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

[Chris4Vols22]

I don't think this is Barnes's best team, but I do think he and his staff have just knocked it out of the park after the shaky start to the SEC schedule. Barnes is really flexing his coaching prowess this season imo.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Someone insert the video of Broome singing Rocky Top on the bus

"Shout out to Mashack"

 

[tennesseeduke]

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!!

I got the runs during the runs!

 

[utVolFanInVA]

We actually hit free throws !!!!!!!!!!!

BOOM !!!!!!!!

Love these bastards !!

Difference in the game for sure

 

[robcovol]

Hope there’s gas left in the tank for tomorrow. I remember when Tennessee beat Kentucky in the semifinals several years ago, only to be steamrolled by Auburn in the championship game.

 

[deezvols]

Suck it war tigers

 

[molsen81]

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

Time to be family men, fellas.

Cardwell can be a formidable fouler in the Association

 

[wmcovol]

Someone insert the video of Broome singing Rocky Top on the bus here!

Don’t have it but Auburn has lost 3 of 4 since? Lol

 

[amaralfan1]

What has Auburn shown to indicate they will choke this? They have been pulling rabbits out of the hat all year.

My theory was that we had tested them in ways they hadn't yet been tested. Tennessee ultimately weathered the storm.

 

[SKV84]

What a Game!! The refs try their hardest to give that to Auburn. I stayed out of the thread today because I'm sure the usual suspects were spewing their negativity and then disappeared when we won. Crap gets old quick. Tomorrow is for a #1 seed imo.

 

[Just a VolinTears]

Apparently they practiced FTs after the game yesterday

 

[Voltopia]

Rick Barnes keeping it real when they showed that young girl with the Zakai sign behind the set.

Barnes: "Hey, when Zakai sees that, he's thinking one thing." *Zakai, Greenburg, Rece, all look at Barnes* "NIL."

 

[vader]

Go Vols!!

 

[amaralfan1]

Rick Barnes keeping it real when they showed that young girl with the Zakai sign behind the set.

Barnes: "Hey, when Zakai sees that, he's thinking one thing." *Zakai, Greenburg, Rece, all look at Barnes* "NIL."

I love ZZ telling the guy Barnes recruiting to Clemson, "I'm getting reparation." Most certainly a reference to those guys not getting NIL back in the day.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Great defense in the 2nd half .... and great free throw shooting throughout. 25-27 was HUGE.

This probably won't get us on the 1 line, but if Florida beats Alabama, we should jump Bama as the top 2 seed, and that puts us in Houston's region. In my opinion, that's even better than being the lowest 1 seed.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Over the moon we won.

But whatever we did when we got up 12.....don't do that again. We completely short circuited.

 

[OneManGang]

When Pat Adams, of all people, reversed that last call and gave UT the ball, I about **** a clinker!

 

[TrapVol]

can we please ban these damn monitor reviews in the final 2 minutes of every game already

I, for one, I’m glad they haven’t. We would have lost the game today without them.

 

[Just a VolinTears]

Sing it wretches

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

I'm completely appalled at how hard the officials tried to give AU a chance to win that game down the stretch. The foul that fouled Okpara out. And the 2 out of bounds calls that got reversed were some of the worst calls ever. You got 3 officials on the floor, there is absolutely no reason you can't get those calls right. Unless your trying to intentionally get them wrong.

 

[Pepe_Silvia]

Hope there’s gas left in the tank for tomorrow. I remember when Tennessee beat Kentucky in the semifinals several years ago, only to be steamrolled by Auburn in the championship game.

We'll have more rest than whichever team we play tomorrow.

 

[therealitytheory]

If it wasn't for replay refs would have stolen the game from us.

 

[Tenacjim]

I'm completely appalled at how hard the officials tried to give AU a chance to win that game down the stretch. The foul that fouled Okpara out. And the 2 out of bounds calls that got reversed were some of the worst calls ever. You got 3 officials on the floor, there is absolutely no reason you can't get those calls right. Unless your trying to intentionally get them wrong.

Not to mention the one before Okpara fouled out where Chad mugged him on the lob and there was no call.

 

[A-RodWiLks]

Is Sankey serious rn.... what a damn clown

 

[vol94]

Anyone going to game Tom?