The Official #6 Tennessee @ Vanderbilt Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, SEC Network

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

Bama will bend us over likely

They will beat us by 20. We are absolutely awful right now.

 

[joevols89]

So you admit you only watch basketball when we’re winning?

Such a great basketball fan you are.

Stop posting. You’re not cut out for message boards.

 

[Vol737]

We are what we are. A decent team but very inconsistent with some inexplicable decisions and lack of awareness. Barnes is a decent coach, but we’re going to have a very difficult time ever getting to an elite 8 or a final four. Just too many things that aren’t getting fixed for us to be elite.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

I'm expecting someone to spin this loss as a positive.

It will happen, and no it's effin not.

A few weeks ago this was the "best UT team ever" and now we're on a major downward trend that is reminding me more of 2021.

 

[The Tall Gguy]

In one week we have lost the #1 and #2 seed in the NCAA tournament...and are on the verge of losing the two round bye in sec tournament

 

[I4Vols]

He was over thinking . he's a freshman.

The loss is on Santi

the loss is on a poor defensive effort through out the game and certainly at the end.

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

Why won’t they show the replay of the last shot with the shot clock and hands of the shooter

They did. He got it off in time.

 

[amaralfan1]

I would like to believe that losing to a sub-.500 team is enough to wake this team up... but we've got much deeper issues. JJJ won't be back anytime soon and Vescovi is either injured or has the yips. If Key hadn't showed up tonight, we would've been throttled.

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

Not sure who in the heck would draft him

There will be multiple scouts/GMs who see a 5* freshman averaging single digit points, on an offensively-challenged team where any scorer could step up to lead, and think "potential."

 

[UTFanHades]

They went out with a whimper in the CWS 2 years ago and didn't even make the CWS last year after perhaps the most dominating regular season in CBB history.

Omaha is the equivalent of elite 8 in March so he’s already surpassed Barnes. Also doesn’t have to resort to splitting regular season titles like Failing Rick

 

[BreatheUT]

This team sucks. We have watched awful basketball over and over again. It really is astonishing we've beaten some of teams we have. I don't think we could beat much of anyone with a pulse right now.

 

[JMSqb11]

With the tempered expectations for NCAAT the last 10-14 days, this team might be able to loosen up and play free. Yeehaw

 

[MoCo_Vol]

As they continue to lose they will slide down to territory where they will lose in the first round, this team is pathetic

Man just stop watching & posting. I ****ing HATE fair weather fans like you. Hit the door!

 

[Christian Lowe]

The clock was at zero and rim showed red before the shot was taken.

 

[Zues1]

Sweet 16 and done

 

[JCP201]

I just went back and double checked too. Looks like it left his hand at .2 or .1. Vandy pulled it off. I shouldn't have doubted them.

I never realized how long 4 seconds were.

 

[Freak]

Anybody got a screenshot of the shot? Sure was close

 

[RyanWalkerPGH]

This team is definitely better than the Grant/Admiral teams

 

[tdd]

Barnes is afraid. All his teams play tight. Geez. Can’t hit a free throw. Out coached by Stackhouse. We go 50% rest of season. Get bounced first game of SEC tournament and get beat by a 11/12 seed first game of tournament. Let’s all buy into the hype. Been saying it all year, we never were as good as the media said we were. We pretty bad and going the wrong way!!

 

[TheBigOne10]

They went out with a whimper in the CWS 2 years ago and didn't even make the CWS last year after perhaps the most dominating regular season in CBB history.

There are no words…..

 

[utkCREW]

Phillips not dunking that ball was a direct reflection of Barnes’ instilling tentativeness on offense. I don’t even think it can be questioned.

"Barnes neuters his players" -- couldn't have been a more appropo estimation

 

[joevols89]

Sweet 16 and done

Round of 32

 

[vols1071]

Phillips not dunking that ball was a direct reflection of Barnes’ instilling tentativeness on offense. I don’t even think it can be questioned.

This!

 

[UTFanHades]

We are what we are. A decent team but very inconsistent with some inexplicable decisions and lack of awareness. Barnes is a decent coach, but we’re going to have a very difficult time ever getting to an elite 8 or a final four. Just too many things that aren’t getting fixed for us to be elite.

You’re in for 5-10 years of disappointment if you think Barnes is ever getting to an elite 8 here

 

[TheBigOne10]

Kentucky will beat us by 15+ in Rupp too