Official Game Thread - SECT: Friday, 1pm (ESPN) vs. MSU

[SonOfGodVolforlife]

lol… because there can be no in between I guess.

This is inexcusable!! As a number one seed that just won the sec in the regular season… now we’re down 20 points to the 9 seed… yea let’s all just clap and say good season and take our participation trophies.

 

[SonOfGodVolforlife]

No inside presence at all today.

No presence at all

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

Pathetic

 

[87&91ALUM]

the thing that pisses me off the most are the turnovers. the second thing is the blatant fouls, muggings, grabbing, holding, blocking and tackling by MSU on UT right in front of refs and no calls. MSU being able to foul and get away with it gets in our heads. Past the time where CRB gets a technical. Cmon Vols, play like SEC Champs not chumps,

 

[barney]

IMO this is not a team to be down 19 to. They are a very slow O and even if they start shooting their normal% may not be enough possessions with their deliberate offense. Some of you on here that wanted to get out of the tournament early to rest up for NCAA getting your wish. Heard a stat that no team has won it all with not getting to semi in the conference tournament.

looking forward to us being 2/25 from 3 in the second half

 

[VolsSportsFan]

And they are stupid dumb idiots for wanting it. Don’t care if it offends them, they are dumb. We are now riding a 2-game losing streak and playing our worst ball of the season headed into the Big Dance. That’s not a recipe for success.

Rant over. Time to go nap.

They are. They 100% are. They are as dumb as the people who wanted FAU over FD last year. Straight up stupid and should never be taken seriously.

 

[Sam I Am]

The only way out of this mess as far as I can tell is to:

Give Rick a two year extension and another $1 million. Money fixes everything! Just hope they can get this inked before 2nd half !!!!

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Simple ... it's March.

NO!!!!!!!

 

[GBO18]

I take off early to get home by halftime…..and this is what I get???? Good grief, what happens to this team when the calendar turns to March?

We beat South Carolina to win the SEC in March.

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

Didn’t some other top teams get knocked out in their first game?
Seems that it is a combination of things. The part that upsets me is that the players seem to have their heads up their butts instead of playing hard.
Control what you can control. They’re not.
NCAA tournament is one and done. That’s not the time to not be focused.
Hopefully they’ll get it out of their system now

 

[JCP201]

To be fair, we haven’t been a one man show when ZZ is playing his game and sometimes when Aidoo is feeling it. But ZZ is way off today and Jonas is getting abused by two more physical players. Can’t count on anything consistent offensively from the others.

Tobe looked rough too.

 

[tnvols72]

We have been a 1 man show most of the year. Knecht has really had no help all year. Santi and JJJ have been a huge disappointment and dont see it changing the rest of the year

 

[Delmar]

The refs are swallowing whistles in this one. You’re crazy if you think getting hacked doesn’t have anything to do with the poor shooting.

That doesn’t explain the 8 or 10 misses that were wide open.

 

[whodeycin85]

Damn. Game ended already???? I guess the negavols can GTFO here..

 

[PKT_VOL]

This game is meaningless. Teams don’t care about these conference tourneys unless on the bubble. Changes nothing. Get this stinker out of the way and get ready for next week.

I know this won’t go over well but I stopped caring about it after winning it had no effect on our seeding.

If this is not true, we have bigger problem.

Not to mention, bad play is contagious due to a loss in confidence.

 

[GBO18]

It’s like an echo in here. Everyone using the It’s March talking point is so lazy.

 

[connor]

I have no words…

 

[GAVol]

This is inexcusable!! As a number one seed that just won the sec in the regular season… now we’re down 20 points to the 9 seed… yea let’s all just clap and say good season and take our participation trophies.

Of course it’s inexcusable.

Dumb is still dumb though.

 

[hUTch2002]

Do we even deserve a 2?

Don’t be silly.

 

[SlyStone]

I’m officially worried. Unfortunately, I don’t see how Tennessee could pull off a comeback as dramatic as it would have to be to win this game with as inspired as Miss State is playing today.

Does a loss eliminate the possibility of landing a one-seed in the NCAA Tournament?

Yes, and they just announce that no team has won the Final Four having been eliminated in their Conference Tourney in the first game.

 

[tn4elvis]

Pat Adams baby!

Have we ever won a game Pat officiated

 

[Delmar]

Tobe looked rough too.

Yep. Sometimes he looks lost out there. Loses awareness and gets stripped twice.

 

[mackievol]

Its hard to win when two starting seniors give you absolutely nothing on any kind of regular basis.

 

[KriegerVOL]

I don't know why folks even thought we were gonna be a 1. Even if we had beat KY last week, won this whole tourney, paid off the refs, and balanced the national budget we were never going to get a 1. And as soon as we lost to KY they went ahead and penciled in NC for it.

 

[Volstylexx]

It’s a game thread, what do you expect down by 19 as a 1 seed vs a 9?

Matchups do matter. State type teams clearly aren’t a good matchup for us. That’s the key to watching the bracket on Sunday. At what point do we matchup against a similar team. That’s when I’ll be concerned about this team.