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

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

I saw that too. Maybe he meant officials didn’t help “enough”?

Usually when the #1 team in the nation ( man, feels good to type that lol) gets upset on the road they get a little help from the refs.
Well, they got that help but still couldn't get it done.

 

[Delmar]

Geez, man. I‘m going to give you some advice, and it’s free: ALWAYS let the game play out. Talking about pathetic.

That’s not his first poor effort. Already has a track record.

 

[volsack7]

Also - JG clearly fouled on that last shot.

Even more reason to love this win!

 

[MinisterofDef#92]

Yes, but Dubar will be ahead of him in the rotation

That stretch when Dubar came in the 2nd half with the block and 3 ptr was huge for us.

 

[djohnnyg]

But pick up a Chicago Deep Dish Pizza on the way back!!

Champaign is like another world compared to Chicago. It's rural basically. In fact it's just a few miles from southern accents.

 

[VOLED]

Officials didn’t help *enough*. He forgot to include the qualifier

About as one sided as I have seen in a while. Their whiny coach was sickening.

 

[Lukusw]

Beat the spread. Lol.

 

[cardvolfan]

Loved it when they were complaining about the air ball by Igor with 18 seconds left and said Illinois got screwed that the shot clock reset. Took them an entire minute before realizing that a foul resets the shot clock. This is a guy that played basketball at the highest level and doesn’t even know the rules. He sucks.

Yes, it’s dumbfounding for sure. Also said Zeigler wasn’t in a legal guarding position on the pushing foul. No joke.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

That stretch when Dubar came in the 2nd half with the block and 3 ptr was huge for us.

With JP being out and Felix not really giving us much I'm really hoping Dubar can step up and be a dude.

 

[walkenvol]

Igor is hot garbage

14 rebounds?

 

[The Dog]

That’s not his first poor effort. Already has a track record.

Right, dude was straight trolling, he knew exactly what he was doing. That's why there are crickets coming from him, now

 

[MinisterofDef#92]

14 rebounds?

The kid never gave up and helped us win this game with his D and reb not to mention that steal & dunk which was the play of the game before Jordan did his thing

 

[DuckInAPen]

I think Barnes drills those situations down in practice. If he didn't feel the need for a timeout, that's perfectly cool

You are correct -- he just said as much on the Vol Network interview just now. He was ready to call time if needed, but he trusted his team to run against an unprepared defense.

 

[Delmar]

Like that! Made of iron and steel!!

Me too. But it also means that I’m old if I’m referring to that song. It’s only about 60 years old.

 

[djohnnyg]

If illini won do they storm the court?

 

[cardvolfan]

Was it me, or did Jakucionis initiate clear contact 50% of the time?

 

[Col_Cathcart]

14 rebounds?

Must have meant their big Ivisic. Dude is charming soft. Talk about tall for nothing.

 

[apevol]

Loved it when they were complaining about the air ball by Igor with 18 seconds left and said Illinois got screwed that the shot clock reset. Took them an entire minute before realizing that a foul resets the shot clock. This is a guy that played basketball at the highest level and doesn’t even know the rules. He sucks.

i was sitting here absolutely stunned at
1 THATS what they lose their cool over??
2 they really have a job calling collegiate basketball games on national tv and they don't know fouls reset the clock???

 

[Christian Lowe]

If illini won do they storm the court?

Absolutely

 

[Lukusw]

That looked like a Top 25 opponent tonight. Surprised they aren’t ranked.

They are young- will keep getting better-have shooters and atheletes. I actually think they win the big 10 this year

 

[rdk4121]

Now that we got that win, we're almost guaranteed to be undefeated going into conference play.

 

[Orange Navy]

Yes, it’s dumbfounding for sure. Also said Zeigler wasn’t in a legal guarding position on the pushing foul. No joke.

Who’s going to be the first to make a meme of Zeiglet running away as fast as he possibly can and still getting called for the foul? Whoever does that will go viral on social media!

 

[VOLED]

Me too. But it also means that I’m old if I’m referring to that song. It’s only about 60 years old.

Try about 78 years old. Love this song.

 

[Cdywolfe]

Some of y’all should be embarrassed at how you acted in this thread about mid way through the 2nd half.

 

[Cod]

Some of y’all should be embarrassed at how you acted in this thread about mid way through the 2nd half.

Have you seen the football threads?