Ready to see the headline: Heupel signs extension

[Cobb-Webb 1989]

This is yet another part of the cycle when you know your coach is getting fired in a year. The pumpers first complain about fictional people calling for his immediate firing, then they start demanding an extension for a disappointing performance.

“After what he took over and what he’s managed to do, I’d give him a lifetime contract” has been uttered about Dooley, Butch, and Pruitt after failures. Now Heupel is getting similar faux shows of confidence.

Pretty much hired by a totally high jacked adimn. From the chancellors to those head coaches. Please leave old Vols Game of Thrones in the past.

I’ll take Plowman, Danny White on down, with this current admin all day long, over that total booster highjacked admin. Please support our current Vols administration.

 

[TJSVOLS]

You could be right. But I’ve forgotten more about Tennessee football than you’ll ever know.

I would say that’s right, you have forgotten anything you may have known, if you ever knew anything in the first place.

 

[Drewb]

I don’t know how to reply or attach the old stupid posts by her but Legion whatever has absolutely no clue on what has went on the past 5 years or the current year. Go crack your mixed nut bowl and have a happy holiday you ignorant piece of sh!t. Check back next year about this time. Nobody needs you

 

[rocketskates]

This is yet another part of the cycle when you know your coach is getting fired in a year. The pumpers first complain about fictional people calling for his immediate firing, then they start demanding an extension for a disappointing performance.

“After what he took over and what he’s managed to do, I’d give him a lifetime contract” has been uttered about Dooley, Butch, and Pruitt after failures. Now Heupel is getting similar faux shows of confidence.

Serious question, and I'm not being a smartass here...if Heupel gets fired who would you like to see hired at Tennessee?

 

[Carl Pickens]

He hasn’t worked a miracle. Even in his best season, he gave up 63 to South Carolina. Some of you think chewing gum and walking at the same time makes you a saint.

Winning coaches grow on trees and are commonly found laying on the ground in huge numbers. They’re easily found

 

[Rickyvol77]

Dude what are you talking about? 11, 9, 10 wins the last 3 seasons… Rewarding failure? Seriously GTFO with that nonsense

If ‘Ignorance’ ever reaches $100 a barrel I want drilling rights on your head.

He thinks going 10-3 and just missing the playoffs is the exact same as 4-8 Pruitt

 

[JMSqb11]

Heupel shouldn't be extended because that impacts the buyout price tag if things ever go south. What I don't mind is him getting an annual bump in pay. But I would not touch adding years to contract unless it keeps buyout at same level.

 

[Volfanstucknga]

No it wasn’t a miracle. That South Carolina game was maybe the worst loss in program history. You probably think not shítting your pants by the end of the day is a miracle.

Ahh yes the SC game. I was there. It was almost like they knew our plays before each snap. Oh wait...

 

[Rickyvol77]

No it wasn’t a miracle. That South Carolina game was maybe the worst loss in program history. You probably think not shítting your pants by the end of the day is a miracle.

Heupel had one all time win that year and one other really good win. Neither of those games were miracles. He took mostly Pruitt’s players and introduced a competent offensive system, and we managed to beat a couple decent teams with it. There was nothing miraculous about it. Jeremy Pruitt could have won 10 games if he hadn’t lost to Georgia State and BYU. Butch Jones could have won 11 a couple times if he had just won the games in which he had a double digit lead or was a double digit favorite. You “miracle” guys need to work on your vocabulary, because all Heupel did was a good job. Competent coaching was all that kept us from having 4 or 5 double digit win seasons in the 2010s. Tennessee winning 10 games is not and never was a miracle. Some guys failing to do that doesn’t make it miraculous when someone with an ounce of competence finally does.

...."the worst loss in program history"

You are trying too hard these days with your trolls

 

[VolinWayne]

This is yet another part of the cycle when you know your coach is getting fired in a year. The pumpers first complain about fictional people calling for his immediate firing, then they start demanding an extension for a disappointing performance.

“After what he took over and what he’s managed to do, I’d give him a lifetime contract” has been uttered about Dooley, Butch, and Pruitt after failures. Now Heupel is getting similar faux shows of confidence.

To lump Josh in the same sentence as those three is absolutley asanine!! While I am absolutely disappointed with the way we lost our games this year I think what makes it so disappointing is knowing that we are a couple of plays away from being undefeated. A missed field goal against GA..... take away the pick six right before half against Bama and that whole game changes...... if we had scored on one of the possessions against Oklahoma and that game is a win... All of this after we lost so much experience from last year's roster. Pre-season, I don't think anybody thats being honest really expected us to be competing at the level we have competed. Im not a moral victory guy but lets keep things in perspective

 

[Good Ol' Charlie Brown]

Nah. I hope he hangs around. I enjoy a variety of opinions and takes. 'Tis the spice of life as they say.

Can you even call that opinions and takes? Spice of life is... eh. Overrated.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

You could be right. But I’ve forgotten more about Tennessee football than you’ll ever know.

You may have forgotten more about the history than he knows, but that thread about the DL playing on the OL and the play call was as dumb about the game of football as it gets

 

[deatojl]

This is yet another part of the cycle when you know your coach is getting fired in a year. The pumpers first complain about fictional people calling for his immediate firing, then they start demanding an extension for a disappointing performance.

“After what he took over and what he’s managed to do, I’d give him a lifetime contract” has been uttered about Dooley, Butch, and Pruitt after failures. Now Heupel is getting similar faux shows of confidence.

I'm trying to find something in this post that is actually true. I'm having a difficult time.

 

[volfan2024]

I am as well!

 

[DonDiego]

You could be right. But I’ve forgotten more about Tennessee football than you’ll ever know.

Finally, an explanation. So, a big part of your personality disorder is actually medically related.

 

[Vol_fan_in_Tampa]

This is yet another part of the cycle when you know your coach is getting fired in a year. The pumpers first complain about fictional people calling for his immediate firing, then they start demanding an extension for a disappointing performance.

“After what he took over and what he’s managed to do, I’d give him a lifetime contract” has been uttered about Dooley, Butch, and Pruitt after failures. Now Heupel is getting similar faux shows of confidence.

Fictional people????

Welcome to board! This is clearly your first day or you missed the majority of the treads on the landing page since Saturday

 

[Vol_fan_in_Tampa]

No it wasn’t a miracle. That South Carolina game was maybe the worst loss in program history. You probably think not shítting your pants by the end of the day is a miracle.

Heupel had one all time win that year and one other really good win. Neither of those games were miracles. He took mostly Pruitt’s players and introduced a competent offensive system, and we managed to beat a couple decent teams with it. There was nothing miraculous about it. Jeremy Pruitt could have won 10 games if he hadn’t lost to Georgia State and BYU. Butch Jones could have won 11 a couple times if he had just won the games in which he had a double digit lead or was a double digit favorite. You “miracle” guys need to work on your vocabulary, because all Heupel did was a good job. Competent coaching was all that kept us from having 4 or 5 double digit win seasons in the 2010s. Tennessee winning 10 games is not and never was a miracle. Some guys failing to do that doesn’t make it miraculous when someone with an ounce of competence finally does.

You fail to realize that the 4 previous coaches had not had 10 win seasons

Yet huepel hasn’t just had good teams, he had one of the highest production offense 2 separate years and a top 3 defense last year.

All with limited scholarships and recruiting limitations.

May not be a miracle but that’s pretty damn good


He does have areas to improve on

 

[miket4god]

You could be right. But I’ve forgotten more about Tennessee football than you’ll ever know.

Clearly.

 

[VolInNW]

Any room for a middle ground? Heupel was the hire we needed, he has competently righted the ship, but he is not the dynamic, proactive coach needed for championships (SEC or otherwise). He is bumping up against his ceiling.

In that world (which I believe is the real world) I would be ready for a change in the next few years, OR be happy with Heupel's ceiling of being relevant but not a serious championship contender.

(Standing by for accusations of being a pumper from the negas and ad hominem attacks from the pumpers)

 

[vols40]

This is yet another part of the cycle when you know your coach is getting fired in a year. The pumpers first complain about fictional people calling for his immediate firing, then they start demanding an extension for a disappointing performance.

“After what he took over and what he’s managed to do, I’d give him a lifetime contract” has been uttered about Dooley, Butch, and Pruitt after failures. Now Heupel is getting similar faux shows of confidence.

Quite possibly the stupidest drivel ever comparing Moe Larry and Curly to Heupel. But troll is gonna troll

 

[vols40]

Most of you simpleton sycophants who respond with this sort of drivel can’t even spell Josh’s last name.

Grammar Police alert

 

[carolinaviking]

You could be right. But I’ve forgotten more about Tennessee football than you’ll ever know.

Yeah, you definitely have forgotten an awful lot about Tennessee football.

The national media is watching the negaVols and writing articles about our fanbase wanting a new coach. Well-known sportswriters are encouraging Heupel to leave UT because of the delusional fanbase! Even the NYTimes wrote about it. Heupel and his family are hearing this stuff. But it's only 10% of the fanbase. Unfortunately, they're very loud. And that's YOU. You want us to spend another decade in the desert? You long for the Dooley and Pruitt years? You're under the delusion that we're on the same level as Alabama and Ohio State and that we should be winning 11 games every year? GTFOH! Nobody is on that level but OSU and Bama. Definitely not Tennessee. Sure, we've had some good periods, but most of our glory was under Neyland and Fulmer. Everything else? Pretty mediocre. But the past few years have been the best since '04. So please, for the sake of the program...STFU!

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Yeah, you definitely have forgotten an awful lot about Tennessee football.

The national media is watching the negaVols and writing articles about our fanbase wanting a new coach. Well-known sportswriters are encouraging Heupel to leave UT because of the delusional fanbase! Even the NYTimes wrote about it. Heupel and his family are hearing this stuff. But it's only 10% of the fanbase. Unfortunately, they're very loud. And that's YOU. You want us to spend another decade in the desert? You long for the Dooley and Pruitt years? You're under the delusion that we're on the same level as Alabama and Ohio State and that we should be winning 11 games every year? GTFOH! Nobody is on that level but OSU and Bama. Definitely not Tennessee. Sure, we've had some good periods, but most of our glory was under Neyland and Fulmer. Everything else? Pretty mediocre. But the past few years have been the best since '04. So please, for the sake of the program...STFU!

Hell he bashed Rick Barnes too

 

[dduncan4163]

Been reading all these comments on here for over 20years I would imagine and have never posted or commented. Been a Vol fan for 35+years. Legionnaire dude needs to delete his account.

You need to join the conversation more Hoss.

 

[Vols410]

Any room for a middle ground? Heupel was the hire we needed, he has competently righted the ship, but he is not the dynamic, proactive coach needed for championships (SEC or otherwise). He is bumping up against his ceiling.

In that world (which I believe is the real world) I would be ready for a change in the next few years, OR be happy with Heupel's ceiling of being relevant but not a serious championship contender.

(Standing by for accusations of being a pumper from the negas and ad hominem attacks from the pumpers)

I don't think he's bumping up against his ceiling at all. It just looks like it because Hooker put us so far ahead of schedule. We're young this year, but the recruiting trajectory is picking up.

Year | Bluechip Ratio
2021: 31%
2022: 43%
2023: 46%
2024: 57%
2025: 64%
2026: 58% (with multiple five-stars)

The roster has gotten more talented every year. The 2024 players are only sophomores now. We haven't seen Heupel's ceiling yet. No way.