Kentucky lost again

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I'm going to go ahead and say it, unless something changes fast, we're getting swept by these jackholes and imo that's unacceptable.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
This seems like an unnecessarily snobbish comment.

Both Tennessee fans and administrators alike, regard Kentucky as the most significant home game played during the regular season. I mention administrators, because whenever we are honoring either a former player or team, it is usually done during the Kentucky game. That was the case again this season with Chris Lofton. It is only natural that a Tennessee fan would be more disappointed by an ugly loss against UK than they would be in any other regular season game. It is ridiculous of you to chide Tennessee fans for attaching more importance to that game than any other ... when that is exactly what our administration does.

... and it goes even deeper than that. The performance of our team vs Kentucky was especially porous. It's not like Kentucky stepped up their game either. They shot 18-51 from the field, and still won. This was after Kentucky had just lost at home to South Carolina, of all teams. Of course, that loss is going to aggravate Tennessee fans, and it should. Our expectations have been raised during the Barnes era.

My basic point here is this :

You can't talk about the regular season home game against Kentucky as though it's just any other game. It's not.
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It might be....but we do have some really, really unintelligent basketball fans. Or at least drive-bys.

We have fans seriously asking if Barnes EXPLICITLY told Phillips to go dunk it on that play. If you are seriously wondering that.....basketball might not be for you. Sorry not sorry.
 
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Every time I get mad at Rick Barnes, I remind myself that it could be worse; John Caliperi is just stealing money from UK at this point and unless someone wants to pay off his 50 million buy-out, UK is stuck with him for at least another year.
 
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Man.....we have to win next Saturday. I repeat, I do NOT want to get swept by this team. But of course we're playing them right after we host Alabama so they get us at the absolute best time possible.

I'm going to hate next Saturday I'm afraid.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
Man.....we have to win next Saturday. I repeat, I do NOT want to get swept by this team. But of course we're playing them right after we host Alabama so they get us at the absolute best time possible.

I'm going to hate next Saturday I'm afraid.
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I just hope our fans don’t take that game lightly like the first round in January. Yet again, we’ll be facing a reeling Kentucky team desperate for signature wins just to get in the tournament. And this time it’s on their home court. It’s going to be a brutally difficult game.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
Man.....we have to win next Saturday. I repeat, I do NOT want to get swept by this team. But of course we're playing them right after we host Alabama so they get us at the absolute best time possible.

I'm going to hate next Saturday I'm afraid.
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They didn’t have Wheeler or Fredrick today. I doubt both will still be out next week
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
Man.....we have to win next Saturday. I repeat, I do NOT want to get swept by this team. But of course we're playing them right after we host Alabama so they get us at the absolute best time possible.

I'm going to hate next Saturday I'm afraid.
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I'm not guaranteeing a win (and you clearly know more about the sport than I do), but, if we don't beat them next week or in the tournamnent, it'll be the first season since Barnes arrived that we haven't beaten Kentucky.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
Man.....we have to win next Saturday. I repeat, I do NOT want to get swept by this team. But of course we're playing them right after we host Alabama so they get us at the absolute best time possible.

I'm going to hate next Saturday I'm afraid.
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The only time this season that I have seen them play with any emotion at all was against us. For the most part, it looks like their team this season doesn't give a hydroelectric dam .... That will change again next Saturday, though.

Also, Calipari doesn't coach anymore. He is now at UK just to recruit. That team needs a bench coach .... desperately.
 
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DuckInAPen said:
I'm not guaranteeing a win (and you clearly know more about the sport than I do), but, if we don't beat them next week or in the tournamnent, it'll be the first season since Barnes arrived that we haven't beaten Kentucky.
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Nobody in this thread will live to see another UT coach go 8 years without losing twice to UK.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
The only time this season that I have seen them play with any emotion at all was against us. For the most part, it looks like their team this season doesn't give a hydroelectric dam .... That will change again next Saturday, though.

Also, Calipari doesn't coach anymore. He is now at UK just to recruit. That team needs a bench coach .... desperately.
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They need to take Kenny Payne back after he gets fired at Louisville
 
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The loyal (?) opposition may soon have a good counterargument to the claim that we can't replace Barnes with a coach who's won it all.
 
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