I guess it was expected

#1
BigBadVol

BigBadVol

The MojoMofo
Joined
Feb 2, 2010
Messages
5,008
Likes
10,767
#1
Let the love fest for Texas A&M begin. Most picking A&M to win the game. I don’t know if they believe that or if it’s just wishful thinking. 90% of TV time for A&M and 10% for TN. The lack of respect for what this team has accomplished gets old.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Lankykong, Ttucke11, TJSVOLS and 6 others
#4
#4
Clad in Big Orange said:
They are the cinderella underdog feel-good story. Anyone not wearing orange today will be for them. Kinda natural. The only way to make it all about the Vols is to win.
Click to expand...
I get it but when TN plays KY, it’s all about KY. When TN plays an underdog, it’s all about the underdog. When TN is the underdog, they have very little or no chance. The narrative is always the same.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Lankykong, gainesvol82, NighthawkVol and 2 others
#7
#7
MurphyVol said:
I don't have a great feeling about the game. Hope I'm wrong. They're fast and a little deeper than us, won 7 in a row and thumped Arkansas. Maybe I'm just paranoid because I was in elementary school last time we won this thing.
Click to expand...
I hear ya but this team has a resiliency I haven’t seen in a long time. This season TN is now 20-0 when leading at the half.
 
  • Like
Reactions: NighthawkVol and chuckiepoo
#8
#8
MurphyVol said:
I don't have a great feeling about the game. Hope I'm wrong. They're fast and a little deeper than us, won 7 in a row and thumped Arkansas. Maybe I'm just paranoid because I was in elementary school last time we won this thing.
Click to expand...


I was 7 yrs old at the time, 😝. My son is a freshman @ UT now so I say it’s time to win it all today and then go get the Natty!
 
  • Like
Reactions: chuckiepoo
#12
#12
BigBadVol said:
Let the love fest for Texas A&M begin. Most picking A&M to win the game. I don’t know if they believe that or if it’s just wishful thinking. 90% of TV time for A&M and 10% for TN. The lack of respect for what this team has accomplished gets old.
Click to expand...

They have a lot of momentum. Now it's time to introduce them to the reality of what they're facing. I think it will be a battle. They deserve to be here.
 
#14
#14
MurphyVol said:
I don't have a great feeling about the game. Hope I'm wrong. They're fast and a little deeper than us, won 7 in a row and thumped Arkansas. Maybe I'm just paranoid because I was in elementary school last time we won this thing.
Click to expand...

They need the win much more than us. It's still probably 50/50 (at best) on whether they make the tournament if they lose. And these conference tourneys are just endurance-fests. No team is at the top of their game after 3-4 straight days of playing, so sometimes, it just comes down to a desperate team willing their way into the tournament (see Virginia Tech yesterday).

So I wouldn't be surprised if A&M wins. And I don't think it should really count much against us if they do.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: Lankykong, gainesvol82 and JoAllan
#16
#16
BigBadVol said:
Let the love fest for Texas A&M begin. Most picking A&M to win the game. I don’t know if they believe that or if it’s just wishful thinking. 90% of TV time for A&M and 10% for TN. The lack of respect for what this team has accomplished gets old.
Click to expand...

They're the Cinderalla team, that's what March is pretty much about. It's got little to do with "lack of respect" and just how it is.
 
#17
#17
BigBadVol said:
I get it but when TN plays KY, it’s all about KY. When TN plays an underdog, it’s all about the underdog. When TN is the underdog, they have very little or no chance. The narrative is always the same.
Click to expand...

UK is a blue blood. UK, Duke, Kansas, they will always get the love because they are who they are. I'm pretty sure in 2019 after we beat UK in the semi that in the finals against Auburn we were getting pumped pretty hard and we didn't get it done.
 
#18
#18
A&M likely to be playing that junky match up 2-3 zone defense most of the game. It will come down to how well we move the ball and shoot the 3 AND how well we get out to challenge their 3.
 
#19
#19
BigBadVol said:
It amazes me how CRB maintains his cool with some of those calls.
Click to expand...

I think we're all sometimes guilty of not recognizing just how much Barnes converses with the refs throughout games. Like you said, he does not get as animated with his body language or tone as Coach Cal or Pearl which can make it easy to overlook when watching the game on television, but he still lets the refs know about it when he doesn't like a call.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Lankykong, gainesvol82 and DiderotsGhost
#20
#20
BigBadVol said:
Let the love fest for Texas A&M begin. Most picking A&M to win the game. I don’t know if they believe that or if it’s just wishful thinking. 90% of TV time for A&M and 10% for TN. The lack of respect for what this team has accomplished gets old.
Click to expand...
Who is “most”?
 
#22
#22
BigBadVol said:
Let the love fest for Texas A&M begin. Most picking A&M to win the game. I don’t know if they believe that or if it’s just wishful thinking. 90% of TV time for A&M and 10% for TN. The lack of respect for what this team has accomplished gets old.
Click to expand...
All 3 analysts on game day picked the Vols. Who are you talking about? And yes of course ESPN hates us 🙄
 
#25
#25
Madscientistvol said:
Is A&M out with Richmond’s win over Davidson?
Click to expand...

I wouldn't write them off yet, particularly given that most of these "bracketologists" don't seem to know what they are talking about, but A&M is definitely either one of the last teams in, or first teams out. They have some good wins, but their NET ranking at #42 hurts them.

Just glancing down at those rankings, they are jumbled up with a lot of other bubble teams like SMU, Oklahoma, Xavier, and Indiana.
 
Last edited:
New posts
You must log in or register to reply here.

VN Store



Back
Top