Another option that may be out there for some people is if you have Comcast internet but not their TV service. For example, I have DirecTV and Comcast Internet (no offense but DSL sucks around here). Hook your comcast cable into a TV with a digital tuner (pretty much every HD flat screen) using a splitter and scan the channels. I'm sure you will get that channel. We have DirecTV in most rooms but didn't want to pay for extra box and run the Comcast on one of our TV's and that channel comes in crystal clear even after their switch to digital boxes recently.
I'm not sure if there is in-state blackout on ESPN3 for this game. I think that's only for PPV, but I could be mistaken. I thought I was once, but I was incorrect.
Dont know if everyone found tickets or not but there were a whole lot more fingers in the air than tickets to sell before the game.
I ended up going over to McGoogin (sp) center and buying them from Vandy about at kickoff.