Tennessee Basketball went into Coleman Coliseum on Saturday night with a winless road record but came out of it with one of its biggest wins of the season. Nate Ament’s career-high 29 points and Ja’Kobi Gillespie’s 24 points helped propel the Vols to a 79-73 win over No. 17 Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
From the Tennessee perspective, the Vols showed grit and toughness in the win. Tennessee was previously 0-3 on the road but stepped up to the challenge. From the national perspective, though, people are talking about Charles Bediako.
The Alabama big man made his re-debut for the Crimson Tide on Saturday night after a court ruling granted him the ability to return to college basketball. He had previously been playing for the Delaware Blue Coats NBA G-League team.
Tennessee rightfully had some fun with the situation after the game, setting off a wave of trolling from the college basketball world on social media.
“Blue Coats, you’re next,” Tennessee wrote in its postgame tweet, which has more than 2.3 million views in less than 12 hours.
Minutes after being posted, the Delaware Blue Coats G-League account played along with it.
— Delaware Blue Coats (@blue_coats) January 25, 2026
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Even the Duke Blue Devils got a good laugh out of it, with the official team account commenting “lol” to the post.
The tweet had responses from Barstool Sports’ Brandon Walker, saying, “Oh this is some good tweeting.” The gambling company Prize Picks responded with the eyes emoji, and both Kentucky and Auburn fan accounts tipped their cap to the elite level of trolling.
The post also had quote tweets from Peter Burns, Dan Wetzel, Andy Staples, Pete Thamel, Clay Travis, Jeff Borzello, Chris Low, and many more.
Here’s a look at some of the many reactions to Tennessee’s hilarious multi-million-view postgame tweet on Saturday night:
My guys stepped up! #VFL https://t.co/8xsG6U8f9N
— Jahmai (Jah-MY’) Mashack (@JahmaiM) January 25, 2026
Well played Vols….well played indeed. https://t.co/gUDwb4HRal
— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) January 25, 2026
Didn’t even need Tobias Harris or Allan Houston. https://t.co/wptCgdExPc
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) January 25, 2026
— Andy Staples (@AndyStaples) January 25, 2026
https://t.co/rJT43U4xxA pic.twitter.com/mHSFiqAFsW
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) January 25, 2026
Vols talking some G-League smack after winning in Alabama. (Charles Bediako finished with 13 points, third highest scoring game in his career.) https://t.co/McTup57iee
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 25, 2026
I’m here for the CBB Twitter sass https://t.co/mKoX6BvjK8
— Kris Budden (@KrisBudden) January 25, 2026
💀💀💀
We see you Tenneessee admin 🤣 https://t.co/zxCvI5a5Q3
— Ryan Hammer🔨 (@ryanhammer09) January 25, 2026
— Jayson Swain (@SwainEvent) January 25, 2026
https://t.co/bQcsPVsgGa pic.twitter.com/8YVQjTFioj
— Russell Smith (@Russell___Smith) January 25, 2026
Sources say Harris D. (Bud) Ford authored this tweet, although I’m not sure Bud is on Twitter and/or X. https://t.co/AGJGhnMeni
— Chris Low (@Clowfb) January 25, 2026
Tip of the cap, @Vol_Hoops admin https://t.co/XpgjYsr6y8
— Griffin Hadley (@griffinhadley_) January 25, 2026
Oh..Tennessee went there @nbagleague https://t.co/nJ0xiuypP2
— Trey Wallace (@TreyWallace_) January 25, 2026
lol
— Duke Men’s Basketball (@DukeMBB) January 25, 2026
Oh this is some good tweetin.
— Brandon Walker (@BFW) January 25, 2026
All of America were Vols fans tonight. Disgusting what Bama did and still lost lmao
— SouthEast Golfer (@CFBGolfer) January 25, 2026
