Recent content by VolsSince78

I’ve seen several great Safeties play for the Vols. But, I don’t think I’ve seen better CB play for the Vols as McCoy had last year. His pass coverage is excellent. I became a big fan when he wrestled down, more like hog tied, the 250 lb NC State TE short of a 1st down. Looks like most NFL...

3,000 passing yards in SEC play is 23% MORE than the top passing team in the SEC last year, Ole Miss. Your expectation seems a little high. Either that, or I’m high.

I’ve wondered the same thing myself. Kitselman and Davis might be used together in a two TE set, with Davis “flexed out” wide. I think this is especially likely if we run into a few injuries at WR during the season. And Brame and Van Dorselaer bring talented depth. We have talent & depth at...

This. I can’t access the NYT article, but it seems it would only yield a max. of $3 Million to $5 Million per school in TV revenue, AND would likely require each school to give up a home game every other year. If above is fairly accurate, the SEC schools should definitely hold out for more $...

The Vols still have Bryson Eason and Dom Bailey who I believe arrived a year ahead of Cooper Mays. Heupel seems big on loyalty and team, etc. I appreciate that. But, in this current Free Agent market, it’s disappointing that sometimes the reward for trying to grow from within the team is to be...

Per the 2023 agreement, the NCAA docked the Vols 28 scholarships, but gave the Vols credit for 16 scholarships the Vols didn’t award in the 2021-2022 & 2022-2023 school years. Besides scholarship reductions, Heup/Staff have been dealing with reductions in official visits, player evaluations and...

BHH just entered the portal again. But, he’s out of NCAA eligibility unless/until the NCAA approves a 5th year for basketball players. It’s interesting how bad Louisville & NC State both were while BHH was with those programs. Coincidence? Louisville was 12-52 during BHH’s 2 seasons there, and...

Yes. Nico’s family spent a good deal of someone’s money traveling to all of his games. The cameras showed a pretty big entourage at some games. At least they would save some travel expense for UCLA home games, if that’s where he ends up landing.

Garner needs to develop depth at DT. He usually rotated 6 guys in 2024 at the 2 DT spots, and has 3 guys established now: Bryson Eason, Jaxson Moi, and Daevin Hobbs. Big opportunities for Jamal Wallace, maybe Nathan Robinson, and Isaiah Campbell to make a move at DT this Spring. Dom Bailey...

Eason and Bailey don’t need “waivers”. They both have another year of NCAA eligibility if they want it.

Thank you Dylan for being a first class Vol! And a Vol for Life. Recall watching an interview of him during August camp before his Freshman year. Had a quiet confidence and serious approach that was striking for such a young guy. Another notable memory was his big 2nd halves in multiple...

Wondering if Miles Kitselman has any interest in playing another season in college? He’s listed on UT’s roster as playing 3 games in 2021 at a Kansas JUCO, then 2 seasons at Bama, and this year for the Vols. He may be planning to try the NFL now, regardless of how the Diego Unchained court...

Who remembers the “Last Tackle” drill all the Senior players would do in the last practice before the final regular season game, typically Vandy? The staff would put a Vandy jersey and I think a helmet on a tackling dummy, and the Seniors would get introduced one at a time, and do a short...

Nimrod is the WR that the local media bragged about during the Summer and Fall camp. “Experts” like Austin Price said he looked great. Followed that up with 10 catches and 0 TDs this year, despite multiple other WRs on the team going down with injuries. Dropped a perfect pass over the middle...

This. If you really watched #39 Jalen Smith this season, he lacks speed and change of direction (quickness/fluidity) to be a higher end SEC LB. He reminded me a lot of Elijah Herring. He also missed some run fits, and I think missed some reads. But he could have cleaned that up with more...