The Official #5 Tennessee @ Georgia Game Thread, 12:00 PM ET, ESPN2

[volfanhill]

I was surprised at how energized their crowd was .... Stegeman is an old dilapidated arena that's been (literally) falling apart. It's usually as loud as your typical library.

I was there today. It was very nice. Small. They've dumped money into it

 

[kckempf]

That is not why they gave those seats to the students, they literally designed the arena around students sitting there in an effort to create a hostile environment. It’s a separate section so they don’t piss off the old people behind them who want them to sit down. Sight lines aren’t impacted.

The whole reason they can do that is that the old people weren’t interested enough in those seats to lay the money down for them. They didn’t pay the money down for the seats that they did get, as evidenced by the attendance numbers.

 

[joevols89]

The whole reason they can do that is that the old people weren’t interested enough in those seats to lay the money down for them. They didn’t pay the money down for the seats that they did get, as evidenced by the attendance numbers.

Demand fluctuates with a good product. You aren’t going to throw 100 million down for a new arena and design it with students in mind if all you care about is the almighty dollar. The secondary market prices are ridiculous there now.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Replayed the final few minutes and did not realize how close we came to losing ZZ again when their big guy undercut both legs on the play where they tried to give the ball to GA. Fortunately almost from the back. ZZ was on the floor before the ball hit the floor OOB and should have been a foul call. GO take a peek..... They allowed full body contact on our offensive end pretty much the whole game and only quit calling touch fouls on theirs after Coach let them have it several times. Had he not we could have never closed ground.

AT 25 seconds go check out the throat smash that took Aidoo to the floor by the same Big....

 

[joevols89]

Replayed the final few minutes and did not realize how close we came to loosing ZZ again when their big guy undercut both legs on the play where they tried to give the ball to GA. Fortunately almost from the back. ZZ was on the floor before the ball hit the floor OOB and should have been a foul call. GO take a peek..... They allowed full body contact on our offensive end pretty much the whole game and only quit calling touch fouls on theirs after Coach let them have it several times. Had he not we could have never closed ground.

AT 25 seconds go check out the throat smash that took Aidoo to the floor by the same Big....

Yeah that ZZ collision was scary.

 

[Just a VolinTears]

Gainey totally sucks right now. Love your avi, is that a print?

Thanks, Yeah. I just found it on the internet. LOL

 

[LibertyVol]

Replayed the final few minutes and did not realize how close we came to losing ZZ again when their big guy undercut both legs on the play where they tried to give the ball to GA. Fortunately almost from the back. ZZ was on the floor before the ball hit the floor OOB and should have been a foul call. GO take a peek..... They allowed full body contact on our offensive end pretty much the whole game and only quit calling touch fouls on theirs after Coach let them have it several times. Had he not we could have never closed ground.

AT 25 seconds go check out the throat smash that took Aidoo to the floor by the same Big....

I thought Barnes did a good job working the refs.

 

[Col_Cathcart]

Smiths FT% comes back to earth. Wish that had happened earlier in the week

 

[kckempf]

Demand fluctuates with a good product. You aren’t going to throw 100 million down for a new arena and design it with students in mind if all you care about is the almighty dollar. The secondary market prices are ridiculous there now.

They fell short of selling out in 2019 when they made the Final Four or in the next year. They didn't sell out when they earned a #1 seed in 1999, either. The demand simply hasn't been there, so they had a good reason to gamble on giving away the highest value seats in an attempt to create an atmosphere that could drive demand. We don't have that problem.

 

[joevols89]

They fell short of selling out in 2019 when they made the Final Four or in the next year. They didn't sell out when they earned a #1 seed in 1999, either. The demand simply hasn't been there, so they had a good reason to gamble on giving away the highest value seats in an attempt to create an atmosphere that could drive demand. We don't have that problem.

There is no downside to having the most hostile home court advantage in basketball. They could easily sell those seats now, but they won’t.

 

[Namorto1]

Unrelated...Miss St. blew it against Bama, missing 6 FT in a row in final couple of minutes.

 

[Volfan1000]

Another tough road game

With today's win, Tennessee is now 35-40 all time in Athens.

Barnes is now 7-7 against Georgia in his coaching career and he is 6-5 at Tennessee.

 

[Volfan1000]

Bert is back.

Mr. Money.

 

[MiramarVol]

Upperclassmen had to come up big and they did. We were bigger and better, and it paid off down the stretch. Those rebounds in the last 4 minutes were the difference maker.

 

[Volfan1000]

I was there today. It was very nice. Small. They've dumped money into it

Today was the loudest that I have heard Stegman Coliseum since the Hugh Durham era.

 

[The Dog]

Today was the loudest that I have heard Stegman Coliseum since the Hugh Durham era.

The best thing about it, they still lost

 

[kckempf]

There is no downside to having the most hostile home court advantage in basketball. They could easily sell those seats now, but they won’t.

Auburn is a far cry from the most hostile home court advantage in basketball. They have a hot ticket at the moment but no indication that there is any staying power (is any of that increased price going to the university or is it all absorbed in the secondary market?). Plus they had a different problem to solve when they were building their arena from when we were building ours.

 

[joevols89]

Auburn is a far cry from the most hostile home court advantage in basketball. They have a hot ticket at the moment but no indication that there is any staying power (is any of that increased price going to the university or is it all absorbed in the secondary market?). Plus they had a different problem to solve when they were building their arena from when we were building ours.

Who has a more hostile arena right now? It’s the toughest in the conference and the Bud is 2nd. I thought it was silly at first, but they got it right. Truly intimidating place to play.

 

[Pride85]

Are some people destined to be in constant search for a reason to be miserable and/or upset?

Yes, some call them the Legion of the Miserable. Most are the most negative of negavols.

 

[KTrain]

When they quit trying to get the early 3 and trying to bleed the clock it changed their rhythm.

Exactly, that's when I posted in this thread UGAs going to choke, they started playing tight and playing not to lose vs as you said not taking the early looks that they were taking earlier in the game. As someone that has watched a lot of games this had a UGA choke written all over it. Sometimes teams do milk it down and win but it is a recipe for choke.

 

[VolGee4]

I thought Barnes did a good job working the refs.

Someone posted in another forum that Doug Shows actually stepped in 2 times when the other 2 officials made terrible calls. It looked like they might give him a technical, Shows saw they were poor calls, and got everyone to move along. Respect to him if he did that.

 

[kckempf]

Who has a more hostile arena right now? It’s the toughest in the conference and the Bud is 2nd. I thought it was silly at first, but they got it right. Truly intimidating place to play.

Last year, the only year they sold out, they had four home losses, including to Arkansas and Memphis. They've yet to face the meat of the SEC this year. Whatever feeling the fans have, the opposing team is this far unaffected.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Auburn is a far cry from the most hostile home court advantage in basketball. They have a hot ticket at the moment but no indication that there is any staying power (is any of that increased price going to the university or is it all absorbed in the secondary market?). Plus they had a different problem to solve when they were building their arena from when we were building ours.

Was always a bit surprised they went from 10,500 to 9,200 when they built the new one. Easier to capture the noise in an arena that size. Like to know the cubic footage in FCC VS AU facility.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Replayed the final few minutes and did not realize how close we came to losing ZZ again when their big guy undercut both legs on the play where they tried to give the ball to GA. Fortunately almost from the back. ZZ was on the floor before the ball hit the floor OOB and should have been a foul call. GO take a peek..... They allowed full body contact on our offensive end pretty much the whole game and only quit calling touch fouls on theirs after Coach let them have it several times. Had he not we could have never closed ground.

AT 25 seconds go check out the throat smash that took Aidoo to the floor by the same Big....

Yeah, that SOB fouled 3 of our guys on that play & they had to replay to just give us possession.

 

[oldaaucoach]

Obviously there were too many terrible turnovers the first 30 min of the game. He locked down on both ends for the last 10. Got to the line at critical moments down the stretch. Stopping the clock within the game was critical in the last 3.

at least two of Z's turnovers weren't on him. I remember twice he passed the ball to where a teammate was supposed to go but didn't.