The Official #1 Tennessee @ #8 Florida Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, ESPN2

[cwbytruckers]

I love Coach Barnes but I wish we had a young offensive minded great recruiting coach.

 

[BradstarVols]

Rick's teams always seem offensively challenged

 

[RockyTop140]

That’s not an overreaction saying it’s an embarrassment, cuz it was. Offensive showing was putrid to say the least. I’m talking about how some will say overrated or sweet 16 at best. Stuff like that

So being beat by 30 when you’re #1… doesn’t make you overrated???

 

[Namorto1]

I'm not going crazy or raising alarms, but I do worry that Estrella injury and Carr injury/transfer is going to take its toll on us over course of regular season depth wise.

Yep depth is a problem. If we can’t get Dubar and Boswell to provide some quality minutes we
may get worn down as season extends.

 

[The Tall Gguy]

Rick Barnes teams have never quit before tonight. That is what is concerning.

 

[BradstarVols]

The loss heard round the world

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Gators are also a matchup as well tons of size and good guard play. Teams that run are going to be best at beating them, smaller teams that slow it down to run half court without being able to drive downhill have to shoot well or they lose.

 

[CAVPUT]

Let’s see how strong the overreactions are tonight

What I'm curious to see is how this team reacts to this embarrassing loss. How they play vs Texas and going forward will tell me a lot about their make up. Are they really contenders or just another pretender.

 

[Putbacks]

We lost in a hostile environment with horrible shooting and shady officiating. We will learn from this.

 

[walkenvol]

Florida definitely played with an intensity that Tennessee couldn’t or wouldn’t match. Credit to them.

Besides Tennessee’s awful play, one thing that annoyed me was about this game was that Florida whined about EVERY foul that was called on them…the players on the court, the players on the bench, the coaches, the fans, EVERYONE complained about EVERY call, even up by 30. It‘s like they think fouls are only for the other team.

Their coach is SEC basketball’s version of Drinkwitz. Jumping around like a player on the bench or a frat boy in the stands. Up by 30+ late in the game and don’t clear your bench and give the walkons some court time in front of the home crowd.

 

[I4Vols]

Can't disagree. Looking forward to Florida coming TBA.

Their coach was annoying most of the game, but only because he's the opponent and beating the crap out of us. I must say it was interesting, however, to see how a young, hungry coach (this generation) behaves vs a senior, hungry coach. The blend is Pearl and there are moments when I miss that.

Feb 1st @ our place will be interesting. Also interesting is we play Miss State, Auburn and... Kentucky the three games prior

 

[Tshotdan]

I’ll agree with this. But this is a total team let down. Barnes might have had the wrong plan going in, but there’s no doubt he adjusted. It’s up to the players to make it happen, and they just haven’t done it. No fire, no grit.

He adjusted? Lol

 

[Caz]

Yep depth is a problem. If we can’t get Dubar and Boswell to provide some quality minutes we
may get worn down as season extends.

We sort of looked as though we were in a coma tonight and already worn down

 

[RockyTop140]

Rick Barnes teams have never quit before tonight. That is what is concerning.

I didn’t notice them quitting. They gave a ton of effort. They were just getting destroyed

 

[508mikey]

Dubar. He’s been an idiot multiple times this season as the clock was ticking to zero.

hope he hits the portal next year

 

[CAVPUT]

The worst loss by a number 1 team in NCAA history? Jeez!

Had to be UT. It's what we do.

 

[Cdywolfe]

The worst loss by a number 1 team in NCAA history? Jeez!

Maybe you’re right but that graphic they were showing was worse losses by an undefeated #1 team. I think anyway.

 

[D3Athlete]

So being beat by 30 when you’re #1… doesn’t make you overrated???

No lol. They got whipped on the road tonight so be it. 14-1 now. Let’s not forget how Tennessee got to number 1 and stayed for 5 weeks. One game doesn’t determine if a team is overrated or not

 

[GetEmVols]

we lost. let’s all panic

 

[Chris4Vols22]

Rick Barnes teams have never quit before tonight. That is what is concerning.

I don't think they quit, but Barnes and staff just utterly failed to get the team ready for this game. It's not like we started out bad and then got worse; we were bad the entire game.

 

[D3Athlete]

What I'm curious to see is how this team reacts to this embarrassing loss. How they play vs Texas and going forward will tell me a lot about their make up. Are they really contenders or just another pretender.

Yep exactly. Saturday just became the most important game of the year rn.

 

[zeppelin128]

Breaking records like this tonight is why we all have BVS.

 

[The Tall Gguy]

I didn’t notice them quitting. They gave a ton of effort. They were just getting destroyed

I think we saw it differently, but I respect your opinion.

 

[D3Athlete]

Rick Barnes teams have never quit before tonight. That is what is concerning.

They didn’t quit. They just flat out sucked and it never got better.

 

[Cdywolfe]

Rick Barnes teams have never quit before tonight. That is what is concerning.

Again… They’d have needed to show up to begin with in order to quit.