The Official #1 Tennessee vs Kentucky SEC Tourney Game Thread (Saturday Time TBD EST SEC Network)

[VolPack22]

We are visitors. Stupid. Comes with the everybody gets a trophy mentality.

Yep, 1 seed Arkansas was the road team in the semis and finals last tournament. It makes zero sense to not reward the 1 seed with home field throughout the tournament. SEC = Idiocracy

 

[1Volnation]

While waiting for an announcement on the pitch time tonight, I thought it prudent to make the following PSA: Watts Bar Lake is a tolerant temperature for putting on a ski vest and floating around with a beer, looking at the sky and just chilling.
You’re welcome.

Catch some stripes

 

[Vtonerider]

Florida rolling, 7-0

 

[BigO]

So now it's single elimination now? If so that's total horsesh!t!

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Has this tournament always been set up this way? Single-Double-Single? I don't recall that.

As far as a normal 12 team double elimination tournament, It should have 23 games total, which includes the if-necessary game, if the team that comes from losers bracket beats the lone unbeaten team in the finals.

23 games starting on Tuesday would need 4 games per day to be played on Tue-Sat, then 2 or 3 on Sunday. If you do that and you only have the one field at your disposal, the first game should start at 9am every day. Just some thoughts from a tournament director from days gone by.

I'd be fine if they stuck to single elimination. Or make it all the way double elimination but cut it down to 10 teams make the SECT.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Florida rolling, 7-0

Indeed .... they got tired of other teams making them look like crap the last couple days.

 

[taylorvol]

We are visitors. Stupid. Comes with the everybody gets a trophy mentality.

Crazy that #1 seed is the visitor In semifinal game.

 

[VolPack22]

So now it's single elimination now? If so that's total horsesh!t!

It’s been this setup since Missouri and A&M joined I believe.

 

[Vtonerider]

I'm hoping Florida can manage 3 more runs and 5 more outs.

 

[Volstylexx]

Orange starting to fill in

 

[cobbwebb0710]

If this guy next to me doesn't stop smacking his lips and sucking his fingers loud there's gonna be a scene real quick.. happy hour turn into a crime scene

I’m beginning to think you have a stalker, juice!
GBO!!

 

[kptvol1]

So now it's single elimination now? If so that's total horsesh!t!

Not sure how else it could go unless they made the semis and finals a series

 

[NorCalVol67]

I just put in 6 1/2 hours at the bar drinking.

Uh oh.

 

[Vtonerider]

If this guy next to me doesn't stop smacking his lips and sucking his fingers loud there's gonna be a scene real quick.. happy hour turn into a crime scene

It the Kentucky version of the Whistler!

 

[imw8n4u]

That's what I would do every time against the shift until they quit doing it.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

I just put in 6 1/2 hours at the bar drinking.

Uh oh.

My Pillow guy is standing by to take your call.

 

[VolPack22]

Not sure how else it could go unless they made the semis and finals a series

They need to trim it to 10 teams instead of 12 teams. They did an 8-team double elimination tournament for years whenever we had 12 teams in the conference. 7-10 should be a play-in and the 8 remaining teams play double elimination. Easy fix.

 

[spyfish007]

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We are on the other side. Who is on the right field side? Tons of Vol Fans here. It is awesome!

 

[TN_gal]

 

[taylorvol]

Wow. Atrocious D by A&M.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

I'd be fine if they stuck to single elimination. Or make it all the way double elimination but cut it down to 10 teams make the SECT.

They will have to rethink the format soon, because we’ll have 16 teams.
GBO!!

 

[JarFly]

They need to trim it to 10 teams instead of 12 teams. They did an 8-team double elimination tournament for years whenever we had 12 teams in the conference. 7-10 should be a play-in and the 8 remaining teams play double elimination. Easy fix.

That would be perfect. 10 teams = 18-19 games for a true double elim over 6 days which is very doable and eliminate the totally screwed up single-double-single elim format they are using now.

 

[taylorvol]

Honestly, how can a 2 seed be this poor defensively. They play like a last place high school team.

 

[hjeagle1vol]

Nope. Be 11 again I bet

yep

 

[taylorvol]

FL on the other hand, flashing some leather. Great play by RFer.