The Official #5 Tennessee @ Vanderbilt Game Thread, 6:00 PM ET, SEC Network

[Lankykong]

Refs might be DIII, not sure, but they sure called pushes unevenly

 

[Kicker82]

This team is soft. This loss will be costly.

It was a bad half but far from losing. Stop.

 

[Freak]

4-8 from the free throw line isn't going to cut it. Also committed five turnovers and only turned over Vandy twice.

 

[Voltopia]

It’s every game. You guys blame the refs every basketball game or every Saturday in the fall. Just play better. Why whine every game about the friggin refs.

Barnes complained about the refs too -- to their faces. You should go get in his face and tell him to "play better."

 

[OrangeInKy]

Damn these refs. A T on Barnes

I often wonder what Barnes has to say to get a tech. He doesn’t cuss, from what I know, so what could he have done or said to warrant a T? I’d love to know. Thin skinned ref is my guess .

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

You guys blame the refs every game. Geez that’s pathetic to blame the refs every time we are playing bad. We can always count on you trapvol.

They just gave them 4 free throws and the ball when there was no foul of ZZ to start the sequence. They have KNOCKED us off the ball on the dribble the whole half. They lead by 5 .... go do some math.

 

[Baulder]

I guess we are suppose to just bend over and take it?

I'm saying the refs have been bad a Barnes tech there to let them know he's had enough isn't bad.

 

[OrangeInKy]

4-8 from the free throw line isn't going to cut it. Also committed five turnovers and only turned over Vandy twice.

That doesn’t help things

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Absolute smooth brain take when the even keeled Barnes gets a tech because the refs have been so bad

Refs aren't why we're losing. Do they suck? Sure...but we played like dog s*** and Vandy has won 5 FREAKIN GAMES. And Vandy didn't play that well the first half. They aren't playing out of their minds.

 

[hatingbamaisawayoflife]

Cry about it.

not crying. Just stupid

 

[Volstylexx]

Pretty good half all things considered. Vols ice cold from 3, Vandy hit a lot of really well defended shots and they hate us. Vols won’t play that poorly in the 2nd.

 

[hatingbamaisawayoflife]

Refs aren't why we're losing. Do they suck? Sure...but we played like dog s*** and Vandy has won 5 FREAKIN GAMES. And Vandy didn't play that well the first half. They aren't playing out of their minds.

Thank you

 

[Doctrippin]

It was a bad half but far from losing. Stop.

They can't keep hitting 3's like this. We've got more depth

 

[Baulder]

I often wonder what Barnes has to say to get a tech. He doesn’t cuss, from what I know, so what could he have done or said to warrant a T? I’d love to know. Thin skinned ref is my guess .

It wasn't even the ref he was talking to so 100% some stripe wanting screen time

 

[hatingbamaisawayoflife]

Pretty good half all things considered. Vols ice cold from 3, Vandy hit a lot of really well defended shots and they hate us. Vols won’t play that poorly in the 2nd.

-10.5 second half. Wow

 

[Franklin_Vol09]

If you have never played on the floor at Vandy, it’s difficult to judge distance to the rim. Something about the raised floor and depth perception. If we get back in this game, it won’t be on the shooting of DK. He will have to drive and post up.

ZZ, Vescovi and JJJ gonna have to start hitting the 3’s.

 

[tnvols72]

Then don't be around here when we win. You're embarrassing.

Tn will win but they look like crap. Plus you do not get to tell me where to be Nancy

 

[Switch 625]

It defies logic how we can make some of the best teams in this conference look silly year in and year out and then play like middle schoolers against even the worst Vandy teams in this building.

We smoked Bama and look like a 10U team against Vandy.

 

[hatingbamaisawayoflife]

What was the opening Vegas line in this game?

13.5

 

[VolsSportsFan]

We are playing terrible and they are playing outta their minds. It'll change second half.

Are we watching the same game? Why does everyone keep saying this? No they are not. They've almost broken the backboard a few times with some shots.

Just because they are winning doesn't mean they are playing out of their minds. We're just playing THAT bad right now.

 

[I4Vols]

It’s every game. You guys blame the refs every basketball game or every Saturday in the fall. Just play better. Why whine every game about the friggin refs.

Because the quality of the ref product sucks... it's simple, a mega business like the $EC and and that's what they put on the floor. And as inconsistent and bad as this is, go watch $EC women's basketball. It is truly appalling

 

[tnvols72]

Honestly if he isn’t scoring he doesn’t give the team much given he isn’t a great defender. But the defense does have to guard him at all times.

True, between him and JJJ I think they are seeing who can regress the fastest

 

[BreatheUT]

I'm only able to watch the score online. What the heck man.

 

[Score50]

Barnes complained about the refs too -- to their faces. You should go get in his face and tell him to "play better."

He’s paid to complain to the refs. It’s his job. You guys blame the refs for friggin everything. Whiners.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Paging the upperclassmen. You got beat in this building last year by a bad Vandy team. Show some pride. This Vandy team has no excuse beating you.