ONE hurdle Heupel needs to clear to be an all time great Tennessee coach

[UTFranklinVol]

Heupel has already got two 10 win seasons. Only Bill Battle had that many so early on in his tenure. He's already beaten Bama twice.H e's already beaten Florida twice, Fulmer only beat them 4 time his entire tenure. He hasnt beat Georgia but I suspect he will take care of that next season when they come to Knoxville. He's got a NY6 bowl victory and put UT in talks for national championship contender.

The one thing left that I see is to win a big road game against top competition. Tennessee hasn't beaten a top10 team on the road in 19 seasons. He's proven he can beat very good teams if he has the help of the home crowd but he has to prove he has the coaching chops to win the big games on the road. He has his chance right in front of him.

I never expected Tennessee to win a CFP game this year because I didn't think the offense was where it needs to be. I thought if we had a home game we could get it done but never a true road game. This would be Heupel's chance to put that question to bed in my mind and make him one of the top coaches UT has ever had.

GB!

 

[temptn]

He is already one of the great Tennessee coaches. He brought us from the bottom of the pit of despair. He is always just one play away from some on here wanting him fired.

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

He has to win championships. At least the SEC. All of our best coaches did. Until Georgia recently passed us, only Bama had more SEC Championships than we did.

 

[Power_Sweep_Vol]

Well we’ve only been playing 12 games for 20 yrs or so, so not sure how significant 10+ wins is, but you gotta at least win multiple SEC Titles to be in the “great”conversation…and probably a nattie

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

He has to win championships. At least the SEC. All of our best coaches did. Until Georgia recently passed us, only Bama had more SEC Championships than we did.

The SEC is absolutely the toughest it has ever been right now

 

[just bob]

The SEC is absolutely the toughest it has ever been right now

Yep, and I don't expect Oklahoma to stay 6-6 for too long.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Heupel has already got two 10 win seasons. Only Bill Battle had that many so early on in his tenure. He's already beaten Bama twice.H e's already beaten Florida twice, Fulmer only beat them 4 time his entire tenure. He hasnt beat Georgia but I suspect he will take care of that next season when they come to Knoxville. He's got a NY6 bowl victory and put UT in talks for national championship contender.

The one thing left that I see is to win a big road game against top competition. Tennessee hasn't beaten a top10 team on the road in 19 seasons. He's proven he can beat very good teams if he has the help of the home crowd but he has to prove he has the coaching chops to win the big games on the road. He has his chance right in front of him.

I never expected Tennessee to win a CFP game this year because I didn't think the offense was where it needs to be. I thought if we had a home game we could get it done but never a true road game. This would be Heupel's chance to put that question to bed in my mind and make him one of the top coaches UT has ever had.

GB!

By any chance, do you own a plumbing and electrical supply store in Franklin?

 

[onevol74]

I think he does a great job of taking advantage of games in Neyland but he does need to establish a road advantage, especially in the SEC at night to become a great coach.

Tennessee is a winning program right now but not yet a dominant program. We can be.

 

[vavolfan6]

Winning on the road is hard. Everyone wants to nail Heupel for it, but he still has top 25 wins against LSU and Oklahoma. Considering Tennessee still isn't in the top 15 for blue chip ratio, I think he is doing just fine. Look at Bama. They lost to us, Oklahoma and Vandy on the road. Its not easy. And Heupel has only had one season so far where his starting QB played more than one season for him. It makes a huge difference on the road.

 

[VOLLeeann]

be the "all time great Tennessee coach"? When it becomes Heupel-Neyland Stadium

 

[WillisWG]

 

[Rocky Top T]

He is already one of the great Tennessee coaches. He brought us from the bottom of the pit of despair. He is always just one play away from some on here wanting him fired.

No one wants him fired. But he has to stop getting beat by a team that shouldn't be on the same field with us. It happens every year

 

[Rocky Top T]

Heupel has already got two 10 win seasons. Only Bill Battle had that many so early on in his tenure. He's already beaten Bama twice.H e's already beaten Florida twice, Fulmer only beat them 4 time his entire tenure. He hasnt beat Georgia but I suspect he will take care of that next season when they come to Knoxville. He's got a NY6 bowl victory and put UT in talks for national championship contender.

The one thing left that I see is to win a big road game against top competition. Tennessee hasn't beaten a top10 team on the road in 19 seasons. He's proven he can beat very good teams if he has the help of the home crowd but he has to prove he has the coaching chops to win the big games on the road. He has his chance right in front of him.

I never expected Tennessee to win a CFP game this year because I didn't think the offense was where it needs to be. I thought if we had a home game we could get it done but never a true road game. This would be Heupel's chance to put that question to bed in my mind and make him one of the top coaches UT has ever had.

GB!

We had 1 great coach, the stadium is named after him.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

I think he does a great job of taking advantage of games in Neyland but he does need to establish a road advantage, especially in the SEC at night to become a great coach.

Tennessee is a winning program right now but not yet a dominant program. We can be.

With all due respect, very few, and it's a short list of coaches, establish road advantages at this level

 

[volum3]

No one wants him fired. But he has to stop getting beat by a team that shouldn't be on the same field with us. It happens every year

this right here, Arky and USCe come right to mind

 

[orangemadam]

At this point, JH is probably ranked 4th or 5th best head coach in the history of UT.

Give him a little more time and we will see.

 

[onevol74]

With all due respect, very few, and it's a short list of coaches, establish road advantages at this level

Exactly what I said in my post. He is not yet a great coach. A very good coach, yes.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Exactly what I said in my post. He is not yet a great coach. A very good coach, yes.

Lots of nuances to being a great coach. Certainly you consider Jim Harbaugh a great coach, right?

 

[VolFreakJosh]

He has to win championships. At least the SEC. All of our best coaches did. Until Georgia recently passed us, only Bama had more SEC Championships than we did.

Fulmer wouldn’t last long if he coached in the SEC today.

 

[ALLVOL 4LIFE]

Heupel has already got two 10 win seasons. Only Bill Battle had that many so early on in his tenure. He's already beaten Bama twice.H e's already beaten Florida twice, Fulmer only beat them 4 time his entire tenure. He hasnt beat Georgia but I suspect he will take care of that next season when they come to Knoxville. He's got a NY6 bowl victory and put UT in talks for national championship contender.

The one thing left that I see is to win a big road game against top competition. Tennessee hasn't beaten a top10 team on the road in 19 seasons. He's proven he can beat very good teams if he has the help of the home crowd but he has to prove he has the coaching chops to win the big games on the road. He has his chance right in front of him.

I never expected Tennessee to win a CFP game this year because I didn't think the offense was where it needs to be. I thought if we had a home game we could get it done but never a true road game. This would be Heupel's chance to put that question to bed in my mind and make him one of the top coaches UT has ever had.

GB!

What ever the speech was when we went to LSU is the one he needs to give before this game.

Go Vols!

 

[volnole]

Fulmer wouldn’t last long if he coached in the SEC today.

Duh!

 

[CPVOL]

The thing with Josh is his age. He’s at an age that if he can eliminate the bad road losses, and get into Championship games, then this guy could have one hell of a tenure at UT.

 

[CAVPUT]

Heupel has already got two 10 win seasons. Only Bill Battle had that many so early on in his tenure. He's already beaten Bama twice.H e's already beaten Florida twice, Fulmer only beat them 4 time his entire tenure. He hasnt beat Georgia but I suspect he will take care of that next season when they come to Knoxville. He's got a NY6 bowl victory and put UT in talks for national championship contender.

The one thing left that I see is to win a big road game against top competition. Tennessee hasn't beaten a top10 team on the road in 19 seasons. He's proven he can beat very good teams if he has the help of the home crowd but he has to prove he has the coaching chops to win the big games on the road. He has his chance right in front of him.

I never expected Tennessee to win a CFP game this year because I didn't think the offense was where it needs to be. I thought if we had a home game we could get it done but never a true road game. This would be Heupel's chance to put that question to bed in my mind and make him one of the top coaches UT has ever had.

GB!

Good grief. He's in year #4. Way too early to start an "all time great" discussion. I know there's not much to talk about right now, but geez.

 

[Rocky Top T]

Fulmer wouldn’t last long if he coached in the SEC today.

Agree with that for sure

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Just a wee bit early to be giving the man his flowers.