The Official #17 Tennessee vs. #20 Illinois Game Thread, 12:00 PM ET, CBS

[vavolfan6]

I swear we've missed multiple shots at the rim and the ball has luckily bounced to an open Illinois player next to their rim for an easy lay in.

 

[TNgradmom]

Good grief.....if anyone can get "home cooked" at HOME.....it's TN!!! Sheeeesh, refs!!

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I can’t for the life of me understand how a program like ours who has been as consistently good as we have been for 5-7 years under Barnes cannot get the homecourt whistle. JJJ just got screwed

 

[JoeMiltonsAgent]

These other guys have got to start following JJJs lead.

Super aggressive and playing his best ball I can remember.

 

[RAVOL]

JJJ got fouled while trying to rebound and of course they don’t call it and instead call a foul on us. We have to have the worst home court advantage of any Top 20 program I have seen. Feels like this CONSTANTLY in big games

You would think Rick would get the senior discount at least. In CHRIST Alone

 

[Hurley Mooncalf]

Illinois is a really.good team. Watched them last week and they're continuing to play well. This would be a huge win for us by season's end.

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

Illinois is doing a poor job of taking away the middle of the floor. Our guards need to keep cutting into the lane at will until Illinois shows they can stop it. Also, you would have to think it bodes well that we’ve maintained the lead with Knecht on the bench for several minutes.

 

[Caz]

JJ keeps playing like this, he’s gonna make him some NBA money!

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

JJJ got fouled while trying to rebound and of course they don’t call it and instead call a foul on us. We have to have the worst home court advantage of any Top 20 program I have seen. Feels like this CONSTANTLY in big games

Maybe I’m wrong on this, but I think our fans have to be more relentless after bad calls. Seems like we boo for a minute and then it’s in the past. Part of home court advantage in terms of officiating is terrifying the refs silly.

 

[TheBigOne10]

We’ve gone ice

 

[TheBigOne10]

Horse **** call

 

[Go47]

The expected shooting drought is in process.

 

[Voljayton]

Not sure about that call

 

[berryvol]

underwood bitching nonstop

 

[Caz]

Underwood is an ass clown. He’s getting every damn whistle

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Hitting that stretch of the half where we can’t score. 2 points in 5 minutes.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Getting hosed at home

 

[LieutenantNeyland]

Terrible offensive foul call.

 

[Cartervol]

Illinois is awful handsy..

 

[TheBigOne10]

We can’t buy one

 

[LieutenantNeyland]

Illinois is awful handsy..

They have the whistle on their side

 

[Voljayton]

Aidoo rushed that shot

 

[jhcrane14]

We have gone cold again. I don’t understand why this keeps happening to us throughout the years. I understand it’s part of the sport, but it seems to happen unusually a lot to us.

 

[hUTch2002]

Gainey has to make those shots.

 

[GBO18]

This is not a game for Gainey to see a lot of minutes. Undersized and can’t make shots right now.