The Official #3 Tennessee vs. #14 Longwood NCAA Tournament Game Thread, 2:45 PM ET, CBS

[MoCo_Vol]

Really just depends on if Michigan suddenly figured things out.

They shouldn't be in the tournament based on resume, but I think the committee looked at the fact they were an elite eight team last year AND they have 8 guys on roster that were ranked top 100 when they came outta HS.

 

[bigdaddy]

I hope we don't just beat Michigan, but that was slaughter them. This team barely scraped into the tournament. Tired of the Big 10 slobberfest.

Any guess on the game time?

 

[txvol19]

Also, how nice is it to end the half and hear the roar of a whole arena cheering for the team? I remember as a kid envying UK for the amount of fan support they got at neutral sites, and now we have that, too. Just something special.

 

[orangejuice]

I wanna scream at the halftime show how we beat UK twice in the past month. I get that they are good and the committee set them up to make the FF but it drives me crazy how much love they get for no reason other than potential.

 

[Aesius]

Michigan is so damn good that they only lost 14 games this year!

 

[DooleyOrangePants]

Agree, except NOTHING can compare to the 5 month ego-fest Ratboy (ahem, coach K) has been on.

Yeah, Ratboy needs to go on. A small part of me dreaded this tourney just for him alone.

 

[sechamp2012]

Really just depends on if Michigan suddenly figured things out.

They shouldn't be in the tournament based on resume, but I think the committee looked at the fact they were an elite eight team last year AND they have 8 guys on roster that were ranked top 100 when they came outta HS.

Don’t they have their big assist guy out now?

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

They are going to hype Michigan as much as possible. TN has been put out twice by the Wolverines (once by 30 pts in 2011). Vols will have plenty of energy to take them down. Vols need to stay the course and prepare accordingly.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

did Chandler even touch the guy?

I know I am biased but does anybody else get these oh my GOD bad calls?

 

[sunnyvol79]

I’m stuck at work and can’t watch what’s going on in the game?

 

[orangejuice]

Don’t look now but Iowa struggling

 

[TheMookieMonster]

If we’re going to go far, we’ll have to win hard games where we don’t shoot well. Michigan is not a team we want to take lightly.

I’m not saying take Michigan lightly at all. Their ceiling is much higher than what CSU can accomplish. Im just saying, as a fan, I hope we take them to the woodshed and expose the Big 10.

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

Tomorrow our Bigs will need to play well, Michigan is athletic!

 

[txvol19]

Don’t look now but Iowa struggling

I picked Richmond in an upset.

 

[Mr French]

I’m stuck at work and can’t watch what’s going on in the game?

We're beating the piss out of Longwood

 

[taylorvol]

Wow. Just witnessed the 2nd Best half of basketball for UT this year. Just incredible. (I give the best against Arkansas during the first half based on quality of competition). Really impressive performance!

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Michigan is so damn good that they only lost 14 games this year!

A math major, I see.

 

[BigALWiLson]

We shouldnt take anyone lightly. We havent exactly been the example in Tourney play. One game at a time. Finish this one out, get the "W". Worry about Michigan tonight. They are a talented team and this is March. We have to play well to win any game this time of year. That said, I think we find a way to beat the Meeechigan

 

[txvol19]

I’m stuck at work and can’t watch what’s going on in the game?

54-29 Vols. About to start the second half.

 

[therealitytheory]

I just heard that Michigan will match up with us physically. Hell, I think Longwood does too.

lolol

 

[DooleyOrangePants]

Tomorrow our Bigs will need to play well, Michigan is athletic!

Yep. They are going to play smash mouth in the post. Uros might be the key tomorrow.

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

Really just depends on if Michigan suddenly figured things out.

They shouldn't be in the tournament based on resume, but I think the committee looked at the fact they were an elite eight team last year AND they have 8 guys on roster that were ranked top 100 when they came outta HS.

Same people put them in that seeded UT #3 and kept A&M out- no rhyme or reason…

 

[Mr French]

Tomorrow our Bigs will need to play well, Michigan is athletic!

We've done well shutting down bigs all year. That's the one thing I'm not overly worried about

 

[sunnyvol79]

54-29 Vols. About to start the second half.

Nice. Looks like a comfortable win

 

[orangejuice]

Let’s just not Arkansas the second half.