The Official #6 [2] Tennessee vs. #2 [1] Houston Game Thread, 2:20 PM ET, CBS

[OrangeBeachVol]

Even with the bad calls refs are not a factor in this blow out.

 

[Cartervol]

Letting them get on the glass too much. Got to box these guys out. They're letting them mug us too which isn't helping.

 

[UTK]

Only 3 SEC schools have ever won a natty in this sport

I don’t really care about other people’s “we lost later” banners

Final 4 counting is indeed stupid not gonna lie but it would be nice to just get one so opposing fan bases would shut the **** up lol

 

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

The FF is a huge deal.

Especially for a program that has never made it.

 

[VolsLFC]

Is it just me or has it seemed like most SEC teams not getting a favorable whistle in the tourney?

 

[Boston Vol]

and 1?..........or we just doing nothing but commercials today?..............CBS needs that $$$ I guess.

Three media timeouts plus a timeout called by Tennessee. Nothing unusual.

 

[aWhiteLoftonChism]

Houston keeps making contested shots from all over the floor and are killing us on Off Bds.

 

[Big Orange Rock]

Amazing how it seems so often that a team comes out against us and can absolutely not miss from anywhere and we can not throw it in the ocean. We will make a run but it needs to be soon.

 

[Vols All Day]

The fouling being allowed is unacceptable.... Lanier was being assaulted down the ****ing court.

The Vols need to get just as physical.

 

[BallinVol]

Rally cap time Vol Nation! This is a sickening start but I've learned not to count these guys out! Ate crow too many times.

 

[Orangeslide]

If Gainey and ZZ can’t score gonna be hard to climb back.

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

I don’t care how good Houston is. I don’t care that they have an elite defense. To have 8 points in 12 minutes and to look like you have no semblance of a real game plan is a colossal failure. I mean this is the worst we’ve played all year and it happens to be in the most important game of the year.

Seems to happen to us a lot more than in should. At least in the two major sports.

 

[molsen81]

My first real look at Houston. Out here in Cali, the Big 12 Network shows Kansas 24/7.

 

[TheBigOne10]

Pain in my soul thus far. Just play your brand guys and if you lose so be it

 

[87&91ALUM]

We are getting blown out and beat up or mugged. Sharp for Houston should be ejected. Dude wants to fight…not play basketball.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

I don’t care how good Houston is. I don’t care that they have an elite defense. To have 8 points in 12 minutes and to look like you have no semblance of a real game plan is a colossal failure. I mean this is the worst we’ve played all year and it happens to be in the most important game of the year.

I’m all of effs to give about excuses. If you lose playing your A game, so be it.

We are playjng an F game. Unacceptable

 

[rumaso11]

Coaching in this game is a train wreck, everything they are doing makes no sense

 

[LucidZ]

Inconsistency rears it's head yet again. Same ol' story.

 

[hUTch2002]

they’re just straight up better & more athletic at the end of the day

There’s not a huge difference in these teams. There’s a huge difference in effort and basketball IQ right now though.

 

[vol94]

Their defense is too good to allow a comeback from this much

Yeah, I dont see a 12-2 type run though hoping. I’m just disappointed as TN had to know what they were up against. We can’t get guys open on screens while Houston is getting easy shots and rebounds. There have been a few plays where we didn’t go after rebound. Houston hits boards on every shot.

 

[PC Jr.]

Barely through first half, still a lot of game left.

No kidding man. Thus far, it’s been hot garbage. Could they turn it around? Sure. That belief is what makes this so bad. It doesn’t look like they are prepared to play and they look tight. As the lead grows, I don’t see that changing. I hope they find a way to come back, but it’s not likely.

 

[HeuperDrive]

Only 3 SEC schools have ever won a natty in this sport

I don’t really care about other people’s “we lost later” banners

I’m sorry but this is just pure cope lol

 

[Pennheel]

What makes me the most angry is that we had Pearl and now a long time with Barnes, and Bama comes out of nowhere and makes it to the FF before Tenn does and feels like it's going to stay that way.

It's frustrating, but back to back years Tennessee gets superior competition in the Elite 8.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

We have three inches on them. Why are we not getting rebounds

One reason is Felix is soft as hell today

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

Rally cap time Vol Nation! This is a sickening start but I've learned not to count these guys out! Ate crow too many times.

We're playing maybe the best team in the country. Our guys are playing with ZERO passion.