Recent content by billshockley

When we were looking for a "top tier" coach 4 years ago the talent was depleted. Now I think some coaches with better experience (than Butch) would at least listen - there is talent on the roster now. Of course this would assume we had an AD that would talk to them. Also, financially we...

I could not agree more, I think Butch is a good guy or maybe just a good salesman, but no where near the level of coach we need at Tennessee. Butch does not seem to develop talent or coach players up on game day. It starts at the top, saying "brick by brick was fine when the talent was down...

Just beat Vandy, it's not going to be easy.

A couple of thoughts about the number of injuries....1) Is our strength & conditioning program adequate? 2) If certain players are so critical to success of a particular unit like the coaches have said about Reeves Maybin, should that person be playing special teams?

You also have to question our strength & conditioning program. I know during the early games where we had strong second halves the conditioning program was highlighted as a positive, but with all the injuries it definitely needs to be reviewed.

Does anyone have the reason he is transferring? I am trying to read through the tea leaves here but struggling. Yes, his fit in out system isn't the best but he has put up with it up until now. He got his bell rung in the Georgia game because he lost focus and was trotting in for an easy...

I think we need to focus on our opponents and get some guys healthy. There are no guaranteed wins in the SEC.

I am certain that we have out recruited Louisville over the past 3-4 years as we normally do, so obviously it comes down to coaching at all levels. Bobby Petrino can coach at the college level for sure, he has made some bad decisions in his life that I am sure he regrets, but Louisville hired...

So Derrick Brown is not a Vol?

Woohooo.......Kongbo

I think this is a good move, you can't blow leads of 13-14 points in 3 crucial games and not find some fault in the defense. While some may be on the offense for not putting their foot on the opponents throat, defense can't go soft and not blitz. Yes, the defense got better through the year...

About last 10 days.... The first thing everyone does in this situation is panic, just happy I am doing things in the right order. It would be nice to get some positive news before the end of the year.

A win is a win. I was frustrated with some of the play calling for sure, but certainly please we got the win. I am not convinced we have the right Offensive Coordinator for the type of offense we play, however, I don't see that changing unless DeBord has had enough at end of year. To be a...

The field is a mess, I don't remember it ever being this bad. Maybe it's time to spend about a million on field turf. Orange T and checkerboard would be brighter, players are seeing it more and more even at high school level at times, and it's becoming more and more prominent in the NFL.

Vols will have to play well and win the turnover margin. We have more talent in most areas, but both secondarys not doing that well.