Recent content by VFL-82-JP

I'd say more than one class, Cherokee. The 2021 class was cobbled together as best Heupel could through the mess of Pruitt's firing and the sanctions announcement. But the classes prior to that also were badly affected, hollowed out by departures of most of the best talent. Think guys like...

Congratulations! Where is Fort Gregg-Adams, and what MOS did you get? Go Vols!

Praying for you, man.

Again--I think you're gonna be shocked how ready Nico is to take the helm of a Power 5 team. I think he has learned a lot more already than many can possibly anticipate. Watch for him to come out of the gates at a sprint. Go Vols!

It is hard to gauge things like this. Our QBs, and to an extent every player on the field, are having their difficulty levels dialed up and down so the coaches can see what they can do without overwhelming them. So if, for instance, running our full offense at 100% looks kinda like this...

Oh, so you think we've been through a down period. Interesting.

Not being a big NFL follower, a lot of this video clip confused me at first. Didn't know who any of those people were, didn't understand some of their lingo. So took a few minutes to figure it all out. Providing this for other folks who might be in the same boat as me: a. The first fella...

I'm not even sure OL is a push. It may belong with the "better" crowd. And, as with several other position groups, it might be thanks to 'addition by subtraction.' Sure, many of the OL first seven are back from last year. I get why you say it's a push. But one who isn't back, Ollie Lane...

I'm here to skin you, Woodsman. Imagine you have a whole audio library full of the crappiest music the world has ever heard. Like Rebecca Black ("Friday"), Milli Vanilli (pick any of their songs, they didn't really sing any of them anyway), Rick Astley, and the guy who did Disco Duck. That...

Seems to me BoT was inviting you to explain what you believe your one-line comment adds to the conversation. Okay, got it: Nico, a true freshman in his first start, was sacked six times playing one of the (statistically, at least) best defensive teams in the nation in a bowl game. Do you see...

They kinda are. Along with Indiana, Rutgers, sometimes Maryland, and often Northwestern. The B10 also has a few Kentucky-equivalents: Minnesota, usually Purdue and--sadly, for those who remember their glory days--Nebraska. They also have their own Mizzou: Iowa. Meanwhile, Michigan State is...

I see a few nay-sayers. A few more wait-and-see types. A bit of BVS sprinkled about. But mostly it's just a lack of imagination, an inability to see beyond the past, to imagine change before it arrives. Led by Nico, we're gonna surprise a lot of folks this fall, including quite a few Vols...

The thread is started to discuss a "national analyst" who "believes Tennessee can make the playoffs." Then 87/91 rolls in: A few minutes later... I see your error. You think there are experts in these forums. I thought you were talking about the OP's post. Didn't know you went off on...

Friend, show me a link to ONE expert, any expert, who said we were going to "win the CFB" in 2018. Or 2019. Or 2020. Or 2021. Or even 2022, before the season started (lots jumped on board as the year played out). Point is, no: "some expert" doesn't say that "every year." This year is...

Willie Martinez is really gonna piss me off if he avoids getting fired AGAIN this year just because he has the best defensive backfield in the SEC. Chafes my chipotles thinking about it. Heh. Go Vols!