The Official #6 Tennessee vs. Alabama Game Thread, 2:00 PM ET, ESPN2

[Frozevol]

Cmon Knecht give us another 17 in the second half.

 

[counterdevotee]

JJJ has been awful again

Told y'all before the game - has has the flu right now

 

[chuckiepoo]

First haff fity burger! I’ll take it!

 

[Orangeslide]

Our D has been elite. Bama turnover machine. They only made 2 threes. Gainey showed up. Go Vols. Keep it up 2nd half. We will get good shots. They put no ball pressure with their D.

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

50-37 half. Good game so far. Love to end this 100- 74

Oats will shoving people if we do that.

 

[Vols All Day]

JJJ has been awful again

He is sick and he was bailing out DK. On those switches, Dk needs to get downhill he has a 4 or 5 on him.

 

[hUTch2002]

To have a dude who gets 17 in the first half when he’s off is such a blessing.

 

[casetopia]

Great first half Gainey.

Best half of the year for him so far right?

 

[Volfan2012]

The much maligned Gainey had a big half of basketball. Glad to see it.

 

[johnfnkelly]

Mashack looking like Tony Allen out there

 

[vol94]

50-37 Vols @ the half. Hope Bama doesn’t heat up. I’ll take the lead but Bama never got into a rhythm offensively.

 

[Lukusw]

Good job guys! Won the half. Several starters sat at 8min up 10...end half up 13. Strong work!

 

[Buddy’s Bandit]

Someone earlier said Gainey was going to have a big game…….Weller 12 dram on me!

 

[Lukusw]

And Gainey, man, welcome back!

 

[ENGRVOL]

Bama shooting 55% from the field but down 13 thanks to the turnovers. Let’s pour it on them in the 2nd half

 

[Orange931]

Come out the second half and run away with it. Don’t care what sport it is, bury the Gumps.

 

[GBO18]

Best half of the year for him so far right?

Without question. Shut me and the haters up today.

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

Really good first half. Difference maker was Gainey finding his stroke again. Hopefully he can continue that good shooting. Managed to keep the lead in double figures with Aidoo and Vescovi on the bench for most of the first half.

Keep Bama uncomfortable with our ball pressure, withstand the initial Bama run that is almost certainly coming, annd avoid a long cold spell. Do those things in the second half, and we send Bama home with an L.

 

[Other_Guy]

It's going to be hard to love another group of guys more than Admiral and Co but this team is becoming really fun to watch. Could this finally be Barnes FF team?

 

[Volfan2012]

If we can keep them off the foul line should be able to take this victory home today.

 

[omghulkhands]

Jay Williams is such a goober.

 

[hUTch2002]

Told y'all before the game - has has the flu right now

Credit to the kid for toughing it out.

 

[D3Athlete]

Extremely impressive. That play and effort was next level. Gotta keep it up. First 5 minutes of the second half is going to be critical

 

[Delmar]

Hard to handle when they play like this. Elite defense and multiple players involved on offense. The scary thing with Knecht is he missed several wide open shots early on. Easily could have had 20 to 22 already. Glad to see Gainey finding his stroke as did Vescovi before he got that 2nd foul and went out. Just a fun team to watch.

 

[jbr82]

Kudos to Gainey. His help was much needed