Survive
Tennessee didn’t just survive and advance in the NCAA Tournament yesterday, they absolutely throttled Wright State.
Pressure? What pressure? No, they are the ones who pressure. And they’ve traded their fancy handshakes for an all-business attitude copped from the 1996 Chicago Bulls.
Highlights of the smothering:
And we wouldn’t be doing our job if we didn’t single out this play because it’s so, so good:
shut it down ad pic.twitter.com/8VvtgyeamZ
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) March 15, 2018
What did the SEC Network folks have to say? Good things, as you might expect:
Also check out this collection of photos from UTSports and this quote from Rick Barnes — now a finalist for national coach of the year — about the “talent” of hard work.
Tennesse wasn’t the only SEC team to have a good day yesterday. The conference went 4-0, and now the pressure is on Texas A&M, Arkansas, Auburn, and Missouri to uphold the good name of the group of institutions formerly known primarily for football.
Advance
So, who’s next for the Vols? The Loyola-Chicago Ramblers, who beat Miami with some flair:
RAMBLERS WITH THE LAST SECOND THREE! 🚨🚨🚨#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/lNQlJtrq7o
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 15, 2018
The game isn’t until tomorrow at 6:10 p.m. ET on TNT, but we’re already being ever-so-politely trash-talked by a nonagenerian chaplain:
Loyola-Chicago’s 98-year-old team chaplain Sister Jean has a message for Tennessee: “watch out”. #Vols #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/4BMul5GEPa
— Marshall Hughes (@marshallhughes) March 16, 2018
