I LOVE THIS TEAM

[bpalmer28]

Sucks to lose but I love the scrappy nature of these guys. Don’t care if I’m labeled a “sunshine pumper” or not. These guys are fun to watch and easy to cheer for. Feeling VERY good about the Kentucky game!

 

[clarencepeabody]

Me and you both.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

I love this team as well. I am excited for the future. That being said, getting thumped by 4 TDs by Bam sucks.

 

[allenrikvik]

Very much agree. Love the attitude and look forward to a little depth. In 2 years, will be something to behold. Until then, something to enjoy.

 

[bpalmer28]

I love this team as well. I am excited for the future. That being said, getting thumped by 4 TDs by Bam sucks.

Especially after being down 7 WITH THE BALL late in the 3rd! That 4th quarter was hard to watch but only because I know how bad these guys wanted it. The depth just isn’t there to maintain a high level of physical performance for 4 full quarters against a team like Bama BUT IT WILL BE soon. I believe it

 

[House of Neyland]

I don’t like losing to Florida and Bama by 20 plus points at some point that has to change or we just accept that we are happy being a 6-6 and 7-5 type program and getting blown out every year by the big three.

 

[Carl Pickens]

I love this team as well. I am excited for the future. That being said, getting thumped by 4 TDs by Bam sucks.

So do their fans… their coaches…. Their players ….. and especially their cheerleaders…

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Especially after being down 7 WITH THE BALL late in the 3rd! That 4th quarter was hard to watch but only because I know how bad these guys wanted it. The depth just isn’t there to maintain a high level of physical performance for 4 full quarters against a team like Bama BUT IT WILL BE soon. I believe it

I hope you are right. I just don’t understand how you build the quality depth needed to contend with Bama? Especially when they are going to sign the #1 or #2 recruiting class this year?

 

[madbamahater]

I don’t like losing to Florida and Bama by 20 plus points at some point that has to change or we just accept that we are happy being a 6-6 and 7-5 type program and getting blown out every year by the big three.

This should never be acceptable

 

[Lumina]

The Vols didn't quit, and I admire that.

 

[ATPVol]

I agree.

 

[bpalmer28]

This should never be acceptable

Either you see the culture changing or you don’t. If you see it changing and aren’t happy about it then you’re probably a bama fan. If you don’t see it then you’re blind.

 

[Eastknox865]

I don’t like losing to Florida and Bama by 20 plus points at some point that has to change or we just accept that we are happy being a 6-6 and 7-5 type program and getting blown out every year by the big three.

Well if we can stop firing and hiring a coaching staff every 4 years eventually we will be better

 

[lukeneyland]

I love this team as well. I am excited for the future. That being said, getting thumped by 4 TDs by Bam sucks.

It does suck. No way around it. We just have to endure it and support our posters and staff. They are all showing signs of huge improvement. 90 percent of teams in the country would have been beaten worse by Bama

 

[GordonC]

Sucks to lose but I love the scrappy nature of these guys. Don’t care if I’m labeled a “sunshine pumper” or not. These guys are fun to watch and easy to cheer for. Feeling VERY good about the Kentucky game!

It always has been and still is a clichéd, dumb a$$ label anyway.
You're correct on all counts.
GO VOLS

 

[firestorm]

I watched the Tennessee Volunteers on the road run with the great Alabama Crimson Tide for 48 full game minutes in a game that mainly changed hugely because a talented Crimson Tide defense player intercepted the football. They did not back the hell down, also they refused to give the hell up because the 2021 Volunteers are a gritty very mentally tough team.
I hate that this game highly changed starting with the huge momentum-changing interception because the game went from bad to worse since the Crimson Tide won 52-24, and completely sucks to lose a close game including when playing a terrific team.

I'm proud of the Volunteers because they did play their best vs a Juggernaut Crimson Tide team including a Talented Crimson Tide QB that is a pretty good runner, they gave me an exciting close game for 48 game minutes and they had me believing they could win the game before the Crimson Tide scored a touchdown to increase the lead to 3 touchdowns.

My reaction is I'm very confident the Volunteers are going to go 12 rounds with a most likely undefeated excellent Georgia Bulldogs team, and they'll make a statement by playing a full terrific game in Rocky Top to defeat the Georgia Bulldogs.
The thundering noise of Rocky Top is an advantage the VOlunteers has in this heavy lifting game, most likely bulletin board material with the Georgia Bulldogs win that game easily making the game a joke in the 1st half, and the 2021 Volunteers will be motivated to take the fight to Georgia the whole game after that astronomical embarrassment in the 2nd half of the 2020 Tennessee Georgia game.

Also, I'm confident the Volunteers can defeat a talented UK Wildcats team in Kentucky in what most likely will be a thriller.

 

[tombowalker]

This should never be acceptable

It's the first year of a new coach with an already slim team destroyed by injuries. Give me a break. You're delusional.

 

[1985Vols]

Well if we can stop firing and hiring a coaching staff every 4 years eventually we will be better

Actually if you hire a “ gump” for a coach, you must fire them. Unfortunately, that’s pretty much what we did for 11 years. I think this time we may have finally gotten it right

 

[rocytop2624]

I hope you are right. I just don’t understand how you build the quality depth needed to contend with Bama? Especially when they are going to sign the #1 or #2 recruiting class this year?

Keep getting players and make them better then take said players and out scheme the sum of a bummers.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Keep getting players and make them better then take said players and out scheme the sum of a bummers.

Way easier said than done

 

[WorldVisionGuy]

Very proud of our team and coaches.. great to see what’s in store for the future!!

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

Very proud of our team and coaches.. great to see what’s in store for the future!!

Same here. These guys are "bought in". Once we get them some depth they will be a great team.

 

[rocytop2624]

Way easier said than done

If you don’t start with a plan then where do you start?

 

[VolBricks]

I loved hearing Rocky Top play in the middle of the 1st quarter when we went up 14-7. The Bama crowd was silent, they expected us to come in and lay down like we did in past years.

 

[rickyyrs]

Sucks to lose but I love the scrappy nature of these guys. Don’t care if I’m labeled a “sunshine pumper” or not. These guys are fun to watch and easy to cheer for. Feeling VERY good about the Kentucky game!

I agree with you. The problem right now is depth. We just do not have enough back ups. I think after a couple years coach will have us back.