When the league expanded before the start of the 2012-13 season, basketball was expected to be one of the biggest winners. The year before, not only did Kentucky win the national championship, but incoming Missouri was 30-4 and a two seed out of the Big 12. They lost to Norfolk […]

It’s March, which means we’re just a handful of days from brackets, which means we’re just another handful of days from, “Every team in the tournament loses except one.” What we can say for sure about Tennessee’s season on March 2 is that they will make the NCAA Tournament, and […]

Vols-Tigers Four Factors Forecast: Auburn will almost certainly turn the ball over at a high rate. Whether the Vols will follow suit is a bit cloudy.

Vols-Commodores Four Factors Forecast: Is that the sun shining on the offense?

Tennessee needs that game with Florida to be rescheduled. Otherwise, what’s left for the Vols – at Vanderbilt, at Auburn, and a possible reschedule at South Carolina – provides little in the way of opportunity but plenty in the way of potholes on the road. In the 28 brackets released […]

Vols-Wildcats Four Factors Forecast: Vols have the advantage in this one, but what might a good defense do to an offense searching for consistency?

The Vols improved to 15-5 (8-5) with a 93-73 win over South Carolina late Wednesday night, a welcome offensive explosion via Victor Bailey’s seven threes and a return to form from John Fulkerson. It’s Kentucky next (1:00 PM Saturday CBS); the Cats have won two straight close games over Auburn […]

Vols-Gamecocks Four Factors Forecast: It’s looking like a fine day for a picnic, but watch out for the bees under the Gamecocks’ basket.