2025/26 Transfer Portal Thread

[Pawleysvol]

I do but it will also be JA’s second year in the system which you are forgetting. He had very little time to learn the system. IF he returns GMac will not beat him out

If I had to choose between the two I would take Aguilar in a heartbeat. I’m just saying I think GMac can be a good player.

 

[VolSam22]

I think the media is going to take a shot at Heupel on why we didn't sign depth at DT at the SEC Media days

 

[Moar Steam]

I think the media is going to take a shot at Heupel on why we didn't sign depth at DT at the SEC Media days

 

[Brawlvol]

I think the media is going to take a shot at Heupel on why we didn't sign depth at DT at the SEC Media days

If Rodney Garner wants help or players he will get it or them. Still time for adds.

 

[rockytop25]

I think the media is going to take a shot at Heupel on why we didn't sign depth at DT at the SEC Media days

The media will not ask 1 question about the depth at DT during media days

 

[Vol423]

Are people still spamming this juvenile BS?

@Weezer, looks like we have a newbie wannabe trying to appropriate your schtick.

 

[DD4ME]

Get your popcorn ready

I am here for all the smoke they can chuck at Kiffin.

 

[Orangeburst]

Get your popcorn ready

I am here for all the smoke they can chuck at Kiffin.

 

[therickbol]

I think the media is going to take a shot at Heupel on why we didn't sign depth at DT at the SEC Media days

His answer will be "We prioritized DN over DT"

 

[DD4ME]

Get your popcorn ready

I am here for all the smoke they can chuck at Kiffin.

 

[IUGradVol]

Here’s hoping for once Dabo isn’t full of it.

 

[VolSam22]

I'm in the minority I hope they never get CFB "under control" again. I think Vols benefit better in this wild wild west style. If they reign it in the old guard like Clemson,Bama,UGA may start dominating the sport again

 

[head1]

I'm in the minority I hope they never get CFB "under control" again. I think Vols benefit better in this wild wild west style. If they reign it in the old guard like Clemson,Bama,UGA may start dominating the sport again

Definitely the minority. This allows mega billionaires to have influence on the outcome of college sports. Tennessee does not have those mega boosters nor the AD who are willing to blur the lines to take advantage of it.

 

[DD4ME]

I'm in the minority I hope they never get CFB "under control" again. I think Vols benefit better in this wild wild west style. If they reign it in the old guard like Clemson,Bama,UGA may start dominating the sport again

I get your concerns, but short some gaurdrails friend we cannot outspend any of the schools in TX.

 

[VolSam22]

I get your concerns, but short some gaurdrails friend we cannot outspend any of the schools in TX.

under the old rules we were a mere top 40 team. Under these rules we have found ourselves as a consistent top 25

 

[UTwild82]

As much as I hate Alabama, I hope they beat the everloving dog **** out of LSU.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

I'm in the minority I hope they never get CFB "under control" again. I think Vols benefit better in this wild wild west style. If they reign it in the old guard like Clemson,Bama,UGA may start dominating the sport again

No under the old ways it was easier to compete with Bama and UGA because we are a blueblood. We just had HORRENDOUS coaches. Heck Majors and Fulmer squandered sooo much talent.

 

[NIL>KidsCollegeFund]

Your money is probably safe

Should not have spent it all on Nico .

 

[NighthawkVol]

Or … they could do that with what’s currently on the roster.

Nailed it.

 

[NighthawkVol]

under the old rules we were a mere top 40 team. Under these rules we have found ourselves as a consistent top 25

Tennessee is an historic top 10 program under any measure. Not sure why you're taking the stretch of mediocrity from Kiffin to Pruitt as Tennessee's norm "under the old rules."

That said, there is no point in discussing the old rules. No one is suggesting we go back to that. That was under the table dealing. "Guardrails" means we keep the current setup of being open about paying players, but we go to more of a pro model. IOW, collective bargaining, contracts, and caps. Tennessee would benefit tremendously under that model.

 

[Batman1948]

No under the old ways it was easier to compete with Bama and UGA because we are a blueblood. We just had HORRENDOUS coaches. Heck Majors and Fulmer squandered sooo much talent.

It would have been great if Fulmer had won a National Championship

 

[volfanatic74]

It would have been great if Fulmer had won a National Championship

Should have been more than one. That’s the point he’s making.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Should have been more than one. That’s the point he’s making.

Yeah at worst we should've had a run similar to what Clemson had the past 15 years. At least two National Championships.

To have not won more with some of the talent we had in the 1990s is insane if you think about it.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

It would have been great if Fulmer had won a National Championship

Yeah he's a great coach, but had it been someone like Saban, Kirby, Dabo etc coaching it likely means at worst one more. I'm no Fulmer hater, but we list a ton of games we had no business losing. Or nail biters against teams we should have blown out. I don't get why those things happened so often under him.

 

[BigOrangeShark]

Tennessee is an historic top 10 program under any measure. Not sure why you're taking the stretch of mediocrity from Kiffin to Pruitt as Tennessee's norm "under the old rules."

That said, there is no point in discussing the old rules. No one is suggesting we go back to that. That was under the table dealing. "Guardrails" means we keep the current setup of being open about paying players, but we go to more of a pro model. IOW, collective bargaining, contracts, and caps. Tennessee would benefit tremendously under that model.

Disagree - not top 10 under any measure. I think you could argue for historic top 20 program by most stats, maybe top 15 in some statistics.