Poll: Is this Technically a Rebuilding Year?

Poll: Is this Technically a Rebuilding Year?

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#52
#52
No. But this isn’t a normal year for us. Normal would have been Nico coming back as the full time starter. And none of us know how good he would have been here. But he screwed us over. And Joey A came in here very late and has had to get used to a brand new system and a HUGE step up in competition in a hurry.
 
#55
#55
Seems like UT is overachieving in what should be viewed as a rebuilding year. Less than 2 months ago, most people had no clue who the QB was going to be. Tennessee's returning QB left them high and dry a few shorts months before the upcoming season. Had to replace Sampson and wasn't sure how that'd work out. WR corps was questionable at best and they have been better than most thought. The defensive line is the biggest issue with lack of depth and size at the dtackle positions. The secondary is young and thin and the Vols are suffering from critical injuries in the secondary.

Despite some very bad coaching with time management (mostly) and some very bad play calling, Heupel has done a remarkable job for the most part to this point in the season. An overtime loss to UGA and a bad performance on the road in Tuscaloosa. Crazy to think he is just a few plays executed or better time management/play calls away from being ranked arguably #1 in the country, or top 5.
Youngest team in the SEC ! So yes!
 
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#57
#57
age is no excuse for losing, you can portal talent and older players.
This should not have to be explained. We have been saying this team is young for 4 years. Do you not understand "accountability"?
 
#58
#58
I don’t think “rebuilding years” are a thing now with the portal. JMO. This year could be an exception with the unusual way things played out with Nico.
 
#59
#59
Seems like UT is overachieving in what should be viewed as a rebuilding year. Less than 2 months ago, most people had no clue who the QB was going to be. Tennessee's returning QB left them high and dry a few shorts months before the upcoming season. Had to replace Sampson and wasn't sure how that'd work out. WR corps was questionable at best and they have been better than most thought. The defensive line is the biggest issue with lack of depth and size at the dtackle positions. The secondary is young and thin and the Vols are suffering from critical injuries in the secondary.

Despite some very bad coaching with time management (mostly) and some very bad play calling, Heupel has done a remarkable job for the most part to this point in the season. An overtime loss to UGA and a bad performance on the road in Tuscaloosa. Crazy to think he is just a few plays executed or better time management/play calls away from being ranked arguably #1 in the country, or top 5.
How are we overachieving? We have beaten one team with a winning record, and they haven’t won a conference game in years.
 
#60
#60
Year 5 should be a reloading year not a rebuilding year.

If you have been in the top 5 recruiting wise for the previous 4 years, I would agree with you. If you haven't been, then you can't reload.

A team that goes 10-2 and makes the CFP then loses starters at QB, RB, 2 WR, 4 or 5 OL, 3 DL, 4 or 5 DBs is not going to reload without top 5 classes. that is the definition of a rebuild required and YET, its possible that UT could go 10-2 again in a rebuild year for most programs Losing that many starters I would expect a 7 or 8 win season at best..
 
#61
#61
I'm not ready to use the old school terminology to describe what happened to Tennessee. In fact maybe I never will use it. If your roster gets put in a blender every year, then there won't be any "rebuilding", but there will be something. The luck of the draw every year forever.

If this had been a rebuilding year in the old school sense, I'd say so, but it clearly wasn't. Nico was supposed to be a superstar for TN this year. That was the overall plan.
 
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