The Official #17 Tennessee vs. #18 North Carolina Game Thread, 3:30 PM ET, ESPN

[VolFreakJosh]

Sure. Too bad ours is incredibly vocal and think they’re persecuted

Right cause we’re the only ones that voice our opinion on social media?

Calling our fans idiots seemed pretty dumb to me.

 

[JoAllan]

Uhhhh, why is he worried about Twitter? You have to have some self control and not call people idiots. Just not a good luck regardless of how you actually say it.

Self control is one thing.

however if you explain yourself twice…….and folks still keep at it……I got no problem……he’s a guy just like everyone else.

 

[VolGee4]

If our fanbase didn’t act like idiots, he wouldn’t call some fans idiots. Our social media presence is an embarrassment

Singlehandedly stopped a coaching hire, which was great.

 

[Zues1]

It was dumb because he has to know his Twitter machine will blow up even more. He brought that on himself.

Seems he's a bit thin skinned.

 

[Larkin]

Geesh Fran. We get it

 

[Voltopia]

I don't really care about the "correct" way to pronounce Vescovi's name, what I care about is Fran Fraschilla getting butthurt about Tennessee fans and calling them idiots. Here's why - it's NOT the fans' fault. EVERY broadcast involving Tennessee for the last two years has pronounced Vescovi's name the old way. As far as Tennessee fans know, that's the right way. And of course they're going to tweet at Fraschilla if he's suddenly saying his name differently. They haven't had any chance to absorb what he's saying. Him getting pissy and calling fans idiots is just childish and unprofessional. Any broadcaster personality worth their paycheck would damn well know that people would react in that way.

And -- AND -- he's rubbing the issue in everyone's face by repeatedly saying the name this new way, over and over, like a child with a you-know-what-eating grin on his face. He's antagonizing people on purpose. Childish and unprofessional.

 

[zjcvols]

Singlehandedly stopped a coaching hire, which was great.

Oh yeah that worked out great! Fulmer and Pruitt were a godsend!

 

[imw8n4u]

Don't let a good twitter feud get in the way of a basketball game.

 

[VolGee4]

Self control is one thing.

however if you explain yourself twice…….and folks still keep at it……I got no problem……he’s a guy just like everyone else.

Seriously? I don’t use social media. Just because people tweet at you doesn’t mean you have to respond or care. Why did he have to say anything? Just a dumb comment.

 

[Volstylexx]

Fran is so worked up he's pausing when he says Josiah. Jordan. James. lol

 

[Larkin]

Why?

Because.

 

[zjcvols]

Santi with a beautiful stroke today

 

[Larkin]

Powell doesn't like to dribble and I don't like him to dribble.

 

[Volstylexx]

Sahn-tee-AH-go VESS-co-vee for THREEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[VolGee4]

Oh yeah that worked out great! Fulmer and Pruitt were a godsend!

Better than Jon Currie…who was a bozo.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Weak Olivier

 

[zjcvols]

Seriously? I don’t use social media. Just because people tweet at you doesn’t mean you have to respond or care. Why did he have to say anything? Just a dumb comment.

No offense but you’re not qualified to comment with how incredibly toxic and mean people can get. Should Fran probably make the comment? Probably not. But if I was doing something right and a bunch of people get telling me I was wrong and being ignorant I’d get mad too.

 

[Larkin]

they didn't call that yesterday at all on nova

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Ugh. ORN has not looked good this weekend. Struggling mightily with the elevated competition.

 

[vols 30]

Sure. Too bad ours is incredibly vocal and think they’re persecuted

It's the younger generation IMO. Old guys like me don't tweet

 

[1985Vols]

Kumwah still has a long ways to go

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

Fulkerson stepping up nicely!

 

[patrick]

Interesting how Santi pronounced his name on a TN video.

 

[BreatheUT]

Fulky looking good.

 

[zjcvols]

Better than Jon Currie…who was a bozo.

You mean the guy who hired Tony Vitello?

He did much better than Fulmer as AD.