I had a psychology class class at UT that actually included something called “Womyn’s Studies”. Apparently the bull-dyke-militant-lesbian-community does not want the word “men” associated with them. Odd considering that many of them are more manly than I could ever hope to be. But I digress……….

I am often amused at the fans of Womyn’s Basketball, particularly the middle aged conservative white myn that follow the game. These myn are conservative and probably vote Repulican 99% of the time (as do I), yet they will flock to an areana filled with people that represent everything they disdain, and root for a team playing a sport that is funded on Socialist principals. Let’s face it, you would not have Womyn’s Basketball without robbing from the rich to give to the poor. The rich is football, the poor is any Womyn’s sport. I equate Womyn’s sports to dairy farmers in Vermont. They are both paid to NOT produce revenue. They are subsidized to stay afloat, like the WNBA.

Most of these myn, so passionate about the Lady Vols, are a stew of several different ingrediants. First of all, these are the same people who would follow the UT Competitive Eating Team if such a thing existed. In other words, they just love and accept anything served up to them to the tune of “Rocky Top”. I also think that there is an anti-thuggery mentality at work. Most of these middle aged myn are turned off by the showboating and gangsta appearances so prevalent in the myn’s game, most notably in the NBA. Is it racial? No I don’t think so. These myn just like well behaved athletes, more reserved and humble. Nothing sinister about it at all. However, one has to wonder how much Candace Parker smack talking these myn will tolerate before they shift their allegiance to the womyn’s frisbee-golf squad. Seriously, somebody should remind Candance that she is a “Lady” Vol (key word being Lady). Smack talking in the men’s game is entertaining, maybe even noble (a proud warrior tradition), but seeing it in the womyn’s game is just plain funny. What’s next, a penalty box complete with Jello-wrestling pit for the womyn who get out of line?

There are myn amongst us who say that Pat Head Summit should be paid more than Bruce Pearl. Of course this is sheer lunacy. You cannot compare the competitiveness of myn’s and womyn’s basketball. Summit was the only game in town when she won her championships. It’s not hard to win a beauty contest when you are the only contestant. Pearl steps into a morbid basketball graveyard and within two years he has completely transformed the image of the Tennessee myn’s program. Both the demand for myn’s basketball and the competitiveness of the sport are eons above the womyn’s game.

In the end Summit will be paid more than Fulmer and Pearl combined. Summit and the womyn’s AD have the University by the balls. Unfortunately those balls were removed long ago and handed to Summit as part of the ceremony to name the basketball in her honor. She keeps them in her trophy case.