The Official Tennessee vs. Mississippi State Game Thread, 4:00pm ET, SECN

[Yankee_Vol]

Tennessee Volunteers: 8-7 (0-3)




vs.


Mississippi State Bulldogs: 7-8 (2-1)




4:00 PM ET, January 19, 2013
Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN


Coverage: SEC Network
Listen: University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site
Online: ESPN3

Line: UT -13

[knowthevols]

State is so bad that if we lose this one then sell the outhouse because we have lost our azz.

[whocaresgobobcats]

i'll be there

[Special Ed]

If we can manage to somehow knock off Missippi State, then the worm may have finally turned. If not, then prepare yourselves for more doom and gloom.

[Obsessedvol]

We better win this dang game! I just wanna win again.

[Yankee_Vol]

I think the line is a little high

[utfan72408]

Originally Posted by Yankee_Vol

I think the line is a little high

The line is way high. This team shouldn't be favored by 13 against anyone.

That said, if we lose this game it's going to become very difficult to defend this team.

[bleedingTNorange]

Line does surprise me a bit, seeing as how the statisticians on this site say numbers point to bulldog win.

I said it a couple days ago, I think CCM uses this as a confidence game, I wouldn't be surprised to see us win by 20+ today. Mississippi State is BAD, they are a very untalented team, least talented team in SEC.

On the flip side, you lose this game at home and that's probably all she wrote on the season.

[calban]

Originally Posted by knowthevols

State is so bad that if we lose this one then sell the outhouse because we have lost our azz.

With the line up change, it's their freshmen against ours.
Their 2 are 4* rivals 150s.
Ware will play Stokes.
We may be able to eek it out at home.

[bleedingTNorange]

Originally Posted by calban

With the line up change, it's their freshmen against ours.
Their 2 are 4* rivals 150s.
Ware will play Stokes.
We may be able to eek it out at home.

What're their 6,7 & 8 players rated, 2 of ours are top 75 4*?

[calban]

Originally Posted by bleedingTNorange

Line does surprise me a bit, seeing as how the statisticians on this site say numbers point to bulldog win.

I said it a couple days ago, I think CCM uses this as a confidence game, I wouldn't be surprised to see us win by 20+ today. Mississippi State is BAD, they are a very untalented team, least talented team in SEC.

On the flip side, you lose this game at home and that's probably all she wrote on the season.

The stats were given because the commentators had been dissing our defense using the points per possession statistics.
Conference games only they still show M State a 4 point favorite which could easily be overcome by home court advantage.
Figuring All games played we win by a large margin.
How close the game is depends on getting back to playing defense like we did early and keeping the offense going.
Play defense like we have last 4 games and we make it close.

[bleedingTNorange]

Originally Posted by calban

The stats were given because the commentators had been dissing our defense using the points per possession statistics.
Conference games only they still show M State a 4 point favorite which could easily be overcome by home court advantage.
Figuring All games played we win by a large margin.
How close the game is depends on getting back to playing defense like we did early and keeping the offense going.
Play defense like we have last 4 games and we make it close.

I understand the stats, am just surprised by those numbers and the line.

[calban]

Originally Posted by bleedingTNorange

What're their 6,7 & 8 players rated, 2 of ours are top 75 4*?

If you want to haggle, Their FR 4 *s are 20s.
Not sure I'd call them untalented.
Young. Yes.

[bleedingTNorange]

Originally Posted by calban

If you want to haggle, Their FR 4 *s are 20s.
Not sure I'd call them untalented.
Young. Yes.

Uhm what 2 FR do they have ranked in the 20s?

[calban]

Originally Posted by bleedingTNorange

Uhm what 2 FR do yet have ranked in the 20s?

Sorry. those were position rankings.
Scratch that.