Oh Tennessee

I have always lived by the rule that if you wish to be taken seriously as a basketball school, don't rush the court. This rule especially applies to teams that have a number in front of their name. Well, ladies and gentlemen, Tennessee has just taken that to a new level.

While I was a bit surprised that Tennessee did not rush the court after their 76-68 win over then #1 Kansas, what ensued post game took it to another level. Today, January 13th, it has been brought to my attention that t-shirts were made to commemorate their victory over Kansas.

I am probably in the minority when I say that I do not even think that winning your conference warrants a t-shirt to recognize that. So, along those lines, winning a single game at home against the number one team absolutely does not call for a shirt.

In order to be taken seriously as a college basketball program, and as a ranked team, doing something like this is a joke. I understand that this team was limping with only 6 scholarship players and 3 walk ons leading them to victory, so it was that much more sweet for them, but still, you were ranked #16 at the time. They should have their eyes on a much bigger prize, not a single game that was played like it was their championship.

Don't get me wrong, congratulations to Tennessee for outplaying the number one team in the country, and most peoples pick to win the national championship, but celebrate like you win big games all the time, PLEASE! Making a shirt for another reason besides the Final Four or a National Championship is superfluous and should not happen.