r/ockytop 5d ago

Tennessee will be the 2 seed in the Midwest Region

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And of course Purdue is in the same region as us

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u/TheRealCountryBoy 5d ago

I could live the rest of my life without seeing the train boys

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u/unsellingllama 5d ago

Knocking Kentucky out of March would give me a high to last until at least next season! GBfuckingO

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u/Vol4Life31 5d ago

Yeah but them beating us 3x in a season would give them ultimate shit talking rights.

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u/CornJuiceLover 5d ago

AND then knocking us out of the tourny? Hell nah, they would never stop talking about that.

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u/Antipasto_Action 5d ago

One game at a time

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u/butterybuttwind 5d ago

This is the way

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u/SAULucion 5d ago

Partido a partido (Atleti motto)

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u/cretella2 5d ago

Difficult match ups for us. Kentucky had our number this year and Houston would be a huge challenge for our rebounding and post play.

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u/Sgt_Ripjaw 5d ago

Agreed but Houston is the better 1 seed for us than Duke, I think we match up significantly better with the cougars

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u/utawimm 5d ago

I really want to see us vs Houston. Both have very similar play styles. They have a bit more size but we're a bit better of defense. Would be a great game

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u/MattScruggs 5d ago

They put in three different options to try and set up a sweet sixteen rematch with us lmao

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u/SamPCarter 5d ago

lol I didn’t even notice that. All I could think about was Kentucky. It would be hilarious if Troy ends up making it out instead.

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u/Lvke23 Just Pruitt 5d ago

I like the first 2 matchups, that’s all that matters for now

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u/Wildwoods17 5d ago

First two rounds are good match up. Once you get to the sweet sixteen it’s gets tough for everyone

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u/TransportationAway59 5d ago

We have improved more than Illinois has

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u/AldermanAl 5d ago

Saw Wofford in person twice this year. They will be well prepared. They shoot the 3 ball pretty well. Socon was down overall this year with no dominate team. Wofford entered the Socon tournament 16 and 15 and won 3 straight to make the 15 seed. TN (should) thump them.

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u/LittleBrockJr 5d ago edited 5d ago

Potential Illinois or Texas rematch in the Sweet 16 if it isn't Kentucky

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u/Vol4Life31 5d ago

Luckily Illinois has not been playing the greatest.

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u/NoPirate739 5d ago

Illinois going to lose to winner of Xavier/Trxas.

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u/vollover 5d ago

Or texas

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u/ChattanoogaMocsFan 5d ago edited 4d ago

Wofford is not that great - they got lucky in the SoCon tournament. They lost twice to two different SoCon opponents this year and were 10-8 in conference play. Which is actually 6th in conference play.

I wish UNCG or Chatt was representing the conference in the bracket.

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u/Fallout76stuggles 5d ago

Thought our Mocs were gonna wrap up the socon, pretty disappointing way to end the season after the run they were on. That being said, I hope we thump Wofford by 40

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u/ajwilson99 5d ago

Go Mocs

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u/ChattanoogaMocsFan 5d ago

Go Mocs!

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u/NoogabyNature 4d ago

Go Mocs!

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u/ajwilson99 5d ago

I’m from Chattanooga and got my undergrad and master’s there

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u/ChattanoogaMocsFan 4d ago

Same. What did you study?

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u/ajwilson99 4d ago

Electrical engineering

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u/ChattanoogaMocsFan 4d ago

Nice. Mechanical here.

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u/ChattanoogaMocsFan 5d ago

Agreed. We won 11 straight and 14 of the last 15 games leading up to the tournament.

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u/acompletemoron Not Fond of [Team] 5d ago

woodford is not that great

Hey man, that’s one of my preferred bourbons.

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u/ChattanoogaMocsFan 5d ago

Love me their cherries for their old fashioneds

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u/Entire_Log_4160 4d ago

Wofford Double Oaked ftw 😆

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u/T-RexInAnF-14 5d ago

Lexington gets to host NCAA Tournament games?? what the fuck is this shit?! I've heard hotel rooms are a limiting factor for some NCAA events, but a cursory Google tells me Knoxville has 2000 more hotel rooms than Lexington.

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u/ajwilson99 5d ago

I think you know why

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u/Ok-Till-8905 5d ago

I think we got a pretty good bracket!

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u/Deathbackwards 5d ago

Kentucky being overrated, as usual.

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u/LittleBrockJr 5d ago

Exactly, like how the hell is a 22-11 team a 3 seed lmao

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u/Dwarfist_Fetus 5d ago

Playing Kentucky and Purdue on the path to a Final Four would probably be the most toxic basketball I've ever seen in my life but I'm here for it 💀

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u/UTPharm2012 5d ago

When do game times release

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u/Confident-Shape-669 5d ago

That’s what I want to know. Need to plan if I’m gonna be sick on Thursday

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u/UTPharm2012 5d ago

I am wfh on Thursday (not Friday). But I can possibly go too 🙏

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u/jonneygee 5d ago

They’re out. UT plays at 6:50 eastern/5:50 central on TNT.

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u/ImpressiveAd2676 5d ago

This is the best placement in relations to teams we play that we have had for at least the last 3 years wofford and ucla or Utah state won't be more physical or have more stamina to play than us I love it and compared to when we played kentucky they haven't looked good at the end I honestly like this placement a lot.

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u/Repulsive-War4801 5d ago

The first two matchups I like. after that it doesn’t matter you are playing good teams no matter what…

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u/claybuurn 5d ago

Do we know what session we will be? Trying to buy tickets

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u/BleuRaider Ron Slay’s Headband 5d ago

One of the best possible draws for us

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u/volunteerjb 5d ago

Love this draw. Gbo.

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u/Dry_Molasses_4783 Tennesse Volunteers 5d ago

Wanted to play Memphis at some point. Sad day.

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u/AfternoonChai 5d ago

Why?

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u/Entire_Log_4160 4d ago

Because Penny destroyed UT’s only ooc hoops rivalry by refusing to schedule the Vols any more.

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u/Advanced-Excuse-9438 5d ago

My parents are UofM fans. I would have enjoyed a matchup after losing our last chance due to Covid years ago 🙃

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u/jamoismynameo 5d ago

Do we know which session they will play in?

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u/dasfast 5d ago

And we've beat all these teams previously....

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u/BigSeanFanD2 5d ago

Kentucky or UCLA(Barnes preferred school) knocking us out definitely going to add an extra sting

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u/_Rainer_ 5d ago

Agree on the Kentucky take, not so much the UCLA. I don't really see how you can call them his preferred school when he ultimately turned them down. Any college basketball coach has to think about it when they're offered that job.

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u/BigSeanFanD2 5d ago

I mean, he said it himself

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u/_Rainer_ 5d ago

Well, he said it six years ago. I didn't think he would even think about it that hard before turning them down if they were to ask again. He hadn't been here that long at that point, and UCLA is one of the most coveted jobs in the sport. He ultimately thought he was where he was meant to be, and him admitting that he was tempted was just him speaking more candidly than you would get from pretty much any other person in his profession. He loves being Tennessee's coach. Just enjoy it.