The Vandy Loss Sucks, but Let's Take a Look at Reality ...

[CAVPUT]

Anyone else good with Matthews transferring ?

I expect it. With our losses both on and off the field, he has to be looking for greener pastures...and he will have company. Probably more than we anticipate.

 

[Five0Vol]

If Banks is not gone and other defensive coaches, then we have a problem next year.

 

[CAVPUT]

I don’t wanna lose him but he’s paid too well for his level of consistency. I sure don’t give him more $ or sit RaJa & Smith next year while he drops passes.

Just me but I don’t think he has WR hands for the next level.

There's a reason a lot of teams wanted him as a safety. We won him over with money and by putting him at WR.

 

[CAVPUT]

Yep. Saw something that said they played 26 grad students yesterday. Pretty amazing if true.

Somebody over there knows a football player when they see one.

 

[CNCVol88]

most stupid thing i have heard in quite awhile. his seat is not warm

If banks isn't gone it should be.

 

[volfeeva]

If our defense issues stems from having younger players , what's to keep them here and not jumping in the portal after they've had a season of experience ? Maybe the approach should be try and find older veterans in the portal /pay them $$ vs the old formula of recruiting freshmen and hoping they stay around for 3 or 4 years ?

 

[gobravesvols16]

My biggest problem with the vandy loss is we didn’t adjust to anything they were doing on offense. It’s like spying the QB was never an option

 

[05_never_again]

Correct and that results in Coaches getting fired at the University of Tennessee.

2019 and 2020 - Bye bye Pruitt
2018 - Pruitt's First year off the at the time literal worst year UT has ever had. He got a pass
2016 and 2017 - Bye Bye Butch Jones
2013 - Butch's First year. Was given a pass
2012 - Bye Bye Derek Dooley

Before that, 2005 which was Fulmer's worst year to date. Before that. I was a Sophomore in High School before I knew what a loss to Vandy was. The expectation should be to beat Vandy. This wasn't the first time Tennessee's beaten Florida either but I guarentee you the Florida fans see us running them out of the swamp as apocalyptic as we should see vandy running us out of neyland.

The expectation should always be to beat Vandy, but only 2 of those aforementioned Vandy teams was any good (2012 and 2013) and none of them were as good as this year's team. This year's Vandy team is their best team in over 100 years.

Pruitt's 2018 loss to them was particularly atrocious even thought it was Year 1. We beat them in 2020.

 

[05_never_again]

My biggest problem with the vandy loss is we didn’t adjust to anything they were doing on offense. It’s like spying the QB was never an option

When we did, most of the time a horrible angle was taken to Pavia and he ran right past. It was an absolutely atrocious defensive performance.

 

[cherokeeeVOL]

Reality: Tennessee is not an elite program in its current state, will never be elite on its current trajectory, and it has been that way for the better part of 2 decades.

The sooner you all understand this, the easier life becomes.

Yep. We have a good program currently with a fanbase that expects it to be elite and contend for titles. We've been stuck in a 20-something year spin cycle of hope for the next year that never really comes to fruition. They need to spend more to get out of it, in addition to some staff upgrades, and I'm losing hope that that's going to happen anytime soon. At least we're better than we were under the previous coaches.

 

[Chad F]

This year’s schedule wasn’t harder than anticipated. We just lost games by finding new ways to lose. Missed big opportunities when we had them.

Yes, lots of reason why we were going to be a bit “down,” but mostly just excuses. Winning programs aren’t satisfied with fumbling away the big chances.

I don’t think the sky is falling - However, there isn’t much reason to feel good about this season. The guys need to get mad and the coaches need to be better.

Either way, we all agree: GO VOLS!