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SEC hoops is going to be an insane season. Probably 6 of the top 10 teams in the country all beating each other.

Kentucky beat Florida, Florida destroys #1 Tennessee, then Kentucky shits the bed in Georgia. Can't see anyone finishing the SEC with less than 4 conference losses
 
PredsV82 said:
SEC hoops is going to be an insane season. Probably 6 of the top 10 teams in the country all beating each other.

Kentucky beat Florida, Florida destroys #1 Tennessee, then Kentucky shits the bed in Georgia. Can't see anyone finishing the SEC with less than 4 conference losses
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Florida def destroyed TN looking at the score but I’ve also never seen a good team shoot so terribly in my life. They made 10 total fgs and had a ton of completely uncontested jumpers and minimally contested layups just not convert. Good time to get a stinker out of the way tho.
 
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LCPreds said:
Florida def destroyed TN looking at the score but I’ve also never seen a good team shoot so terribly in my life. They made 10 total fgs and had a ton of completely uncontested jumpers and minimally contested layups just not convert. Good time to get a stinker out of the way tho.
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I only kept up with the score but yes, "stinker" is a good word for that. Remains to be seen if that was just a holiday hangover or the real Vols.
 
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The chairman of the NHL's Nashville Predators and his wife want to bring the WNBA to Music City and have teamed up with a star-filled investor group that includes Candace Parker, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and entertainers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

The group led by Bill Haslam, a former Tennessee governor, submitted its bid to the WNBA on Thursday for a franchise that would start playing in 2028. The team would be named the Tennessee Summitt in honor of the late Pat Summitt.

 
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The chairman of the NHL's Nashville Predators and his wife want to bring the WNBA to Music City and have teamed up with a star-filled investor group that includes Candace Parker, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and entertainers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

The group led by Bill Haslam, a former Tennessee governor, submitted its bid to the WNBA on Thursday for a franchise that would start playing in 2028. The team would be named the Tennessee Summitt in honor of the late Pat Summitt.

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I think Nashville will be really great spot for a WNBA team. There's already a base of women's basketball fans and then you also don't have an NBA team to compete with.
 
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I guess if you get in before they actually start making money and it works out then it ends up being a good deal, but its still pretty risky considering how reliant the WNBA still is on the NBA.
 
AtlantaWhaler said:
The chairman of the NHL's Nashville Predators and his wife want to bring the WNBA to Music City and have teamed up with a star-filled investor group that includes Candace Parker, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and entertainers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

The group led by Bill Haslam, a former Tennessee governor, submitted its bid to the WNBA on Thursday for a franchise that would start playing in 2028. The team would be named the Tennessee Summitt in honor of the late Pat Summitt.

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Having Haslam involved seems to make it very legit, not just his money, but because the Preds would need to be okay with sharing the arena.
 
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Are any of you interested in participating in the HFBoards NFL Mock Draft? We still have a spot open for the Titans.

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Thread '2025 Hfboards NFL Mock DRAFT Discussion'

I didn't see anybody post this, so figured we should get a thread started for people to pick teams etc. My thought is to begin the draft ~March 14th. That will be a couple days past the beginning of FA which starts on the 12th. And prior to the 12th, is the 52 hour courtship period for free agents. So, most big free agents should be picked over by then.

For the first time in awhile, every team owns their 1st round pick.

I have arranged them in 1st round draft order. Go ahead and pick your team. I have taken the Steelers.

1: Tennessee Titans - @Romang67
2: Cleveland Browns -...
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Armourboy said:
What happened there? I don't care enough about the NFL to pay that much attention.
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Debacle probably the wrong term. But they originally were just going to renovate current Nissan Stadium but then "the research" said it would cost more to renovate than to build a new one. So they went that route.
 
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Debacle probably the wrong term. But they originally were just going to renovate current Nissan Stadium but then "the research" said it would cost more to renovate than to build a new one. So they went that route.
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I don’t understand why it would be hell. Baseball in Nashville has to happen. It would probably be 5 years from now and a lot of the funding would be private. Titans got a new stadium and are one of the worst franchises in the NFL. Baseball is Middle Tennessee’s biggest youth sport and Atlanta is the closest pro team to Nashville.
 
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I don’t understand why it would be hell. Baseball in Nashville has to happen. It would probably be 5 years from now and a lot of the funding would be private. Titans got a new stadium and are one of the worst franchises in the NFL. Baseball is Middle Tennessee’s biggest youth sport and Atlanta is the closest pro team to Nashville.
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Several reasons:

1. Neither the city nor the state is going to pony up one dime for another stadium/park. The Titans stadium was a masterclass in ramming something through the gov't so fast that no one knew what was happening. That won't happen again.

2. There are no apparent billionaires willing to fund another stadium/park and pay the MLB fees for a new team.

3. Where would you put it? Williamson County makes the most sense until you consider cost of land, infrastructure, etc. And, no, it cannot go where the Sounds park is. Not big enough.

4. Oh yeah, the Sounds. They have rights and they would have to be paid a LARGE sum to go away if an MLB club was able to locate somewhere around downtown.

5. The Titans may be crappy, right now, but they are by far and away the most popular franchise and sport in Nashville. Only thing that rivals it is the SEC. They are having no trouble selling PSLs for the new stadium at OUTRAGEOUS prices. And the new stadium can be used year round for concerts, other sports, etc.

The MLB in Nashville thing is a fantasy.
 
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hido said:
Several reasons:

1. Neither the city nor the state is going to pony up one dime for another stadium/park. The Titans stadium was a masterclass in ramming something through the gov't so fast that no one knew what was happening. That won't happen again.

2. There are no apparent billionaires willing to fund another stadium/park and pay the MLB fees for a new team.

3. Where would you put it? Williamson County makes the most sense until you consider cost of land, infrastructure, etc. And, no, it cannot go where the Sounds park is. Not big enough.

4. Oh yeah, the Sounds. They have rights and they would have to be paid a LARGE sum to go away if an MLB club was able to locate somewhere around downtown.

5. The Titans may be crappy, right now, but they are by far and away the most popular franchise and sport in Nashville. Only thing that rivals it is the SEC. They are having no trouble selling PSLs for the new stadium at OUTRAGEOUS prices. And the new stadium can be used year round for concerts, other sports, etc.

The MLB in Nashville thing is a fantasy.
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1 and 2) MLB expansion would be roughly 2029. 2031 season would be a realistic first season. A lot can change and Nashville will continue to grow as the dominant city of the south. Rich people love sports teams.

3) Across the river where the Titans stadium is could make sense. That whole area could be revitalized to be a sports entertainment district. It would be an incredible place for a ball park. There is also the possibility of North Nashville around Ted Rhodes Golf courses and TSU. Williamson County would be an option as well.

4) The Sounds would obviously be gone but again, we are talking 2031 at the earliest. Money would make this go away. Their contract with the Brewers ends in 2030.

5) Titans would still be #1 yes. The Titans had half their stadium funded by the public (largest in US history) and are ass every year. It’s wild that people are so against MLB in Nashville. It’s a matter of time, imo.
 
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NoNecksCurse said:
1 and 2) MLB expansion would be roughly 2029. 2031 season would be a realistic first season. A lot can change and Nashville will continue to grow as the dominant city of the south. Rich people love sports teams.

3) Across the river where the Titans stadium is could make sense. That whole area could be revitalized to be a sports entertainment district. It would be an incredible place for a ball park. There is also the possibility of North Nashville around Ted Rhodes Golf courses and TSU. Williamson County would be an option as well.

4) The Sounds would obviously be gone but again, we are talking 2031 at the earliest. Money would make this go away. Their contract with the Brewers ends in 2030.

5) Titans would still be #1 yes. The Titans had half their stadium funded by the public (largest in US history) and are ass every year. It’s wild that people are so against MLB in Nashville. It’s a matter of time, imo.
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If you look at the entire East Bank plan there is nowhere to put a baseball stadium nor is there any public money for a stadium. Honestly, it would be a crappy use of the land compared to what they already have planned from the horseshoe to the scrapyard.

Also, Metro Nashville owns the Sounds park. It's not paid off until 2043. That's a problem.

The North Nashville thing is not going to happen. Again, infrastructure (I live in Germantown and know the area quite well). And where in Will Co would you put it? It's one of the most NIMBY counties in the Southeast (I lived there for 18 years). They ain't gonna want a baseball stadium by the ag center or in Thompson's Station.

I was on the board of the Nashville Sports Council for a decade. Baseball is just not going to happen. UNLESS, there is a billionaire that wants to put up north of six billion dollars for what is now a regional sport. And it could happen. But, again, where do you put it? Hell, I can't even find anywhere to build a custom house in this town right now. Any land that is desirable is gone three seconds later. But, that's a topic for another forum/thread...
 
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