JONES: We are a national brand, you look at our reputation and what we are selling. Education, passionate fan base.
Where else can you go and play in front of 100,000 people.
We are talking about the new Tennessee, but yet the old Tennessee here.
Evaluating our current players is an ongoing process. Everytime I am on a plane I take a look at our current roster and get a feel.
I really won't know until I see a body of work from strength, to academics. But what I do see is that they are eager and willing.
I am encouraged by their attitutde and mentality. They have done anything and everything we have asked of them so far.
I believe JUCO can help your team, but we are going to develop our players. You win by developing and recruiting high school players.
Don Mahoney (@UTCoachMahoney), our O-Line coach, does a great job of developing players at that position
It is about the mental toughness and how you perceive and react to things. That daily grind. Pushing yourself each and every day
When you push yourself every day you get better and better and better
Come from behind victories and closing games out, those are things that are about mental toughness. It is so big.
There will be good days and bad days. But it is about learning from your adversities and it starts in strength and conditioning.
We are fortunate to have the best strength staff in the country.
You have to live toughness everyday.
You win in an organization where everyone speaks the same language. That is big as you grow and develop your program.
Have a great weekend and Go Vols!
