Episode 164: Vols NCAA Tournament preview

GoVols247’s Wes Rucker and Grant Ramey went into to GoVols247 Mobile Studio in Columbus to breakdown Tennessee’s path to a potential national championship, which starts with a Friday afternoon game against No. 15 seed Colgate in Downtown Columbus’ Nationwide Arena — home of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets.There’s plenty to discuss heading into this tournament for Tennessee — which lost its spot as a No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed when it lost to Auburn in Sunday’s SEC Tournament title game, but still heads into March Madness as a respectable No. 2 seed in the South Region and a trendy pick to advance to the Final Four for the first time in program history.Of course, Tennessee’s most recent game was hardly memorable for the right reasons, and it’s fair to wonder what that 84-64 loss to Auburn did to the Vols psychologically. Discussion on that topic is included in this episode, and you — assuming you’re a Tennessee fan — probably will like what you hear in that regard.There are plenty more topics to discuss, though, and we discuss some of those, as well. What do we know about Colgate? Is Colgate a legitimate threat to Tennessee. Where could the Raiders cause Tennessee problems? Assuming the Vols beat Colgate, what do we know about No. 7 seed Cincinnati and No. 10 seed Iowa and how they would match up with the Vols? What Tennessee players need to emerge in this tournament? Which trending story — or stories — would be poetic justice for the Vols after crashing out of last season’s tournament in a second-round shocker? What kind of tournament does this team need to cement its legacy as one of the program’s best all-time teams? Is this team ready for this moment and the pressure that comes with it? Is Rick Barnes ready to get over the hump and flip the script on the postseason struggles that have highlighted parts of his career?See, we told y’all. There’s lots to discuss. So let’s do that.