After a decade of lows, is Tennessee's trajectory about to change? It feels that way
Since 2008, Tennessee’s football program has experienced so many low points, it is a fools errand to remember all of them.
I’m going to throw a few out there.
Was the low point when Phillip Fulmer cried at the press conference announcing that he was stepping down as coach in 2008 and said, “I love Tennessee too much to let her stay divided.” Was the low point on that night in January 2010, when Lane Kiffin bolted for his “dream job,” sparking a student riot? Was the low point 3 days later when Tennessee panicked and hired Derek Dooley?
Was the low point the 2011 loss to Kentucky, snapping a 26 game win streak, and prompting a massive amount of assistant coach defections and de-commitments? Or was the low point in 2015, when the Vols blew a 13-point lead in the 4th quarter at Florida? Maybe it came in 2016, when Tennessee beat Florida and Georgia — and still finished 2 games out of first place in the SEC East.
The low point might have come when Butch Jones was fired in 2017… or maybe it was when AD John Currie tried to hire Greg Schiano, sparking a revolt among Tennessee fans, alums, boosters and state politicians? Maybe the low point came a few days later when Currie was missing in action as he headed to California to interview Mike Leach on a plane with no WiFi …
Or did we experience the low point recently when Jeremy Pruitt was fired as head coach, and AD Phillip Fulmer retired?
You can make an argument for any of the examples I threw out there, and you probably have a few that I neglected to add.
But for the purpose of this article let’s say that the end of the Pruitt/Fulmer era is the true low point. Pruitt and 9 others were fired for alleged recruiting violations. NCAA punishments are now pretty much inevitable. A Tennessee legend then was pushed out the door … for the second time! The transfer portal became filled with many of the Vols best players. Oh, and the athletics department was staring at a deficit in tens of millions of dollars, but still will give Fulmer a 7-figure buyout.
As always, remember that the buyout life remains undefeated.
In “The Dark Knight,” Harvey Dent said, “The night is darkest just before the dawn. And I promise you, the dawn is coming.”
Vols fans hope that their dawn is here. The hiring of Central Florida AD Danny White changed a lot of minds in Vol Nation because Tennessee finally made an AD hire that made headlines for the right reasons. Wednesday morning, we learned that White hired his former coach at UCF, Josh Heupel, to replace Pruitt. Reaction was mixed — nothing new there — but Heupel went 28-8 in 3 years as UCF’s head coach.
But bringing in White was the first step in moving Tennessee into the modern era of collegiate athletics. White has the résumé in fundraising and most importantly in hiring coaches that should get Vols fans excited about the future. Many of the same folks who ripped the Fulmer hire have praised the White hire.
Does this guarantee that White found a football coach in Heupel who will get the Vols back to the mountain top? No. No, it does not.
But for the first time in a long time, it feels like Tennessee has started making the climb.
13 men on the field deserves an honorable mention.
That was one of the first to come to my mind as well.
I was at the dang game. Thanks for reminding me, jerk :)
My bad. But, hey, I didn’t mention the 2010 Music City Bowl…
I am still bitter about 2016. I was there. I know the pain.
” But for the first time in a long time, it feels like Tennessee has started making the climb.”
Really? What part of these recent happenings feels like they have started climbing? The NCAA hasn’t even begun handing out punishments. And already half the team is in the portal.
The way these recent days have gone. With newly hired coaches walking out of they’re contract to go to other places. Sometimes even leaving those places. I’m not sure this new coach won’t up and just leave. I mean if the NCAA punishment gets too rough. And if he feels that it’s better for his career to move on quickly. He might not last. Assuming he does. I would say no. This doesn’t feel like Tennessee has begun the climb.
PS. Once Tennessee has finally served whatever punishment they get. If he is still around and they are at 500 then maybe you will be climbing!!!! But not now.
King Negan
the ONE sane post you’ve ever made.
Tennessee has more losing seasons than bowl game wins this century. There is no point in my short, 22 year-old life that I thought “wow, Tennessee might turn it around” except for those two 9-win season under Butch Jones, but then as soon as he slips, they fire him!
The problem is the fans, they won’t temper their expectations to where the program is at. They want 10-wins seasons by their coach’s third year no matter what. They’ll never turn it around until the fans give the next coach room to breathe.
IMHO, this is a better higher than Beamer Jr at USCjr, but time will tell. History of good player relationships and seems solid on offense. Will be interesting to see how the staff comes together. He’s got a lot to clean up and Vol fans will need to be patient.
*better hire, but could be higher too I guess
Try to win another natty this century. Last one? 1980, FORTY YEARS AGO. GA hasn’t been relevant in years. Does less with most than any team in history. Smart is Richt lite. Should have saved the money and kept Richt. Pathetic.
UGA is way more relevant than UT. This 1980 crap is so stupid.
I tried to tell all of you folks that were starting to feel sorry for the vols, this statement right here, from vol1, is the big orange nation in a nutshell! Don’t think for one second that they will pass up the opportunity to trash your program! Why anyone from Tennessee would want to talk trash to any other program, much less Georgia, is beyond me!
No it’s not our fan base in a nutshell as much as many people want it to be. Sicem’s post was a legitimate post and didn’t deserve that kind of reply for sure. Vol1 should have saved that reply for something stupid that corch posts.
Here we go again, another delusional Tenn fan deflecting attention away from their inability to be relevant since ’98.
Your right UT hasn’t done a lot since 1998. But remind me how many Nattys UGA has won since then? With all those top recruiting classes I would think UGA would have won at least a couple conference championships. But at the end of the day when UT is at its worse and UGA is at its best y’all still let Butch Jones beat you guys twice.
Some of the most enjoyable bowl games of my life were watching Pitt beat down overrated Bulldog teams. Hush-el Walker had 84 yards on 25 carries. LOL LOL LOL
Last time UT was even in the top 5? 2002.
Your current players still in diapers, if they were even born.
Georgia has won ten SEC Eastern Division championships, and has made eight appearances in the SEC Championship Game, most recently in 2019. The Dawgs are 3–5 in those games. Twice, in 1992 and 2007, Georgia was the Eastern Division co-champion, but lost a tiebreaker for the right to appear in the championship game.
Tennessee 16 Conference titles and 6 division titles which came in 1997,1998, 2001, 2003, and 2007. Sounds like to me UGA been less relavent than UT over the last 15-20 years lol. Even when UGA is at its best they still let Butch Jones beat you twice.
Six division titles? You only listed 5 times. Impressive.
SIXTEEN conference titles?
You might want to redo your math, moron.
He added the conference and division titles together. Apparently.
Oh I forgot to put 2004 in there. Happy now
Usmcvol1371…..Here are the actual Tennessee numbers. Straight from Wikipedia.
Tennessee Volunteers Football
Conference titles
16 (13 SEC, 2 Southern, 1 SIAA)
Division titles
6 (1997, 1998, 2001, 2003 2004, 2007)
Counting the 3 non SEC isn’t right!!! Besides considering this is 2021. Who has been the most relevant in the last 10 to 20 years?
King Negan
@usmcvol1371……Guaaaaaalee sergeant. I went and googled it. It seems you cheated us a bit with your numbers.
13 SEC championships
The Bulldogs have won 15 conference championships, including 13 SEC championships, tied for second-most in conference history, and have appeared in 57 bowl games, tied for second-most all-time.
Georgia Bulldogs football – Wikipedia
@usmcvol1371…..Your national championship came in 1998. Ironically that was the last time you won ANYTHING!!! 23 years of nothing is a lot of nothing!!!
I thought this was about who was the most relevant? Do you know the meaning of that word? As it turns out the overall numbers are very similar. Only UGA has been a lot more relevant than Tennessee for the last 23 years!
Besides it’s about NOW, TODAY!
While UGA is top 5 in every poll that matters. And in the national championship conversation like all but one season under Kirby Smart.
They are also the current SEC EAST FAVORITE and picked by many. To win the SEC CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN.
Sadly for you. Tennessee is only in the conversation of teams Vanderbilt is now likely to overtake!!! And the conversation regarding who might take last in the east. Possibly last in the entire SEC. So yea, in that way Tennessee is still relevant. LOL
PS. The worst part of this. Is the fact it’s not just Trash talking!
King Negan
@vol1, the troll. So some try to post a positive comment about your hire and you go off and bring up Richt. What a jacka$$!
Corvin crouch why don’t you tell me what conference did the SEC teams play in before it was the SEC. I think it was the southern conference and there for when you count those on top of the SEC titles it comes to 16 Moron. But don’t believe me google it.
@vol1…….I’ll bet you wish UGA did save the money and keep Richt. Y’all weren’t world beaters even 10 years before Kirby Smart. But you could beat Vandy back then. Y’all did go to regular bowl games. Y’all probably beat Richt as much as he beat you. If not more.
It was only when Kirby Smart came along you started becoming really $hity!!! Because it’s a FACT. HE STARTED GETTING THE BLUE CHIP PLAYERS THAT WERE GOING TO FLORIDA AND TENNESSEE!!! In his first two big classes. He set SEC EAST recruiting records. He got more blue chips meaning 4 star and 5 star recruits than THE ENTIRE SEC EAST COMBINED!!! Doubt me? Go watch the recruiting shows and listen to what they all said about Kirby and Georgia!!! Mark Richt never even came close to recruiting like Kirby or beating our rivals like Kirby!!!!
RELEVANT IS NOT JUST WINNING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS!!! RELEVANT MEANS BEING IN THE CONVERSATION.
UGA has been in the conversation every single season but one. That being his first year!!! After that we played in the national championship game and WON IT!!!! But the REFS stole it. And apologized to UGA for having stolen it!!! So had the game been called right. 2017 would be our last nasty. But we have been in the conversation every season but the first. Including this season!!!
Tennessee dresses up like the team that won the last natty. So many years ago. It’s been a while for you to!!! Y’all dress like that team now and then. But you are not relevant at all.
Like I said. It’s a struggle for Tennessee just to beat Vanderbilt now!!! And that comes after Pruitt PAID PLAYERS! Now we know exactly why Cade Mays went back to the dumpster fire!!!
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY PROOF THAT UGA DOESN’T PAY PLAYERS!!! Because if UGA paid players. Mays would never leave a winner, to go to a loser. If he were being paid. That is just common sense!!!
I knew Cade Mays was scammy!!!! I bet he has regretted that move over and over!!!! Saying why? Why did I do it? And when UGA again wins it all. It will be hell for him to watch!!!!
Ill say this. I’ll bet you and every Tennessee fan here. Would love to be. NO LONGER BE RELEVANT, LIKE UGA IS!!!
PS. Stop worrying about UGA. Start getting your game plan together for Vanderbilt next season. You will need the extra months of preparation!!!
King Negan
Y’all are 4-5 against Vandy in the last 9 years. You have more losing season than bowl game wins this century. Tennessee is a garbage program right now. Just accept that and give this next coach the time he needs.
I think you can make the case that Heupel is as good a hire if not better than Harsin at Auburn. Both took over from very successful coaches. Both come from a Group of 5 School. My personal opinion is the AAC is a bit stronger than the MWC, but both can be argued.
“But for the first time in a long time, it feels like Tennessee has started making the climb.”
– Deja Vu comment from SDS and the media for the 5th time in ~10 years.
LOL.
Mark, you keep proving the new axiom I coined that delusional is H-I-L-L-B-I-L-L-Y.
LOL. Just keeps getting better and better!
*is spelled
Oh, and by the way, since you’re now into a third decade of hilarious futility, it’s DECADES of lows. Not decade.
You must live next to Honey Boo Boo child in Macon, wait your the Dad…LMAO!!!
*you’re
What’s Delusional is you think UGA is a power house but yet hasn’t won a National Championship in 40 years. Not only does Tennessee have more National titles than UGA they also have more SEC and east division titles than UGA has in last 20 years. And to make things worse Butch Jones is possibly one of the worse coaches in history of UT but still beat UGA TWICE. When was the last time UGA won an SEC championship? Lol.
2017. You?
Oh I forgot about that one. So 1 in 20 years not bad.
You’ve been totally discredited. Best move along.
Umm… wrong on almost all accounts.
In the last 20 years, 2001-2021, Tennessee has ZERO Conference Titles. Georgia has THREE.
3 > 0
In the last 20 years, 2001-2021, Georgia has EIGHT Eastern Division Titles and Tennessee has THREE.
8 > 3
Maybe you think all time?
All-time, Georgia has 13 SEC Titles and Tennessee has 13 SEC Titles. This b.s. about “16” titles you keep talking about, no one counts Southern Conference or SAIA conference titles. If we did we’d have 15.
All time, Georgia has 8 SEC East Division Titles and Tennessee has 6.
So, no matter how you score it, Georgia is far more relevant in the SEC and CFB than Tennessee, you stupid hillbilly. LOL!
I don’t think anyone said UGA is a powerhouse. But I can understand why you are so jealous of the UGA program. UT is a complete joke of a program for the last 20+ years. That’s pathetic. What’s worse is the UT program still hasn’t bottomed out. You’re looking at severe NCAA penalties. Could be another 3 to 5 years before UT bottoms out. Enjoy slumming with Vandy. Did you guys schedule Georgia State again? LMAO.
@usmcvol1371…….You said this.
” they also have more SEC and east division titles than UGA has in last 20 years.”
Want to bet your lunch money or your house? How about your car? You best go back to Google and pay attention. Because you have 0 in the last 23 years going back to 98!!!!!
King Negan
0 SEC championships in the last 20 years. Your last national championship was 98! UGA is doing way better than Tennessee. By memory Tennessee has 2 or maybe 3 SEC EAST TITLES at very best since around 2001!!!
King Negan
King Negan
usmcvol……..Since 2006 Tennessee is 0-32 against top 10 teams. That is a long stretch to go without beating a single top 10 team!!!!
Surely your not going to keep saying your more relevant than UGA. And if uga is not a powerhouse. Why does Tennessee always get spanked when they play uga? Kirby beat a top 10 team in his first season at UGA. Actually they were top 5!!! It was auburn. Auburn was ranked in the top 5 and I believe they were unbeaten. But I could be wrong about that.
Honestly it’s a wonder Tennessee has a fan left. Losing 32 straight times to teams ranked in the top 10? These days you don’t have to be world beaters to get in the top 10!!! 0-32 against top 10 teams, going back to 2006. Yet your saying a team that really won the national championship in 2017. Has been in the conversation all but 1 season under Kirby. And your saying UGA isn’t relevant? Hey I’ll give you credit. Tennessee used to be a darn good team. Sadly I believe the earth has had several lifeforms go extinct since the last time you were really good.
The winning streak from last season and on into this season two games. That really was the most Tennessee has shined in forever! It was the bottom half of your schedule and I personally didn’t understand why y’all were so bonkers over that little win streak. Now I get it. I really do!!!!
I’m being honest. I had no idea you hadn’t won a single top 10 matchup since 2006. 0-32 oh my goodness. I knew you had been down. But I would bet that Vanderbilt has probably knocked off a top 10 team more recently than that!!! I’m sorry, I knew you were bad. But it’s worse than I thought. MUCH WORSE!!!!
Wow, 0-32 against teams in the top 10. Unbelievable. Negan shakes his head. I’m sorry. Please enjoy the little streak you had going. 0-32 vs top 10 opponent’s.
And y’all fired the coach that got you a win streak going? 0-32 vs unranked teams. I have my Lindsay Scott comeback every time Gators fans throw out the 1980 card. But now I have my Tennessee comeback. GO AHEAD AND HIT ME WITH 1980 IF YOU DON’T MIND 0-32 THROWN BACK!!!!
PS. 0-32 vs teams in the top 10!!!
Unbelievable
King Negan
find something new other than the word hillbilly, or is it wishful thinking on your part
You really should get a life, you poor pathetic little person.
Mark Nagi…if you say so.
Great hire! Heupel’s 3 years at UCF: Always in top 10 offenses nationally. Played Kiffin’s FAU twice, winning by combined score of 104-50. Lost by 8 to LSU in 2019 Fiesta Bowl, same LSU team that went on to be GOAT. Finally, a foundation laid. Lowest Tennessee point? Fulmer hiring a defensive minded coach in the age of offense. Ghost of Natty Past is gone. Forever.
East Carolina, SMU, and Temple are no longer on his schedule. Bama, Georgia, and Florida are. We’ll see.
Butch Jones wasn’t worried about UGA or Florida as he beat both them twice in 4 years lol. And Pruitt shouldn’t have never been hired and wasn’t qualified and now that we have a coach with HV experience he will beat UGA also just like Butch did. Lol. Heuple has experience in beating Florida, Bama and UT as a OC and QB coach. Believe he was the OC when Oklahoma beat Bama and he was OC when Missouri beat the brakes off UGA lol. Think that score was 45-17
You might want to start the search for Heupel’s replacement now. Just sayin’.
When did Butch beat Florida twice? And if you’re gonna give Heupel credit for wins as an assistant (OU beating Bama in a bowl game 7 years ago), don’t you have to also say that Pruitt won 2 national titles (as DC)? Seems disingenuous to say Pruitt wasn’t qualified when his resume (as an assistant) dwarfs Heupel’s….
“Shouldn’t have never”? Dude, you just put a kick-me sign on your back for Corch.
And those two close wins over UGA are the only Ws in 11 years of trying. Kind of the exception that proves the rule.
It’s going to be ugly for the Vols for a while…Ooops ! then the NCAA drops the hammer. Re-compute: Gonna be a long-ugly-stretch for Tennessee. Sorry Orange-clad fans but you know it’s true. How many Million$ are they paying Heupel ? We’ll see how it goes in Knoxville.
Giving Heupel credit for winning with Frost’s players, I see. Larry Coker won a natty at Miami with Butch Davis’s players, too…how’d that work out after all those players cycled out? UCF was barely over .500 in a G5 conference this year…
yellahammer76…That was my thinking. When the previous coach’s recruits use up their eligibility, then it’s just the new guy’s recruits. Time will tell.
There’s a difference between “it feeling like the trajectory is changing” and “it can’t get any worse…can it?” Every time it feels like UT hits rock bottom, someone steps up and says “hold my beer…” I won’t feel like a trajectory has changed until they actually make it to ATL.
So the Vols could be facing some harsh punishments from the NCAA that hasn’t been handed out yet and you think the trajectory is changing for the positive now?
They have experienced a flash of light on a long dark path… Their trajectory won’t change or truly be known until the NCAA get through with them.
One thing at a time….
Congratulations on hiring Chad Morris rev 2.0!
J o e…you’re being tough on the Vol fans.
Let’s see if he can make it through 3 years without the Tenn fans calling for his firing. Until the fan base wakes up and realizes the depth of the pit Tenn is in and gives a new coach plenty of time to build something, this merry-go-round will keep playing colliopie music.
Good luck Coach Heupel, you are going to need it .
This from school that fired Mark Richt?
It was time for a change. The program was stale. Tenn could have used Mark Richt. The guy ran a clean program and built UGA back up and stabilized the program. Tenn sure could use some stabilization. Can’t wait to see what the NCAA penalties will be. Would much rather be where UGA is than the on-going dumpster fire that is Tenn!
Mark Richt now has some health problems, heart I believe so coaching is in his rear view mirror now. He’ll do some TV but no more coaching. He is one of the absolute best persons who ever roamed a sideline for sure.
Only three positive paragraphs out of 14. As a Gator I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’m actually not enjoying the piling on of Tennessee anymore. There’s schadenfreude, and then there’s just watching a dog get whipped too much.
Mark: You are an absolute MILLENNIAL.
And that’s not meant as a compliment either.
“The night is darkest just before dawn “ should not be credited to “The Dark Knight”. It has been originally credited to the English theologian Thomas Fuller.
A simple check of the internet or Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations would have told you this.
Can’t you check your facts BEFORE you cut and paste something???
Geez
THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT, I PROMISE!!!
lol
Definitely a better hire than Shane Beamer. Heupel knows the Florida recruiting scene, has explosive offenses and some success against power 5 opponents. Also, he knows how to be a head coach. All that is great but what it’s going to come down to is always recruiting. Recruiting at Tennessee is never going to be easy.
Scott Frost knew the Florida recruiting scene as well and in 4 recruiting classes, has only signed 4 bluechip players from Florida. Now that Heupel will need to fight for the top power 5 level recruits, he’ll be having to compete with far more programs than just the big 3 instate programs. He’ll have to beat out programs like OSU, Bama, UGA, LSU, Clemson, Oklahoma, and A&M to name a few. I just don’t see that happening no matter how much experience he has in the state of Florida. It’s a different animal having to recruit power 5 players as opposed to G5.
The Vols barely had a top-15 class and had to sell their soul to get there. So now we think that Heupel is going to come in and do better than that??? Sanctions coming and all the other SEC powerhouses still doing what they do. This is a hire that is desperate and expected. Steele would have been a way better choice. Good luck trying to convince a blue chip to come to Knoxville instead of Athens, Tuscaloosa, Baton Rouge, or Gainesville. GO DAWGS!!!
jodeaux…Agreed that Beamer was a cost-saving hire @ $2.75 Million I believe and he is in a tough state to recruit(Dabo country) so he’ll need to recruit far & wide in order to build a decent roster. He will need to listen to his Dad a lot…Frank Beamer could field great teams.
What I am afraid of is a repeat of the Dooley years. All offense, no defense. Dooley wasted one of the best offenses UT had in years on a non existent defense. Heupel looks like the same thing. I hope I am wrong and wish him the best and much success.
Josh Huepel at Central Florida:
2018: 12-1
2019: 10-3
2020: 6-4
2021: Lauded by his old boss as a great hire at Tennessee
I want to laugh….but given the state of Tennessee football is this even funny any more? Guess it’ll be a fun 3 years until we are all back here again lauding the hire of whatever G5 coach they bring up next
Why don’t you take a deeper dive and look at those teams that he lost to. Only one of those losses (Tulsa 2019) were to a team who finished the year below .500
I am admittedly not a fan of Tennessee, but to be clear are they going to be ‘ok’ going 6-6 as long as the losses are all to teams that finish the season .500 or better? Is that where we are with Tennessee football?
Sugar coat it any way you like, but here’s a nice fact that can’t be ignored or denied:
Central Florida is in worse shape after three years of Huepel as HC than they were when he was hired as HC.
Here’s a nice fact, no matter who UCF hired at the time the chances of going up were, zero. And no matter who TN hired, the chances of improvement are really good.
I disagree with that statement “no matter who TN hired, the chances of improvement are really good”. I think this program is still in a steep plummet. No coach in the land short of Saban could save it from the crash and burn.
With those stats it looks like he did a great job with another coach’s players. Looks like the trajectory was all wrong to fix that which cannot be fixed… also known as Tennessee.
The low point was the Schiano debacle, when UT made it official that the lunatics were running the asylum.
It showed every coach in America that the administration was completely incompetent and, therefore, the program had become a career-killer.
White’s arrival is a near miracle that shouldn’t be wasted in negativity about not hiring a ‘big splash’ coach. UT isn’t the place those guys go anymore.
Of White and Heupel fail due to being undermined by any combination of admin/fans/boosters it has the potential to permanently damage the program beyond repair.
mlc…Great anaylsis. Truer words about the status of the Vol program have not been written.
Lane leaving sent us into a spiral downward, but we could have recovered with a good hire back then. Derek Dooley was the nails in the coffin to our present futility. As far as the bickering amongst all of us SEC fans, we are all second fiddle to Alabama in the best conference of football. Some of us remember how messed up Alabama was, especially when they ran Bill Curry one of the nicest guys in football out of town. GO VOLS!
If they give him a chance, maybe. If they give him 3 years with NCAA penalties, and then fire him, probably not.
Short, sweet, and to the point!
There are several assistants who I would rather have as my head coach than Heupel, starting with Bill O’Brien. Heck, I’d probably rather have Todd Monken as HC than Heupel.
Does Vol Nation not realize how quickly UCF was deteriorating with Heupel?
Not a good sign.
White hired Heupel to replace Scott Frost at UCF, and UCF has been decidedly worse since. Frost left to lead to renaissance of Nebraska football, a once-proud former CFB Blue Blood. Maybe hiring Frost’s UCF successor will lead to the resurgence of UT football, a once-proud former CFB Blue Blood. Who knows, how has Nebraska football looked lately?
I predict tn will not fare as well. Ungood hire on all levels: failing at G5; not a proven recruiter; and having to learn P5 football in sec. yikes.
BamaBone…Very true about recruiting. Being in Orlando in the great state of Florida…that are five ***** athletes galore and they got what athletes did not commit to Miami/Florida/formerly Florida State. But lots of talented 3-4**** athletes still left to choose from. You could say that UCF got some good left-over crumbs but still good athletes.
Heupel went from 12 wins to 6 wins in 3 years.
He’s PERFECT for Tennessee, lol.
you know youve had a rough time when fans of perennial losers tease you.
Oh I’ve accepted we suck. Just need to accept Tenn is a basketball school now.
Bahahahhahahhahhahhhha!!!
I’ve been saying that Tennessee is the new Nebraska. Well…. isn’t this ironic?
So Mark was this written before or after the Heupel news came out? If before I’m assuming the article was driven by news of an impending hire. If after, I’d like to hear your argument on why Heupel is a good fit and your confidence level in a search firm picking the coach who took over Scott Frost’s team and then finished each subsequent year not quite as good as the last. Not busting your ball but interested in hearing your thoughts. If you waste your time looking for thoughts on this hire it puts my “questioning of this” in perspective. This went from UT has a new focus and drive to rinse,wash, repeat in my book but tell me why I’m wrong.
should read “my thoughts on this hire”. I type to fast and sketch edit. Sorry.
I’m okay with Tennessee claiming UCF’s fake national championship if they want to. I remember that coach clowning around with the words “Power 6 Conferences.
The butt chugging was the low point
Lets go Tenn strapum up. Get behind this guy and don’t look back. Look out for Tenn in 2 or 3 years!