Ainge Today - getting excited

[Southeastern VFL]

Not trying to be sarcastic, but what was so stressful about it? My feeling has been that we'll be in very good hands, no matter what. It's not been a matter of if we'll be in good hands as much as whose hands it'll be.

IMHO, a lot of folks harvested themselves some unneeded stress by picking a horse and emotionally betting on it. JMHO

Why is so stressful well that is simple it has been like everything else over the last 4 years long and laid out with info coming from every which way. We set for almost 2 or 3 months waiting for Jones to be fired we saw how that went. We waited for months for JG to be benched we saw how that went and then the same thing with Pruitt. All I am asking for is something to come easy for us that is that to much to ask.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Ainge is giddy about whoever they put back there to start the season. He carried water for JG waaaaaay too long.

And that means absolutely nothing in this context.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

He’s try to sell season tickets for UT.

 

[Wezcoast]

Every August.......it never fails. Not this year. I am not getting sucked into the hype machine.

It's insanity.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Every August.......it never fails. Not this year. I am not getting sucked into the hype machine.

I do feel like we are more excited this year than last year even.

Like we thought we would do pretty decent, but couldn't expect much out of the QB's.

Now we know our QB will be way better so the ceiling is much higher.

 

[Other_Guy]

Yep this team is loaded. Very excited. can't wait for the UF game. This year is when we start dominating Florida again. I truly believe that.

No you dont.

 

[rocytop2624]

Wasn’t it Willy’s DB’s that did this against Eason and UGA in 2016? Lol

Now they have someone to practice against on Defense to make them better.

 

[aRmo]

Can you explain what lofty expectations you are talking about?

8 wins

 

[jaydhugs]

‎The Erik Ainge Show: The EA Show - Hour #1 (8.16.21) on Apple Podcasts

Listen to Ainge today starting at 12 minute mark. He watched all of practice this weekend and he’s super excited about the team

- Milton is the best looking QB he’s ever seen here at TN
- teammates are holding each other accountable and picking each other up
- feels better about depth at all positions…”they all look the part”
- competition is great…players fighting each other then picking each other up
- this is going to be the easiest TN team to root for in his lifetime
- coaches are hard and intense but patient. They’re actually teaching
- he’s tempering his expectations for Milton but when he throws it’s not normal. Every single human out there watches him when he throws
- only concern for Milton is when he throws a 6 yard slant it might go off the WR hands and to the other team
- Milton threw a ball to Hyatt 65 yards in air right in bread basket…the DB had stopped (Willy didn’t like that) because it was so far

- said as he’s learned more he understands why those players transferred to OK…he said Pruitt personally told individuals they were Effing terrible. That’s just one example of the things Pruitt said
- he’s very impressed with how Heupel is building this team up but simultaneously putting more demands on them
- not at 8-4 yet but trending that direction, but regardless they’re doing it all the right way…team is going to be fun to root for

 

[OllVol]

Man if y'all dont quit with this stupid talk of tempering expectations!!! This is the beginning of football season!!!
We can still enjoy watching what turns out to be a loss if we battle hard doing it!!!

That's right! We're undefeated, Baby! Undefeated!

 

[GetYouSomeofThat]

JG was offered by Bama, GA, ND, etc. None of them can evaluate talent?

JG had talent but unfortunately he had horrible coaching.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Yawn

 

[MemphisVol77]

Bowling Green and Tennessee Tech are two of our opponents...

I just think we'll be UNSTOPPABLE this year

Man if y'all dont quit with this stupid talk of tempering expectations!!! This is the beginning of football season!!!
We can still enjoy watching what turns out to be a loss if we battle hard doing it!!!

I'll give it to you.

Last season when we started 2-0 and most of VolNation was dreaming of it turning into a great season, you called it for the mirage it was. Without going through your post history, you pretty much pointed out how our 2020 defense was playing sloppy, seemingly was in the midst of a major regression from 2019 despite our team's 2-0 start, amongst other things....

You seem more upbeat about this season than last season. I dare to hope for a 3-0 start but don't have any realistic expectations for the season beyond 5-7 to 7-5.

What is your best case scenario for the season?

 

[tomq_123]

August 1: 5-7 team
August 10: 6-6 team
August 17: 8-5 is definitely possible
September 2: 14-0 all the way

 

[VFL-82-JP]

I'm not really good at grabbing pics from the internet but you can Google and see him in a big cast on his left arm.

Lot of web sites reverse images to reduce chance of getting caught for copyright infringement. Probably a quarter of all images you see on the internet are reversed, it seems.

 

[GetEmVols]

Ainge will always be a VOL homer and refrains from publicly bashing players. Did you expect EA to call JG a pile of sh1t?

I rest my case.

 

[GetEmVols]

JG was offered by Bama, GA, ND, etc. None of them can evaluate talent?

Ainge liked JG after 3 years of watching him suck as a vol. When Chaney was hired I remember Ainge really talking JG up.

 

[FlyFishnVol]

Y'all gotta stop doing this to me. I get my hopes up easy enough as it is.

I root for UT regardless; it is good to hear the team is getting the right "type" of coaching, the crap this team has been through, I hope they do well and have fun doing it. They deserve a real coach, and Coach Heupel appears to be that type of man; with tough love from everyone, it's the only way their goals and dreams will be achieved. I don't believe in luck; I believe you improve your chances with hard work.

Go Fricken Vols!

 

[WoodsmanVol]

I like to imagine this coaching staff is teaching the team the language of BOOM!

 

[WoodsmanVol]

Milton should have about 1,100 yards and 12 TDs after game 3.

I wonder how many doubters will still be around saying he sucked at Michigan. So just wait for him to collapse...

This is VN. We got some folks who even if there's nothing to badmouth, they will stir in some coconut flour, quinoa, jimson weed root, and zebra milk to cook up something to badmouth. However, I do think in their heart of hearts, they hope Milton (or whoever is our QB) takes this team to heights doubted and unimagined.

 

[vollygirl]

I root for UT regardless; it is good to hear the team is getting the right "type" of coaching, the crap this team has been through, I hope they do well and have fun doing it. They deserve a real coach, and Coach Heupel appears to be that type of man; with tough love from everyone, it's the only way their goals and dreams will be achieved. I don't believe in luck; I believe you improve your chances with hard work.

Go Fricken Vols!

100%

 

[Zues1]

Well if Ainge said it......

 

[preacherwebb]

I really want to believe. If it is Milton, so be it. I want to believe in Milton, because I believe in Heupel as a coach and developer of QB's.

 

[FLVOL_79]

Remind me of that time period we dominated Florida. Remember, we’re talking football….not another sport

Well, it was back in the day, and it was definitely a Tuesday and not a Saturday.

 

[FïreBall]

There's a difference in being excited and saying Milton's the best QB he has seen on the Hill, but you knew that. Im definitely excited to watch the season unfold.

Did you listen to the podcast or just go off op summary?