The Official Tennessee @ #6 Kentucky Game Thread, 9:00 PM ET, ESPN

[sechamp2012]

We didn’t just win we kicked their AB&C all the way down to The K
81 to 73 .... 8 points that’s a basic slaughter. There are no 9 point plays
Deal with it Capari

 

[MAD]

How many times has Tennessee under Rick Barnes won at Rupp Arena?

Two Times!

 

[BowlBrother85]

Rick Barnes on John Fulkerson's performance tonight:

"One of the best I've seen from anyone I've ever coached."

 

[presskh]

Congrats on the very nice win, Vols. From a Memphis Tiger.

 

[esarmstrong]

Didn't Mears with King and Grunfeld.

Mears won his share of games against Kentucky. He was .500 in his career vs. Rupp and had a winning record vs. Kentucky, but the only year he played against Kentucky in Rupp arena was his last season. We beat Kentucky in that game in 1977. IIRC, it was the first game played in Rupp arena.

 

[Lefteye]

Fulkerson is really coming into his own now. This makes me even more excited for next season. A switch has flipped with him.

Agree. I think that 3 against Florida built a lot of confidence that he can square up and shoot that 15-18 footer over. It makes him a tougher guard not just spinning on a pivot

 

[JCP201]

 

[Schasz]

Speaking of Rupp...got a funny true story involving my wife who is a VFL. She was in her dorm room when KY player Tom Parker called her. They were both from the same home town (Collinsville, IL) just shooting the breeze. Parker here's a knock at his door and yep it was Rupp. He took the phone from Parker and started yelling at my wife who told him they were friends and just talking about things back in their home town. She loves it when Vols beat the Kitty Cats!

 

[volsarelife1]

"Just how wild of a comeback was that for Tennessee? According to ESPN Stats & Info, the Wildcats hadn't lost in the last 10 years — they were 129-0 — when they had a double-digit lead at halftime"

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Santiago played a pretty solid game despite not scoring a ton, then he steps up and ices it at the line. I love him.

James really turned it on, can’t tell me he hasn’t learned from the Auburn game.

 

[RockyTopJA]

This memory popped into my head after the win tonight. Thank you, and goodnight.

 

[Dudleys87]

It’s so easy to get them fired up.

7 sec titles

5 final fours

1 runner up

1 title

IN 10 YEARS...

 

[ATC_VOL]

Awesome victory. Real happy for these kids; been fighting all year and getting to celebrate a win at Rupp is awesome.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

 

[Dallasbowlin]

How u like the Vols, now, Big Dal ? i know this one is special for everybody, but I know u have to live up there and it's extra special for u

I went outside and sang rocky top for atleast 5 minutes straight.

 

[Dallasbowlin]

You still want to miss the NCAAT? Lol, I kind of think you don't.

I have no clue what you’re talking about.... lol

 

[Dallasbowlin]

May not sleep tonight. One of the times I’m so glad I have a Twitter.

 

[tnvols72]

Vols! I thought that Dykes called a fair game tonight. Cal will hate to see it.

he did once Tenn took the lead.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Quickley from Kentucky kind of reminds me of Keon Johnson.

 

[Dallasbowlin]

16 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assist. Josiah Jordan James.

 

[tnvols72]

Rick Barnes

A lot of ignorance going on in that forum

 

[alaVOL]

As disappointed as I was for staying up to see us blow the Auburn game, I'm as satified to hang in there to see this come from behind victory at LexingOrange!

 

[tn4elvis]

Quickley from Kentucky kind of reminds me of Keon Johnson.

Good..I hope Keon plays like him.Hes a tough player to guard

 

[BowlBrother85]

As disappointed as I was for staying up to see us blow the Auburn game, I'm as satified to hang in there to see this come from behind victory at LexingOrange!

17 points has to be our biggest ever comeback win against Kentucky. I can't think of one any bigger and it was in the 2nd half at Rupp Arena while they were ranked #6 and still had a good shot at a 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Sweet.

 

[FrankenVol54]

From Rupp Rafters tonight. LOL!

Whether it's exaggerations, overreactions, etc or not, people/fans are going to say things whether they truly mean them or not after tonight..This loss is SICKENING. If you're a UK fan and you're not pissed and sick to your stomach after UK just blew a 17 point lead at home to Rick Barnes and Tennessee then you really must not have a competitive bone in your body. What happened in Rupp Arena tonight was embarrassing and shameful and doesn't deserve to be defended or have excuses made for it. I'm as pissed off as I have been about a UK game in a very long time..probably since the screw job we got vs. UNCheat in 2017. No excuse to be 5-7 vs. UT since 2016. I'm a UK basketball AND UK football fan. I already have to see those bastards annually beat us in October or November basically every year in football and now they're routinely handing our ass to us in basketball the last 4 years and this happened in March tonight. It's maddening. And they're being lead by a Coach that we've all trashed for years. That makes it even worse. And then add that we probably went from a 2 seed to a 4 seed and might even get screwed into getting a 5 seed after tonight just makes it sickening.

Call out the obvious trolls and people that player bash but I think everything else is warranted after tonight.