Josh is not the guy

[BleedingOrangeInChatt]

Too many open jobs to do anything with him this year. Aguilar is the baller that Nico wasn’t. We would have been much worse without him. Beat UF and Vandy and I am good.

We arent beating either if we play like we did tonight.

 

[volgr]

So who would you hire to replace him?

Someone who can contend for SEC and NCAA titles?

 

[joevols89]

I say we give him another year.. we won’t win big next season and he’ll be out next season. That’s my prediction. Danny White should give Traylor from UTSA a hard look. He’s a winner.

Realistically he’s got 2 years minimum unless he went 2-10 next year.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

It’s because there is no 8 ball for the solution? You know a coach out there that comes with a winning guarantee? Exactly.

You either decide as a program that 7-9 wins isn’t good enough because you want better and make a change….. or you don’t. You don’t get a guarantee with the next coach you hire.

We can bask in mediocrity, or get real uncomfortable and look for the next guy. I say look for the next guy, but we won’t.

We have the 8th best win percentage in the country since Heupel got here . Did you have those expectations for him when he was hired or did he create the expectations over the course of the last 4 and a half years? Is that mediocre?

 

[Volz4lif3]

Have you seen our defense? 3rd and 20. Or 4th and 10 with a 55 yard kick coming. I’m probably declining it too.

Does it matter lol Don’t make it closer for that sniper of a kicker..

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

Yeah they're not doing that. Plus who the hell you going to go get. Nobody out there all that great. All these coaches lose games. Tennessee just looks really sloppy doing it

So we're stuck with a mid teir coach. Such a Tennessee move.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Someone who can contend for SEC and NCAA titles?

Like who? You have no one realistic in mind

 

[barknoxbrawler]

Too many open jobs to do anything with him this year. Aguilar is the baller that Nico wasn’t. We would have been much worse without him. Beat UF and Vandy and I am good.

We won’t win both.

 

[Volz4lif3]

Fix the defense and I think it solves a lot of problems..

 

[LibertyVol]

Y’all are great at firing people. But who’s better and actually would want the job?

Good point. No idea. I don’t know who Tennessee could get. However, Heupel ain’t it. A pattern has developed. Poor play and mistakes in the clutch. Time to move on. It is not going to get better.

 

[lilesrt]

Realistically he’s got 2 years minimum unless he went 2-10 next year.

Maybe. Regardless, he’s reached his peak.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

IThe knock on him was turnovers and we're seeing if you heat him up, he'll throw you a couple..

That’s true. The OL got whipped. Sanders looked like a true FR tonight. Just like I thought he would.

 

[BP4Prez]

Any coach who can average 9-10 wins at Tennessee is elite

Heupel in 5 years has 10% of our 10 win seasons

People act like there is just a long list of elite coaches. Theres not. There’s 2 or 3 (Smart and Day)

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Good point. No idea. I don’t know who Tennessee could get. However, Heupel ain’t it. A pattern has developed. Poor play and mistakes in the clutch. Time to move on. It is not going to get better.

Conjecture

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

I really want a realistic list of who people want. I don’t think anyone actually has anyone realistic. At all

No one here calling for Heupel to be fired has a clue who we might get if we fired him now.

These people are like pissed off teenagers who just don't like what's happening at home and pack their crap to leave with absolutely no clue of a long-term plan. Childish and unsuccessful.

That many of these people are actual adults makes me worry for their family when they decide they hate their job and just quit with no prospects for a new job or get pissed that their car isn't good enough and just sell it with no idea about what car they'll replace it with.

This forum is inhabited by people with little more than the maturity of 14 year olds.

 

[Cartervol]

So we're stuck with a mid teir coach. Such a Tennessee move.

When have they ever went after a big name coach? Never is the answer. Kiffin might have worked if he would have removed his head from his azz when he was here.

 

[99gator]

in this new world, you will have some craziness from year to year.

The Nico situation effected 2025 before it started.

We can argue about how good Nico is or was, but it also sent Tennessee scrambling to find a QB

 

[SGMVols]

That’s true. The OL got whipped. Sanders looked like a true FR tonight. Just like I thought he would.

Everybody wants to play freshmen but nobody wants to live with freshman mistakes. He’s a smart kid. He’ll learn from this.

 

[volgr]

Like who? You have no one realistic in mind

Yeah, I am not paid millions of dollars to answer that. Also, I didn't say fire Heupel.

 

[LibertyVol]

Conjecture

I wished. I would love to be wrong.

 

[BP4Prez]

Someone who can contend for SEC and NCAA titles?

So name that someone.

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

When have they ever went after a big name coach? Never is the answer. Kiffin might have worked if he would have removed his head from his azz when he was here.

I'd hoped we were serious about winning, apparently not. A UT tradition

 

[Doctrippin]

Say I'm overreacting all you want. He does not get our players ready to play in the critical games. He is not a horrible coach, but he will not win a Championship at UT. If you're okay with that fine, I'm personally not. Flame me all you want for this take, I've seen enough. Kirby is out here and his players win games that they play like trash in, ours play well and dominate and still lose, and lose because of stupid mistakes, dropped passes, bad playing calling on both D and O, and poor overall preparation and coaching.

We lost this game like GA with the missed FG. It forced us to kick on-side with predictable results. Joey is a good QB but throws too many INT's. I mean we had to go to OT at State to win. Hype has to find us the QB to take us up another level. I don't know if our freshman are that guy or not.

 

[LibertyVol]

Everybody wants to play freshmen but nobody wants to live with freshman mistakes. He’s a smart kid. He’ll learn from this.

Probably go portal.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Yeah they're not doing that. Plus who the hell you going to go get. Nobody out there all that great. All these coaches lose games. Tennessee just looks really sloppy doing it

Even 7-5 doesn’t get him fired this season but it sure warms that seat for year 6.