Happy New Year Vol Family. Keep up the great work Eric. I suffer from BVS and have stressed about the portal this year. Would love to see a comparison on how many portal entries this year vs others under CJH (excluding the first obviously). We improved the DB's last year for sure. I hope we do the same this year with WRs, but that starts with Mike Matthews.
I'm not sweating the portal so far. After last year's overhaul that upgraded our dbs to a point we only really got smoked once, and outclassed in two total games this year, I'm fine with who dipped out. Squirrel is great, but a mid level guy. Mathews looks more like a good three star when the competition is up. Was bothered by Jenkins leaving cuz he was looking like a star. Keep the d line reloading now that we have a good core, McCoy is our guy. Brooks is solid. We need O lineman and wrs big time. Maybe playing Boo at safety plus him on offense. Bishop and Lewis are a reload job in the backfield. Sure up the secondary and target five star receivers....like all of em
Totally agree. We whined all year (2023)about defensive backfield. Lost them all to transfer portal and then we whine about losing them. So much better this year. 100%. Who have we really lost in the transfer portal?
1 transfer max,(exception: Coach leaves or grad student) 4 years max playing time with 1 medical red shirt exception. I don’t know how one does it but equal the nil money per school ( cap it?) There has to be a minimum commitment of seasons 2-3. If you have to work it so players can sign contracts for that so be it. They are already pros
Problem is literally nobody cares about women’s sports, unless we wanna check the ladies out; that’s the only time I’ve EVER known anyone to sit down & suffer through multiple hours of women’s sports in general.
No Tillman,Hyatt that’s why number went down ! Receiver last 2 seasons were very mediocre, obviously there needs to be a talent upgrade at WR placed around Nico! He needs more weapons to throw to.
It's a simple offense man and Nico will actually know wtf he's doing next year. Any legit talent at the WR position can come in and suceed don't kid yourself. Thornton was our only legit WR talent this year. Bru is good but he just can't get consistent separation. Squirrel can't catch in traffic and is nade of glass and Brazelle isn't consistent enough. I want to see Matthews and Boo as the number 1 and 2 next year just because they are legit freak talents and playmakers. We need 2 to three solid portal pickups at WR at least though for depth purposes.
They have improved the Gators but to say we behind em is insane yall…. We’ve got outstandingly talented recruiting classes comin in and these guys that had 13 dropped TD passes knee they were about to be the 2s and 3s in rb room straight up….. couldn’t catch a damn cold after gator game and was extremely bad in Kensucky game we woulda won that game 58-18 if they could catch a pass….. come on now
Physical strength and speed is a must but so is intelligence. Practice field, weight room, film study, film study, and more film study. Peyton Manning is the example.
@ maybe you should become a psychic Medium and tell people their future, cause that was a GENIUS TAKE RIGHT THERE….. We’re still playing with only 81 scholarship players, when every other team has 85. Lingering penalties from the last coach paying players cash in chick-fil-a bags tends to cause harm to a programs short term potential. It doesn’t make sense for us to spend that extra $5-6m when we’re short that many scholarship players. We’re fighting an uphill battle until 2028 when that scholarship reduction is finally satisfied.
Jalen Smith is our biggest loss so far imo. He will go on to have a great college career and be an NFL player for years. That kid is a freak. But we have Arion Carter, Spillman, and the best LB class we have had in 20 years coming in next season, so we will be fine there. If Matthews does leave, then it's no question he's our biggest loss
Yall need to chill out...i swear, our fans act like we just came off of 5 championships and are now 5-7. My gosh, we had 3 great years and are poised for another winning season...stop whining. We spend ~15th in NIL so thats where we can expect to finish each year, and that's not bad. You are expecting chicken salad for chicken sh*t money.
Willie Martinez and Tim Banks has to gooooooo! Our secondary is trash!!! If our D-line doesn’t get pressure, we get tourched!!! Against Ohio state, ZERO sacks to their 4!! 473 yards also was put up against us!! How can anyone stand by this clown anymore? Tim Banks is a joke!!!! We’d be better off without him. Rodney Gardner is the one you want to hold on too and maybe even the new linebackers coach. Everyone else on the Defense can kick rocks. I think they’ve “proven” enough.
Bro Tim Banks finished 4th for best D coordinator in the nation. He can’t coach up the athletes which he does NOT have on the field. When you’re putting 3 stars up against 5 stars all over the field, what do you expect to happen? Willie Martinez should be fired, for sure, as well as Glen Ellarbee, but to say we should fire Banks simply because the talent he’s working with just doesn’t stack upto the 2nd most expensive roster in college football is beyond silly; it’s asinine.
Happy New Year Vol Family. Keep up the great work Eric. I suffer from BVS and have stressed about the portal this year. Would love to see a comparison on how many portal entries this year vs others under CJH (excluding the first obviously). We improved the DB's last year for sure. I hope we do the same this year with WRs, but that starts with Mike Matthews.
GBO!!!
Yeah, get blown out
We are definitely behind Florida. If things don't change I dread that Florida game in the swamp
What? Florida is a mess. Theyre a qb-centered team, which is a really bad place to be.
I have missed a few but not many!
I'm not sweating the portal so far. After last year's overhaul that upgraded our dbs to a point we only really got smoked once, and outclassed in two total games this year, I'm fine with who dipped out. Squirrel is great, but a mid level guy. Mathews looks more like a good three star when the competition is up. Was bothered by Jenkins leaving cuz he was looking like a star. Keep the d line reloading now that we have a good core, McCoy is our guy. Brooks is solid. We need O lineman and wrs big time. Maybe playing Boo at safety plus him on offense. Bishop and Lewis are a reload job in the backfield. Sure up the secondary and target five star receivers....like all of em
Only people who should be able to negotiate is those who actually perform during the year/ including walk ons
Also Will Brooks deserves another year like Pavia cause no one knew he existed until spring
Totally agree. We whined all year (2023)about defensive backfield. Lost them all to transfer portal and then we whine about losing them. So much better this year. 100%. Who have we really lost in the transfer portal?
Zach Branch is a gd pipe dream.
1 transfer max,(exception: Coach leaves or grad student) 4 years max playing time with 1 medical red shirt exception. I don’t know how one does it but equal the nil money per school ( cap it?) There has to be a minimum commitment of seasons 2-3. If you have to work it so players can sign contracts for that so be it. They are already pros
You Know!!! The Softball Team Made the Final 4 of WCWS!!
Show some RESPECT!!!
Problem is literally nobody cares about women’s sports, unless we wanna check the ladies out; that’s the only time I’ve EVER known anyone to sit down & suffer through multiple hours of women’s sports in general.
The problem is nobody cares about that. There’s legit ONE reason why ANYBODY watches women sports. 🥴
No Tillman,Hyatt that’s why number went down ! Receiver last 2 seasons were very mediocre, obviously there needs to be a talent upgrade at WR placed around Nico! He needs more weapons to throw to.
TN offense against SEC is embarrassing. How long for all new WRs to come in and learn playbook?
It's a simple offense man and Nico will actually know wtf he's doing next year. Any legit talent at the WR position can come in and suceed don't kid yourself. Thornton was our only legit WR talent this year. Bru is good but he just can't get consistent separation. Squirrel can't catch in traffic and is nade of glass and Brazelle isn't consistent enough. I want to see Matthews and Boo as the number 1 and 2 next year just because they are legit freak talents and playmakers. We need 2 to three solid portal pickups at WR at least though for depth purposes.
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The teams that are all still playing and expected to win spent more NIL than Tennessee.
With Sampson gone good luck scoring points.
They have improved the Gators but to say we behind em is insane yall…. We’ve got outstandingly talented recruiting classes comin in and these guys that had 13 dropped TD passes knee they were about to be the 2s and 3s in rb room straight up….. couldn’t catch a damn cold after gator game and was extremely bad in Kensucky game we woulda won that game 58-18 if they could catch a pass….. come on now
Most of the teams that are hot right now have former coaches at coordinator positions instead of their ole buddies.
WR room not RB room…. Autocorrected again haha
Nothing sucks like the Tennessee football program.
Did you look at play calling at all where 22/23 and 24? Because it looks like to me that the play calling is is just not creative this year
Well its going to have to be now since the main offensive tool is gone.
Physical strength and speed is a must but so is intelligence. Practice field, weight room, film study, film study, and more film study. Peyton Manning is the example.
Is Matthews still with Tennessee or not.
He gone
We Buckeyes owned ya'll! 😂😂😂😂
Congratulations, that’s what a $21 Million dollar roster will do compared to a $14m roster, Einstein
@Truth_Seeker95 Maybe ya'll should recruit better and invest more in your program! 😂😂😂😂
@ maybe you should become a psychic Medium and tell people their future, cause that was a GENIUS TAKE RIGHT THERE….. We’re still playing with only 81 scholarship players, when every other team has 85. Lingering penalties from the last coach paying players cash in chick-fil-a bags tends to cause harm to a programs short term potential. It doesn’t make sense for us to spend that extra $5-6m when we’re short that many scholarship players. We’re fighting an uphill battle until 2028 when that scholarship reduction is finally satisfied.
@Truth_Seeker95 Complain some more about your team's failures! It's a fitting look for you! 😂😂😂😂
Jalen Smith is our biggest loss so far imo. He will go on to have a great college career and be an NFL player for years. That kid is a freak. But we have Arion Carter, Spillman, and the best LB class we have had in 20 years coming in next season, so we will be fine there.
If Matthews does leave, then it's no question he's our biggest loss
We need an OC that has more creativity. We're about as creative as a bologna sandwich.
I am 75 years old watched my first game in 1959. And this was the most exciting season I have watched.
Scoring 20 points against SEC is embarrassing.
Overall ? Or besides the 1998 Natty Run and 2022. 2022 was pretty exciting but over all college football was exciting this year for sure
What are you smoking? Lost running back. Lost most WR. QB has one of the worst QBR in SEC. FL definitely will be ranked higher next year.
I’m not sure what vol fans would think we behind Florida… have a better qb and a better defense looool we’ve also beat em 2/3 just sayin
Yall need to chill out...i swear, our fans act like we just came off of 5 championships and are now 5-7. My gosh, we had 3 great years and are poised for another winning season...stop whining. We spend ~15th in NIL so thats where we can expect to finish each year, and that's not bad. You are expecting chicken salad for chicken sh*t money.
Willie Martinez and Tim Banks has to gooooooo! Our secondary is trash!!! If our D-line doesn’t get pressure, we get tourched!!! Against Ohio state, ZERO sacks to their 4!! 473 yards also was put up against us!! How can anyone stand by this clown anymore? Tim Banks is a joke!!!! We’d be better off without him. Rodney Gardner is the one you want to hold on too and maybe even the new linebackers coach. Everyone else on the Defense can kick rocks. I think they’ve “proven” enough.
Bro Tim Banks finished 4th for best D coordinator in the nation. He can’t coach up the athletes which he does NOT have on the field. When you’re putting 3 stars up against 5 stars all over the field, what do you expect to happen? Willie Martinez should be fired, for sure, as well as Glen Ellarbee, but to say we should fire Banks simply because the talent he’s working with just doesn’t stack upto the 2nd most expensive roster in college football is beyond silly; it’s asinine.
Tennessee doesn’t execute a true play action. At least the times I watch them play. Never or very few passes in in front of LB’ers.
Meh max age isn’t super worrisome for me as long as it’s not he’s just bad give him more time. Injuries are horseshit and shouldnt ruin a year
No.