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

[The Tall Gguy]

Tennessee gave good effort its just that Florida gave great effort. It doesn't mean something is wrong in that regard.

Florida is a top #8 team for a reason. They also have plenty of size to rotate inside. Not many teams have that combo to limit the effectiveness of Igor on the boards.

Again...I respect your opinion, but I absolutely didn't see it that way.

 

[Namorto1]

Losing by 30 when you are #1 team in the nation= quit.

No they didn’t. You however are over-reacting.

 

[volsarelife1]

Is a beat down like this on the players, or the coaches?

All of the above. They all deserve the blame for this one

 

[Chris4Vols22]

I left at the end. Stayed.

You're a true Volunteer.

 

[D3Athlete]

Is a beat down like this on the players, or the coaches?

100% on both

 

[The Tall Gguy]

Well this at #8 Florida and the other was home against MTSU. Not like Tennessee didn’t play with effort. They did. Defense wasn’t the issue tonight. Just had an all timer stinker on offense were no one could make a shot. Can’t explain why they couldn’t but just how it went

My point is that you can be competitive in a game you lose big. MTSU was competitive in a game they lost big. In Knoxville.

 

[The Tall Gguy]

No they didn’t. You however are over-reacting.

Not sure how pointing out that our team failed to play an entire game is overreacting, but ok.

 

[Rocky Top T]

Same as with Dalton last year, if Chaz has a bad night we are in trouble against good teams. We don't have anyone else who can carry the team on offense. Mashack needs to stop shooting!

 

[D3Athlete]

My point is that you can be competitive in a game you lose big. MTSU was competitive in a game they lost big. In Knoxville.

Don’t matter how competitive or hard you play if you can’t make open shots.

 

[vavolfan6]

Again...I respect your opinion, but I absolutely didn't see it that way.

I hope you are right. Its easier to fix effort than the other things.

 

[Orange.]

I was just about to watch the game on delay, but I cheated and asked Siri the score. I was going to ask what happened but I went ahead and read the box score. No further questions. D-mn.

Horns down! is all I have to say.

 

[Zues1]

Well, everybody lays a giant turd from time to time. This one is going to take a little longer to clean up judging from the size of it. It happens.

Probably gonna need a plumber

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Having the worst loss by a #1 ranked team isn't an "it happens" game. I agree, bad games happen, but the execution of this one can't even be classified as a game.

Just is what it is. I had 2 guys who played for VT and we had nights they went 2 for 28. It sucks.

 

[The Tall Gguy]

Same as with Dalton last year, if Chaz has a bad night we are in trouble against good teams. We don't have anyone else who can carry the team on offense. Mashack needs to stop shooting!

Our problem is that we only have 7 players.

 

[therealitytheory]

100% on both

That'd be 200%.

 

[scottchatt]

I left at the end. Stayed.

Good for you. Never let them see you flinch. Circle 2/1.

 

[The Tall Gguy]

I hope you are right. Its easier to fix effort than the other things.

My biggest pet peeve in sports is when a team just doesn't give their best effort. I have coached basketball soccer and baseball and I tell them upfront that my expectation is that when they are in the game they give me their best. If they do that, win or lose, we will have no problem...but if they don't...we have a problem.

Tennessee absolutely did not give their best effort tonight. Not ONE single player.

 

[D3Athlete]

Shot quality had this an 88 to 75 Florida win tonight btw. Shooting variance made it about 10-13 point loss to this ass drubbin

 

[Zues1]

Anyone that's followed these teams the last several years had to know when they missed the first 4 it was going to be a cold night.

 

[Tshotdan]

You’ve asked the same question like 3 times now. We get it. You are doubting whether we are great. Kenpom and Torvik think we are. I’ll choose to believe them over MookieMonster

This team will lose a lot more games. Why is MaShak shooting 3s x 3 in a row and missing all ?. Because FL did their homework. Double team the shooters and leave the non shooter open.

 

[Go47]

It will be interesting to see how we bounce back on Saturday.

Auburn is handling Texas.

1. It will a decent game for comparison.

2. Texas will be playing HARD to avoid back to back home losses . . .

 

[hUTch2002]

I turned the game off. What happened?

Florida squeaked it out.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

My biggest pet peeve in sports is when a team just doesn't give their best effort. I have coached basketball soccer and baseball and I tell them upfront that my expectation is that when they are in the game they give me their best. If they do that, win or lose, we will have no problem...but if they don't...we have a problem.

Tennessee absolutely did not give their best effort tonight. Not ONE single player.

I'll give Okpara credit. That's it though.

 

[Tshotdan]

You’d think they would at least play for a little bit of pride to not be recorded as the worst loss number one team.

Like football. TN just gives up . Bad trait. I would have them report at 0500 for workouts the rest of the month!

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

100% on both

That’s 200%. I feel like that’s a lot of percent.