ESPN gameday blaming refs for TN win

[zjcvols]

Because Big Charles has forgotten more about Bb than any of those ESPN guys, and knows the SEC is big boy Bb.

Let’s not act like because the ESPN dudes suck that Charles Barkley is 1985 Billy Packer either. Barkley couldn’t name five NCAA players before Thursday.

 

[kckempf]

Bilas, who was the best college basketball analyst in the game by far, has become absolutely obnoxious. He bought into his own hype and has become such a Duke homer he has ruined his credibility.

He does fine when he's calling our games, I'm certain he couldn't pull his emotions to the side last night.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

 

[vegasvolfan]

Watching college gameday this morning, and essentially the commentators are saying TN won over Duke because it was poor officiating, saying it was the worst officiated game they have seen. Also saying that refs let the game get too physical.

Bilas is a Dookie and Davis is a Bama grad.

 

[calban]

Bilas' Dookies should have grabbed their SACK and Manned up instead of Flopping their way to a loss. Boohoo bilas.

 

[beamerman]

Let’s not act like because the ESPN dudes suck that Charles Barkley is 1985 Billy Packer either. Barkley couldn’t name five NCAA players before Thursday.

Barkley doesn’t have to name players. He knows a team, and knows Tn does not have superstars, just hard working players, a true team.

 

[ksgovols]

I only wish Coach K could have been on the sidelines crying to the refs......

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

They are just mad because their teams and conferences are getting squashed.

And because nobody will give them any attention until this time next year

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

They are all auditioning to fill Dickie V’s shoes.

 

[StarRaider]

Bilas is a Dookie and Davis is a Bama grad.

i think davis is seth davis (another dookie)

 

[Ratvol]

Them that can, play.
Them that can’t, coach.
Them that ain’t got a clue announce for ESPN.

Go VOLS

 

[Lukusw]

Duke is a huge part of their business model. Their bread & butter. They’re protecting the cash cow. Look, most of this boxing match talk hinges on the 2 bumps by Plavvy early on, and he was called for both. Nothing to see here.

Yeah, I'm genuinely perplexed what "terrible officiating" they're referring to. The 2 early ones on Plavsic were called as was the later high elbow. Aidoo no-call on the inadvertent elbow during rebound was correct. There have been poorly officiated games. This was not it.

The only egregious miss I remember was over-turning Roach's 5th foul. Vescovi was also getting held and slapped all game, but only called once.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Yeah, I'm genuinely perplexed what "terrible officiating" they're referring to. The 2 early ones on Plavsic were called as was the later high elbow. Aidoo no-call on the inadvertent elbow during rebound was correct. There have been poorly officiated games. This was not it.

The only egregious miss I remember was over-turning Roach's 5th foul. Vescovi was also getting held and slapped all game, but only called once.

The flop by Dook after the basketball brushed their defender wasn’t called a flop. Neither were the two early flops on Uros’s first two fouls - although maybe exaggerating or embellishing doesn’t get called a flop. There was some contact and Uros might have super powers.

 

[a vol n tears]

As for the analysts and talking heads: Don’t talk the talk, if you can’t dance the dance.

There will never be another Coach K team at Duke. Get over it. They are mortal now. Just like N Carolina.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

A total of 28 fouls were called, 17 by Duke and 11 by Tennessee.

Auburn vs Houston had a total of 47 fouls called, 22 on Auburn and 25 on Houston.
Kansas vs Arkansas had a total of 48 fouls called, 25 on Arkansas and 23 on Kansas.

I mean do they prefer those games where a foul happens on nearly every possession?

 

[Delmar]

This is laughable. I mean Duke has never had the benefit of favorable whistles have they? K never got any calls that I can recall…. (If I knew how to do blue font, I would.)

 

[FranklinVFL]

So just be ready…refs will call our Sweet 16 game with ESPN goggles on. We will get called for looking at the other team too hard.

I fully expect a pendulum swing next game.

Not saying it is right, just saying our next game will be loaded on touch fouls.

 

[Lukusw]

I checked the feeds on Reddit. Complaints about officiating--yes (of course). Complaints that it was terribly officiated or that was the reason TN won--no. The general concensus (even from a lot of Duke fans) was TN was great and their physicality and defense was smothering. Even "non-experts" interpreted the game better than these "experts" who get paid millions.

 

[HighWaterVol]

They embellished those elbows from Plavsic too, though they were undoubtedly legitimate fouls. Wonder if the talking heads are mad that Aidoo didn't get a flagrant for Filipowski running his face into his elbow.

*Flopowski
not on that play, but others

 

[ButchPlz]

I checked the feeds on Reddit. Complaints about officiating--yes (of course). Complaints that it was terribly officiated or that was the reason TN won--no. The general concensus (even from a lot of Duke fans) was TN was great and their physicality and defense was smothering. Even "non-experts" interpreted the game better than these "experts" who get paid millions.

Watching or listening to any of the sports shows on any network is a waste of time. Networks hire for a combination of looks, entertainment value, willingness to follow the script, ethnicity, personal network, and, very last, relevant experience. You'll literally always find better commentary on the web.

 

[festus44]

Former ESPNer Jeff Goodman blamed Duke's loss on Covid. He said Covid allowed Tennessee's lineup to consist of 24 year old seniors playing against Duke's freshmen.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Former ESPNer Jeff Goodman blamed Duke's loss on Covid. He said Covid allowed Tennessee's lineup to consist of 24 year old seniors playing against Duke's freshmen.

9/11 was a factor as well.

 

[vegasvolfan]

i think davis is seth davis (another dookie)

Haha

 

[kckempf]

Former ESPNer Jeff Goodman blamed Duke's loss on Covid. He said Covid allowed Tennessee's lineup to consist of 24 year old seniors playing against Duke's freshmen.

Oh yeah, Key was the only reason we won.

 

[njvols]

I usually don't buy into the "ESPN hates us" narrative, but that segment was obnoxious. Seth and Bilas both looked like they'd eaten something distasteful.

Don't remember Duke crying about it when Zion Williamson was trouncing over everyone