Today On Rocky Top: How Do Vols Beat Vandy?

From The Tennessean

"Tennessee and Vanderbilt will pen the latest chapter of their in-state basketball rivalry Thursday night in the SEC Tournament.Here is everything you need to know about the third (and most important) meeting this season between the Vols and Commodores.Read more at The Tennessean"

From The Tennessean

"Two babies were born at Middle Tennessee hospitals on Sept. 29, 1984.One was born into a University of Tennessee family. The other, a Vanderbilt family.With that massive exception — one that could cause a rift in even the strongest of friendships — their lives have been remarkably similar. They shared a high school basketball court. Both now work for athletics departments of area high schools.But, their fandom was forever determined by that of the family into which they were born.Read more at The Tennessean"

From The Daily Beacon

"Tennessee has witnessed the SEC’s unpredictability all season.Saturday’s loss to South Carolina, a team the Vols beat in Columbia on Jan. 20, provided just the latest piece of evidence.Odd as it may be, though, that defeat is also the reason Donnie Tyndall is not hanging his head as the Volunteers enter the SEC Tournament on Thursday.“There’s not a team in our league that we don’t feel like we can beat, and there’s not a team in our league that we don’t feel like can beat us,” the first-year Tennessee head coach said. “It’s that even of a playing field.Read more at The Daily Beacon"

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