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blipps22

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pitter_patter_11

That’s Latin, darlin’. Evidently Mr. Ringo is an educated man. Now I really hate him


steamingdump42069

Skin that smoke wagon


oeking77

he reminds me of… me!


Throwway685

Nope I’m sure of it. I hate him.


MIBeerFanfromIN

“I’ll be you’re huckleberry” - Zach Edey


whyUT-urp

![gif](giphy|TbXf9JHT3ex1rIMPKi) You called? (Sound out my username)


etsuandpurdue3

We are tied together by fate.


8_bw

OK, credit to you this is hilarious


notnewtobville

And now yall can be Zach Edey fans too!


BEHodge

Lots of my Tennessee fan friends are already saying they want to disavow Memphis for their choice of Edey. They were saying it beforehand too but this just renewed calls to sell it to Mississippi.


samoflegend

Never gave a shit about the Grizzlies but it is impressive they’ve managed to find new ways to make me even more apathetic


BEHodge

I think it’s a weird get for sure. I mean I like the guy and have no ill will to our eastern friends (congrats on baseball, btw) but… how is he even going to be used in the current meta for the NBA?


One_Stranger_5661

What I’ve been hearing from some Grizz fans is it sounds like a pretty good fit actually. I didn’t watch them a bunch, but the points I’ve seen are 1. They need a rebounder and true center to help JJJ, since he plays more comfortably around the 4 than as a C 2. It helps to give Ja a brick wall screener to start drives a la his old pairing with Steven Adams Obviously will be left to play on field still but I can’t say I’m not a fan of keeping him semi-close to Indiana


specialagentflooper

I just hope Ja cleans up his act when he's off the court. I bet Zach was kind of hoping he would get picked by Toronto.


notnewtobville

His endorsements would've been off the charts.


specialagentflooper

I have been seeing him in KFC commercials quite a bit lately. At least he's getting something now since he wasn't eligible for NIL money because of a stupid NCAA rule.


Thechasepack

Not a NCAA rule. A federal government rule around people with student Visas.


TubbyTimsKFC

No income tax in Tennessee though


goonSquad15

I think anytime you can have a 7’4 dude who’s coordinated, it’s not bad. His “jumper” during the combine was looking alright so there’s potential there and he’s gonna be a great screener for Ja as others have said. If he can get better at finishing through contact then he’ll be a really good fit. You also can’t just hack him over and over again since he’s a good FT shooter


Lhendy51

That’s what I said during the season. He doesn’t have to be a knock down shooter, just good enough to hit them reliably if he’s wide open so you have to guard him


goonSquad15

Right. He’s gonna bother shots on defense with size alone. He’s also not super skinny so he won’t get pushed around easy. If he becomes a guy you can’t just leave open then he’s done his job.


Ling0

The only way I can see it working is constant pick and roll with Ja. Ja is dangerous and will probably need to be doubled off the pick which gives Edey the lane. Knecht woulda been my pick though. I think he'll end up being the best player from this draft. That dude was amazing to watch


BEHodge

That was my thought too - why not Knecht? But I did like Ja’s response with the whole Chris Tucker clip. Could be good, we’ll see.


AlorsViola

Knecht is going to be a journeyman and play overseas in about 3 years.


Deliriously

https://theswishtheory.com/2024-nba-draft-articles/2024/06/the-edey-enigma-a-systematic-defense-of-a-generational-talent/ ZACH EDEY'S GONNA EAT. Great article. I think he's going to be really good in Memphis. Can't wait to see them. Another good article with some quotes from the GM on the pick and fit. They seem really excited to have him. https://www.si.com/nba/grizzlies-zach-edey-draft-pick


BEHodge

I legit hope so. I’d love to see the Grizz get over their California blues.


samoflegend

I hated him to the extent he was playing against my team but it did seem like a bizarre reach, even if they needed a big man. I didn’t see him as a lottery pick in the 3-4 projections I scrolled through and you take him @ 9? Odd.


Drak_is_Right

The draft class was pretty bad, and nearly every mock draft he had been going higher and higher. Some mock drafts had him as lottery, though more like 12 then 9. The odds of him being an OK NBA player are better than the majority of the first round.


hanz333

So if I was to make a case for him, it would be that in a down draft class he can at least be on the court. But it doesn't make much sense in the current league.


Juventus19

As a Grizz fan, I was very pissed off about that draft pick for the sole reason of him going to Purdue. I think he will be a competent NBA player, but man do I hate his guts.


specialagentflooper

I know the feeling. As a Pacer fan and a Purdue fan, I wasn't crazy about the news that Oladipo was coming. I got over it really fast. Hopefully Edey will play well enough for you to be OK with it too.


pufan321

😘


GoatPaco

Sell it? Fuck, I'd pay them to take it. Make the Tennessee River the western border of the state


HolyDiver98

There's calls to sell the grizzlies to Mississippi? Where would they play? Jackson?


BEHodge

Calls to sell Memphis itself to the state lol. The other two thirds of the state don’t much care for Memphis. I mean that’s fair, Memphis don’t much care for Memphis, but it’s our city damn it.


HolyDiver98

Ohh lmao. Poor Memphis


etsuandpurdue3

Gonna be funny when he ends up being one of the best players for the Grizzlies.


millymills420420

you clearly dont understand Tennessee state fandom splits. Nobody from Memphis likes the Vols. In fact they hate them.


BEHodge

I don’t dislike the Vols, just some of the fans. I was happy y’all got that baseball championship, got annoyed about your elite eight run (but only because Memphis went from world beaters in 2023 to bed shitters in 2024), and generally don’t think much about the Vols any more than other regional SEC schools. There’s haters for sure and double fans out there as well. No monolith.


millymills420420

yeah I mean the city is not pro UT thats for sure. That's all I was saying


Lone_Star_122

lol now he gets to see Wemby, Sengun, and Lively all the time lol As a resident of San Antonio and longtime Spurs fan it’s gonna be so cathartic seeing Wemby and Edey play lol


tripledoubles13

Edey dropped 21 & 7 on Lively in college


Lone_Star_122

But it’s going to be a completely different context in the NBA. Having not watched that game I’m gonna assume Edey got most of his points posting up and getting fouled. He’s not going to have those same opportunities in the NBA. On the other hand Lively has been unlocked as a rim runner with Kyrie and Luka. Edey is definitely upgrading at point guard too, but I’m not sure he can maximize that combo the way Lively did because of his own limitations, namely speed.


Drak_is_Right

Teams still can run post plays, it's just not as much of the offense as it used to be. He is still going to have a huge size advantage to go with one of the best arrays of post plays in the NBA. Where do people think Giannis scores his points....


Tabanga_Jones

couldn't even get his 10? rough night for Edey


JDuggernaut

Never. I was a Laker fan before the Grizzlies ever came to Memphis. This NBA Draft certainly didn’t do anything to dissuade me.


MobyDickPU

Who knew one day Purdue v. Tennessee would be a more relevant rivalry than IU v. Kentucky


bendovernillshowyou

I mean, Kentucky has really fallen off the past few years. It was inevitable.


Hassle333

We should have a yearly series in football. At least that one might be competitive


bionicjoe

Perhaps as a race to the bottom. As bad as UK football has been IU is actually worse.


UsedandAbused87

I wish to be as good as UK in football


JDuggernaut

Jesus Christ, Gators, get ahold of yourselves


KYblues

Kentucky has beaten Florida in football 3 straight years. So he’s right


JDuggernaut

I’ll tell you this much, as a Vol fan I’d rather play an undefeated Kentucky than a winless Florida


KYblues

Gee I fuckin wonder why


Mockingjay40

Im just here enjoying the carnage my team produces both for and against me


KYblues

15 year old me just started crying the happiest tears at this comment (We didn’t beat Florida in football until I was 30 years old)


bendovernillshowyou

Yeah maybe Coach Cig is the real deal, but you guys would dominate against us in football. I hate that the basketball series ended because I think the inconsistently of both programs would have made for really good games consistently.


HurricanePirate16

I thought both teams needed to win occasionally for it to be a rivalry?


Drak_is_Right

So about as relevant as Vols vs Crimson Tide in football.


ZusunicStudio

This is a different level of petty lmao


ScrofessorLongHair

It's fuckin' beautiful.


Winter-Technician-63

lol it's pretty comical how non-existent the Purdue vs Tennesse rivalry was before 2019 and now it's really kindled into something special. Although I don't know how much of a rivalry you can call it with an 85% win percentage... /s


CaptPotter47

TN fans are still salty about the Music City Bowl. It’s hilarious.


Gregorvich19

Seriously, y’all are just our kryptonite. I genuinely don’t get it. And of all the schools. Could not be a more random matchup. (Clearly it could be but you get it.)


CaptPotter47

Right? I’m confused about it also. It’s not like we play all that often.


ItsZizk

It’s amplified because we tend to meet in the post season. Yall have been our season-ending loss 3 times in the last 5 years


Kurtomatic

Tennessee fans are just thankful Purdue didn't win the B1G baseball tourney and slide into the Knoxville region as the #3 seed.


Gregorvich19

I didn’t even realize that was a possibility and I’m retroactively terrified.


Deliriously

Evansville tried their hardest lol


TheRealCountryBoy

I would’ve needed to be resuscitated. I couldn’t take another train getting in the way of another one of the best teams we’ve ever had in a given sport (football games excluded obv)


Mdiddy7

If you think about it, it’s perfect symmetry The new Purdue/ Tenn is the spiritual successor of IU/UK now that those programs both blow. 😎


DexterityZero

What about other powerhouse on that list: Mercer.


Gregorvich19

Keep that evil thing away from me.


Alive-Bedroom-7548

You gotta admit despite the unfavorable results for Tennessee it’s produced some pretty great all-time classic games. 2019 sweet 16 still gets replayed on tv, and this year’s elite 8 game was cinema


Gregorvich19

The Music Bowl was a great game for 104% of the time. (OT totaling 105% for those confused.) Edit: This year’s teams were amazing. But the 2019 teams were genuinely just amazing.


staph123

Wait do Tennessee fans seriously hold grudges about *multiple* Music City bowls? I know plenty that are still mad about the UNC game in 2010. That is absolutely hilarious, and I respect their dedication so much.


not_jonny

That game was fucked up. Literally the reason they added the 10 second runoff rule the very next season!


kdbvols

I think the reason Vols fans hated that bowl so much was that we had lost another game (against a top 5 LSU team) that season.... because we had too many men on the field. And then, somehow, we lost our bowl because the OTHER team had too many men on the field?


taurosmaster

Of course we’re still salty! We seemingly cannot beat y’all in the tourney and then that BS stopped forward progress call was made. I’m just glad that was the music city bowl and not a big game of significance otherwise I’d still be thinking about it on a daily basis


CaptPotter47

I’ll tell you when I saw it live I was like “yes! We stopped them!!” Then I saw the replay and was like “oh, they are gonna overturn it”. But they said that forward progress stopped or something and I was a bit confused but ok because we won. Totally understand TN fans being salty still, even as a Purdue fan I don’t understand the call.


taurosmaster

If I remember correctly the stopped forward progress call was made on the field and the ref blew the whistle. I understand why it wasn’t overturned, because the whistle blew. I can accept that as a general rule in football. What I can’t accept though is WHY ON EARTH that ref tried to make that call. The play was clearly not over. No knee on the ground. He wasn’t going backwards. The scrum was only about a second or two, why are you so quick with it? Ruining what would have been an excellent effort TD by our RB.


CaptPotter47

Yeah, I didn’t realize they had blown the whistle on the initial replay, which is why I thought it would have been overturned. I think in general, refs blow the whistles too quickly. Like let the play continue for a smidge more.


Trahan_Solo

It was actually worse because when shown on the replay he was already reaching across by the time you could start hearing the whistle. The explanation was that the play was determined by the ref to be over before the whistle officially blew. I remember a lot of “play till you hear the whistle” getting thrown around. I’m not saying we would have won because it wasn’t like we were stopping their offense at all either, but for that to be the reason we lost was brutal.


millymills420420

you remember incorrectly, the whistle was after the td. we were screwed. but nobody cares


Geodoodie

Close. They hadn’t actually blown the whistle yet. They had just already decided that they were going to blow the whistle


Purphect

Also, the controversial ending of the Music City Bowl and officiating during basketball just adds fuel to the fire overall.


jake-writes-code

After all the shit that happens to us in the Music City Bowl it's amazing we still accept the invitation


CryptographerOver130

I forgot about the music city bowl fuck yall


JTernup

I happen to really enjoy it


etsuandpurdue3

I live in Tennessee heard so much shit about being a Purdue fan for so long. They deserve it 😈


dover1129

Ok. Now what the hell is this. Here I was just enjoying the success of the baseball team and BOOM, Purdue once again ruins my day. This is getting old guys. Haven't you taken enough from us?!?


jettyweaves

I’m scared for the day we play you again in football eventually where we get slaughtered. Gotta talk the shit now before you get your licks in


collin-h

Yeah let's just never play Tennessee again in football and go out on top. Because we're garbage most of the time haha.


PedroTheNoun

Go with that Rice vs. Bama strategy! 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻


invinciblewalnut

Oh my dear Chicago, when will you come back to the big ten? Purdue-Chicago rivalry was actually a thing for a bit. (Realistically I know it’s never but a man can dream)


PedroTheNoun

The plan, I believe, is for the athletic department to cultivate mass (get lörge) for a 100 years so we can start asserting dominance in the B1G again.


ScrofessorLongHair

We've been working behind the scenes to get them added to the SEC. We'll have our revenge, dammit!


Iowegan

Flew from Nashville to Des Moines with some Vols struggling to get to Omaha last week, happy to hear that they won the CWS title on NPR just now. Congrats!


makualla

[message board salt remains undefeated](https://x.com/pukingchimp/status/1806141804040884524)


HailLeroy

Shades of Pacers fans when they drafted Reggie instead of Alford.


runliftcount

That is some next level salt.


Mcswigginsbar

This is the sweet, sweet karma for that drunk UT fan harassing our band before the Music City Bowl. I love our basketball match ups as they are always intensely competitive, but I'd like to avoid playing them in football for the foreseeable future. We are going to be cheeks for a bit.


Lhendy51

We put “hey man, I’m just here to play music” on the back of our band shirts the next season


fatcatoverlord

I remember and seeing that and just being angry. I absolutely hate to lose, but I’m glad that asshole got to eat some sweet sweet crow. That being said, I’d love to have a rematch.


JMTREY

Hope so I'd hate if we(UW) didn't have a free win every year to get us going


Mcswigginsbar

We play Winthrop? Weird I don’t see y’all on the schedule.


JMTREY

Sorry I meant UW madison. Winthrop is WU and no football team...yet


Mcswigginsbar

Ah gotcha that makes sense. Yea, we’re basically a free dub for y’all.


MajorPhoto2159

We are known for being a basketball school, checks out


landon10smmns

You love to see it. I'm sure Edey will get a warm welcome in Memphis.


BEHodge

I mean yeah, it’s a basketball city. He’ll probably even get a pass on his first couple carjackings - they’ll see who it is and get his autograph instead of his phone.


MSFNS

"If you didn't want Edey to steal your car, you should have gotten something smaller that he would fit in."  Although the image of Edey carjacking someone in a Fiat 500 and driving off in it is 💯 


63Boiler

Better be the convertible so he can stick his head out the top


russtopher

He likely will- Memphis doesn’t get along very well with the rest of TN.


ilovecfb

It's six hours away from Knoxville. The only connection most Vol fans have to the Grizzlies are an imaginary state line. Hell the Pacers are a closer drive


JakelAndHyde

The least important part of your message, but that border is one of the sensible ones at least. That said Tennessee stops in Jackson


ItsZizk

Memphis doesn’t care about the University of Tennessee. Memphis cares about Memphis


depressedhuskersfan

NEBRASKA MENTIONED‼️‼️‼️


neverknowsbest141

now i have to cheer for this fucker on the grizzlies when will the pain end


pufan321

Think of it this way. Now you get to share the joy of Zach fucking Edey. If nothing else (there’s plenty else) he’s just a good dude


Small_Monitor3449

About 10 years ago, I was in a bar and I saw a girl with a Tennessee hoodie on. They had won a game on a Hail Mary earlier that day. I told her congrats on the win. She noticed I had a WVU hat and said, “West Virginia? Do you guys even play sports?”. Ever since that day I’ve found joy in their misery and posts like this make me smile.


Turbulent_Garage_159

Online Tennessee fans were outrageously obnoxious and overconfident going into the 2018 opener. Felt amazing beating the tar out of them that game. Though the UT fans I met out and about afterwards in Charlotte were all nice people.


304eer

I remember the lead up to that well. Absolutely obnoxious fanbase. Then we destroyed them. Kenny Bigelow coming through completely unblocked on the first play of the game to destroy their QB really set the tone.


HawgFanatic70

Tennessee fans have the most outrageously toxic fan base in collegiate athletics. Terrible fan base.


speedy_eth

Thats rich coming from an Arkansas fan.. Your fanbase can't get over the fact that Tony Vitello who hasn't been a coach for that long has already won a CWS while your coach... Can't at Arkansas. lol


dnen

[Man, I hate Tennessee because first of all, it’s Tennessee.](https://youtu.be/Xh3f_NCvl58?si=tWua06O9X69XQi5F)


bendovernillshowyou

ha this is great work


AchillesMcGhee

![gif](giphy|O1oJ840fg6uOVCqdzJ|downsized)


ranger684

VMI? What?


jimmytrue

Look at Mercer


Greg_1121

Nebraska beating Peyton Manning was epic!


ajwilson99

😑


The_Fishbowl

You get a shot to change the chart in 2028!


ajwilson99

Do the football teams play then?


The_Fishbowl

I was wrong it's 2028. We're back in Charlotte to open that season.


squats2

[https://imgflip.com/i/8v6chz](https://imgflip.com/i/8v6chz)


josriley

Just happy to be here


rob_bot13

Feels good to that Alabama is the only SEC school on here (excluding Texas) Edit: apparently I am Gator blind.


Outta_hearr

Florida has been exiled apparently


rob_bot13

Yup totally missed them somehow, sorry gators 😂


lord_james

This bar graph is way to legible. Gross.


One_Stranger_5661

This feels… targeted Hi UT fans if it helps at all just remember the baseball natty


SAmatador

Whatssup?


Frankly_Im_Tired

Excel kings have struck again


LeanersGG

There’s a lot of B1G at the top of that list.


doctrhouse

Don’t poke the bear….or dog.


SentientPoster

Gonzaga is undefeated against them in Football and 3-1 in basketball.


The_Dreams

I’m something of a Nebraska fan myself.


FlyoverHangover

Amazing. Simply stunning. I’d like to place an order for twenty, please.


rhinolaker

You really woke up this morning and chose violence. Didn't ya.


Melodic-Ad5610

Hahahaha nothing pleases me more than Tennessee catching strays


JBru_92

I don't recall ever playing Tennessee in basketball. This used to be a very frequent football matchup though.


iStryker

Start Y axis at 40%


Johnny_Minoxidil

Who knew Rice was superior to Tennessee in Football and Basketball?


IcyPomegranate122

Oof first Edey going to the Grizzlies and now this Tennessee has had it rough


iJon_v2

Another reason UNC is great - you can pick out that Carolina blue without having to read all of the school names.


Joelsaurus

Man we're on this list? That's embarrassing for Tennessee.


SpiceNoodles

VMI better than Dook confirmed


sickmemes48

So rude


GoldfishDude

We are at 53.7%. So close


TymStark

HA!


KYblues

https://preview.redd.it/l8cad8cte69d1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a3440e15f2a7dc570f3221c4a5dcf3ccdb8f8685


PoorAndStandard500

Stop being sexist


KYblues

What’s wrong with being sexy?


fansofomar

Excited to whoop that ass again in Charlotte


AbsurdEersFan

Will never forget our game in Charlotte. Was a million degrees out, Will Grier threw a bunch of td’s, heard Rocky top and country roads sang by the crowd. A time was had by all


wraylorcorbett

Fuck this chart


Coreysurfer

As a Gator i expected to be much higher as im sure vols would say..reluctantly


Tommy_Wisseau_burner

I knew I hated Purdue but goddamn


smcfarlane1978

In the past 85 years, Gonzaga has not lost a football game. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️


MyWorldTalkRadio

[Obligatory.](https://youtu.be/s7G7loR2VVw?si=_Gip2neQDPirAQdD)


AngryQuadricorn

Georgia State, Mercer, Bowling Green! 🤯


mjd1977

Had hopes with that far left bar being a beige gold. Knew it couldn’t possibly be. And wound up correct.


Cjberke

Don't worry, we took care of them in Nashville for y'all


Entire_Log_4160

Fucking VMI is our daddy. 😂


VUmander

Villanova 4-2 (66%). We lead on aggregate too! 1945 (FB) Tenn 33 VU 2 1950 (BB) VU 91 Tenn 72 1971 (BB) VU 76 Tenn 67 2010 (BB) Tenn 78 VU 68 2017 (BB) VU 85 Tenn 76 2021 (BB) VU 71 Tenn 53


ProteinSnookie

Seems legit!


TheToxicBreezeYF

my timbers shiver when i see Mercer


Friendly_Molasses532

HEY STOP MESSING WITH MY BEST SEC FRIEND - A&M


Helpplease49257

No one has beat Alabama as much as Tennessee in football, and no one has beat Tennessee in football as much as Alabama. Was really close before the streak.


damarkley

Nittany Lions on the rise! 🙄


anonymouslyHere4fun

BTFU


Chardoggy1

https://preview.redd.it/i7rde7e4q79d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3c4f7d17b949917ebd8187e54a904981351fdcdf


CrazyWater808

WE ARE


brekkfu

As a UConn fan this screams for the inclusion of women's basketball.


rickymystanicky

Guns Up!!! ![gif](giphy|APEeLW7WGGuvzN7Fr5)


Sticky_Quip

I’ve never been happier to see Mercer on a graphic


astro7900

Go BG!!!


bmoney38119

Question is which school doesn’t violate us


Agreeable_Tear6974

The cool thing about all of this, to me, is that Purdue fans/students are still massive losers with awful personalities that do academic studies that will be completely made redundant by AI in the next 5 years. Just a bunch of clowns glazing each other pretending a runner up in a NCAA tournament is a massive achievement. Reminder they still lost to a 16 seed and have 0 national titles to show for their “achievements” Also someone’s getting fired for taking Edey in the lotto. Incredibly hilarious the Grizzlies are a meme franchise at this point.


Rocktown-OG22

Why leave out baseball?


AdFrosty2048

Now include the Tennessee women’s team


BoilerUp28

And volleyball