The Official #22 Tennessee vs. #3 Kansas Game Thread, 7:30 PM, ESPN

[mr.checkerboards]

Didn't get to watch.... really nice win

 

[jhcrane14]

Great win!!! #GoVols

 

[kiddiedoc]

So, no Fahr Barnes?

5 straight wins over top 10 teams is an amazing stat.

 

[Kas232323]

dammit

It was a typo. You meant 62-48.

 

[cc623]

Solid win over Kansas always makes the day better. Topped off the weekend watching Thad Matta lose to our Vols

 

[kiddiedoc]

Solid win over Kansas always makes the day better. Topped off the weekend watching Thad Matta lose to our Vols

There's still tomorrow, brother. Killing Vandy's bowl chances would ice the cake.

 

[wmcovol]

Tennessee having to defend itself vs “failure to monitor” with the NCAA yet they crowned Kansas NC during a 4 yr investigation. Boy is that a pile of it of what b

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

There's still tomorrow, brother. Killing Vandy's playoff chances would ice the cake.

Vandy has playoff chances? Cool.

 

[kiddiedoc]

Vandy has playoff chances? Cool.

Sorry, watching 1899 and my brain isn't working correctly.

 

[rdk4121]

So, no Fahr Barnes?

5 straight wins over top 10 teams is an amazing stat.

It really is a wild stat. Wonder what the longest streak of that nature would be?

 

[Carolinavols]

I like the shade of orange on the right. I know colors show differently on fabric but uniforms should be the same fabric.

 

[firestorm]

Fitting that the Volunteers are the Kings of Atlantis after defeating the Jayhawks because 1 color that Aquaman wears is Orange, and the Volunteers main color is Orange.

 

[kiddiedoc]

It really is a wild stat. Wonder what the longest streak of that nature would be?

No other school has an active streak longer than 2 straight wins over Top-10 opponents.

 

[DuckInAPen]

Fitting that the Volunteers are the Kings of Atlantis after defeating the Jayhawks because 1 color that Aquaman wears is Orange, and the Volunteers main color is Orange.



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Off topic -- Aquaman had the best D.C. action figure in the '80s.

 

[firestorm]

Off topic -- Aquaman had the best D.C. action figure in the '80s.

I can’t help notice that he is using the Miami Hurricanes colors.

This fits because the whole battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe in College Football so it be awesome if the winner of the Battle for Atlantis College Basketball tournament would get the same style trident that Aquaman uses.

 

[Special Ed]

From CBS Sports:
"Experience, size, star power, defense, defense and . . . more defense. That's a recipe that got Tennessee past Kansas and a result that could be a harbinger of even better times ahead for the program. This team with its win over KU now has the No. 1 defense in adjusted efficiency at KenPom.com, a top-30 offense in adjusted efficiency and a havoc-wreaking style that'll be a load for any foe this season."

 

[firestorm]

From CBS Sports:
"Experience, size, star power, defense, defense and . . . more defense. That's a recipe that got Tennessee past Kansas and a result that could be a harbinger of even better times ahead for the program. This team with its win over KU now has the No. 1 defense in adjusted efficiency at KenPom.com, a top-30 offense in adjusted efficiency and a havoc-wreaking style that'll be a load for any foe this season."

So they could be a team that gets beyond the Sweet 16 in the March Madness Tournament.

For Kansas cry me a River.

 

[JMSqb11]

So, no Fahr Barnes?

5 straight wins over top 10 teams is an amazing stat.

6 if you count the exhibition with Gonzaga

 

[Special Ed]

So they could be a team that gets beyond the Sweet 16 in the March Madness Tournament.

For Kansas cry me a River.

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You can't spell Kandyass without Kansas.

 

[headhunter15]

Man, what news to wake up to! How long has it been since Tennessee won an in-season tournament?

 

[cardvolfan]

From CBS Sports:
"Experience, size, star power, defense, defense and . . . more defense. That's a recipe that got Tennessee past Kansas and a result that could be a harbinger of even better times ahead for the program. This team with its win over KU now has the No. 1 defense in adjusted efficiency at KenPom.com, a top-30 offense in adjusted efficiency and a havoc-wreaking style that'll be a load for any foe this season."

Your quote mentions we have the #1 defensive efficiency this year so far. What it does NOT mention is that we have the #1 defensive efficiency ever recorded by KENPOM in their 22-year history. No team has ever been better. Period.

 

[Special Ed]

What I can't fathom is how a team that won 3 games in 3 straight days against stiff competition could lose to a very mediocre Colorado.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

What I can't fathom is how a team that won 3 games in 3 straight days against stiff competition could lose to a very mediocre Colorado.

Didn’t respect their opponent. Didn’t mentally prepare for the game. Literally just showed up expecting to win. They admitted to it. If you don’t play hard and don’t respect the other team, it will get you beat.

 

[VolPack22]

What I can't fathom is how a team that won 3 games in 3 straight days against stiff competition could lose to a very mediocre Colorado.

Leadership. It was reported that Barnes had a sit down with his leaders and was very straightforward with them. I don’t think it is a coincidence we have seen a different team since that discussion.

 

[cardvolfan]

Leadership. It was reported that Barnes had a sit down with his leaders and was very straightforward with them. I don’t think it is a coincidence we have seen a different team since that discussion.

Barnes is always candid. You will know exactly where you stand with him. He has no favorites and nobody is excluded from his “communication.”