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Coach H has shown he wins wherever he goes with whatever he has. Anyone who thinks Vols won't be 10-2 this year doesn't know football. They nearly were last year. At UCF, Huepel came within one possession of beating LSU, who went on to become "GOAT" team the next year with the same players. While at UCF, he humiliated Kiffin twice in head to head battles. He took a 3rd string QB and coached him up to where he now is at Oklahoma. This guy is the best coach in the country. In the past, his teams run and throw nearly 50/50 with great success. He took a team that lost more good players to portal than any other team in America and made a great success out of it. Saban wouldn't have won 4 games if he'd been coach at Tennessee last year. We have a real coach (finally) on The Hill. Getting great players has never been a problem at Tennessee and never will be, but we haven't had the coach who can constantly improve their game. Now we do. GBO

After watching Tennessee alum Finebaum kiss Bama's and Saban's asses for years, it's refreshing to hear him take up for his alma mater. Finebaum is an opportunist who made his career when the drunk, redneck Bama fan called in bragging about killing trees on Toomer's Corner. He's ridden that mule all the way to the top with the help of skanky Bama fans. Now he sees that UT has a legit coach and will be a power while Bama will start the long fade as Saban gets older and the program declines once again. Finebaum knows when to prepare to jump ship. GBO

If he was talking about Bama, you'd believe it.

Heupel was his coach. UT needs a veteran QB. Duh

He's going to The Hill. GBO

Coach Heupel and Vols have done a remarkable job on Rocky Top, especially considering the FIFTY players who jumped ship for greener pastures (and presumably bigger payoffs). Absolutely amazing what he has done. I've followed Vols for 50 years and never seen a turnaround like this anywhere, much less on The Hill.

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UT has a long history of "leaving coaches alone". Heupel will have a minimum of 5 years, according to a UT Trustee, and it will take that long to repair the damage that has been done on The Hill by inept HCs.

Until GA wins it all, they are still the choke team of the SEC. Smart has same winning % as Richt, but costs a lot more. Nothing new here. GA should NEVER lose a game with the best players in the world, but they will. Vols have played magnificently this year with a ragtag team who didn't jump ship like rats. Win GA wins it all, then you can brag.

Heupel took an average QB and made him great. He's got a long history of doing that. Go back to shooting hoops. You don't anything about football.

Vols are in a no lose situation. If they win, they win. If it's close, they win. If GA doesn't win by 50, Vols win. Might need another Hail Mary like Smart's first year loss to Vols.

Hail Mary. Smart's first year. Most GA fans DON'T WANT TO REMEMBER.

How would you know what real football do? Go shoot a hoop.

When was last time you won a natty? Choke, GA, choke. GA always does less with more. Kirby has exactly same winning % as Richt for a whole lot more millions.

Anyone who doesn't think Vols would have been better with those players (50 players jumped ship-that's right, FIFTY), then they are either biased or stupid or both. STILL WAITING ON GA TO WIN A NATTY WITH TOP PLAYERS IN THE WORLD. WILL THIS BE THE NO-CHOKE YEAR? GBO

Just think what Heupel would have done this year with all the Mickey D baggers still on board.

Boo hoo hoo. KY didn't lose on that play. They made a first down and got beat by poor coaching and execution and great D play by Vols. Grow up. KY is not a football school. This is as good as it gets for KY. Stoops has been there 6 years and lost to a ragtag team of beat up 3 stars. KY is used to losing so this is nothing new.

Kirby inherited a talented GA team from Richt. He's not done much as HC until this year and Tennessee even beat him his first year with the famous Hail Mary. GA has a long history of choking in big games and not winning a NATTY. Kirby, like Richt, has done less with more for years. Maybe this year he does better, we'll see. UT lost 50 players to the portal from last year, many starting for Bama and OK and others. UT has 70 players, many hurt. If GA doesn't win by 50, it's a victory for UT. GA leads all time series by 2 games, 25-23-2. GA won SEC one time under Smart thanks to AU beating Bama and of course he lost to Saban for NC. His HC record is 59-14, 76% winning percentage. Richt had a 74% winning percentage. Smart is basically Richt for a whole lot more money.

When GA wins a natty, they can talk.

After watching UT and SEC for over 50 years, I can report that Coach Hi has done more for UT than any coach other than Majors. No one else is comparable. The best players left UT, most with their McD bags still in hand. UT has 70 players, many injured, when most teams have 85-105. UT has gone from 102nd in offense to 22nd in offense with a ragtag bunch. It's easy when you are a GA or Bama with the best players in the world; they should never lose a game. Take what was left on The Hill and not only compete but also be in every game to the last play and you have a Coach of the Year. It will take Coach Hi a few years, but he is a proven winner every where he has been. Anyone who knows anything about college football has to agree.

When was the last time GA won a Natty?

When you have best players in the country like GA and Bama, you are supposed to be where they are. You should NEVER lose. Remember backyard ball where the two best players chose sides otherwise it wouldn't be fair? Same today in college football. So Kirby doesn't deserve COY. He inherited a great team and added on. Plus, GA has as a history of choke games. It'd be ridiculous to vote Kirby as COY if he won natty, which he won't.

Vols have gone from 102 to 22nd in offense. Played Pitt, Ole Miss, and Bama well. Have 70 players, many injured, when most teams have 85-105. Most of the great players transferred. Kiffin and Stoops are about where they were expected after years as HC. Pittman hasn't shown brilliance of Heupel, especially with bone head play of going for 2. Coach Hi is COY, especially after he beats UK, which can't score.

Vols went from 102nd in offense to 22nd. Coach Hi is COY. What he's done is unbelievable. All great players transferred. Have 70 players on roster, many injured, while most teams have 85-105. Stoops has been at UK for years; he's supposed to be where he is. Kiffin is in second year and is about where expected. Pittman has done well but not shown the overall improvement of UT. Hands down, Heupel is COY. Especially after he beats UK.

UT is a legit SEC team. Anyone who knows anything about college football, esp UT football, knows that. Coach Hi has been a roaring success everywhere he's been. This isn't a fluke. For the last 20 years, every game I've watched I've wondered when we were going to lose, even in big leads. Not now. And that he did it with a ragtag band of guys left after the rats jumped ship is simply amazing. GBO

Are you kidding? I've been watching Vols for over 50 years. This team is legit. You must have just started watching college football.

I have been watching the Vols for over 50 years. I can't remember the last time they clicked like that quarter after quarter. Absolutely destroyed decent teams. Cocks have NFL players on D. UT has 70 players. Think about that. Most teams have 85 to 105. Our best players now start at Bama and OU and other places. GBO

In bright sunlight, black looks like that.

Tennessee was barely favored. UT has 70 players. Think about that.Talk about a rebuild. And they destroyed Mizzou. Mizzou sucks. Live with it.

Bama has best players in country every year but doesn't win natty every year. Why?