Started By
Message

Another year passes without Tennessee in the Final 4

Posted on 3/30/25 at 3:29 pm
Posted by diddlydawg7
2x Best Poster Elite 8 (2x Sweet 16
Member since Oct 2017
29533 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 3:29 pm
11 SEC Programs have made a Final 4 in their program’s history, and Tennessee is not one of them.

Tough scene for the “Everything School”
Posted by LSUBALLER
Louisiana
Member since Jul 2013
19178 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 3:31 pm to
Won’t see Surreaux for a long time,good!
Posted by Lt. Columbo
Member since Nov 2012
616 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 3:31 pm to
Ouch!

Do they really call Knoxsville College the "Everything School"!?
Posted by Mizzoufan26
Vacaville CA
Member since Sep 2012
18757 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 3:33 pm to
Awful performance, awful showing. Still kinda cool what barnes did with all the roster turnover, but damn at some point gotta get over the hump
Posted by GoGators1995
Member since Jan 2023
4516 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 3:33 pm to
Even pre-Donovan UF has one.
Posted by Themicah86
Member since Jun 2023
1959 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 3:34 pm to
Would making the final four and losing make us better? I promise I think nothing more of yall for making the playoff and getting whooped by notre dame
Posted by n64ra
Member since Jul 2024
1425 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 3:37 pm to
Rick Barnes knows how to make the Final Four so it must be a Tennessee problem.
Posted by Big4SALTbro
Member since Jun 2019
20605 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 3:38 pm to
Rick Barnes habitual March choker
Posted by vidtiger23
Member since Feb 2012
5982 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 3:39 pm to
quote:

Would making the final four and losing make us better? I promise I think nothing more of yall for making the playoff and getting whooped by notre dame

It’s a relevant stat that nearly every basketball fan looks at. Just because you don’t think anything of it doesn’t make it irrelevant when discussing programs.
This post was edited on 3/30/25 at 3:51 pm
Posted by TexasOnTop
Member since Nov 2023
5289 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 3:41 pm to
They looked like Clemson in the first round. Embarrassing first half performance by them.
Posted by Prof
Member since Jun 2013
44836 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 3:45 pm to
quote:

Would making the final four and losing make us better? I promise I think nothing more of yall for making the playoff and getting whooped by notre dame


The F4 is a nifty bit of trivia for Tennessee men’s hoops. It would have been nice but it’s not the ultimate goal and we’d have needed a lot of miracles to get past Duke. We needed Lanier to consistently be DK and he just isn’t. We also needed more height.
Posted by diddlydawg7
2x Best Poster Elite 8 (2x Sweet 16
Member since Oct 2017
29533 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 3:46 pm to
quote:

Would making the final four and losing make us better? I promise I think nothing more of yall for making the playoff and getting whooped by notre dame


As someone whose team has 5 combined CFP/Final 4 appearances, I would say it’s more impressive to win your way to a Final 4 than be invited to a 12 team playoff.

Considering your team has only accomplished the latter (and nothing beyond that), I would say that you’re not quite qualified to compare the two
Posted by SpartyGator
Detroit Lions fan
Member since Oct 2011
79632 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 3:49 pm to
quote:

Won’t see Surreaux for a long time,good!


The alters will sign in after their BK shifts.
Posted by LSUBALLER
Louisiana
Member since Jul 2013
19178 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 3:51 pm to
True , but he don’t even try to hide it.
Posted by VFL1800FPD
Nashville, TN
Member since Aug 2012
9591 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 4:02 pm to
I’m sure that dusty final 4 from 1983 helps you live with the fact that your basketball program is currently among the conference’s worst.
This post was edited on 3/30/25 at 4:03 pm
Posted by dallasga6
Scrap Metal Magnate...
Member since Mar 2009
26356 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 4:21 pm to
quote:

I’m sure that dusty final 4 from 1983 helps you live with the fact that your basketball program is currently among the conference’s worst.


Yup kinda like 1998...

We made the dance for the 1st time in a bit, so that's a start.

utk still working on 27yrs since1998 for a SECC or a NC in football for a supposed blueblood is miserable...

1983 has been a minute but better than anything MBB at utk can claim...
Posted by VFL1800FPD
Nashville, TN
Member since Aug 2012
9591 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 4:33 pm to
None of that is relevant to the posted topic. It’s funny you have to tie football into a basketball thread to try and make yourself feel better about your awful basketball team. Congratulations on being the last SEC team in the the dance in a year where 14 teams made it.
This post was edited on 3/30/25 at 4:34 pm
Posted by PawnShop
Deep Woods of the Nat'l Forest
Member since Oct 2022
331 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 4:34 pm to
Death, Taxes, Rick Barnes Choking in March
Posted by dallasga6
Scrap Metal Magnate...
Member since Mar 2009
26356 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 4:41 pm to
quote:

Congratulations on being the last SEC team in the the dance in a year where 14 teams made it.

Congrats on never making a Final 4 in your storied teams history.....
Posted by VFL1800FPD
Nashville, TN
Member since Aug 2012
9591 posts
Posted on 3/30/25 at 4:51 pm to
1) zero chance you were alive in 1983

2) outside of the 70s, the VOLS don’t really have a storied basketball history. wasn’t until Bruce got there that we started consistently competing. Just keep proving your ignorance
Page 1 2 3
Jump to page
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 3Next pagelast page

Back to top
logoFollow SECRant for SEC Football News
Follow us on X and Facebook to get the latest updates on SEC Football and Recruiting.

FacebookTwitter