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

[87&91ALUM]

1:41 56-72 This is what happens when your star player fails to make points. Got to give MSU credit for out defensing the #1 defense and shutting down Knecht. I would say the film of this game will be shown a lot during the NCAA Tourney if, big if, we make it past the first game. Great regular season but, one in done in SECT is a bad omen. Maybe this will wake up the Vols. Hope so.

 

[2EastTnVols]

I'm so ready for Santi and jj to move on. I appreciate what they've done, but it's gotten pretty stale.

 

[TNVOLFN]

Press clippings are the Devil!

Man, if they weren't humbled after last Saturday, I don't know what would humble them.

 

[tnvols72]

Tenn is garbage, put money on it, wont survive the first weekend of NCAAT

They will survive the 1st weekend but after that all bets are off. I would not put money on them in the 1st weekend

 

[Vol49er]

Is he? Haha I must have missed him making the all defensive team.

You must have missed watching college basketball this year if you think Josiah is not one of the best defenders in the game

 

[VolsSportsFan]

The only thing more pathetic than our team today is this conversation. I’m out.

And yet you keep talking

 

[Volstylexx]

I think this team let the hype get to them

Nah I think they just ran up against the style of team that is their weakness. We’ve known it all year.

 

[Proud Army Wife]

True but it was also a struggle to get most of those wins. When he had to go off for 30 was very telling that he had no help

You’re not wrong but they still don’t suck this bad to be getting blown out by a friking bubble team.

 

[theroyz71]

Next game Mississippi State will probably get boat raced too, that's what's annoying.

I hope so.

 

[BeardedVol]

This loss is going to look even worse when Mississippi State goes on to get wrecked tomorrow.

 

[NOLACHUCKEYTOM]

As will I. But it hurts to get punched in the nose at tournament time. Tired of hoping and then team plays like this.

Hey let's hope this is getting it out of their system before the real tournament!!!

 

[GBO18]

Why cant it ever be simply that we just didn’t make shots in the 1st half? Miss st did not play out of their minds at all.

 

[BreatheUT]

Not having stability in James and Vescovi hurts this team way to often. Appreciate everything they have given to this team but im excited for what may come next year. They both act to afraid to shoot most of the time.

This has been a career theme. I am at peace after these guys with the opportunities for the program. Unreliable.

 

[TNVOLFN]

Come on coach, get Ziegler and Knecht out now!!!

 

[vavolfan6]

Next game Mississippi State will probably get boat raced too, that's what's annoying.

It's not a probably. It's guarenteed. Teams like MSST aren't built to win multiple games in a row. Not enough consistent fire power

 

[connor]

Serious question guys.. this loss shouldn’t effect seeding right since this tournament kinda pointless for teams that are already guaranteed in the March madness ?

 

[SlyStone]

JJJ with another brick...you can tell he and Vescovi completely forgot how to make a 3

Yep, they need to repaint the rim after some shots they took today.

 

[87&91ALUM]

On to Tuscaloosa and hope baseball team can soothe some Vol Fans pain.

 

[Voltopia]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen 2 guys regress like this offensively.

I've seen it before. In Barnes' Texas teams.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

I don’t think they deserve a 2 seed after this

Putting your own THINKING into play is never wise.

 

[tnvols72]

Nah I think they just ran up against the style of team that is their weakness. We’ve known it all year.

I did not want them to play MS today. I did not think they could beat them. What we seen the 1st time they played showed me they were more talented and physical

 

[KTrain]

is this our first back-to-back losses.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

And now Auburn will probably blow out SC and the Bruce slurpers will be back out

 

[OrangeBeachVol]

They will survive the 1st weekend but after that all bets are off. I would not put money on them in the 1st weekend

Don't know how Barnes can justify continuing to start both of them.

 

[therealitytheory]

Mashack > Santi