Tennessee Football is done

#101
#101
codyg10 said:
It hurts me to say this, but it's time we face the facts as a fanbase. This program will never be relevant in the SEC again. At least not any time soon. Bama and Georgia are getting too many elite athletes at too quick of a pace and Florida is about to be dominant again with Florida State and Miami falling apart along with them having the 2nd best coach in the SEC at the helm. Combine that with having to play 1 other team out of the west every year and a decent South Carolina program that seems to be improving, and it doesn't make for a promising outcome. There's no reason to think recruiting will pick up any time soon either. 7-5 doesn't sell any better than 5-7 when you're going up against Florida, Georgia, Bama, Auburn, and LSU for talent. Not to mention very few proven coaches want to coach in Knoxville. There may be years where an 9-3 finish happens, but there's no possibility of us going to Atlanta over the next 5-10 years unless it's for a kickoff game
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Bless your heart
 
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#102
#102
codyg10 said:
It hurts me to say this, but it's time we face the facts as a fanbase. This program will never be relevant in the SEC again. At least not any time soon. Bama and Georgia are getting too many elite athletes at too quick of a pace and Florida is about to be dominant again with Florida State and Miami falling apart along with them having the 2nd best coach in the SEC at the helm. Combine that with having to play 1 other team out of the west every year and a decent South Carolina program that seems to be improving, and it doesn't make for a promising outcome. There's no reason to think recruiting will pick up any time soon either. 7-5 doesn't sell any better than 5-7 when you're going up against Florida, Georgia, Bama, Auburn, and LSU for talent. Not to mention very few proven coaches want to coach in Knoxville. There may be years where an 9-3 finish happens, but there's no possibility of us going to Atlanta over the next 5-10 years unless it's for a kickoff game
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I would just like to continue pointing out, as this guy goes through some posting droughts, that this is not and will continue to not be me. I know no one affiliated with Mitch Mustain.

Thank you.
 
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#104
#104
It's not done. But it needs a multi-stage rebuild. I don't think Pruitt will be able to rebuild the roster and go straight from 5-7 to SEC contenders in 3-4 years like many hope. We need 2-3 years to get back to middle of the pack in the conference IMO.
 
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VFLCodyGBO said:
I would just like to continue pointing out, as this guy goes through some posting droughts, that this is not and will continue to not be me. I know no one affiliated with Mitch Mustain.

Thank you.
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Seriously... This guy could cure cancer and I'd still remember that Mitch Mustain episode.
 
#108
#108
codyg10 said:
It hurts me to say this, but it's time we face the facts as a fanbase. This program will never be relevant in the SEC again. At least not any time soon. Bama and Georgia are getting too many elite athletes at too quick of a pace and Florida is about to be dominant again with Florida State and Miami falling apart along with them having the 2nd best coach in the SEC at the helm. Combine that with having to play 1 other team out of the west every year and a decent South Carolina program that seems to be improving, and it doesn't make for a promising outcome. There's no reason to think recruiting will pick up any time soon either. 7-5 doesn't sell any better than 5-7 when you're going up against Florida, Georgia, Bama, Auburn, and LSU for talent. Not to mention very few proven coaches want to coach in Knoxville. There may be years where an 9-3 finish happens, but there's no possibility of us going to Atlanta over the next 5-10 years unless it's for a kickoff game
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Another idiot poster.
 
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#109
#109
codyg10 said:
It hurts me to say this, but it's time we face the facts as a fanbase. This program will never be relevant in the SEC again. At least not any time soon. Bama and Georgia are getting too many elite athletes at too quick of a pace and Florida is about to be dominant again with Florida State and Miami falling apart along with them having the 2nd best coach in the SEC at the helm. Combine that with having to play 1 other team out of the west every year and a decent South Carolina program that seems to be improving, and it doesn't make for a promising outcome. There's no reason to think recruiting will pick up any time soon either. 7-5 doesn't sell any better than 5-7 when you're going up against Florida, Georgia, Bama, Auburn, and LSU for talent. Not to mention very few proven coaches want to coach in Knoxville. There may be years where an 9-3 finish happens, but there's no possibility of us going to Atlanta over the next 5-10 years unless it's for a kickoff game
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Please just go away and never write on here again
 
#111
#111
codyg10 said:
It hurts me to say this, but it's time we face the facts as a fanbase. This program will never be relevant in the SEC again. At least not any time soon. Bama and Georgia are getting too many elite athletes at too quick of a pace and Florida is about to be dominant again with Florida State and Miami falling apart along with them having the 2nd best coach in the SEC at the helm. Combine that with having to play 1 other team out of the west every year and a decent South Carolina program that seems to be improving, and it doesn't make for a promising outcome. There's no reason to think recruiting will pick up any time soon either. 7-5 doesn't sell any better than 5-7 when you're going up against Florida, Georgia, Bama, Auburn, and LSU for talent. Not to mention very few proven coaches want to coach in Knoxville. There may be years where an 9-3 finish happens, but there's no possibility of us going to Atlanta over the next 5-10 years unless it's for a kickoff game
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We are bringing in very good talent and this recruiting cycle and appear to be on their way to having an amazing 2020 class. As long as this continues to happen, we can do nothing but go up. We've hit rock bottom, the only place to go is up! I think cjp will get things rolling and continue to be the master recruiter that he is, along with niedermeyer and friend bringing in top-notch Talent from around the country and I would say we have a very good possibility of turning it around within the next couple years. Jmo
 
#112
#112
99gator said:
Everyone is the right coach away.
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Sorta, depending on your goals as a program. Florida, FSU and USCw are always the right coach away from championships. Schools like Mississippi State, Virginia Tech and South Carolina are the right coach away from 9-10 win seasons regularly, but are probably never going to win conference and national titles, even if Nick Saban or Urban Meyer took over.

The question is, which tier does UT fall in nowadays?
 
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#113
#113
zydane47 said:
Holy crap I’m so glad I found you! I was going to play the Power Ball lottery this week but I wasn’t sure on what numbers I should pick.

Thankfully you came along and can see the future! So please tell me Biff, what are the winning numbers this week? Cause I’d really like to be able to quit my job.
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Biff, thas funny right there.
 
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#115
terrypedigo said:
I will tell you one damn thing as a fan of 50 years this coming season we VOL NATION don't need fans like you if i was you i would find another team to root for yes Bama is killing it but after them i guess the dawgs can holler we almost beat bama and holler we are number 2 but they just got there azz kicked by a average Texas team you got Bama and Clemson and thats the only elite this is JP first full recruiting class that is his over half of the 18 class was JONES came in 2 weeks before signing day this is a process that will take at least 4 years so either hang in there or simple find another team to follow.
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Took 10 minutes to read, got a massive headache, but gave you a like in the end.
 
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#116
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#119
codyg10 said:
It hurts me to say this, but it's time we face the facts as a fanbase. This program will never be relevant in the SEC again. At least not any time soon. Bama and Georgia are getting too many elite athletes at too quick of a pace and Florida is about to be dominant again with Florida State and Miami falling apart along with them having the 2nd best coach in the SEC at the helm. Combine that with having to play 1 other team out of the west every year and a decent South Carolina program that seems to be improving, and it doesn't make for a promising outcome. There's no reason to think recruiting will pick up any time soon either. 7-5 doesn't sell any better than 5-7 when you're going up against Florida, Georgia, Bama, Auburn, and LSU for talent. Not to mention very few proven coaches want to coach in Knoxville. There may be years where an 9-3 finish happens, but there's no possibility of us going to Atlanta over the next 5-10 years unless it's for a kickoff game
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Normally your VN brothers and sisters would try and talk you off the ledge.....you might better go ahead and jump.
 
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#120
#120
BowlBrother85 said:
Our recruiting base is getting better. The Nashville metropolitan statistical area was estimated to have 1.75 million people in 2016. That is up from 1.59 million people in 2010. Throw in Murfreesboro and middle Tennessee is booming. We need to do a better job of holding on to the talent that is coming out of our state.
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I dont know about UGA, but UF fans were not. Their school is dedicated to winning, unlike ours.
 
#121
#121
OP says NEVER then follows with not soon. I stopped reading after that. Dumb! Never is longer than forever. College football goes in cycles. We are down now due to bad coaching hires and administration idiots. Most of that has been fixed. We have a good class of recruits coming in and it may get better on signing day. Not sure who we end up for an OC but at least Pruitt knows more about football than the last few coaches we have had.
 
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