The Official Tennessee vs. Xavier Game Thread, 9:00pm ET(11/12/13), FOXS1

[GLDunlap]

Must be tough getting up for the first game of the season after that emotional exhibition win over Southern Indiana.

 

[1985Vols]

Games are going to take 2 1/2 hrs this year with all the fouls

 

[Cartervol]

Martin was a kmart hire anyway. Its no surprise.

 

[k-town_king]

so with these new rules is the whole season gonna be this way or will it let up as the season go's on

They should take advantage and drive and get fouls. Move their feet on d and we will be ok.

 

[VOLnMiami]

Paint the rock...We want Bruce back!

 

[D.C. Vol]

I hate Xavier

I hate our brand of basketball.

 

[TOP]

Pretty sure the rims were tightened with no give on purpose.

Xavier knew what to expect with these rims.

Theory of the night.

 

[Giveem6]

Stokes will have a hard time even playing this year with these ****ed up rule changes

 

[volinreallife]

Can we afford a new coach?

Why would you want another coach? We play awesome defense, and defense is what wins championships. (cough haven't been to the tourney yet cough)

 

[patrick]

I don't think you guys realize that Bruce Pearl is NOT coming back. He's already served his time here and he screwed up. Get over it already!

Yea Pearl not coming back but those who think that CCM will come close to achieving what Pearl did are fools.

 

[tnvols72]

Pearl isn't coming back lol

Gonzo wont be either if he waits until Feb to try and coach

 

[OrangeBalls]

If Stokes had half of Maymon's heart he would be a player. Sadly he doesn't. He's a lazy ass.

 

[BigOrangeD]

Martin better turn this team around fast

He needs to turn them loose and run and gun. That's what they do best.

 

[Mullins2010]

Here we come

 

[warrior2226z]

They should take advantage and drive and get fouls. Move their feet on d and we will be ok.

ok good to know

 

[SCowlsVOL]

Dude. You sound like a broken record tonight. I think you've got your account set on auto post.

I doubt anyone is happy with Cuonzo after tonight, but it's the first game of a long season.

Long indeed

 

[tnvols72]

not even smart enough to foul when they need to

 

[Bryan1]

Martin was a kmart hire anyway. Its no surprise.

Lookin more like Dollar Store tonight.

 

[LittleCat]

Horrible reffing tonight.

Yeah they've really been calling a ton more fouls on UT than Xavier.

 

[Ace]

With 2 minutes left we finally started playing with urgency instead of walking it up the court

 

[Nashvol2]

Trying to look on the bright side here. This looks like a talented basketball team and CCM has shown that his teams improve throughout the season. Let's see if he can mold these guys into a focused basketball team.

 

[bowlinggreenvol]

So this guy throws a shoulder into Barton running down the court and its a foul on Barton?

We're horrible offensively but this officiating has been atrocious. I'm so tired of watching us take 15+ games to get into gear. The SEC is too damn pitiful to get into the tourney by simply winning 10 conference games. Cuonzo is going to have to win some meaningful OOC games.

 

[OrangeBalls]

Xavier is 7-16 from the line. UT is 7-19.

 

[1985Vols]

I like CCM but he has not shown me anything in 2+ years that proves he is a good coach that can make in game adjustments to help his players win games.

 

[Catbone]

Seriously, have we made any progress since Martins first year?

Absolutely not.