The Vols will have to deal with some talk of the latter after this one. Its ultimate destiny will depend on how much it invests in the former. The first half was pure violence, Kentucky six points ahead behind the work of P.J. Washington inside and Keldon Johnson outside. The […]
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Your Gameday Gameplan: Tennessee Vols vs. Kentucky Wildcats
Here’s the perfect Gameday Gameplan for Vols fans today. Where and when to find the Vols game on TV, what other games to watch, and what to listen to and read as you wait for tipoff.
College basketball TV schedule for Vols fans: Weekend of 2.16.19
Here’s our list of games worth watching this weekend, specifically curated for fans of the Tennessee Volunteers. No. 1 Tennessee actually has the national game of the weekend tonight against the No. 5 (for now) Kentucky Wildcats at 8:00 on ESPN. Pace yourselves, y’all. But the appetizers tip at noon, […]
Tennessee-Kentucky: the four factors
Hey, have you heard that there’s a huge game between No. 1 Tennessee and No. 5 Kentucky in Rupp Arena Saturday night at 8:00? You have? Well, okay then. Will’s already posted his regular preview of the Tennessee-Kentucky game, which you should go read right now. But I wanted to […]
Tennessee at Kentucky Preview
Not only is this the highest-ranked match-up between the Vols and Cats in their 224-game history, it’s also one of just three top five match-ups in the history of Tennessee basketball. No hyperbole necessary for this one: the facts are good enough. Overconfident Tennessee Teams Go to Rupp Arena to […]
Tennessee 85 South Carolina 73: Eliminating the Puncher’s Chance
We all know where this is headed on Saturday. But let’s take one more minute to celebrate what these guys have done. Tennessee, as you know, is now 23-1 (11-0). Nineteen wins in a row, nine SEC wins by double digits. But the majority of these players are also now […]
First the SEC, Then the World!
None of us have any experience with a 22-1 (10-0) basketball team outside our imagination. But here’s what we didn’t imagine about life at 10-0: the Vols aren’t even close to locking up the SEC. It’s one part having both dates with Kentucky in the final seven games of the […]
College basketball TV schedule for Vols fans: Week of 2.11.19
Here’s our list of games worth watching this weekend, specifically curated for fans of the Tennessee Volunteers. You’ll want to be sure to catch the Vols in action Wednesday night against South Carolina at 6:30 on the SEC Network, but in addition to that, there are several other games this […]
Tennessee 73 Florida 61 – The New Normal
The Vols opened SEC play with a 46-point win over Georgia (that one still isn’t normal, no matter what Tom Crean says about his players). Things got tight in consecutive games around Tennessee’s number one ranking: a three-point win over Alabama, and a five-point overtime win at Vanderbilt. Tennessee’s other […]
College basketball TV schedule for Vols fans: Weekend of 2.9.19
In contrast to football, where scarcity rules the day, college basketball has multiple hundreds of teams in action twice each week. You can rely on the network promos to help you decide what to give your attention, or you can come here and see what’s of interest to Vols fans […]