The Official #1 Tennessee @ #5 Kentucky Game Thread, 8:00 PM ET, ESPN

[VOLinAL]

I agree the fouls have been bad but that's not making up 20 points. Just make it a respectable loss at this point and show some sign of wanting to be there.

 

[C-south]

Why? we cant hit them

Can’t hit anything else either.

 

[cwbytruckers]

This game will not define their season.

 

[Memphisvol87]

This is what Barnes is know for. Great guy, good coach, never wins the big ones. Match that with refs that have given Kentucky the game and it spells blowout. Hopefully we put it behind us.

 

[chad954ut]

I love it when jackholes on TV talk about "fouls evening out." As if making some quick touch up calls after putting one team up by 20 means a damn to anyone.

I was going to post the same thing

 

[HuntinVol]

ANYBODY that can't see that this is a very biased officiating crew is stupid, I've been around basketball one way or another and I've never witnessed a game called this bad. Granted the vols are playing terrible but the refs are helping the kitties alot

Agree! I'm not sure it's not what threw the vols off and has them off their game. Ky has done what they wanted and we've been getting called for their fouls. I've never seen a game like this.

 

[Matt2496]

We beat Kentucky at Rupp last year.

The refs made sure that wouldn't happen again.

 

[wmcovol]

Our team just didn’t show up. There’s did.

 

[Pacer92]

Not that it matters now...but UK allowed to do whatever the hell they want physically...

 

[rdk4121]

Obviously Kentucky is out hustling us at times, but we also can't shoot, and worst of all Kentucky could literally shank us and it wouldn't matter.

 

[amaralfan1]

We are absolutely getting UKs best shot. They won't get up like this the test of the season and I bet we boat race them out of TBA. If Billas is pointing out questionable officiating, you know it's bad.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Needed a game like this

I agree actually, but why in the name of all that is Holy did it have to be ****ing Kentucky. Anybody else and I could live with it.

 

[OneVolNation]

If Duke can come back down by 23, Tennessee can too. Go Vols!

 

[Switch 625]

This team is way weaker than I thought. Gotta toughen up soon.

 

[FortSanders]

This has been pathetic. Even the announcers are commenting on the poor officiating. Jay Bilas has noted how often Grant Williams has been beat up.

 

[vavolfan6]

Refs put this one out of reach...idc about these makeup calls. Ky players raping Williams all game and they call non-existent patty cake calls on us until KY gets up 20

 

[volinbham]

Needed a game like this

Amen. This team has the maturity to take the lessons and refocus.

 

[VOLnMiami]

This is not motivation. This is an overachieving team coming back to reality.

Oh Bologna...Everybody has a bad night and we are having that night...It happens...Hard to go undefeated in the SEC...We'll be just fine and we get them at our house in 2 weeks.

 

[PA Vol]

This is a 10-12 point game if the refs didn’t suck complete ass.

They’re in their heads. The crowd isn’t energized like this without their help. All the complaining about effort...we showed effort and the refs did everything they could to squash it at every given moment.

 

[Seymour Vol]

Need a blizzard like 1993 to take our minds off this.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

If you aren’t going to play defense you gotta knock down open shots. Not doing that. Just an ass beating right now.

I’d say the Vols are shook tonight.

 

[orangealways]

Barnes is letting his team get bent over a barrel and sitting there with his thumb up his rear!

Again——- stand up and coach your team man !! Too embarrassed ??? Your boys need you !

 

[Alex10]

Turner and Bowden are still in Knoxville

Bowden has proven in his career that he will pad his stats against lesser teams and absolutely never help you against elite teams... give me one example of where he was a factor against a top quality team in his career here?

 

[CAVPUT]

This is not motivation. This is an overachieving team coming back to reality.

Very possible, or it could be the wake up call this team clearly needs.

 

[maotai]

Only down by 21 now