Frustrated but we should not give up on Heupel

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volbound1700 said:
I am angry amd sympathize. This season has been a disaster outside of Aguilar. I am still not ready to give up on the coaching staff. They definitely need to make adjustments for 2026 but let's see what they do first. Recruiting is going very well.
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No one in large number is giving up on Heupel. My goodness.
 
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KTrain said:
I agree, it is some that have issue in their own life and it is a good outlet for them IMO. Gives them a forum to let off some steam and forget about their fate in life. I say let them emote it is good therapy.
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Don't get me wrong. I am absolutely flabbergasted with Heupel this year and think this is his worst coaching job in the 5 seasons he's had, but I'm not calling for his ouster. He easily gets 7 seasons here at minimum.
 
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volbound1700 said:
I am angry amd sympathize. This season has been a disaster outside of Aguilar. I am still not ready to give up on the coaching staff. They definitely need to make adjustments for 2026 but let's see what they do first. Recruiting is going very well.
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I am not ready to give up, but I am really starting to doubt Huepel's ability to make critical decisions. Both in game and the day to day running of the program.
 
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Cartervol said:
Yeah people need to pipe down. I think the whole dark mode BS made the loss worse. Get rid of that gimmick trash and just play ball.
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What made the loss worse was the fact that everyone showed up, including Oklahoma, except for Heupel and his team. You have to win that game.
 
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lilesrt said:
What made the loss worse was the fact that everyone showed up, including Oklahoma, except for Heupel and his team. You have to win that game.
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Well they didn't. The line was 3 1/2 for a reason.. It was a toss up game and all the things we've witnessed all year happened again. Probably not their last loss of the year either..
 
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Unfortunately, CJH has collapsed on the largest national TV audiences 3 times in the past year. OSU, GA and now OK. It's fine to not give up on Heup, but you better get used to more mediocrity. And please, it is not all about the players and their execution. Great coaches take good teams to great heights, but that ain't happening in Knoxville anytime soon.
 
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Cartervol said:
Well they didn't. The line was 3 1/2 for a reason.. It was a toss up game and all the things we've witnessed all year happened again. Probably not their last loss of the year either..
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I agree. I think what compounds the problem is that if we lose to Florida and Vanderbilt that would be losses to UGA, AL, OK, FLA, and Vanderbilt- 3 of which would have been home games, with a relatively weak schedule. No big wins this season. To be followed by a tougher schedule with an unproven QB for next season. Heupel needed to win this season and he’s got no meaningful wins thus far. This fanbase won’t be singing his praises come this time next season. That’s my highly fallible prediction.
 
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lilesrt said:
I agree. I think what compounds the problem is that if we lose to Florida and Vanderbilt that would be losses to UGA, AL, OK, FLA, and Vanderbilt- 3 of which would have been home games, with a relatively weak schedule. No big wins this season. To be followed by a tougher schedule with an unproven QB for next season. Heupel needed to win this season and he’s got no meaningful wins thus far. This fanbase won’t be singing his praises come this time next season. That’s my highly fallible prediction.
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Well that's the world of college football. It's a what have you done for me lately deal. Yes. Tougher schedule, new QB. Next year is likely to be another struggle.at times. Unless he brings in another transfer QB then who knows..
 
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Heupel has done wonders for this program. Anyone wanting seriously to run him off needs their heads checked.

However - year 5 and it’s completely fair and reasonable to be concerned with some of the issues that seem to occur frequently. Sloppy play, team doesn’t seem to get up for big games, lack of discipline, questionable clock management, and the depth chart being a cliff after the first team. I think it’s time that Heupel looks at his staff and makes some serious changes.
 
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WOW! Heupel is standing on the sideline, calling a play, he isn't actually on the field. The guys on the field are the ones making the mistakes. A missed field goal caused the loss against Georgia, an interception returned for a touchdown by Alabama, three turnovers against Oklahoma that they got points off of. The defense has missed a lot of tackles that turned into big gainers. Key players being injured and replaced with guys who are fresh out of high school.

If Tennessee doesn't make those mistakes, they very easily could be undefeated and ranked in the top 5.
 
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DooleyOrangePants said:
Heupel has done wonders for this program. Anyone wanting seriously to run him off needs their heads checked.

However - year 5 and it’s completely fair and reasonable to be concerned with some of the issues that seem to occur frequently. Sloppy play, team doesn’t seem to get up for big games, lack of discipline, questionable clock management, and the depth chart being a cliff after the first team. I think it’s time that Heupel looks at his staff and makes some serious changes.
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There’s power in the tongue. His speech about “It doesn’t have to be perfect, it’s not gonna be perfect” to me is sending a message to the team of “hey let’s just go play and hope for the best”. Of course nobody is perfect, but you wanna coach your team to be as nearly as perfect as possible. This “just win” is biting us in the a**, we have to get our fundamentals in check.
 
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volbound1700 said:
Some on here sound that way.
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Of course they do, but they should not.
There are some HC in game decisions that need improvement, time outs, personnel, and coaching changes that should have been made in previous years.
Last week He stated the defense had some needed fixes and it was the offense that gave this game away. 4 Turnovers if you include the TO on downs.
I may be wrong but every TO accounted for points. Which is 20 points. That is not Championship football.
 
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The one item that has me a little more patient is watching Smart at Georgia. He also has a young defense this year and they are making tons of mistakes. Now they have gotten lucky and survived their close games, something Tennessee has not done.

Perhaps Heupel is coaching and the players are not listening or making mistakes.
 
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Volador said:
Unfortunately, CJH has collapsed on the largest national TV audiences 3 times in the past year. OSU, GA and now OK. It's fine to not give up on Heup, but you better get used to more mediocrity. And please, it is not all about the players and their execution. Great coaches take good teams to great heights, but that ain't happening in Knoxville anytime soon.
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Lol. Tell me how JH missed the FG at the end of regulation against UGA?

How did he miss the chip shot fg Saturday night?

How did he block the wrong guy and cause the scoop and score Saturday night?

Lastly what was JH thinking about when he threw 2 of the worst intersections you will ever see Saturday night?

It's such a shame Volnation will miss you
 
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