I remember all these games, including the Mears one's. But it is a new season. The Vols are due a long run. I want Barnes to win one. As far as I remember, no mediocre coaches have ever one one. They have all been good coaches. Well, except Calipari. That bodes well for Barnes. He is good.

Love BOC. They can still sound pretty good. Their new 50 anniversary Live Album is good. Pretty underrated group. When Bouchard died it was a jolt for them. I saw them at MSG when my dad worked at the World Trade Center. That's their stomping grounds. Dang, that was back in the On your Feet or On your Knees days I think. BTW, I ain't a total d@#khead. Just mostly. LOL

Your statement that "wiinning SEC Champions"....don't "mean anything" really doesn't require any response.  Its beyond idiotic.  SMH....

What did the regular season SEC Championship get them yesterday? I didn't see Knecht pointing to his ring finger yesterday.

I knew UF would be a team no one wants to play right now.

Met Rickey Medlock when he was with Blackfoot. They were playing in Johnson City and staying at a hotel a friend of mine parents owned in Bristol. He gave me a swig of his moonshine in a mason jar. He was a down to earth guy. I've seen Skynrd many times. They are here every year at the Sturgis Rally playing the Buffalo Chip. I love Skynrd but I think Blackfoot rocked harder than they did. Medlocke was a great front man and singer, not to mention badassed guitar player. Another good Skynrd spinoff was The Rossington Collins Band. They were great. Saw them open up for Charlie Daniels in Johnson City. Aww man the good old days.  We are all getting old fellas.

maybe he should. Nah.

Every teams job is to not be one of them. Here that Barnes!

I?m a big CRB fan. He has taken this program to a level that is awesome. Tennessee basketball games are events to look forward to, rather than an afterthought.

Having said all of that, it baffles me that a coach can let his team basically lose a basketball game in the first half without calling timeouts (multiple were necessary today) to attempt to squash momentum and make adjustments. Sometimes, just stopping the action fora couple of minutes can slow the momentum of an opponent but CRB rarely calls them. I don?t understand it.

It looks more and more like first round Rick is gonna rear his head. If you mean he has us winning regular season SEC championships that don't mean anything really, then yep, we are flying high.

Barnes should know how to beat this team after playing them twice. They did the same thing in the other loss. Hope they get a favorable seed. Any physical team will mean the season is over. If we play Perdue again I hope it's after a few games. But the way the game has changed in recent years physical teams are getting fewer and fewer. Dominant big men aren't as coveted. Shooting 3's is.

to be rooting for Caitlin Clark and Iowa. No reason other than how the minorities have disrespected her. They can't handle the fact that a "White Girl" can out play them. Sheryl Swoopes should be ashamed of herself. Plus the ratchet LSU and Carolina players. I hope they play LSU and Clarke hangs 50 on them.

I read somewhere that in the last 4 games Vescovi stats are:
4.2 ppg
23.5 % from the field
20.8 % from 3 pt range.
If he does shoot more these hopefully improve.

Your usual strawman.  No one is happy that at this point in time, UT is barely qualifying for the NCAA tourney.  That is not where we should be as a program.  We have never failed to qualify for the tourney. I am on record as saying if that ever happens, whoever is the coach should be fired on the spot.

As for whatever else you say about Kelly, we did come within an eyelash of beating the cocks, and by your own admission should have. USC is hands down, by far, the no. 1 program in the country.

Does that excuse the horrible way we lost?  No.  (although I didn't see it, and am only going off what I read).

Does that mean we throw up our hands and give up on the rest of the season?  Not just no, but HELL no. 

Kelly could well use the frustration over the loss to spring this team deep into the tourney. 
We didn't do anything but catch SC on a bad night and almost pulled it out. Her coaching prowess got them beat at the end. Sunshine pumpers are as pathetic as Debbie Downers.

My attitude is what it always is, "wait and see".  Then make an assessment after the season. No sense in the constant whining or the loser mentality you show, constantly harping on every negative thing you can.

Finally...I think you misinterpret Pirate. I am pretty sure he is saying "forget it, the administration is not going to make a move this year".  I can't speak for Pirate, but I can tell you that is a broad consensus among UT fans.

But anyway...has the team shown improvement this year?  We have played Junior three times.  The first was an ass kicking.  The second was a close game.  The third, by your own admission, we SHOULD HAVE WON.

That is progress whether you like it or not.

If we make the Elite Eight or even Final Four, then Kelly can redeem the season.  Honestly that's all that matters, is The Show.

Most everyone knows that, but you as usual seem uninformed (or ignorant if you prefer). 

⬆️ This! ⬆️

Amen. But half these dolts on here don't want to here that. They will keep her around and all of a sudden expect titles. 

Who's okay with her coaching and recruiting? Sunshine pumpers are the worst.

If they beat SC Kelly will probably keep her job. She should be out the door no matter how many more she wins.

I'm sorry, but their shooting has gotten worse by the year. Not dissing them, just stating facts. I've seen you guys mention it here.  Tell me you haven't seen the bricks they launch at times.

but get knocked out of the tourney early. It's what they do. They got to prove that dolt wrong.

Did they mention why their play has gotten worse each year? We all want to know.

Knecht is inconsistent. He will score 39 one game and 15 the next. King was money about every night.

They played pretty dang good. The only concern I had had was all the airballs they shot from 3. Vescovi didn't even come close on one or two. 

A great game. It's still amazing he's a 5th year player yet he wasn't on many folks radar for 4 years. That's quite the story within itself.

The Vols are 2-7 in the last nine meetings with Auburn after going 11-1 in the previous 12.  Could it be the Pearl factor?

Vols are better than all 4 of these teams. Should win them all. Easier said than done.  It's all about the matchups. Road wins are another tough bet. 3-1 would be good. 4-0 would be great heading to the tourneys.

wants them to be aggressive. I like that!

What's funny is many Vols fans stated early in the season that this may the best Vols team ever. What happened? To me it is typical Vols basketball. Good enough to beat anyone one night, bad enough to lose to anyone the next. Seems like that is a recurring theme for Barnes coached teams. Hopefully they get on a run come March.