Friday 4:25 PM Tip Time

[TNVOLFN]

TBS

 

[marcusluvsvols]

Glad we got a Friday night ESPN prime time spotlight. Gotta handle business vs Cinderella. I think we can beat UVA ...IF....we show up and handle miami

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Nope. 4:30.

 

[yoyoyoyo]

 

[All Vol!]

SMU raced out to a 15-3 lead at Duke, lost by only 7. FWIW,

 

[LivinginthePast]

Welp I’ll be at the place of business. Will miss most of this.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Meanwhile, in an alternate universe:

 

[Volanta]

Nope. 4:30.

 

[Volanta]

Nope. 4:30.

Nah ur both wrong. Game starts at 4:24:30 secs.

 

[rocketvol]

Nah ur both wrong. Game starts at 4:24:30 secs.

Wrong! I heard it officially starts at 4:27 and :15 seconds.

 

[Plecoptera]

Welp I’ll be at the place of business. Will miss most of this.

That’s what multiple computer monitors are for. Worst case scenario, find a radio stream on the phone.

 

[JRVOL11]

don’t remember the last time we ever played on a friday

 

[VolCalls]

don’t remember the last time we ever played on a friday

2019.

 

[Legion of Doom]

That is an advantage for Vols. Most of the First 4 teams get a night game for their next game. I wonder if that is a typo. Last several years the first 4 play a night game next.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

That is an advantage for Vols. Most of the First 4 teams get a night game for their next game. I wonder if that is a typo. Last several years the first 4 play a night game next.

The CBS app doesn’t even list a game for TN on Friday yet. You’d think they could have a slot with TBD as TN’s opponent. Maybe the refs won’t receive their instructions on how to give an assist to Miami/Ohio until after their play-in in case they’re the designated Cinderella.

 

[Legion of Doom]

The CBS app doesn’t even list a game for TN on Friday yet. You’d think they could have a slot with TBD as TN’s opponent. Maybe the refs won’t receive their instructions on how to give an assist to Miami/Ohio until after their play-in in case they’re the designated Cinderella.

Huge advantage making a first four team play in afternoon. Really odd for TV to have the two Philly games that are probably more interesting in day games than the other two games there.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

I am pretty sure this is a night game. That time is wrong. The first four they allow to get a night game since they travel day before.

The NCAA’s website has the TN v TBD game at 4:25pm on Friday with 4 other games filling up the 7pm window.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Maybe it’s not the NCAA’s official website and instead something from Google search:

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

utsports dot com shows 4:25pm game time

ncaa dot com has 4x games scheduled in the 7pm window and a couple of open spots around 4/4:30.

 

[Volanta]

Wrong! I heard it officially starts at 4:27 and :15 seconds.

 

[VolCalls]

That is an advantage for Vols. Most of the First 4 teams get a night game for their next game. I wonder if that is a typo. Last several years the first 4 play a night game next.

We play at 4:25pm Friday. All of this was officially announced by the NCAA last night before 9pm.

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