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

[vols 30]

The Vols should not be getting beat on the boards like they are. The Vols have the size advantage. Houston's tallest players are 6'8".

And their best inside guy barely played with fouls issues

 

[Rushin Orange Collusion]

How F'ing embrassing with 15 points in the first half. Shades of days of Devoe. SMH

Kevin O’Neill gives his regards.

 

[Tenacjim]

1-15 from 4. What a joke. Embarrassing.

I WISH there were 4 point goals. That MIGHT give us a chance to come back…..

 

[Voltopia]

Oh good, an entire halftime of retired basketball pros laughing at the Vols. Just what I needed.

Not mad at the team. Not mad at anyone. No energy to be mad. Just deflated.

 

[RAVOL]

VOLS choked this one away, but it was still a great season

Yes what Rick has done with this team all year. Ky game again was our Final 4 just like few years back Grant Admiral in Sec tournament beat Ky and completely laid an egg vs Auburn. Now all I'm looking for is pride this half. Find a way to get to single digits. Maybe Houston will come out and repeat what we did who knows. In CHRIST Alone

 

[G0V0LS33]

this is bad.

 

[TC 83]

Law of averages…hopefully it’ll balance out and we can at least make a run this half. But the athleticism of Houston is just something we don’t have.

 

[C-south]

Fewest points by a 2 seed. Hey we are setting RECORDS!!!

It’s all about the defense

 

[rumaso11]

Seriously one of the worst performances I have ever seen. Every one of them should be beyond embarrassed at how badly they looked. One of the worst clutch performances I have ever seen.

Just unreal what a s*** performance this

 

[DocVol]

Where’s Jerry Green and Isaiah Victor when you need them

 

[GAVol]

So you agree?

lol… NO. The “I told you so” crap during an Elite 8 game is dumb.

 

[utvolpj]

Barnes is a great coach, but hasn’t been able to get his teams to go further. He also doesn’t build teams to make it further. Good, not great. This is the cap for him and be extension, his teams. There is zero proof otherwise. Is making to the Elite 8 year after year good enough for this fanbase? Serious question.

I think it probably is.

Good enough? This is the first time a UT coach has ever done it twice. Yeah it's pretty freaking good

 

[jasonvol18]

Houston is 33-4 for the year. What would you call that ?

Exactly. And their 4 losses were by a combined 13 pts. And 3 of those losses were to sweet 16 teams, 2 were elite 8 and 1 final four team. They are absolutely elite

 

[Orangeslide]

We have to shoot 3s, we can’t get into the paint off the bounce. Houston defense has shut off the paint. 15 points at the half says it all. We put everything into the Kentucky game. They don’t turn the ball over gonna be hard to do this.

 

[Other_Guy]

34-15 is a football halftime score.

 

[vols 30]

Is there a better chance of us coming back or hell freezing over?

Against their defense? Dig out the heavy coat

 

[Mid Tenn Vol]

How do we show up and play this bad with a ff on the line. Missing wide open 3s, free throws. Defense hello. About to punch a hole in the Fnn tv. Houston’s D is legit but we aren’t this bad.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

We need better bigs

Some how we won a lot of games this year with second rate bigs. Too small too rebound an none can shoot the ball outside 4 feet. It is a miracle Barnes has been able to get them this far. Hopefully, we can get some bigs in the portal.

 

[TheFlash1971]

They can't play worse in the second half and our defense wasn't half bad. Houston's offense maxed out. This is going to be closer than you guys think.

Love the positivity, just enjoy the ride . But this game is OVER!!

 

[A-RodWiLks]

For real though, how did they miss the rebound off of the top of the backboard

 

[Big Orange Rock]

The Euphoria was apparently just too much for TN to get over. They will probably wake up in the second half but it may already be too late. We will see what these guys are made of for sure. At least come out and fight and show some grit.

 

[Go47]

Previous record low for a half was 16 by Michigan.

We just set the record .

 

[zeppelin128]

Worst offensive performance in elite 8 history. When the Vols suck . . . They go all in.

This is why we all have BVS. Just seems like we always do this on a national stage. Not you Basevols, love you Tony.

 

[Proud Army Wife]

Everyone is upset because not only is this likely Barnes only shot at a title run, they're embarrassing themselves out there.

This. I’m not upset that we’re getting beat, it’s that we’re not even competitive.

 

[vol94]

Not trying to pile on but I also will not be sad to see him go

I’m w you. He’s a young man a bit older than my son.

But, if these kids want to be paid like adults, then they must accept the consequences of negative chatter. And to those saying fans don’t spend $$ on NIL, BS. I fielded two calls and one email asking for more money. Both callers said it was needed for NIL.