Who would you least want to face in an Elite Eight game?

[Vfl2407]

If we make it that far, which one of these teams would you hate to have to beat to make our first ever Final Four?

UCONN
PURDUE
HOUSTON
ARIZONA
MARQUETTE
DUKE
KANSAS
NCAROLINA

 

[Shrimp&Grits&Vols]

Give me Arizona and Duke please. Maybe UNC as we match up better, would prefer to avoid Uconn and Purdue

 

[Proud Army Wife]

Houston. No thanks

 

[VolCalls]

I don’t want any part of UCONN and would prefer to avoid Houston. Bring on any of the others.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Connecticut is the easy answer, I think. Their ceiling, IMO, is higher than any team except possibly Kentucky.

After that it's Purdue. We don't matchup well against them and they seem to just have our number in basketball. Plus, I want to avoid the fact that there will be a strong narrative pushed that Purdue is the 2024 version of 2019 Virginia (i.e., lose to a 16-seed then win it all). Edey is already officiated incorrectly. Couple in unconscious bias from that narrative being pushed and Edey is going to live at the foul line all March. No thanks.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

I don’t want to face Iowa State. They might be this year’s Cinderella.

 

[Volfan1000]

Connecticut is the easy answer, I think. Their ceiling, IMO, is higher than any team except possibly Kentucky.

After that it's Purdue. We don't matchup well against them and they seem to just have our number in basketball. Plus, I want to avoid the fact that there will be a strong narrative pushed that Purdue is the 2024 version of 2019 Virginia (i.e., lose to a 16-seed then win it all). Edey is already officiated incorrectly. Couple in unconscious bias from that narrative being pushed and Edey is going to live at the foul line all March. No thanks.

Purdue has had our number in football and basketball.

Marquette and Houston are the two teams that would be the toughest to go through to get to the program's first Final Four.

 

[Scot Harvath]

Bring 'em on. WGWTFA!!!

Too much? Over the top? GBO

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Don't care. Let's get there and then worry about it

 

[CAVPUT]

If we make it that far, which one of these teams would you hate to have to beat to make our first ever Final Four?

UCONN
PURDUE
HOUSTON
ARIZONA
MARQUETTE
DUKE
KANSAS
NCAROLINA

Houston 1A
UConn 1B

 

[Raiford62]

I am concerned about the teams with the strong offensive/defensive big man. Obviously, TN is going to face teams that can trip them up at any time if they do not bring their A game on a consistent basis.

 

[Hoggervol]

Purdue has had our number in football and basketball.

Marquette and Houston are the two teams that would be the toughest to go through to get to the program's first Final Four.

Purdue has our number in football and basketball only because of some sorry a$$ officiating! My opinion but we seem to get the short end of the stick every time we play them.

 

[SN-A-C Orange]

I wonder how many teams are out there that have absolutely NO INTEREST in playing Tennessee in the tournament. That is the question enquiring minds want answered!

 

[BallerVolFan]

All the talk this season has been around UConn and Purdue and how they’re the ones nobody wants to play but I want no part (and I mean ZERO part) in facing Houston. Avoid them at all costs.

 

[knoxvol52]

Shouldn't be afraid of any of those roody Pooh candy @$$e$..

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

I wonder how many teams are out there that have absolutely NO INTEREST in playing Tennessee in the tournament. That is the question enquiring minds want answered!

Exactly

 

[OrangeInKy]

If we make it that far, which one of these teams would you hate to have to beat to make our first ever Final Four?

UCONN
PURDUE
HOUSTON
ARIZONA
MARQUETTE
DUKE
KANSAS
NCAROLINA

Kansas , if healthy. (They’re missing a key player right now)

 

[NighthawkVol]

Connecticut is the easy answer, I think. Their ceiling, IMO, is higher than any team except possibly Kentucky.

After that it's Purdue. We don't matchup well against them and they seem to just have our number in basketball. Plus, I want to avoid the fact that there will be a strong narrative pushed that Purdue is the 2024 version of 2019 Virginia (i.e., lose to a 16-seed then win it all). Edey is already officiated incorrectly. Couple in unconscious bias from that narrative being pushed and Edey is going to live at the foul line all March. No thanks.

Agree. I’d prefer Kansas and their lack of depth.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Kansas , if healthy. (They’re missing a key player right now)

They’re still thin with McCullers. That’s the team I’d want most to play.

 

[VolArmy74]

I'm hoping to avoid Pat Adams the most.

 

[Putbacks]

I think the one playing closest to its fan base. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Vfl2407]

I think the one playing closest to its fan base. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

That would possibly be:
Purdue in Detroit (Midwest)
UCONN in Boston (East)
Arizona in Los Angeles (West)
Houston in Dallas (South)

 

[Putbacks]

That would possibly be:
Purdue in Detroit (Midwest)
UCONN in Boston (East)
Arizona in Los Angeles (West)
Houston in Dallas (South)

Yeah, I identified those 4 in a previous thread a couple of weeks ago….Someone replied, “None of that really matters….”

 

[lastlapuncle]

If we put together a few games where we play as we have the last two weeks,I don't care who the hell we play.Those teams would be worried about us.We can go small-ball,or we can go big.Our teamadapts to whatever we need.Go Vols!

 

[Special Ed]

e) None of the above.