The Official #4 Tennessee @ Ole Miss Game Thread, 9:00 PM ET, ESPN2

[Clad in Big Orange]

24-6 tripping I will take.

I’m not at all disappointed with a 2 seed.

 

[Vols till I fall]

Our players and team are in trouble if we need games like this late in the season. Igor missed the shot but drained a three ball and one. But, he is MIA too often and hasn’t given us the play we all anticipated.

Losing like this hits reality, especially for seniors.

I wouldn't be surprised if we won the SEC tournament

 

[vols1071]

Seriously, how many big games have we won this year? Yet according to some we always choke. It's tough to go on the road and win. We were three-point favorites. Everyone knew it would be a battle. Didn't go our way.

No.1 seeds win these games...

 

[Caz]

Some of you need to step back from the ledge.

Too late for some as many have fallen over already. I mean I’m not enjoying the outcome either, but we’ve seen it before

 

[Mikevol1964]

Ik Cade wasn’t having his best game but the fact we didn’t try him on Brakefeild is coaching malpractice imo

Yeah we know Barnes can’t coach. This fan base has more than our fair share of idiots

 

[Dadof2Vols]

S16

 

[Vols till I fall]

Oh you know whats coming in the tourney

After this? A deep run

 

[GBO18]

Okpara definitely got exposed some tonight but hopefully that had more to do with Brakefield than him.

 

[OrangeInKy]

Because they seem to do it a lot. It's not about losing a close game. It's about losing to an inferior opponent with a lot on the line.

Ok, you’re intent on being irrational so have it it. Im ticked off too, but I still have the ability to think logically about it.

 

[Memphisvol87]

6th loss in 30 games (all the quality teams) and people freaking out calling this team chokers when they clutched up Saturday against a top 10 team.

We don’t play at home in the post season. We choke against inferior teams on the road. They’re not freaking out they’re just preparing themselves for what’s about to
Happen…. Again

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I know Igor had a somewhat clean look, just wish we could have found any other way to get a Z of Lanier 3 instead.

 

[VolGee4]

This team doesn't have the ability to get past round of 32 or get past Sweet 16. Their offense is bad, best scorer is Chaz and he disappears completely. Defense is figured out, teams are scoring much easier on them.

Same thing was said last year. Exact same thing.

 

[tnvols72]

I really wished Chaz or Gainey would've took a three to win it.

I bet 99% of fans agrees

 

[VolsSportsFan]

I think this was and is the best time for us to have experienced a heartbreaking loss.

Before getting our first ever #1 seed?

Some of you need to stop trying so hard to spin this.

 

[VolGee4]

We don’t play at home in the post season. We choke against inferior teams on the road. They’re not freaking out they’re just preparing themselves for what’s about to
Happen…. Again

How again? An Elite Eight?

 

[GAVol]

No.1 seeds win these games...

Except for last night when Auburn did the same thing. Jeez people.

 

[OrangeInKy]

We don’t play at home in the post season. We choke against inferior teams on the road. They’re not freaking out they’re just preparing themselves for what’s about to
Happen…. Again

You might as well save yourself the pain and check out now then. Peace.

 

[Kicker82]

it’s tough to win a sec road game vs a decent team on senior night bur we had chances to pull away this game and didn’t do it

 

[Proud Army Wife]

Tough game to win on the road against a physical, quality team on their Senior Night. Officiating was terrible. It’s too bad some posters on here turn against our players and coaches when the going gets tough. For the sake of your mental health, find a team that you like and want to support.

While I still about have a heart attack 20 times a game watching Vol teams, I stopped letting their losses affect my mental well-being. At the end of the day, it’s 20yr olds playing a game and there’s a lot to be happy about right now being a Vol fan.

 

[Caz]

Found a way to lose tonight.... multiple 8 point leads blown, typical scoring droughts let an inferior team hang around

Spot on brother! Preach!

 

[508mikey]

Please talk to Barnes Coach Gainey... Your son needs more opportunities

TO should never have been called - its so 1970ish

 

[Chattahooligan]

Frustrating loss, everything is still in front of us, we had a respectable season, heads up folks

 

[adam.vol]

I think this was and is the best time for us to have experienced a heartbreaking loss.

I dont think taking a loss against an unranked team in March is good timing for anyone, ever. It’s a bad sign that we have problems with so little opportunity to fix them.

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

I’m not at all disappointed with a 2 seed.

It just sucks to be undefeated OOC, have a pretty damn good year in conference and wind up getting yet another 2 seed. It would be nice to eventually have a season that sees the Vols get to play a 16 in the opening round.

 

[VOLinAL]

Doesn't matter at all. Since 2000, only one team has won the natty that finished the regular season outside of Ken Pom's top 21 in offensive and defensive efficiency and that was UCONN in 2014. Tennessee is 27th in offensive effeciency, so none of this even matters, they statistically have no chance

Sounds like we have a 4% chance.