The Official #8 Tennessee vs. #3 Auburn Game Thread, 1:00 PM ET, ESPN

[Big Orange Rock]

Have not been here yet today. Been watching and listening with head phones and sanding furniture for my side hustle but let me just say ……
OH HELL YEAH! What a job from the line. Hell of a defensive effort. GO MFIN VOLS!!!!!!

 

[TheDirector]

Free Throws
Tennessee - 25 of 27
Auburn - 13 of 22

 

[Ned Ray McWorkher]

We did choke a 12 point lead dawg, ain’t nobody talking about choking the game

Any lead changes or games getting close are now chokes? The peanut gallery is harsh ...

 

[hUTch2002]

They did choke, we won but they were choking hard...

Yeah but it was just a bad 4 possession stretch. Plus, Auburn is crazy good and the refs were crazy bad as usual. The fact we overcame that speaks volumes. We are absolutely Final 4 good despite what some of our own fans think.

 

[RAVOL]

Poor espn... devastating that Auburn lost

They sure wanted them against Fl or Bama

 

[minorvol]

No one melts down more than VN lol

Oh everyone was worried and ticked with good reason. Rhe criticism was deserved. 3 turnovers in a row. Not calling a timeout to inbound the ball - another turnover.
Didn’t see too many comments about we suck, we are losing, etc.

 

[TheThrill]

Great Win. Clutch foul shooting, overcoming terrible refs. Team win GBO.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

It’s not like guys were running open.

He's still clueless and just about costed us the game

 

[VolDave53]

Ahhhh, the sweetness of going to the finals. Where is Kentucky? Oh, that's right!!

 

[JCP201]

Last 2 min of game time took a year off my life, but UT WINS!!! Only team to beat Bama, UF, and Auburn. GBO!!

that is a good point.

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

Great to beat the biggest group of clowns in the country.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

We did choke a 12 point lead dawg, ain’t nobody talking about choking the game

I can tell you're new to basketball. Game of runs.

 

[FranklinVFL]

They did choke, we won but they were choking hard...

You know we beat the #1 seed. You know that we beat the team that was #1 in the polls till the last season?

Do you know basketball? It is a game of runs. We made runs, they made runs.

We just made the last, and most important run.

And we did not give up the lead.

You are not choking if you get the W…you withstand the run and hold tight.

You do realize we are playing in the championship game in the hardest conference in the country, right?

I mean, it is not against the law to be happy at how hard we played.

 

[Godfatha]

What a game!

 

[VolDave53]

He's still clueless and just about costed us the game

"cost".

 

[A-RodWiLks]

Wish Zakai would ask these jokers why they keep picking against us

 

[Other_Guy]

Oh everyone was worried and ticked with good reason. Rhe criticism was deserved. 3 turnovers in a row. Not calling a timeout to inbound the ball - another turnover.
Didn’t see too many comments about we suck, we are losing, etc.

There were plenty about a choke job. Everyone felt it coming, including me.

 

[Delmar]

They did choke, we won but they were choking hard...

We did make 3 critical turnovers in that stretch but basketball is a game of runs. We made ours and they made theirs. We were more clutch in the end. Ballgame.

 

[lawgator1]

Excellent win Vols !

Hope we see you in the finale

 

[Godfatha]

Impressive win, considering it was 8 vs 5.

You all will probably have to do the same against Bama.

 

[bamawriter]

Congrats all. Gritty win.

 

[hUTch2002]

For those that don’t think Barnes adjusts, look at how we changed D on Broome in the second half. We started showing him different looks and then changed again in the last few minutes to double and force someone else to shoot. Great adjustments!

 

[NOLACHUCKEYTOM]

Any lead changes or games getting close are now chokes? The peanut gallery is harsh ...

Auburn had just a little bit to do with it! Just like us, they can play! They had a real run left in them and we weathered it!!

 

[TrippieRedd]

Can’t wait till Cardwell, Broome, and Baker are working at Verizon next year.

Time to be family men, fellas.

 

[tennesseeduke]

Now beat every top team! Great win now finish it with a title! Go Vols