM
12/1/2008 at Georgia (Athens, Ga.) TBA
12/5/2008 at Mercer (Macon, Ga.) TBA
12/12/2008 at Kentucky (Lexington, Ky.) TBA
12/18/2008 at Kennesaw State (Kennesaw, Ga.) TBA
12/28/2008 at Wake Forest (Winston-Salem, N.C.) TBA
1/3/2009 JACKSONVILLE (JOHNSON CITY, TENN.) 1:30 PM
1/5/2009 NORTH FLORIDA (JOHNSON CITY, TENN.) 4:45 PM
1/8/2009 at Florida Gulf Coast (Fort Myers, Fla.) TBA
1/10/2009 at Stetson (DeLand, Fla.) TBA
1/13/2009 at Liberty (Lynchburg, Va.) TBA
1/15/2009 BELMONT (JOHNSON CITY, TENN.) 7:00 PM
1/17/2009 LIPSCOMB (JOHNSON CITY, TENN.) 1:30 PM
1/22/2009 CAMPBELL (JOHNSON CITY, TENN.) 4:45 PM
1/26/2009 USC UPSTATE (JOHNSON CITY, TENN.) 4:45 PM
1/29/2009 at Jacksonville (Jacksonville, Fla.) TBA
1/31/2009 at North Florida (Jacksonville, Fla.) TBA
2/5/2009 STETSON (JOHNSON CITY, TENN.) 7:00 PM
2/7/2009 FLORIDA GULF COAST (JOHNSON CITY, TENN.) 1:30 PM
2/13/2009 at Lipscomb (Nashville, Tenn.) TBA
2/15/2009 at Belmont (Nashville, Tenn.) TBA
2/19/2009 at Campbell (Buies Creek, N.C.) TBA
2/23/2009 at USC Upstate (Spartanburg, S.C.) TBA
2/26/2009 KENNESAW STATE (JOHNSON CITY, TENN.) 4:45 PM
2/28/2009 MERCER (JOHNSON CITY, TENN.) 1:30 PM
3/3/2009 vs. Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament (Allen Arena / Nashville, Tenn.) TBA

I still don't understand why we dont play UT in basketball each and every year for both the mens and womens teams

I'm all in favor of playing UT (men and women) but neither UT team would ever come to JC and play a return game. So forget it if it means going to their place each and every year.

I believe the men have played UT 12 times in our history. I am pretty certain all of those have been in Knoxville. Maybe someone could shed some light on that?

Because if UT agreed to play to ETSU each and every year, Chattanoga would want the same as would MTSU, Tennessee St, Tennessee Tech, Austin Peay, Belmont, Lispcomb, UT Martin and any other mid/low major in Div I program in state I might have forgotten. UT can't play everybody every year. They do seem to do a good job of playing 1-3 instate teams a year and Pearl has even started taking them on the road in state.I know they played at Chattanoga and they play at MTSU this year. Guys as bad as some want to think it we aren't a rival for Tennessee, there is nothing that makes up stand out from the other pack of teams of I just listed.

R

88- Actually, in 1963 (or maybe '62) UT played ETSU at Brooks Gym.

ETSU nearly beat them and lost by a point.

After the game, Ray Mears said he'd never come back to Johnson City, and the Vols haven't.

Of course, if Memorial Center was able to hold 12,000 by law, UT would really have no excuse for not playing here on occassion.