The Official #4 Tennessee vs. #5 Duke NCAA Tournament Game Thread, 2:40 PM ET, CBS

[tennesseeduke]

Has anybody checked on coach K at the old folks home?

He just passed

 

[tennesseeduke]

Flopowski wasnt the same after Aidoo blacked his eye

Or after UP knocked the $h!t out of him!

 

[tennesseeduke]

Since 1995 Duke has played a tournament game as the lower seed only 4 times. They lost all four games.

Correction, that’s 5 now!

 

[vavolfan6]

Ok, it's GAMEDAY!! LFG!!! All positive vibes from here on out! Just gotta stomp on then like a little ROACH!! Pluck em out like little WHITEHEAD Pimples they are! Do some double FLIPKOWSKI'S on them!!!! Duke ain't nothing!! They may be YOUNG and LIVELY, but it won't take a PROCTOR to Gamble it all on the VOLS!!! ACC SUCKS! VOLS BY FIDDY!! ROCKY TOP BABY!!

Your welcome for the Pep Talk

 

[Volfan1000]

That was for all the Barnes haters

Rick Barnes certainly earned his $5.4 million dollar salary today as he improves to 5-9 in his coaching career against Duke.

 

[ColinS]

I will never ever say a bad word about orn again. That was a legendary performance

The guy gets a complete pardon followed by a Vol Legend Trophy

 

[Mikevol1964]

Plavi was a man among boys today. Sometimes he fouls because he is too rough.

Yeah he gets too much grief. The elbow was a bad play but the blockout foul and the one they reviewed was just Duke being soft

 

[CAVPUT]

 

[Franklin_Vol09]

Flopowski wasnt the same after Aidoo blacked his eye

That was a tough blow. I respected him more after getting cracked and still playing tough. He’s a young kid who probably has never seen the “phone booth” battles that he had today.

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

I dont fear Kentucky by no means. But i honestly dont want to see them again. Especially if a final four birth is on the line. I dont want them being the reason we dont make our first ever trip.

Hard to beat a good team 3 times in a row. But we can’t put the cart before the horse. One game at a time. I think this game is the boost mentally we needed. We know what we have to do know, time to go on a run. GBO!!!!!

 

[foolonthehill]

Duke was making crap shots inside 10 min. to go but our guys stayed strong. SO happy for this team...I'm cryin' happy...

They weren't crap shots. These dudes are talented. Don't diminish our victory.

 

[BallsToTheVol]

https://www.dukebasketballreport.co...e-filipowski-dereck-lively-tyrese-proctor-acc
For your enjoyment.

 

[Orange.]

 

[cobbwebb0710]

If you are here much you know I have no great love for Barnes. But I can say that he did a hell of a coaching job today. To get this team to the Sweet 16 without a Point Guard is no small accomplishment. Great job today Barnes - the team was ready - engaged - and played well.

With the bracket the way it is, this team can get to the Elite 8 if not further. What an awesome day. I want to watch a replay so I can enjoy it. Was on the edge of my seat the entire game.

Well done Barnes - well done Vols. Great game by ON, Santi and Aidoo! And Plav punished Duke’s post players.

God I’m so proud of you!!

 

[vanillagorilla]

 

[Panthro]

I grew up near the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area, and will always LOVE beating Duke or UNC.
Heck of a team win today!!

 

[DuckInAPen]

Duke Bows Out To A Very Physical Tennessee Team, 65-52
For your enjoyment.

"We saw this early as Uros Plasvic just hammered Kyle Filipowski, throwing him around and opening a significant cut on his cheek."

They left out that Filipowski gave Plavsic a sharp elbow to the ribs not a second before that, and that Filipowski got the cut on a clean basketball play as Aidoo beat him on the rebound.

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

Duke Bows Out To A Very Physical Tennessee Team, 65-52
For your enjoyment.

Sounds like Duke and their writers are a bunch of puds.
Go Big Orange.

 

[LadyinOrange]

Rick Barnes certainly earned his $5.4 million dollar salary today as he improves to 5-9 in his coaching career against Duke.

What is his record vs Duke at UT?

 

[TennVols12]

Hard to beat a good team 3 times in a row. But we can’t put the cart before the horse. One game at a time. I think this game is the boost mentally we needed. We know what we have to do know, time to go on a run. GBO!!!!!

I have to own that I did this when Loyola upset Miami in R1 a few years back, and well…..yeah. It’s FDU/FAU on Thursday and no one else! Go Vols!!

 

[Volfan1000]

What is his record vs Duke at UT?

1-0.

 

[johnboyhunter]

FDU or FAU.

So we get either the A or the D.

Either way we get FU

 

[VolGee4]

Rick Barnes certainly earned his $5.4 million dollar salary today as he improves to 5-9 in his coaching career against Duke.

If he’s 5-9 against Duke, and he’s 10-9 (I think) against Kentucky. That’s damn good, considering he’s been at Clemson and UT.

 

[LibertyVol]

We beat the Sec champs,the Acc champs and the big 12 champs this year. No matter what happens the rest of the tournament it’s been a hell of alot of this fun year. Nothing would make me happier than to match up with Kentucky and boot them out of it on the way to the final four.

It would be glorious and break the kitties heart.

 

[Tenacjim]

Duke Bows Out To A Very Physical Tennessee Team, 65-52
For your enjoyment.

Wow…UP was more physical than I though since according to this writer, he blacked Flipowski’s eye by staring at him from the bench….

oh no, the “integrity of the game is in danger because TN is so physical”