"I need to see Josh Heupel accomplish...

[TAF]

one of these three feats this year:

First Win vs UGA and First Time Program has since 2016 (0-4)

First Road Win vs Bama and First Time Program has since 2003 (0-2)

First Road Win vs FLA and First Time Program has since 2003 (0-2).............ONE. "
*from this X Post this afternoon ................DISCUSS...

 

[Dadof2Vols]

Darn straight. If he doesn’t, I bet i know a coach that will get you that feeling again

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[sonofUT62]

Darn straight. If he doesn’t, I bet i know a coach that will get you that feeling again

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It’s funny. But Butch has our last 2 wins against UGA and has come closer in Gainesville and Tuscaloosa than Heupel. The 2023 Florida game was horrid.

 

[WillisWG]

Wants and needs

 

[YankeeVol]

Wants and needs

It's year 5.

I agree wholeheartedly that ONE of them needs to happen

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

None of these things is very likely in 2025.

 

[YankeeVol]

None of these things is very likely in 2025.

And that is a major problem* in YEAR 5

*or at least should be IMO

 

[TAF]

It's year 5.

I agree wholeheartedly that ONE of them needs to happen

SHOULD BE a W in FLA...BUT...TENNESSEE ALWAYS seem to $HIT their pants in GainesviJJe...

 

[YankeeVol]

SHOULD BE a W in FLA...BUT...TENNESSEE ALWAYS seem to $HIT their pants in GainesviJJe...

I'm about to have a teenager who was watched us beat Bama twice in her lifetime (thankfully she witnessed both in person).

*also watched FL last year, we couldn't make it in '22 (but it's only happened 3 times in her life).

 

[TN Volunteers.]

It’s funny. But Butch has our last 2 wins against UGA and has come closer in Gainesville and Tuscaloosa than Heupel. The 2023 Florida game was horrid.

Heupel hasn’t lost vs Vandy and has actually beaten bama instead of just coming close.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

It's year 5.

I agree wholeheartedly that ONE of them needs to happen

Yeah but with this roster......not looking good.

I think what we NEED is a top 5 recruiting class. A couple of them.

 

[sonofUT62]

Heupel hasn’t lost vs Vandy and has actually beaten bama instead of just coming close.

Remind me where the post was about beating Vandy or beating Bama at home. Stay on target buddy.

 

[HeuperDrive]

It's year 5.

I agree wholeheartedly that ONE of them needs to happen

I agree with that. I don’t think it’s unreasonable at all to want us to finally pull one of these three off, even if I don’t think we will unfortunately. Roster just isn’t good enough.

I’m sure somebody will respond to this and say I want Butch back, but I don’t care. I think these are three reasonable expectations for year 5, and you can think that while also not wanting Heupel’s head on a pike.

 

[VolInNW]

Heupel is about out of the 'wait til he gets his own guys' days. This is a big year for him, next year is HUGE.

I fear he has a high floor BUT has about hit his ceiling. Time will tell.

 

[sonofUT62]

Heupel is about out of the 'wait til he gets his own guys' days. This is a big year for him, next year is HUGE.

I fear he has a high floor BUT has about hit his ceiling. Time will tell.

The ceiling is raised by upping the recruiting game and being willing to work with championship coaches who he doesn’t have a close relationship with. The players love him and he’s an offensive genius. Some thought that Spurrier had hit his ceiling and he hired Bob Stoops. I think there’s a small amount of correlation here.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Winning in the swamp would be huge for me. More than beating Georgia. More than beating Alabama at BDS.

 

[landscapingvol]

It’s funny. But Butch has our last 2 wins against UGA and has come closer in Gainesville and Tuscaloosa than Heupel. The 2023 Florida game was horrid.

If only Heupel had made the first playoff for Tennessee in football

 

[GetYouSomeofThat]

I so dread how these fans are going to react at our first loss this season.

 

[YankeeVol]

The ceiling is raised by upping the recruiting game and being willing to work with championship coaches who he doesn’t have a close relationship with. The players love him and he’s an offensive genius. Some thought that Spurrier had hit his ceiling and he hired Bob Stoops. I think there’s a small amount of correlation here.

Except Josh has only hired internally for his offensive staff really.

Funny enough IMO, I feel that the defense has been better than the offense (maybe some recency bias)

 

[volfanhill]

You don't need shat. We are a relevant and competive program again.

 

[YankeeVol]

Heupel hasn’t lost vs Vandy and has actually beaten bama instead of just coming close.

That's a LOW bar

 

[YankeeVol]

Winning in the swamp would be huge for me. More than beating Georgia. More than beating Alabama at BDS.

It's a tough choice.

*8 straight losses to GA.

*haven't won @FL since '03

*haven't won @AL since *03

For me, I'd probably go W vs. GA, W @FL, W @AL

 

[sonofUT62]

If only Heupel had made the first playoff for Tennessee in football

That’s not the topic at hand.

 

[sonofUT62]

Except Josh has only hired internally for his offensive staff really.

Funny enough IMO, I feel that the defense has been better than the offense (maybe some recency bias)

100% the defense has been better. But I think Banks is closer to his ceiling than Heupel. Heupel has hampered himself with some mediocre coaching promotions and sketchy QB evaluations. I still think there is time for him to get the offense back on track.

 

[YankeeVol]

100% the defense has been better. But I think Banks is closer to his ceiling than Heupel. Heupel has hampered himself with some mediocre coaching promotions and sketchy QB evaluations. I still think there is time for him to get the offense back on track.

Hazle and Elarbee for sure.


Yea, it's not been great so far. He chose Milton over Hooker*. He chose Nico.

*although he kinda fixed that one, yet went with Joe again the following year.