The Official #6 Tennessee @ #7 Texas A&M Game Thread, 12:00 PM ET

[Tin Man]

And, Vols win! Moving on…

 

[TheBigOne10]

Love watching ball with my boys. Go Mocs too!

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

That's because this team is Jekyll and Hyde on offense. They have to stop with the cold starts at the first start to the halves or it's going to be a short tournament season.
They can fix that and we will be really hard to beat.

40 min game. Game of runs, almost as always. Figuring out things offensively while playing great defense almost always yields success

 

[TJSVOLS]

That's because this team is Jekyll and Hyde on offense. They have to stop with the cold starts at the first start to the halves or it's going to be a short tournament season.
They can fix that and we will be really hard to beat.

Then maybe it would be best to sit back and relax and let the game play out, instead of putting every thought you have out there. If every player was taken out that somebody on here said shouldn’t be in the game. There wouldn’t be enough to put two on the court never mind five.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

That's because this team is Jekyll and Hyde on offense. They have to stop with the cold starts at the first start to the halves or it's going to be a short tournament season.
They can fix that and we will be really hard to beat.

Are you saying that justifies the classless bailing by FANS that pervades these game threads?

ZZ, Gainey, and Coach all deserve apologies from some folks in this thread. Go back thru this one and see how many RUH ROH’s I could add to the discussion. Bad things happen, sometimes you just have to hold your water….. Take ZZ, you have to take ALL OF HIM when he runs the offense the whole game, it is the net of ALL the players that matters. Especially against a top 10 team, at their place, with refs jobbing them most of the game.

When they failed to give them 3 free throws the first time, they doubled down giving them 3 more on a foul inside the arc before he stepped out side and threw up a prayer. Pretty obvious. Not to mention the out of bounds call during crunch time. Maybe my ORANGE lenses are missing the offsets. Got any comps?

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Not sure about everybody but I stand behind Gainey needing to start over Mayshack

You misspelled “Haystack”.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Are you saying that justifies the classless bailing by FANS that pervades these game threads?

ZZ, Gainey, and Coach all deserve apologies from some folks in this thread. Go back thru this one and see how many RUH ROH’s I could add to the discussion. Bad things happen, sometimes you just have to hold your water….. Take ZZ, you have to take ALL OF HIM when he runs the offense the whole game, it is the net of ALL the players that matters. Especially against a top 10 team, at their place, with refs jobbing them most of the game.

When they failed to give them 3 free throws the first time, they doubled down giving them 3 more on a foul inside the arc before he stepped out side and threw up a prayer. Pretty obvious. Not to mention the out of bounds call during crunch time. Maybe my ORANGE lenses are missing the offsets. Got any comps?

Oh geez you again....Nostradamus shows up AFTER the game to pretend he knew the outcome.
Going to tell you same thing as last week,
critiques can be made and players/coaches can do better in regards to said critiques. Two things can both be true at the same time.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Then maybe it would be best to sit back and relax and let the game play out, instead of putting every thought you have out there. If every player was taken out that somebody on here said shouldn’t be in the game. There wouldn’t be enough to put two on the court never mind five.

It's a live game thread dude, people are supposed to give their live thougnts and opinions in a game. You don't have to read them.
Maybe you should try not letting it/them get you so wound up. Maybe stick with the main board.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Oh geez you again....Nostradamus shows up AFTER the game to pretend he knew the outcome.
Going to tell you same thing as last week,
critiques can be made and players/coaches can do better in regards to said critiques. Two things can both be true at the same time.

Doing it every few minutes of a 40 min game is unnecessarily reactionary. They aren't going to execute perfectly for 40 minutes. No one does it. Other teams are good too, and have great players. We seemingly manage to play great defense for much of most games. Our offensive spurts and timely shots make a difference. Not every game, but most of them. That's all you can ask. Overall, Milicic had an uncharacteristic game. Our grit and timely offense is enough to compete with the best

 

[volpadre]

Volnation filled with chicken littles

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Doing it every few minutes of a 40 min game is unnecessarily reactionary. They aren't going to execute perfectly for 40 minutes. No one does it. Other teams are good too, and have great players. We seemingly manage to play great defense for much of most games. Our offensive spurts and timely shots make a difference. Not every game, but most of them. That's all you can ask. Overall, Milicic had an uncharacteristic game. Our grit and timely offense is enough to compete with the best

Nothing inherently wrong with people reacting whatever way they feel in/to the game in a live thread, man. It's supposed to be like watching the game at your house with a couple buddies.
It's the same type stuff I've heard my whole life at live games or watching live games with friends.
If you don't believe me, watch the next game at a sports bar. Better yet, go to a Rupp Rafters live thread. You'll see the same thing

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Nothing inherently wrong with people reacting whatever way they feel in/to the game in a live thread, man. It's supposed to be like watching the game at your house with a couple buddies.
It's the same type stuff I've heard my whole life at live games or watching live games with friends.
If you don't believe me, watch the next game at a sports bar.

No, but there's no credence with it either

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Nothing inherently wrong with people reacting whatever way they feel in/to the game in a live thread, man. It's supposed to be like watching the game at your house with a couple buddies.
It's the same type stuff I've heard my whole life at live games or watching live games with friends.
If you don't believe me, watch the next game at a sports bar.

I don’t recall board rules being set aside because some can’t control themselves. A lot of the garbage directed at the players and coaches is putrid.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

I don’t recall board rules being set aside because some can’t control themselves. A lot of the garbage directed at the players and coaches is putrid.

I can't speak or be responsible for everything said, man.
I'm just one person answering a post. It something said violates the rules, it violates the rules. Report them. I haven't seen anything that I've had a problem with personally.

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

Nothing wrong at all with people reacting and making their thoughts known in the heat of the moment. But some of it does go way over the top, and shows how emotions can get away with some folks. Again that’s fine too, but don’t expect some to not dissect some of the more absurd over the top comments. Some of them are funny and just as deserving of being pointed out. You can’t speak your emotional opinions in a game thread and not expect rebuttal after the fact.Go Vols!

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

I can't speak or be responsible for everything said, man.
I'm just one person answering a post. It something said violates the rules, it violates the rules. Report them. I haven't seen anything that I've had a problem with personally.

I don’t need to report them. I just think they’re douche nozzle fake fans.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

I don’t need to report them. I just think they’re douche nozzle fake fans.

Fair enough, you're entitled to your opinion as well.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

I can't speak or be responsible for everything said, man.
I'm just one person answering a post. It something said violates the rules, it violates the rules. Report them. I haven't seen anything that I've had a problem with personally.

You're good on the rules, I think. You just overreact to momentary stuff. Allowing a few minutes to go without reacting so emotionally will feel better in the end. You're ok, Pard. That's the bottom line in MHO. You also can't expect not to get crap over it. You don't have to justify it. Move on

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

You're good on the rules, I think. You just overreact to momentary stuff. Allowing a few minutes to go without reacting so emotionally will feel better in the end. You're ok, Pard. That's the bottom line in MHO. You also can't expect not to get crap over it. You don't have to justify it. Move on

I can take it and I can give it. I believe I can defend my takes, too. I won't say I can defend all the takes that were given, but I do understand some of it in a live thread is probably just venting.
But yeah, if you say something done you should expect to be called out on it. I was just more defending right to give opinion/vent. That, and laughing at those that do it with privilege of hindsight.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Too bad the negas, drive byes, newbies, trolls, and Legions can’t keep their s*** in the game threads. With every loss they pollute the entire forum.

 

[BreatheUT]

It always feel good for your team to win early in the day and let other fan bases sweat it out.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

I can take it and I can give it. I believe I can defend my takes, too. I won't say I can defend all the takes that were given, but I do understand some of it in a live thread is probably just venting.
But yeah, if you say something done you should expect to be called out on it. I was just more defending right to give opinion/vent.

It's never a good idea to defend takes after the fact

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

It always feel good for your team to win early in the day and let other fan bases sweat it out.

Makes for extra festive grilling and partying too. Not that a loss would have changed that plan

Watching some of the highlights shows is gratifying

 

[BreatheUT]

Makes for extra festive grilling and partying too. Not that a loss would have changed that plan

Watching some of the highlights shows us gratifying

I agree. Plans generally go on but taking a loss takes some steam away. It also makes it harder to watch sports highlights and analysis later. At least for me.

 

[NATHAN05]

lol........we won today right?......these last few pages have been super argumentative.....lmao. We're back in the hunt for a #1 seed and pulled out a great resume win today boys..... Can't we all just get along? ~ Rodney King