The Official #1 Tennessee @ Illinois Game Thread, 5:30 PM ET, FOX

[TrapVol]

I look at this game as kind of a "no lose" situation. If we win, and I want us to drill them, that's great. If we lose, it's not that bad of a loss

Even so, it wouldn’t hurt for our non-conference schedule to get a little boost. Plus, I’d like to stay #1 a little while longer.

 

[TrippieRedd]

We win tonight, we 1000000% deserve the #1 ranking

 

[KTrain]

Even so, it wouldn’t hurt for our non-conference schedule to get a little boost. Plus, I’d like to stay #1 a little while longer.

Yep, having your name on top all the way through the Christmas & New Years breaks is worth a lot of street cred with recruits that follow the rankings.

 

[hjeagle1vol]

WGWTFA

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

Time for a little string music in Champaign, IL !!!

 

[chuckb1448]

Let's Go Rocky Top!

 

[fear]

there was a tiktok account live at the game and it showed us warming up and zz hitting 9 consecutive 3s hopefully he didn’t use them all up

 

[chuckb1448]

Is the Seton hall Rutgers game in front of us? Not sure if I'm on the correct channel

 

[VolsLFC]

Thank you for no OT

 

[patrick]

Let’s Go Vols!

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Been looking forward to this game all week. Time to see just how good this team really is. Going to be a tough one, and a loss isn’t the end of the world, but would love to notch another resume building win before our brutal league play starts.

 

[fear]

not familiar with these guys but here’s the refs

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

Chaz, ZZ, Machack, Igor and Felix

 

[hjeagle1vol]

Here we go #1

 

[RavinDave]

Go Big Orange!

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Home team has won all 5 games in this matchup? Sounds like a streak that is due to be broken…

 

[Volfan2012]

We should be ready to play just got picked to lose by the Fox guy. Know road games are hard just have to match their intensity and we'll win this one.

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

Home team has won all 5 games in this matchup? Sounds like a streak that is due to be broken…

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Damn, it’s the Illinois coach’s birthday…we’re screwed!

 

[TheBigOne10]

Let’s get it boys!

 

[RyanWalkerPGH]

I’m envious of Illinois’s game environment.

 

[ttocswob]

Gonna be a tough one...

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I’m envious of Illinois’s game environment.

Same. TBA sounds like a library compared to this.

 

[87&91ALUM]

I truly envy the schools who come out with that kind of fan noise and passion to help their team...this gonna be a tough game. Illinois got length and wanting to wound #1

 

[patrick]

Settle down orange.