Nathaniel and Matthew Johnson are biking from California to Pennsylvania, stopping to explore the best beer the U.S. has to offer. • Courtesy of Beers N Bikes
Brews, bikes and bros: An experiment for a cause Bradi Musil
Editor-in-Chief More than 5,000 miles, over 60 microbreweries and at least two, hairy dudes — this is the recipe for the adventure of a lifetime. Or, at least, for nine months out of the year. In just over three weeks, UT alumni and brothers Nathaniel and Matthew Johnson will fly to San Francisco, California, to begin their journey biking across the country, raising money for charity and drinking the best beer the United States has to offer. Although the Johnson brothers aren’t the first to bike across the U.S., they are part of a growing community who have coupled the athletic endeavor with a brewery bucket list — extending their expedition well beyond what’s typically accomplished. “See, most people, they usually do it in three to four months,” Nathaniel, the older of the two brothers, said. “But, we’ve actually done longer than we have to because we’ve added
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the breweries. “We wanted to make it unique ... We wanted to make it something special to us and important to us.” The Johnson brothers will start their journey on March 16 when they fly to San Francisco, California. From there, they’ll bike roughly 120 miles a day – about 8 -11 hours of riding — until they reach Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although a 9-month biking quest would be a challenge for any experienced biker, Nathaniel and Matthew are far from amateurs when it comes to travelling, biking or drinking. Nathaniel, who graduated from UT with a degree in nuclear engineering, spent three months cycling around France — traveling all the way from Brussels to Barcelona. He said although the trip proved to be the most difficult three months of his life, afterwards he was hooked. “It was a struggle every day,” Nathaniel said. “Emotionally, physically, it was just exhausting on every aspect. Not knowing where you’re
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going to sleep at night, that’s a toll on itself.” Matthew, who graduated this past December with a degree in communication, previously took a year off of school to visit New Zealand, and on his way back, met up with Nathaniel to spend three weeks riding motorcycles throughout Vietnam. That trip, as well, presented its own unique challenges. “We didn’t speak the language; there were motorcycle crashes; the bikes themselves didn’t work,” Matthew said. “So, we figured a more fun trip would be to cycle across the United States just on our own.” “Hopefully, this will be a little smoother than what we’ve experienced in the past,” Nathaniel added. For their upcoming trip, the Johnson brothers have been deliberate in using their experience to fund more than just great drinking stories. See BEERS N BIKES on Page 4
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‘Natural Marriage Defense’ bill to be proposed again Courney Ferrel Contributor A new bill moving through the Tennessee legislature is challenging the June 26, 2015 Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex marriage. This landmark decision determined in Obergefell v. Hodges that the 14th Amendment provides the same marriage equality to homosexual couples as heterosexual couples, specifically under the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses. The proposed “Natural Marriage Defense Act” states that the Obergefell v. Hodges outcome was “a lawless opinion with no basis in American law or history.” In contrast to the 2015 decision, the proposed bill defines marriage as being between a man and a woman. It was introduced in the Tennessee House of Representatives by Rep. Mark Pody, along with
Senator Mae Beavers. This is not the first time the state of Tennessee has seen this bill, however. In January 2016, the “Natural Marriage Defense Act” was struck down in a committee before it reached the floor. “A state is free to pass a law, but then it has to be prepared to deal with legal challenges to said law. So, in a situation like this, if legislators want to take a symbolic stand in regard to their stance on marriage, they can do so,” Hemant Sharma, lecturer in political science, said. “But, ultimately, it will be little more than that: a symbolic gesture. “Ultimately, the only opinion that matters right here is the Supreme Court’s opinion.” Aside from legal issues that the state could face after passage of a bill like this, the Tennessee LGBTQ+ community has also taken a stand in opposition. Aaron Burnell, a graduate student in social work and member of the LGBTQ+ community, said he wants the community’s voice to be heard in addition to the politicians’. “Individuals are entitled to their own set of
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values. However, a representative of the state does not get to represent their own values, but rather they become vessels for the laws of the nation,” Burnell said. “What troubles me most is that individuals feel emboldened to act upon their biases and prejudices.” A 2010 Census found 10,898 same-sex couples in Tennessee, with 54 percent of them being women. The same census found that 18 percent of same-sex couples had children. Additionally, a June 2016 Gallup poll found that nearly half of all cohabiting same sex couples were married, compared to 38 percent in 2015, the year of the Supreme Court decision. “Not only are queer communities supporting each other emotionally, communities are also mobilizing to make their voices heard,” Burnell said. “If nothing else comes from this proposed legislation, our state representatives will know that we, as queer people, are their constituents and that we will be represented, or they will be held accountable by our votes.”
Using drones to reveal similarities between Earth, Mars Shelby Whitehead Staff Writer A UT science professor discussed using drones to understand similarities between Earth and Mars during Friday’s weekly science forum in Thompson-Boling Arena. Jeff Moersch, associate professor of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, has a professional history focusing on better understanding Earth’s planetary neighbor. On Friday, Feb. 24, attendees of the weekly science forum listened to Moersch’s lecture on unknown planetary phenomena, titled “Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Studies of Mars-like Landscapes on Earth.” The research Moersch conducts is based on terrestrial analogues, which are features and locations on Earth that share characteristics with other planetary bodies. Moersch is mostly concerned with the tools for scientific discovery. Rather than formulating a hypothesis or a problem and solution model, Moersch’s research focuses on the mechanisms themselves used to gather data that can later be used for experimental studies. Drones are being used more frequently as a field instrument, and Moersch has some piloting history and a drone piloting certification, giving him professional status in his field of research. Moersch uses drone technology to gather information about geological features present on both Earth and Mars. Drones are highly portable, compact and can fly in hard-to-access field locations. “It’s really fascinating to hear how people are
It’s really fascinating to hear how people are using drones. On the TV, you hear and think it’s just a hightech toy, but it’s not so much a toy.”
using drones. On the TV, you hear and think it’s just a high-tech toy, but it’s not so much a toy,” Lynne Davis, community partner affiliate and attendee of the science forum, said. She and her husband, Bob, are retired commercial pilots interested in the newest flying technology. Drones can take images from a grid flight pattern, which allows for a series of adjacent pictures that can be assembled into a larger image. The detailed resolution of drone photography is ideal for detailed studies of landscapes. The photos taken by a drone in a grid flight pattern can also create a computerized 3D surface model that can be used to create a physical model – using thermal imaging capabilities to determine the height of land features. Drones’ unique features make data-gathering easier than using other methods which required helicopters to get the same images. Drones are less expensive, can reach higher altitudes, can be programmed to specific flight patterns and involve less planning and more portability than helicopters. Moersch has done field research using drones
Lynne Davis, Science Form attendee across the globe. In Iceland, his field studies focused on rootless cones, a type of volcanic-resembling landform through which no lava is erupted, which have also been found on Mars. Moersch hopes to better understand landscapes on Mars by studying similar formations in Iceland to determine if the visible surface channels of the red planet are attributable to water or lava, a key indicator of the ability to sustain life. “You want to go to the places that have most likely contained life and preserved life,” Moersch said. Moersch’s research in Chile focused on areas of dry lakes with salt deposits. In Chile, microbial communities have formed on the crests of mounds created by salt deposits – similar to salt deposits present on the surface of Mars. “The technology is so quickly evolving,” Moersch said. “This is starting to tell us what we could need to bring to Mars.” In the future, drone technology could be used in space alongside the Mars Rover by transmitting information between the two.
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First Amendment comes first at Baker Center panel Chris Salvemini News Editor A group of panelists, including student leaders and administrators, filed into the Toyota Auditorium in the Baker Center on Monday, Feb. 27, to discuss the First Amendment and the line between free speech and dignity. The panel was moderated by Jeffrey Rosen, the President and CEO of the National Constitution Center, an organization created by Congress to disseminate information about the Constitution through events about constitutional issues. Melissa Shivers, associate vice chancellor for Student Life and the dean of students; David Reidy, professor in philosophy; Brittany Moore, president of UT’s Black Law Students Association; Bonnie Ownley, president of the Faculty Senate and Barry Hawkins, a senior in sociology, composed the panel. The afternoon’s discussion began with a video from UT about the importance of free speech and a keynote lecture from Rosen. He discussed the importance of separating political and constitutional views and mentioned key questions dealing with the first amendment, such as how far it extends to include hate speech and whether safe spaces are constitutional. “Like Jefferson, Brandeis (a Supreme Court justice) believes that we all have certain faculties beginning with passion at the bottom and reason at the top,” Rosen said during his keynote address. “We have a duty to educate or cultivate our faculties of reason so that we fulfill our promise and be fully engaged citizens.” He also briefly reviewed the history of the First Amendment and free speech in the U.S., including its origin in late 1700s Virginian declarations ensuring similar rights and the early passage of sedition
acts, which restricted free speech. Then panelists walked up to the podium and introduced themselves, explaining their role in the free speech debates. Conversations between panelists stemmed from both attendee questions and prompts from Rosen. One of the first discussions revolved around the legality of UT law profes-
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the purpose of a university is – to have a place where we can all come together and share ideas,” Hawkins said. “Although some people may have been offended by the law professor’s tweet, I think that he was completely in bounds by saying something like that.” Shivers’ said that she also felt that giving everyone a chance to voice their
Free speech is one of the most important topics in America today. On campus, we’re seeing dramatic debates about the proper boundaries between dignity and free expression. Online we’re seeing debates about whether a president should be tweeting and whether congress people should be responding, so the boundaries of free speech have never been more contested.” Jeffrey Rosen, panelist
sor Glenn Reynolds’ tweet to “run them down,” in reference to protesters in Charlotte, North Carolina, in November 2016. Moore mentioned her organization’s decision to raise counter-speech regarding the tweet – a decision which Hawkins encouraged. “I think that Brittany’s organization definitely did the right thing by raising counter speeches, because that is what
opinion was the most important part in dealing with the incident and also complimented Moore for her organization’s response. Audience questions began by asking about the university’s role in regulating online speech and in guaranteeing safe spaces and whether these spaces are exclusionary. “Well, they’re not, except for in the case
of a fraternity or sorority house where you do have to pay your dues to actually live there, but I imagine you can just go visit,” Ownley said in response to the question. “Other than that, I don’t know of any places that are exclusionary.” Another audience member brought up a decision made by three university entities to withhold funding for an upcoming guest lecture titled “How Killing Black Children is an American Tradition.” The lecture will be given Tuesday, Feb. 28, by assistant professor of journalism at Morgan State University Stacey Patton, who plans to address the racialization of black children and the use of “killing black children” to uphold white supremacy in America. Because the event is still funded by the Department of Africana Studies, the Office of Multicultural Student Life and the departments of anthropology, sociology and history and will still occur as planned, however, there is no violation of free speech rights regarding the funding withdrawals. Free speech issues have been a prominent talking point on college campuses and elsewhere in the wake of nationwide protests following the 2016 presidential election. In January, a women’s march occurred on UT’s campus and in downtown Knoxville, and a large protest occurred on Ped Walkway following President Donald Trump’s victory in November. “Free speech is one of the most important topics in America today. On campus, we’re seeing dramatic debates about the proper boundaries between dignity and free expression,” Rosen said after the panel concluded. “Online we’re seeing debates about whether a president should be tweeting and whether congress people should be responding, so the boundaries of free speech have never been more contested.”
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Front Row Review: Ben Folds entertains, exceeds expectations Collin Riggs Contributor One of the reasons I’ve never gone to concerts, other than that they cost money I don’t have, is because I’m always afraid of artists not being as good as I’ve built them up to be in my head. Ben Folds eased that fear on Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Bijou Theatre. The opening act was the lovely Kadhja Bonet. Alone with her guitar, the underground artist from Los Angeles, California, did a fantastic job of calming a rowdy (and rather drunk) audience with her airy voice and minimalist accompaniment. I’d never heard of her before Sunday, but she’s saved on my Spotify now. Folds wasted no time getting started after Bonet. Walking on stage, he sat down and immediately began his hit song “Phone in a Pool” to quiet the audience down. It worked wonders. After, he told us how often he’d passed Knoxville after years of driving between Nashville and his hometown, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It’s strange to imagine I may have passed him once or twice on the road and
BEERS N BIKES continued from Page 1 Through their website “Beers N Bikes,” Nathaniel and Matthew are not only sharing their projected route, which shows all 64 potential brewery stops, but also including a link to a Go Fund Me account which will benefit Natural High, a charity that combats addiction in youth through promoting healthy living and community investment. The Johnson brothers said these ideals are at the core of the message they’re hoping to advocate. “With our plan, going from brewery to brewery, it can really make it seem like we’re trying to glorify binge drinking,” Nathaniel said. “In fact, it’s more about figuring out what the culture of this microbrewery, microbrewing industry is all about and why it exploded so much in the last five years and where it’s going after this.” Nathaniel and Matthew have created a transparent bank account so contributors can see exactly where the donations they’ve contributed are going. The brothers plan to stick to a strict, $10-a-day budget and not use any of the donated money on alcohol. Every dollar not spent on lodging, food or travel expenses will be donated directly to Natural High. Nathaniel and Matthew said they are also starting to produce “Beers N Bikes” merchandise with the intent of using any profits made to also benefit the charity.
never even realized it. His first set continued in that fashion, interlacing songs like “Capable of Anything” and “You Don’t Know Me” with stories about why they were written or things that happened around them in his years of performing. A story about a fan who came into his dressing room with a knife will stick with me every time I listen to “Not a Fan” from now on, as well as the subtle jab at both Nickelback and Bruce Springsteen. As his first set ended, Folds turned to the audience and told us that in the lobby there would be paper. He instructed us to get a piece, write a song we wanted to hear on it and make it into a paper airplane. We would all be told when to throw them. The stage was quickly filled with Folds, the piano and bad origami. Folds snatched a paper airplane off the ground and read it before launching into the song written on the paper. His entire second set continued like that. He would finish, wade through the makeshift airplanes until he saw one he liked and then perform whatever song was written on it, like “The Luckiest” and “Rockin’ the Suburbs.” The final airplane he picked up was mine. I had torn the edges because that was how I was taught to make a paper airplane when I was
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Ben Folds and a Piano at the Bijou Theatre in Knoxville, TN on February 26, 2017. Sarah Ali • The Daily Beacon younger (don’t judge), and I noticed it right before he started “Tiny Dancer.” For his encore, Folds stomped over to the piano after grabbing another paper airplane off the ground. He did a wild rendition of “One Angry Dwarf & 200 Solemn Faces,” and ended his performance by throwing the stool at the
Our plan is to meet people on the road, and see what they have to say, what their favorite brewery is, hear their stories.”
Matthew — the self-proclaimed beer snob to Nathaniel’s bike snob — said he researched the best breweries in the country and connected the dots to create the route. They don’t plan to visit all 64, but instead hope to hit at least 50. Ultimately, though, the brothers said they aren’t overly concerned with adhering to a strict schedule and can’t predict exactly which or how many breweries they’ll end up visiting. “We have no idea how many,” Matthew said. “Because, even if you come to Knoxville, you don’t know anything about Alliance or Last Days of Autumn or Blackhorse until you visit the city. The only thing that shows up (on Google) is Downtown Grill and Brewery.” Similarly, Nathaniel and Matthew have very little planned thus far in terms of lodging. When they fly into California, they’ll be spending the night with a friend in San Francisco, but after that, they’ll be relying almost entirely on the kindness of strangers. “Our plan is to meet people on the road, and see what they have to say, what their favorite
Nathaniel Johnson, co-founder of Beers N Bikes brewery is, hear their stories,” Nathaniel said. “We’re going to be biking. We’re going to get tired, and we’re going to say, ‘Hey, would it be okay if we set up our tent in your yard?’” Using their website and social media — specifically Instagram and Snapchat — the brothers hope to educate their audience on how to travel on a strict budget without limiting the experience. “One of our goals is just to show people that it is possible to, you know, be healthy and get outside, bike and see the outdoors. We do that on a really, really small budget,” Nathaniel said. “So, that’s kind of one of our big goals, you know, is to keep it as cheap as possible to just show people that you can do this. “You don’t have to save up for a year and do everything exactly right.” The trip is, in a way, a Johnson family affair. Nathaniel and Matthew also have a younger brother who works for RIVR Media and plans to help edit and compile the brothers’ video blogs into what Matthew said is “hopefully” a
piano. I was nervous about seeing one of my favorite artists; I was afraid he wouldn’t measure up to the idea in my head. But, after seeing Ben Folds in concert, I actually like him and his music all the more. He isn’t just a musician. He’s an entertainer in every sense of the word. cohesive message. The brother’s father will also be tagging along for part of the trip. “(Nathaniel’s) going to be carrying a oneperson tent, and I’m going to be carrying a twoperson tent. So, anybody who wants to join us literally just has to bring a bike and a helmet,” Matthew said. Matthew, whose favorite beer is the Duchesse de Parshone from Belgium, said he’s most looking forward to visiting the Oma Kang brewery in Cooper’s Town, New York, which brews one of the top-rated beers in the country right now, the Free Philosophers (which can be found in Knoxville at the Downtown Wine and Spirits on Gay Street). He said he’s also excited to visit Spencer Brewery — the only Trappist brewery in the U.S. Nathaniel, on the other hand, said he’s more of a “blue collar” beer drinker, favoring the Terrapin Hi-5 IPA most at the moment. He said he’s mostly excited just to experience the range of diversity from one local brewery to the next. With very little expectation and, perhaps, even less premeditation, the Johnson brothers said they’re prepared for the worst, hoping for the best and are most excited to see how they evolve as people throughout their journey. “I wouldn’t say this is a great idea, but I am very excited for it,” Nathaniel said. “Exactly,” Matthew said. “We’ll see what happens.” To learn more about the Johnson brothers’ trip or donate to their Go Fund Me account, visit https://beersnbikes.wordpress.com/.
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Earning a living with YouTube, a gaming console Jack Fowler Game on
It was 3:27 a.m. I had been working on various homework assignments all night, and I finally came to the final problem on the final assignment. It was engineering physics, and it was by far the hardest class from my freshman year. This problem was the hardest one, and it was so late that Cookout was about to close. I started doing the math in my head, calculating how many hours of sleep I could muster, to see if that would be enough to make it through the day and wake up early enough to ask a friend for help. My mind was racing, but then, in a moment of clarity, I thought, “Forget this. I’m dropping out of college.” I’m sure we’ve all been there. That moment when the homework breaks your back like Bane would, and you start Googling how to make an honest living through other means. Several of my female peers have joked about dropping out and stripping (one of them might have meant it), but I thought about another career: owning and operating my very own YouTube channel. It sounded perfect. If I found a niche, I could make a decent living doing what I love: playing video games. In theory, I would play games about as much as I wanted. I would edit the videos, add some flair, make funny meme jokes and references, and
people might actually enjoy my antics. Piece of cake. There was so much potential. I could make all sorts of videos, ranging from tutorials and walkthroughs to commentaries and fail-videos. Surely I could make a career out of that, right? Well, no. Not really. In the off chance that I could be as successful as PewDiePie, then, yeah, I could make some pretty serious bank-- over $150,000 a year, at least. But for the average YouTuber, it’s a lot harder to make a good living. Most amateur YouTube commentators make less than $10,000 a year off of advertising deals, and that’s still an aspirational number. The more realistic figure would be about $150-$300 a month. So what does this mean? Does it mean that my hopes and dreams of being a professional YouTuber are dashed? Does it mean that my backup for dropping out of college has to be a real job? Thankfully, as a hobby, or even a part-time job, YouTube offers a nice opportunity for game lovers to share their passions and skills with the rest of the world. With a good capture card, a microphone and some video editing software, you can post highquality videos of your gameplay in no time. Such investments are very feasible for a college student. The hardest investment truly is the time.
Make America local again
Jarrod Nelson Socialized
Over the weekend, Karl Dean, former Democratic mayor of Nashville, announced his intention to run for governor of Tennessee in 2018. Beyond being a dude with two first names, Dean is widely recognized for great leadership during the floods of 2010 and for presiding over one of the fastest growing cities in the nation at a time when the economy was shrinking quicker than Ant-Man. In short, it’s interesting. With Bill Haslam being more open about his senatorial ambitions than a starving baboon is desperate for bananas, the field is officially open. This is the first serious statewide Democratic challenger in Tennessee since 2010. By the time the election rolls around, that’s an eight-year gap. Not only that, but Dean is also likely to have a contested primary. Craig Fitzhugh, the House Minority Leader, and Bill Freeman, a big money Nashville Democrat, have openly flirted with running as well. This is unusual. Democrats clearly sense some type of opening here. There’s a historically unpopular Republican baby sitting in the Oval Office, a historically popular Republican governor is leaving office, and no one seems to be poised to take up the mantle. I urge against cynicism here. Yes, this is Tennessee, a state that had 93 of its 95 coun-
ties vote for Donald Trump; a state with a Republican supermajority in both state houses, with a rightward bend sharper than I-40 on the way to Asheville; a state with a majority rural population who believes name recognition means less than a little letter in parentheses. But this is also Tennessee, a state with two unabashedly liberal congressmen and positively booming cities; a state where people like straight business and appreciate a good argument. This is a state where, just eight years ago, we had an extremely popular Democratic governor. This is the Volunteer state, where invoking that name in a new way could be all that is needed to bring solid new values into power. Do not forget your state. Tip O’Neill famously said that “all politics is local.” I’m not sure if he has ever been more wrong, but he was right when he said it. But right now, it seems as though all politics is national, a way that I do not think we have really stopped to appreciate. All politics is Trump seems more appropriate. Ever since the man announced, it’s been all about him. What did he say? What did he do? Who did he insult? Who did he assault? What did he say about Hillary? Even when Hillary Clinton got play, it was almost always in context of Trump. When people asked questions to senators, it
Investing in playing all those games – and buying them – takes weekends worth of time. Honing your skills and perfecting your content are no small tasks, and the YouTube community expects to see quality gameplay in every video. Once you are set up, though, running a YouTube channel as a hobby can be a great way to earn some income on the side. It’s a great way to utilize your passion to not only connect with people and entertain them online, but it also empowers you. People who love video games are made to feel anti-social and/or lame because of what they love doing. But if they can produce quality videos on YouTube, then their passion can be recognized and admired in an entirely new, constructive way, as long as they don’t look in the comments sections. Those places are deplorable. Maybe I can’t drop out of college and make it as a YouTuber. I probably do have to get some 9-5 job, wake up early, attend meetings and all those boring routines. I might hate that, or I might not, but I would certainly enjoy being paid to do my favorite hobby, even if it’s just enough to pay for my expensive hobby. Jack Fowler is a senior in Industrial Engineering and can be reached at dfowler7@vols.utk.edu
was about Trump. When representatives came home, people asked them about Trump. It has been all about Trump for nearly two years. I have not helped with that. There is something about a troll that is appealing in much the same way boxing is. It feels good to get a good punch in at them. But when that person wants the hits, needs the hits and is absolutely begging for the hits so they can feel relevant in a world that they feel somehow has not given them enough despite allowing them every advantage, the best thing you can do is let them hit. Defend yourself. Keep the fight up only until they tire themselves out. Because, in the end, they don’t really care about punching. They just care about fighting. Perhaps the best repudiation I can think is to go local. Ignore Trump by dismantling the apparatuses that give him his power. Vote out your congressman, your state legislators, your senators and governors. Work for Karl Dean or Craig Fitzhugh or whomever until you leave our sad, baby president all alone in the ring, with no audience to play to. Make America local again, because Donald Trump can’t live everywhere at once. Jarrod Nelson is a senior in public relations and can be reached at jnelso47@vols.utk.edu.
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National Invitation Tournament looking more likely for Vols Trenton Duffer Sports Editor
At this time last week, the Vols had Vanderbilt and South Carolina upcoming on their schedule and were fighting for an atlarge bid in the NCAA Tournament. Their chances looked good; Vanderbilt wasn’t expected to cause much of a headache, and a loss to South Carolina wouldn’t hurt the Vols’ resume too much – going 1-1 in last week’s contests would have been fine. If only the Vols hadn’t gone 0-2. Now, with a 15-14 record, two regular season games remaining and momentum running low, head coach Rick Barnes’ squad may have finally reached the end of their tunnel. “You guys have asked me in the past about the rumors of being an NCAA team or a bubble team,� Barnes said on Monday. “All that is there and as much as you try to deflect it and keep guys focused, there is a lot going
on in the game of basketball this time of year that we really are trying to work hard to keep guys focused on what they have to do, and it’s harder than you might think.� According to ESPN’s Joe Lunardi, the Vols have now been moved to the “Next Four Out� squad in his bracketology update on Monday morning. USA Today and other tournament projections also have the Vols without a partner for the Big Dance. However, nothing is set in stone at this point. The National Invitation Tournament (NIT), which consists of 32 teams, allows teams who win the regular-season conference title but don’t make the NCAA Tournament an automatic bid. The teams that are a part of the “First Four Out� group on Selection Sunday are awarded No. 1 seeds in the NIT. Not to mention that 14 of last year’s 17 at-large teams had at least 19 wins; Alabama, Washington and Creighton all had 18 wins. Last year’s NIT featured multiple SEC teams including South Carolina, Florida and
Alabama. The Gamecocks and the Gators are locks for this year’s NCAA Tournament along with Kentucky and Arkansas. Lunardi also had Vanderbilt in his tournament projection. Despite the chances of the NCAA tournament looking low, Vols players aren’t ready to throw in the towel just yet. “I mean, we’ve just got to keep chipping away – keep fighting, keep getting better every day at practice,� sophomore guard Shembari Phillips said after the team’s loss at South Carolina. “I mean, we’re not giving up. I know these guys. They’re not going to give up... We’re going to continue to fight, regardless of the outcome.� The only likely way that Tennessee has a chance of making the NCAA Tournament is either making it to the finals of the SEC Tournament or following Jake Taylor’s advice in the movie “Major League� to “win the whole (f---ing) thing.� If the SEC Tournament started today,
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LADY VOLS BASKETBALL
Lady Vols get huge upset, defeat Mississippi State Tyler Wombles Copy Editor The Lady Vols’ up-and-down season gained one of its best highlights on Sunday, Feb. 26. Tennessee defeated No. 3 Mississippi State 82-64 at Humphrey Coliseum, marking the team’s fourth win over a top-10 team this season and its first road victory over a top-3 team since 2004. For head coach Holly Warlick, the gravity of the win could barely be explained. “It’s a huge win for us,” Warlick said. “I have so much respect for coach Shaeffer and what he’s done with this program and how hard his kids play. They’re just outstanding. So, to say this is a big win for us is an understatement.” Tennessee held Mississippi State to just 19 percent shooting in the first quarter and forced a scoring drought for the Bulldogs in the period that lasted for more than four minutes. The Lady Vols led 18-8 at the end of the first quarter. Senior guard Jordan Reynolds scored 10 points to keep the Bulldogs at bay during the second quarter, and Tennessee went into halftime ahead 36-20. The two squads each shot 70 percent from
the field in the third period. Junior forward Jaime Nared scored nine points in the quarter, and Tennessee kept control of the game 60-46 to end the quarter. The Lady Vols shot 50 percent for the fourth quarter, refusing to give up their lead. Mississippi State’s loss was its first home loss of the year. “This team is about focus and hard work, and I thought we came in extremely focused and didn’t get distracted,” Warlick said. “We play extremely well on the road, and (I’m) just really proud of our kids for just accepting the game plan, sticking with it. And, obviously, it’s a huge win for us.” Nared had a huge scoring performance for Tennessee, recording 30 points, followed by junior guard Diamond DeShields with 20. Jordan Reynolds, who has struggled to get in a scoring grove at times this season, tied her career high with 17 points. Junior center Mercedes Russell was one point away from another double-double on the year, grabbing 10 rebounds and scoring nine points. Nared, Reynolds and Russell were on the court for the entire length of Sunday’s game, each notching 40 minutes of play. The Lady Vols close out the regular season
MEN’S GOLF
Vols finish middle of the pack in John Hayt Invitational Staff Writer Sophomore Nolan Ray and freshman Rhys Nevin stood out in their placings for UT men’s golf team at the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational, held Feb. 24-26, at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Nevin shot a 5-under 67 in the second round of play, which was tied for the lowest round of any golfer at the invitational. The freshman tapped in birdies on four different holes on the final day and was 1-under before making the turn to the back nine. He would finish the final round at 3-over and placed ninth in the tournament. As an individual competitor, Ray tied for 14th after scoring a 4-under 68 on Sunday, the best round of the sophomore’s collegiate career and the lowest score on the tournament’s final day. He gained momentum on Sunday when he knocked in birdies on holes No. 5, No. 6, No. 11, No. 14 and No. 15. The Volunteers, as a team, finished eighth with 21-over 885 final tally. The University of North Florida won the
tournament with a total score of 7-over 871. Jacksonville University finished in second place. Other top Tennessee showings featured senior Juan Carlos Serrano, junior Lorenzo Scalise and freshman Jake Meenhorst, all of whom finished in the top 40. Serrano shot 1-over on Friday and Sunday, but struggled in a 4-over outing on Saturday for a 6-over finish. Scalise shot 4-over and 3-over on the first and final days of the tournament but racked in an even-par finish on the second day of the tournament to finish 7-over. Meenhorst shot even-par and 1-over on the first two days before slipping on the final day and shooting a 7-over 79, finishing tied for 37th at 8-over. Another Volunteer, Jack Smith, finished tied for 68th after shooting 75 on the first day and consecutive 80’s on the final two days. For the individuals, Army’s Peter Kim finished with the lowest overall score of a 6-under 210 on all three days, including shooting 4-under on Saturday and 2-under on Sunday. Tennessee’s next event is the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate in Scottsdale, Arizona, hosted by the University of Michigan.
Holly Warlick, head coach of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers, signals to players. Adrien Terricabras • The Daily Beacon with a 19-10 overall record and a 10-6 conference record. The team went 4-2 in the last six games of the schedule. With the regular season in the books, the Lady Vols will now look toward the SEC Tournament, which starts Wednesday, March 1, in Greenville, South Carolina. Tennessee is the No. 5 seed in the tournament and will play their first game on Thursday, Mar. 2. The Lady Vols will face the winner of the No. 12 seed Alabama and No. 13 seed Vanderbilt.
DeShields was optimistic in what the win could do for Tennessee moving into the postseason. “It’s momentum gained for us,” DeShields said. “It’s building up momentum, reestablishing who we are, sending a message to everybody who doubted Tennessee. “We aren’t afraid of anybody. And we’re going to keep on coming. Just moving forward, from Starkville to Greenville, we’ve got to have momentum and keep it going in our favor.”
WOMEN’S GOLF
Tigers shut Vols down in head-to-head golf match Staff Writer In a head-to-head matchup last Sunday, Feb. 26, the Volunteers women’s golf team traveled to Auburn University to take on the Tigers in the Auburn vs. Tennessee Challenge. The 36-hole course did not favor Tennessee as the Tigers beat the Vols by a score of 16-over to 25-over. The Vols struggled to keep up with Auburn in the first round after carding a 16-over, compared to the Tigers’ 4-over. Tennessee somewhat rebounded in the second round with a 9-over 297, while Auburn scored a 12-over 300. “The first round was a struggle for most of the team,”Judi Pavon, head coach of the Vols, said. “We had several good rounds the second 18 holes and closed the gap on Auburn a little bit.” Although the Volunteers could not bring home a win, the roster’s individual success was evident. Senior Hannah Pietila, junior
Blakesly Warren and junior Anna Newell were all ranked in the top five of the challenge. Warren shot 2-over and finished third, the best collegiate finish of her career. She is currently the 98th-ranked player in the country. Pietila shot a 5-over 149 and finished fourth, while Newell shot 7-over to finish fifth. Freshman Micheala Williams proved herself to be a rising star in the program with a second top-10 finish, and rounds consisting of 78 and 77. Williams is ranked 91st in the country by Golfweek. Senior Teleri Hughes, competing as an individual, had an eagle on the par-5 16th hole in the second round of the tournament but finished 14-over. Senior Emmie Pietila also had a decent showing, scoring 81 in each round to finish 18-over. Rounding up the back, sophomore Allison Herring and sophomore Shannon Brooks each scored 20-over 164 and were tied for 13th. The Vols will travel to Hilton Head, South Carolina, for the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate on March 3-5.